Quantum 5th Gear November 25, 2006 Share November 25, 2006 Sunny is Nissan's most long life span model, same time Toyota G9, Honda Civic ES, Mazda 323 etc all were out of picture already looks very big (wheelbase 2600mm), but legroom very small, why? where is th space to go? top roof sound proofing vary bad, why? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EventH 1st Gear November 25, 2006 Share November 25, 2006 (edited) the boot? Could be the design of the front seats also. Put in the Latio front seats, suddenly the rear appears more spacious. Take out the roof liner .... no SP at all ... roof soundproofing can DIY ... no big deal. As for why its still around; cheap to make,good to sell, dealer still make around 8-10k per car sold. Made in Japan, 4door with boot, looks big, reliable engine and drive train, cheap to service(outside). Fits the SG market perfectly. Edited November 25, 2006 by EventH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Neutral Newbie November 25, 2006 Share November 25, 2006 well said, its the design of the front seats really, notice the latio's back of the front seats curve alot more, thus the extra legroom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terenc3 1st Gear November 25, 2006 Share November 25, 2006 Sitting arrangement. Sunny: More 'relaxed' and abit more like slanting.. Latio: More straightened sitting posture, this explains the more legroom. =) Roof? Sunny quite well sound proofed except for roof ba? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herong Neutral Newbie November 25, 2006 Share November 25, 2006 The sunny oso does not have much power as compared to altis and it gets realli noisy when it rains heavily but one thing good is that it's handling is super compared to the other cars i have driven like altis... btw i am driving a sunny.. cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic November 25, 2006 Share November 25, 2006 The reason is clear...simple basic budget car plus there's a demand for it. Ppl in sg continue to support the car .... manufacturer happy, so continue to make more lah. So simple. Why legroom small? U said it yourself...the design so long ago not like today got what front seats with scalop back for more kneeroom...rear flat floor etc. Last time sound proof material expensive mah. Why now still dun have? Japan labour cost high mah! Cut cost what. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum 5th Gear November 25, 2006 Author Share November 25, 2006 we always talk about 'handing', but how to you define the 'handing' good or bad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic November 25, 2006 Share November 25, 2006 Mai siao siao! Ppl say his sunny's handling is super. Most probably can chiat supercars like Lambo or Ferrari. But too bad engine only 1.6L. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ldawn88 2nd Gear November 25, 2006 Share November 25, 2006 ppl say his ride's handling is super compared to cars that he had driven lah, not to supercars mah. dont do that to newbies leh. dun bully him lah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic November 25, 2006 Share November 25, 2006 Why cannot use simple words like 'better' instead of 'super'. Big difference leh. Oh yeah... Sunny is aka Super Saloon leh! No wonder lah! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ldawn88 2nd Gear November 25, 2006 Share November 25, 2006 sunny really has a super soloon hor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EventH 1st Gear November 25, 2006 Share November 25, 2006 maybe got more direct steering feel ... less body roll ... less "floaty" feeling at high speeds ... one bad point about the sunny is its rear where there don't seems to be much travel in the rear suspension. the sunny had a pretty timeless design ... after more than a decade, still looks pretty good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terenc3 1st Gear November 26, 2006 Share November 26, 2006 I've sat and driven my friend's altis. Pickup was alright, but mid torque, trying to push car from 50kph to 90kph was like so slow.. COmfort, Sunny definitely better, Altis is noisy.. -.- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terenc3 1st Gear November 26, 2006 Share November 26, 2006 Sunny steering's one of the heaviest amoungst all saloon.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elepoo 2nd Gear November 26, 2006 Share November 26, 2006 True that the Sunny handles well cos the body is relatively lower that other models like G9 or 323. Moreover, it is also heavier in weight. The current Sunny was supposed to come with 1.8L engines which is designed to give better performance. Another thing, don't really like the rear drum brake design. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum 5th Gear November 26, 2006 Author Share November 26, 2006 don't expect Nissan can give you rear disc brake lah, Nissan is the most stingy for rear disc brake , imagine even 2.0L Sylphy still is rear drum brake, how can 1.6L is disc brake but Malysia Sunny (they named 'Sentra..' or what, don't know exactly spelling) is an exception, it is rear disc brake, don't know it is orginal one or modified by themselve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iziz Clutched November 26, 2006 Share November 26, 2006 Actually, Sunny's design is for high speed cruising, hence the heavier steering and better pick up from 60km/h onwards. Stability at speeds above 100km/h is also a plus point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum 5th Gear November 26, 2006 Author Share November 26, 2006 (edited) agree! this why some bros declared Sunny(M) can hit 190km/h above on NSH it is a miracle for a 1.6L sedan w/o modification Edited November 26, 2006 by Quantum ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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