2013 NISSAN ALTIMA - CAR REVIEW

What's New for 2013

The 2013 Car Altima automobile has been fully redesigned. The inner and exterior are definitely new, with a focus on a more stylish overall look and feeling throughout. Important engineering variations considerably improve gas usage, particularly for four-cylinder styles, while modified cancellation and directing styles maintain the Altima's reputation as one of the industry best-handling near family members automobiles. The automobile continues to be consistently the same, but is reduced to only just one 2.5S cut level.

Nissan Altima Video Review

Introduction

Nissan has been cautious with the 2013 update of the Altima automobile. The general look is hardly a outstanding making, but the thorough restyling inside and out speaks to the more stylish route for the best-selling model in Nissan's collection. Most of the Altima's major technical elements are carried over as well and we're not going to complaint, since there really wasn't much wrong with the "old" Altima.

We liked the previous-generation Altima for its delicate managing, consisting produce and user-friendly electronic features. This is amazing for two reasons. First, the Altima automobile is actually the same for 2013, but has been reduced to only just one 2.5S cut level. The second is that those features carry over to the redesigned automobile, but are now associated by more significant exterior design and a higher-quality cottage.

Judgment about design will always be very very subjective (some might say it looks too much like the Maxima now), but there's no question that the 2013 Car Altima sedan's inner is an enhancement, introducing a more successfully exciting design, softer-touch elements and more comfortable front part aspect seats. The only aspect that continues to be a disadvantage is the Altima's limited returning headroom.

The latter is a result of Car keeping this fifth development of its near family members automobile pretty much the same size as last period -- nearly every measurement is the same as before. There are upgrades under the skin, however, such as reduced weight (about 50-100 pounds less than last year), enhanced cancellation modifying for better managing and a more enhanced produce, and a thoroughly customized continually different sign (CVT) that considerably increases petrol performance.

In many ways, the assured automobile was more attractive than its other best-selling automobiles, the Ford Adjust and Chevrolet Camry. It could also stand toe to toe with the amazing, recently redesigned Kia Optima, Vehicles Sonata and Nova Passat. So when you consider the numerous upgrades that have been made to this new 2013 Car Altima automobile, its position as one of the most suitable near family members automobiles has only been improved. Though the redesigned Adjust and Ford Mixture may confirm to be suitable opponents, we think that the 2013 Car Altima should get a primary recognize on top of your must-drive list.

Body Designs, Cut Levels, and Options

The 2013 Car Altima comes in automobile and automobile program styles. The automobile comes in seven cut stages -- four reduces for buyers selecting an Altima with the 2.5-liter four-cylinder web page and three cut stages for an Altima outfitted with the 3.5-liter V6. The automobile comes in just one 2.5S cut that is mentioned following the automobile area below.

The foundation 2.5 Altima automobile comes traditional with 16-inch metal wheels, complete energy components, keyless ignition/entry, a height-adjustable car proprietor seat, a 4-inch display, Wifi mobile cell phone and sound relationship, and a four-speaker stereo program sound with a CD player.

Moving from the foundation Altima 2.5 to the 2.5S gets you holiday control, computerized front part lighting, a six-way energy car proprietor seat, more innovative performance for the gauge-cluster LCD display and a six-speaker stereo program sound. The V6-engined 3.5S contains all that, plus 18-inch metal wheels and an activity method with exercise shifters for the CVT.

Advancing way up to the SV cut level delivers 17-inch metal wheels (2.5), dual-zone computerized air conditioner, a leather-wrapped rim, distant key, a 5-inch colour LCD display, a rearview online camera and an improved stereo program sound that contains an iPod/USB sound user interface, satellite tv tv programs, The planet discount pandora programs and hands-free reading of incoming sms information. A Relaxation program (optional on 2.5 SV, traditional on the 3.5 SV) leads to a sunroof and a few other little components.

The top-shelf Altima SL leads to xenon front part lighting, LED taillights, the sunroof (four-cylinder), set furnishings, an eight-way energy car proprietor seat, heated front part aspect seats, a heated rim and a nine-speaker top amazing Bose stereo program sound with an efficient sound slot.

Option offers for the 2013 Altima are simple but none are available for either the Altima 2.5 or 2.5S. The Redirecting program for Altima 2.5 SV and 3.5 SV styles has a 7-inch in-dash observe and rim controls for the routing program. The Technical advancement program (available only for the Altima 2.5 SL and 3.5 SL) features the routing program and contains electronic prevention features such as blind-spot warning, cross-traffic and lane-departure warning systems.

The Altima Vehicle 2.5S comes traditional with 17-inch metal wheels, keyless ignition/entry, air-conditioning, holiday control, a height-adjustable car proprietor seat, a tilt-and-telescoping rim and a six-speaker stereo program sound with a CD player and an efficient sound slot.

The Relaxation program features computerized front part lighting, an eight-way energy car proprietor seat and a leather-wrapped rim with sound controls. The Top quality program (requires Relaxation package) leads to a rearview online camera, dual-zone computerized air conditioner, a sunroof, Wifi mobile cell phone relationship and a nine-speaker Bose stereo program sound with a 4.3-inch colour display, an iPod/USB sound user interface and satellite tv tv programs. The Set program (requires Relaxation and Top quality packages) contains xenon front part lighting, heated front part aspect seats, set furnishings, normal lighting and an auto-dimming expression. The Technical advancement program (requires all past packages) leads to a routing program, a touchscreen display display screen user interface, speech controls, real-time visitors and weather, an efficient audio/visual slot and Wifi running sound.

Powertrains and Performance

The 2013 Car Altima 2.5 automobile comes with a 2.5-liter four-cylinder web page which makes 182 energy and 180 pound-feet of rotating. Power is sent to the top aspect wheels through a continually different computerized gear box (CVT). Nissan's approximated EPA gas usage is 27 mpg city/38 mpg street and 31 mpg mixed, which is amazing for a midsize automobile.

Altima 3.5 styles have a 3.5-liter V6 amazing for 270 hp and 251 lb-ft of rotating. The CVT is again traditional. In Edmunds analyzing, an Altima 3.5 improved from zero to 60 mph in 6.2 seconds, which makes it one of the quickest near family members automobiles. Fuel industry is strong for a V6, with 22/31/25.

The Altima Vehicle also gets a 2.5-liter four-cylinder, but it generates 175 hp and 180 lb-ft of rotating. It, too, gets a CVT. Its gas usage reviews are much lower than the sedan's at 23/32/26.

Safety

Every 2013 Car Altima automobile and automobile come traditional with antilock stopping mechanism, balance and grip control, front part aspect part security baggage and aspect part security baggage. A rearview online camera comes traditional on all automobiles but the foundation and S cut stages, and is recommended on the automobile. Blind-spot monitoring, cross-traffic aware and a lane-departure warning program are also recommended on the automobile.

In Edmunds analyzing, an Altima 3.5 automobile ceased from 60 mph in 114 feet, which is a great 10 feet reduced than the classification frequent.

Interior Design and Special Features

The assured Altima automobile (and current Altima coupe) had a nice, though somewhat plain-looking, inner. That feel has been almost definitely eliminated with the 2013 Altima's all-new and considerably stylish inner. Materials are of obviously better amazing, particularly in the large place on top of the passenger-side dash panel and in the center system. There still are a few pieces of plastic, but nothing worse than the classification standard.

The assess team is perfectly provided with the large, highly easy to understand speedometer and tachometer on either aspect of the sharp, 4-inch LCD display. Another emphasize is the exclusively engineered "zero gravity" front part aspect seats used in all Altimas. With help from NASA research, the seats were developed to reduce common pressure points and improve comfort for the long run. It features, as the new Altima's front part aspect seats are palpably different from before and more comfortable and helpful from the moment you slide in them.

In conditions of place, overall inner room is almost exactly the same as before. That means headroom for the returning seat is at a top amazing and returning legroom is only frequent. Footwear place is in the same way frequent at 15.4 cubic feet. The tale is much the same in the automobile, though to a more small level, which is expected in a two-door. Its trunk area can only hold 8.2 cubic feet of stuff.

Driving Impressions

The Altima has long held a reputation for being one of the more satisfying automobiles to produce among near family members automobiles, and the redesigned 2013 Altima goes on this history. The new Altima has a enhanced directing program this period, and experience and reviews luckily remain precise and constant, soothing the car proprietor during challenging and delicate techniques. The directing delivers together with a retuned returning cancellation that firmly controls program activities and also helps the Altima area with more guarantee. The amazing of produce continues to be very amazing nevertheless, while wind and street interference are pleasingly modest.

The 2.5-liter four-cylinder web page -- regardless of automobile or automobile -- attracts as well as anything in this classification, revving willingly and producing more than enough boosting for most traditional producing requirements. The sedan's new CVT also features better than ever. We assume most individuals won't even know it's a CVT except during full-throttle situations when the sign exacerbates web page interference. The 3.5-liter V6, thanks to its broader rotating result, continues to be a better match to the CVT. It also provides some of the quickest boosting in this classification.

Though the automobile continues to be the same this period, as we've mentioned before, the "old" Altima was having up well in its evening years. As such, the Altima automobile is satisfying to produce, though with regards to sportiness it's considerably outclassed by Detroit's list of muscle automobiles.