First Civic now Sentra, who would've thought that car companies would be copying Saturn Ion's design, right?
But yes, it does have a mini-Maxima look to it too.








Sentra grows larger this fall for the 2007 model year and moves to a global platform shared with alliance partner Renault SA. Under the hood is the first North American application of Nissan's "MR" series of four-cylinder engine. The Sentra gets a 2.0-liter version. That engine will be mated to a continuously variable transmission or a five-speed manual transmission. The rear seats fold flat to expand trunk storage space. A high-performance SE-R version will debut in early 2007.




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side view = the ion
but its definitely a mini maxima
im not really feelin it tho

^^^ yep. its disgusting. the interior is alright but the outside really sucks

amazing how upmarket it looks to be. not sure i hate it, just different. i think i could totally do without the psyedo-altezzas



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The 3/4 shot reminded me of the Ford Fusion but I definitely see the Maxima similarities. Not feeling it either.

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I really just don't like it at all...




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Lazy-ass designers: we need a new sentra, boys.
One designer (Bill): i know, let's copy one of our own cars only make it smaller.
Good thinking Bill, let's call it a day.

GDub: Any word on a coupe? SE-r specs? and what happened to that little hatch that you teased us with?




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So they ruined the Sentra.. Good job Nissan. I like my Ion even more now.





Red 2005 Saturn Ion-3 Coupe

first look at it i thought caddalic , not saturn

it looks like a mini cts , or sts


im not liking it


it does also look like the ford fusion

I also see Cadillac too.. Especiall the first picture!





Red 2005 Saturn Ion-3 Coupe

ShiftyCav wrote:^^^ yep. its disgusting. the interior is alright but the outside really sucks

I like it ok, even though it resembles a corrola. I'll reserve judgement until I see the SE-R.




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anyone else notice the HUGE body and and mini wheels?


2004 Nissan Maxima SE w/ Elite Pkg
2005 Infiniti G35 Coupe w/ Sport Pkg

kinda resembles this crappy suzuki

Luc Sipkema wrote:
GDub: Any word on a coupe? SE-r specs? and what happened to that little hatch that you teased us with?

Well, concept as of today but expect something like this in the near future (Nissan Azeal). As for the hatch, hold on to that.

Nissan wrote:
The Nissan AZEAL Coupe Concept is a fresh interpretation of the classic sports coupe. The essence of the AZEAL is its clean, straightforward, agile exterior combined with a modern, driver-oriented, highly interactive interior.
AZEAL features an aggressive body design with wide fender flares, short overhangs and a sharply sloped rear roofline with integrated active airfoil. The interior combines a dark, industrial metallic instrument panel appearance contrasted by Wasabi Chartreuse fabric seats and an open greenhouse with glass-panel roof.
The AZEAL design exercise is the first concept car created by Nissan Design America’s (NDA) new studio in Farmington Hills, Mich.
“The idea behind the AZEAL is that an entry-level vehicle doesn’t have to look entry-level. Though AZEAL has the compact dimensions of a small coupe, it projects a much larger presence in terms of style, personality and desirability,” said Bruce Campbell, vice president, design, NDA.
The front-wheel drive AZEAL utilizes a turbocharged version of Nissan’s 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. It rides on 19-inch aluminum-alloy wheels with a unique sandblasted and painted surface treatment.

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Um that "crappy" suzuki happens to be a top notch car....just ugly as sin. don't confuse ugly as crappy. because the reality is j-bodies are in fact crappy... but, they look good.

this design is starting to grow on me, i'll hold judgement till i see one in person...or at least lowered a bit with wheels. the first time i saw a Scion xA and xB i was horrified, after seeing a few fixed up they didn't look so bad.



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^ ^ you were holding out on us.
I want that, i love the lines. I could deal with a different engine though, that QR25DE is crap IMHO, i can't imagine it boosted.

They real need to get a different corporate grille though. It's as though the mustache design was inspired b a certain genecidal maniac.



Do you see the resemblence?




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Jookycola wrote:Um that "crappy" suzuki happens to be a top notch car....just ugly as sin. don't confuse ugly as crappy. because the reality is j-bodies are in fact crappy... but, they look good.

well thats what i meant by crappy. . the outside sucks. i have no idea about the engine or anything like that but the styling is horrible. that little 2- door on the other hand is really nice. i wouldnt mind one of those, even if it does look alot like a tC. the tails llok like the new civic tho

Every car posted in this thread .. yuck IMO.

Mini-Maxima? Jumbo Shrimp?




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[quote=97cavie24ls(JDM&00s/c sedans™)]first look at it i thought caddalic , not saturn

it looks like a mini cts , or sts


im not liking it


it does also look like the ford fusion


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