2025 Nissan Sentra vs 2025 Nissan Versa Which One Should You Buy Full Comparison & Test Drive Review

so if you've been on the Nissan lot and you're looking for a sedan to buy which one do I purchase the Nissan Sentra or to my right the Nissan Versa while here at cars unlocked we are going to compare the two to help you determine which one will best suit your [Applause] [Music] needs so here we have the SV package of both trim levels this is the Versa and the white one is the Nissan Sentra so those are the middle packages and you know what we do here on cars unlock the first thing we're going to do is talk about the price cuz that is a big deciding factor and I'm Dutch so that makes it most important our Nissan Versa SV it's going to come with an MSRP here in Canada of 25155 or a USD of 2,490 while our Centra SV is going to have an MSRP of 2865 and for all my American friends out there that's about 20 to10 so that's about a $3,000 difference between the two and here's what you get let's look at the front ends right away now there's positives and negatives of each car but when you check out the front end you can see the styling is relatively the same both of them are going to come with h hallogen headlights and this kind of VO motion Grill now there's a little more Chrome on the center and you can kind of see the two-tone styling on the Sentra while here it's kind of a slided out Grill the Nissan Emblem is going to be the same they both have our Ford emergency sensors behind the Nissan hem which is great if you're a fog light person you can see our Versa has fog lights while our cetra doesn't have fog lights so if fog lights are a must have then this is the one when looking at the styling and the side Pro profiles you can see our Sentra is just a little bit longer than the Versa and that's another big thing that this is going to come down to you just get a little bit more space with the Sentra in terms of the back seat and the size it has a little wider wheel base the rims you guys can comment which Rim do you like best these are the center rims it's a 16in ballum alloy rim and it has front and rear disc brakes now you can see the Versa is just a little shorter mostly in the back end and you can see our front end and nose is just a little shorter but it does have a little different Rim it has this split spoke rim it's a 16in rim and it does come with rear drum brakes so if you're not a fan of drum brakes the center is going to come with your disc brakes all around engine wise both cars are going to be relatively the same and they both come with Nissan CV transmission and it does come with their 16 valve 4 cylinder now the difference here the Nissan versus is going to give you a 1.6 L 4 cylinder engine which gives you 122 horsepower and 114 PB feet of torque while our Nissan Sentra it's going to be a 2 L 4 cylinder which gives you 149 horsepower and 146 lb feet of torque now on paper that smaller engine in the Versa does translate to a little better fuel economy 6.7 L for every 100 kilomet I believe that's about 36 mpg for all my American friends or on paper the Nissan Sentra is going to be 6.6 L per every 100 kilm 35 MPG so on paper the versus better on gas will you notice it when you're driving it's very min School you guys will have to tell me what you think now before we go on to the insides if you guys let us know in the comments which one do you prefer do you prefer the Versa or do you think the better deal is on the Nissan Centra here in 2025 let's get a good debate going in the comments and if you guys are new and we've helped you with your buying decision give this video a thumbs up and subscribe to our Channel but let's look at the keys because this is a big kind of thing here especially on a day like today it's important to note the Nissan Sentra is going to come with the remote starter so you can start it up get the car warm and I tell you we are excited to get into the car and get warm the Nissan Versa does not have the remote starter so if the remote starter was important to you it would be something you would have to add on to this car it's also important to knowe this specific Nissan Center that we have comes with a sunroof that is an added package here so if you like a sunroof the cental would be to go the Versa SV does not come with a sunroof I've got to mention also the handle so in addition to the remote starter this Senter has the keyless entry so you just need to push the button there and you can access the car you just need to have the key in the proximity of the vehicle while this one there is no button on the door so you still need to use the remote to lock and unlock the door so you have to take it out of your pocket a little minor inconvenience maybe but not a big deal just want to point out the difference now when we look at the interior this one is the inside of the Sentra this is where the two cars really are different this one is just a two-tone kind of white and gray interior here they really keep it simple you can see the shifter and center console is a little more raised up and we do have a larger kind of Center stack here but overall you have these leather accents on the dash a little more sporty here with the air vents uh let's look at the inside of the versa so here we are inside the Versa and you can see it's a little more funkier a little more psychedelic than the Sentra with this blue kind of sportier interior here here in Canada it only comes in this blue so if you don't like the blue you should go with the Sentra here but you guys can see it's blue all throughout the dash while the other one is white and this Center stack is a little lower now we're behind the wheel of the Nissan Sentra and engine alone there's a few things that this car has other than having just a larger engine in terms of feature-wise this one does come with the intelligent cruise control so it will help you adjust your speed when you're using your cruise control it also has the two different Drive modes so there's an economy mode and a sport mode and then obviously a normal drive mode that's what the other one doesn't have and it has the automatic start stops so maybe that's why the gap on paper between the fuel economy is relatively close between the two cars dual temperature control as well on this one so if you and your wife like to be different temperatures or you and your partner like to be different temperatures she can adjust her temperature the person in the passenger seat can adjust theirs and you guys can all be easy peasy lemon squeezy back to test so this is the Nissan verse uh and it's a little smaller back here um two people my size fine three people a little tight I'm 59 so you can get a little uh comparison here there's no really cup holders there's just one cup holder in each door and there's a USBC back here to charge your phone now this is what you pay for with that extra dough it is a bit more spacious back here I must say after sit it both uh similar thing three people back here it might be a little tight but yeah have cup holder in each door uh there is just a little bit more leg room and shoulder room in the Sentra now on paper they are saying that the Nissan Sentra trunk is smaller this one is rated at 14 cubic feet let's compare to the Versa now the Versa on paper they say is 15 cubic feet so it doesn't look ideal like there's a whole extra cubic feet of cargo capacity in the Versa there relatively the same size truck in terms of infotainment they're going to be relatively the same both of them will come with Android auto Apple carplay which is wired that you have to connect they kind of have a similar audio system six standard audio speakers in the Sentra six in the Nissan Versa the difference that you get here in the Sentra you get the Serius XM so if you are a satellite radio person you do have that serus XM and this screen it's more more of a raised up screen here it's kind of like a tablet like screen so your viewing angle you're not looking straight down like you are in the Versa but overall driving wise I do like driving the Sentra better if I was to go on a 10-hour road trip and someone said do you want to take a versa or do you want to take a Sentra I would be taking the Centra all day it just is a little smoother ride I do feel the seats are a little comfier I would be taking Essentia that would be my choice in terms of how they handle and drive but the verse has got a little bit of quirks that might uh affect your buying decision and there's some features that the Versa has that this Sentra does what you talk about it's really weird how this Nissan Versa has a few things that the Sentra doesn't even though you pay more in the Sentra first thing it does have the qi charger the G charger for charging your phone wirelessly you can just pop your phone right here and charge your phone it also has a little better I do like the advanced Drive Assist display in this Versa versus the one that's in the center I do think this one's a little more Vivid with a digital tachometer and overall a little better so those are some of the positives of this but it's just you're getting what you pay for compared to the two models do you want to spend extra money for the Sentra I certainly like how this one drives I'm not knocking how the Versa drives for the price point it drives very very well but overall my choice would be have to be the Sentra in terms of Drive wise I do like to drive better this Versa it just feels a little more spacious in the cabin area than the center reason why the center console is a little lower so it is lower and there isn't a big kind of Center armrest so you do lack that Center armrest but I feel further away from you guys because I'm not as cramped up here there's a lot more space above your knees if that makes sense so ladies and gentlemen that is your comparison between the two next Works be the Sentra but as I said put your choice down below and if you guys are new subscribe and we'll see you in the next Showdown have a great day