In 1997, Nissan had three sedans in the US, a small, medium and large.

For the next 15 years, Nissan increased the size of each of its sedans prompting a new model, the XL.

Nissan Sedans 1997 2012
S Sentra Versa
M Altima Sentra
L Maxima Altima
XL Maxima

 

1997 Sentra v 2012 Versa

1997 Sentra 2012 Versa
Length 171 175.4
Width 66.6 66.7
Height 54.5 59.6

1997 Altima v 2012 Sentra

1997 Altima 2012 Sentra
Length 180.5 179.8
Width 67.1 70.5
Height 55.9 59.5


1997 Maxima v 2012 Altima

1997 Maxima 2012 Altima
Length 189.4 191.3
Width 69.7 72
Height 55.7 57.9