

The key touch points are nicely padded, the controls are well laid out, and the infotainment system is easy to operate. Slip into the Sentra and the interior feels airy.
2003 HONDA ACCORD CITY CAR DRIVING 1.4.1 FULL
The top-spec Sentra SR that we invited has a base price that undercuts the others' by thousands of dollars, and even after adding the SR Premium package (a sunroof, heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, eight-speaker Bose audio, a surround-view monitoring system, and more), a Lighting package, two-tone paint, and carpeted floor mats, the feature-filled Sentra was still the least expensive, at $26,010.Ī rich-looking interior packed full of desirable features is yours for a low price, but the Sentra's CVT automatic and dull engine have it eating the other small sedans' dust. The Nissan Sentra lineup is simple by comparison, with a single powertrain-a 149-hp four paired with a CVT-and just three trim levels. (We will remind all readers, snowbound or not, that a set of winter tires is a better adverse-weather insurance policy.) But it's what showed up, raising the as-tested price of our Premium trim by $1400, to $30,140. The 3 also offers all-wheel drive-unusual for this segment-and while that feature will surely sell in the Snowbelt, it's not what we would have preferred here. The Mazda 3 similarly offers multiple powertrains, including a price-leader 2.0-liter with 155 horsepower and a 250-hp turbocharged 2.5-liter, but we went with the mainstay of the lineup: a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter four with 186 horsepower.
