Picked up my new '10 SE-R this weekend. Non Spec V model. Great little car. Plenty of power and torque, the sport tuned CVT is wonderful, just step on the go pedal and you get instant shiftless power. I really like the CVT. You can drive very economically too, a standard acceleration with traffic keeps the revs at no more than 1500rpms... I'm eager to see what kind of mileage I can do with this. The manual mode with paddle shifters works well. The computer simulates "gears" on the CVT by dropping the rpms with each shift, and its very responsive and quick... Like VW DSG quick. I've always had small cars with manual transmissions, but I'll be the first to admit that it does get tiring and tedious on the day to day communte in traffic. This CVT with paddle shift will be a nice alternative.
Car handles very well. It's much firmer than the standard Sentra or even the Versa I had, but not too firm. Very point-and-shoot steering. I'm sure the 17" wheels and 225/45 tires help too. The seats are great too, hold you in quite nicely. I love the iPod intergration. Plug it in the usb port, and it's fully controlled through the radio controls.
I'll be sure to get some pics later today!
