2007 Nissan Altima Review

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The completely redesigned 2007 Altima not only improves handling with its new platform, but it also takes steps toward affordable luxury. Plenty of airbags, Intelligent Key push-button start, and a/c are standard, while Bluetooth capability, nav system, HomeLink, a rearview monitor, and dual-zone automatic temperature control are some of the available options.

The 3.5 SE has a sport-tuned suspension, which means retuned shocks and struts, stiffer springs, and thicker front and rear stabilizer bars. It is also the only Altima offered with 17-inch alloys. Both the 3.5 SE and SL have standard ABS, traction control, and electronic brake force distribution. Electronic CVT is available on the S and SE models, and standard on the SL.

As for the hybrid, the 2.5L,... see more

The completely redesigned 2007 Altima not only improves handling with its new platform, but it also takes steps toward affordable luxury. Plenty of airbags, Intelligent Key push-button start, and a/c are standard, while Bluetooth capability, nav system, HomeLink, a rearview monitor, and dual-zone automatic temperature control are some of the available options.

The 3.5 SE has a sport-tuned suspension, which means retuned shocks and struts, stiffer springs, and thicker front and rear stabilizer bars. It is also the only Altima offered with 17-inch alloys. Both the 3.5 SE and SL have standard ABS, traction control, and electronic brake force distribution. Electronic CVT is available on the S and SE models, and standard on the SL.

As for the hybrid, the 2.5L, 158-hp four-cylinder engine and 40-hp emissions-free electric motor deliver 42 mpg in the city, with a 700-mile range per tank. Various option packages can add satellite radio, a moonroof, power seats, and a navigation system.
Nissan's best seller, the Altima, received a major redesign in 2007, it's first since 2002. The four-door sedan now rests on the all-new "D" platform, the engine has been lowered by 30 mm, the front suspension has been redesigned, all of which has improved the already credible ride. The wheelbase is nearly an inch shorter, but due to interior changes that included moving the cowl and rear glass, the size of the interior and trunk remain largely unchanged.

The Altima continues to offer two engines: the base and S trims have a 2.5L four-cylinder with 175 hp, while the SE and SL models sport a 3.5L V6 that puts out 270 hp (vs. 250 hp for 2006). Both engines have a drive-by-wire throttle, and Nissan's Xtronic CVT with manual mode is available as an option on all but the base trim, which instead is only available with a 6-speed.

New standard equipment for 2007 includes front, side seat-mounted, and side curtain air bags, push-button ignition with Intelligent Key, disc brakes all around, and a one-touch driver's window. The quality of materials has been refined, and the exterior has been freshened as well. Touch-screen navigation, Bluetooth, a rearview monitor, a Bose audio system, HID headlights, and dual-zone automatic temperature control are all now optional equipment.

The hybrid Altima, a first for Nissan, became available in the winter of 2007. see less

Trims	City MPG	Hwy MPG	MSRP	Invoice	Displacement	Engine
4dr Sdn I4 CVT 2.5S	26	34	$20,300	$18,987	2.5L/152	Gas I4
4dr Sdn I4 CVT 2.5S ULEV	26	34	$20,300	$18,987	2.5L/152	Gas I4
4dr Sdn I4 Manual 2.5	26	35	$17,950	$17,538	2.5L/152	Gas I4
4dr Sdn I4 Manual 2.5 ULEV	26	35	$17,950	$17,538	2.5L/152	Gas I4
4dr Sdn I4 Manual 2.5S	26	35	$19,800	$18,519	2.5L/152	Gas I4
4dr Sdn I4 Manual 2.5S ULEV	26	35	$19,800	$18,519	2.5L/152	Gas I4
4dr Sdn I4 eCVT 2.5 Hybrid	35	33	$24,990	$23,442	2.5L/152	Gas/Electric I4
4dr Sdn V6 CVT 3.5SE	22	28	$24,500	$22,658	3.5L/213	Gas V6
4dr Sdn V6 CVT 3.5SL	22	28	$28,400	$26,265	3.5L/213	Gas V6
4dr Sdn V6 Manual 3.5SE	21	29	$24,000	$22,196	3.5L/213	Gas V6

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Why do we always review the most expensive, fully loaded models with the top engine, you ask? Well, it makes pretty good sense to us, because we want to check out all the doodads and tell you whether they're worth it or not, and it makes sense to the automakers because they want us to have the most positive impression possible, thanks to all those doodads, and to our rabid addiction to horsepower.

But there's a reality check due here when it comes to mid-size sedans. Looking at the mid-size stalwarts like the Camry, Accord, Malibu , or Altima, to varying degrees in each case, the four-cylinder versions generally outsell the six-cylinder versions. Furthermore, most mid-size sedans sell with a modest selection from the options list, but not completely loaded like a journalist's test car. Yes, these are practical, value-priced four-door sedans, and thus most customers have frugality on their mind -- both at the pump and at the car lot.

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