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Show Thursday, October 23, 2008 SPRINGVILLE HERALD 19 The Sixth Daniel Souza STAFF WRITER One of Nissan's most successful suc-cessful models, the Sentra, was completely redesigned for 2007. With the all-new, sixth-generation Sentra just finishing its first year, it remains unchanged for 2008. Pricing for 2008 models mod-els has gone up just barely, enough though to edge the starting price closer to $16,000. Although the Sentra remains re-mains a small, front-wheel-drive, 4-door sedan, the new Sentra's slightly more extroverted styling is a departure from the bland generations that have preceded pre-ceded it. Where most previous pre-vious models were almost "invisible" on the road due to their plain designs, this newest version will cause second glances. For 2008, the Sentra is available in three trim levels: lev-els: 2.0, 2.0 S, and 2.0 SL. As the trim levels denote, this car is powered by a 2.0 liter four-cylinder motor good for 140 horsepower, and 147 lb-ft. of torque. Sentras have been offered with a 2.0 liter motor for years, but this all-new version ver-sion is very modern with continuously variable valve timing, direct ignition, igni-tion, iridium-tipped long-life long-life spark plugs, and electronic elec-tronic throttle control. Two new transmissions are also available with the Sentra: the six-speed manual, man-ual, or the standard Xtron-ic Xtron-ic Continuously Variable Transmission in place of an automatic. The upgrade from five speeds to six for the manual is great news, and so is the Xtronic CVT transmission which maximizes maxi-mizes fuel economy and offers super-smooth operation opera-tion because instead of set gears, it relies on a design which continuously adjusts the gear ratio depending upon driver demand. Seeing as how the Sentra has always appealed to a crowd that desires fuel efficiency, ef-ficiency, for 2008, the Sentra Sen-tra is EPA rated at 2431 mpg for the manual trans- I 7 LANDMARK u INCLUDES Lot Basement Prime Location And More pOocific R E D I mOW I C i eo ir JUn ions I Gear: The ' I s' : " - " ' ------ ' a-- - . J' mission, and 2533 mpg for the CVT automatic trans-mission.There trans-mission.There are no other engine choices unless you consider the high-performance Sentra SE-R, which has a more powerful 2.5 liter motor, but the SE-R is not the object of this review. re-view. In the comfort and convenience con-venience department, the 2008 Nissan Sentra comes standard with seating seat-ing for five, air conditioning, condition-ing, power windows and door locks, rear window defroster, tilt steering column, col-umn, fold-down rear seats for pass-through trunk access, ac-cess, a tachometer, and an AMFMCD stereo with 4 speakers and an auxiliary audio input. Nissan also designed a host of handy storage compartments in the cabin. cab-in. Other available options include power outside mirrors, mir-rors, keyless entry, Bluetooth Blu-etooth Hands-Free Phone System, cruise control, leather seats, leather-wrapped leather-wrapped steering wheel, power-sliding glass moon-roof, moon-roof, XM Satellite Radio, steering wheel-mounted audio and cruise controls, and a high-power 8-speak-er Rockford Fosgate stereo ste-reo with a 6-CD in-dash changer and two 8" sub-woofers. sub-woofers. In the safety and security secu-rity department, all trim levels of the Sentra receive re-ceive the same treatment. homes i 1 W hmof -nn-mnw i: nmiiirin Horizon T UNION SERVING IN 3 LOCATIONS!. Ci SPANISH FOHK mwmmmm m MfT"'-J o-k-" oi -- rf1'!!"' Ifc r- H i I new Nissan Sentra For anti-theft protection, the vehicle immobilizer system and vehicle security secu-rity system are standard equipment. Only the base 2.0 doesn't come standard with the vehicle security system, but as mentioned, it does get the vehicle immobilizer im-mobilizer system. Every Sentra has dual front airbags with occupant occu-pant sensors, side-impact airbags for front driver and passenger, and roof-mounted roof-mounted curtain airbags for both front and rear outboard occupants. The steering column is designed de-signed to absorb energy, and the front seats have head restraints specially designed to lessen injuries inju-ries in the event of an accident. ac-cident. The 2008 Nissan Sentra is designed to haul children andjncludesthe Glenn Beck to be honored Saturday in Orem event The BYU Management Society, Utah Valley Chapter Chap-ter is proud to award Glenn Beck with the inaugural Pioneer In Leadership Award, and will be honoring honor-ing him at an event open to the public on Oct. 25. - Beck will be the special guest at a VIP dinner held in his honor, and will then be the featured speaker for the evening. The public is welcome ' to attend the event, which will be held at the McKay Events Center on the UVU campus at 8 p.m. Cost is $20 per person. For an additional cost, the VIP dinner is also open to the public. For details, visit http:ms.byu.eduut-val. http:ms.byu.eduut-val. This is a Scholarship Fundraising Event. As the host and star of a nationally syndicated radio ra-dio talk show and his own tremendously successful cable news show, Beck is known for his quick wit, candid opinions and engaging engag-ing personality. His radio show, "The Glenn Beck Program," began in 2002 and is now heard on over 270 stations and is, the third highest-rated highest-rated national radio talk show among adults ages 25 to 54. Beck's self-titled talk show on Headline News debuted in May 2006, and was the fastest-growing cable news show of the year. It continues to be one of the network's highest-rated highest-rated programs. Glenn has attracted millions mil-lions of viewers and listeners lis-teners over the years that mniiiii'imma imnwrni m 96 E. Center Springville 489-3603 586 N. Main Payson 465-0111 www.pacifichorizoncu.com YOU LATCH system, and child-safety rear door locks. A tire pressure monitoring system is also standard. The 2008 Sentra received a 5-star rating for front-impact crash safety. The Sentra has certainly left the commuter car-only category and is an attractive attrac-tive candidate for anyone who doesn't need a midsize mid-size or large sedan. As with other Nissan vehicles, the 2008 Sentra is backed by a 36-month36,000 mile limited warrantee, and a 5-year60,000-mile limited powertrain warrantee. Chris Reed from Provo contributed to this report. Base Price -$15,830 Price as tested - $16,080 Daniel Souza can be reached at sixth.gear. heraldgmail.com. share in his passion for opinion. The Glenn Beck' radio show can be heard on local station 570 KNRS. 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