Fully redesigned for 2013, the Nissan Altima is a smart choice for competitively priced, comfortable driving. A quiet cabin features upgraded materials throughout with excellent visibility and well-thought-out controls.
The car may not be a sports sedan, but hop into the NASA-aided-design "no fatigue" seats, grab hold of the leather-wrapped steering wheel, hit the push-button start, flip the paddle shifters, crank the easy-to-use infotainment system and away you go.
Nissan has smoothed out much of the conservative roundness of earlier versions of the car, streamlining it with a tighter grill, lowered roofline, sleeker fender curves and chrome-tipped dual exhaust, adding much to the curb appeal of this popular midsize. The car is slightly wider and longer, and the cabin and trunk are huge. The iconic bug-like headlamps fit well into the new body style with the taillights curling into rear fenders.
Engine choices remain the same from prior years. The midlevel 3.5 SV tester we drove had the 3.5 liter V-6 coupled to a CVT that produced a robust 270 horsepower, allowing the car to easily cruise on the highway and giving me plenty of pop from stop. Gas mileage estimates run from 22 in the city to 31 on the highway, and I averaged 26, right in the middle of the range.
The handling of the sedan left me underwhelmed and wishing for more road feel. The soft and cushy steering response is what prevents Altima from being classed as a sport sedan. However, this daily commuter provides solid footing and a compliant ride, and I think most folks will enjoy driving the car and find maneuvering around town quite easy.
I found the cabin to be very relaxing and the controls well-placed and easy to use. The redesign carries over here, too, with a nice mix of soft and hard surfaces. It replaces the heavily chromed cockpit shape with a slick combination of brushed aluminum and polished surfaces, and the dash is more appealing with streamlined vents and gauges — ending a decade-old design of round, oversized, protruding pieces. My Bluetooth phone-based Pandora streamed with a touch of a button through the stereo, highlighting a new infotainment center that is keyed off the navigation screen.
Nissan has pushed the Altima up into the same crowded class as the Honda Accord, Ford Fusion, Toyota Camry, Mazda 6, VW Passat and Hyundai Sonata vying for market share. At a base MSRP of $27,780 and tested at $29,335, this well-appointed SV has only one trim level higher that primarily adds leather seats and is a worthy entry in the class. The base model starts at $22,000, and with eight models you should be able to configure a nice car for a price point that's affordable.
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