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By Henry Payne, The Detroit News

PHOENIX — Nissan’s luxury brand, Infiniti, no longer offers the Q50 compact sedan. But no worries, the Nissan Sentra SR will do the trick.

Twin 12.5-inch digital instrument and infotainment displays in a 15-inch hoodless screen. Chromed climate vents. Wireless Android Auto and charging pad. Eighteen-inch machined wheels. Stitched leather steering wheel. Fashionable black front fascia and rear diffuser.

I pulled into a service station in my Bluestone Pearl Nissan and a local pulled me aside as I rounded the pumps.

“Excuse me, but what is that you’re driving?”

“The new 2026 Nissan Sentra.”

“It’s gorgeous.”

“It’s $26,000.”

“Even better.”

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