MinisterofDOOM wrote: The real question is: will it drive well enough to be worth buying. Because the B16 doesn't.
It would be nice, but I don't think thats Nissan's goal with this car anymore. Sure, the older ones are definitely entertaining. Gas sipping, 5spd, agile, and simple is what the Sentra used to be.
Now the only thing it needs to be is a gas sipper. People that just need to get from point A to point B don't care if their car is fast or fun. They just want something that gets decent mpg with a nice sound system and a decent ride. The new Sentras are perfect for that.
Not to say that the B16 is a total sac of boring. Just compared to the B13, the B16 is kind of meh.