Fresh from a total makeover, the Nissan Altima also known as Teana has opted out of the mid-sized sedan segment to provide customers with premium experiences and high technologies for the 2014 model year.

The Teana’s package with better value proposition to keep it fresh against increasing competent rivals. Teana’s innovatory features are designed to reposition the car way ahead of competitors.

The Teana according to Nissan is in spite of this new twist, is affordably priced than its rival and is ultimately the game changer in the increasingly competitive entry D-segment.

“We are simply re-emphasizing leadership in the D-segment not only by enhancing class-above premium and thought-provoking technologies but by introducing class-leading driving pleasures,” says Nissan Managing Director in Nigeria, Mr. Parvir Singh.

Some of Teana’s distinctive features are to be found in the customizable 3D meter, HMI voice communication and full mobile connectivity, as well as the complete set of around video monitor and intelligent transport system.

The 2014 Teana unlike its predecessor comes equipped with a darkened grille slats at the front end which gives the car a bold and sophisticated appearance with seamless bumper and projector type headlights and a duck tail spoiler at the back.

This is in addition to a longer sloping rear roofline and raised trunk that creates a more fluidic silhouette that is supported by a sloped A-pillar angle and a raised waist-line that gives a lower coefficient aerodynamic drag.

And down the flanks, there are additional details such as sculpted side sill covers running beneath the doors as well as blind spot warning (BSW) radar system that warns drivers, using LED lights mounted inside the base of the side mirror.

Nissan also stressed Teana maximum efficiency for its conventional version that constitutes the lightest in this group.

That’s not all; the Japanese automaker says Nissan’s class-exclusive use of a continuously variable transmission (CVT) is to achieve an impressive 76km per gallon on the Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) highway driving cycle for the 4-cylinder model but urged customers who are obsessed with performance to opt for a potent V6, a rare feature in the family sedan category.

Although previous incarnations of the Teana 2.5L featured big interior along with wood trim that gaves it two-tone elegance and luxurious ambience, the 2014 version is a lot more improved with cabin – black leather seats and dashboard that gives a premium feel.

A change of colour does not however take away the fact that the cabin is spacious with copious amounts of head and legroom even though the Teana still comes with a wheelbase of 2,775mm.

Mr. Amit Sharma, Head – Sales and Marketing, Stallion NMN, the Nissan national sales distributors also remarked that the Teana is undoubtedly exceptional and comfortable for long drives; and when stuck in traffic through the usually crawling pace he noted; it definitely offers a less fatiguing experience.

He thus described Teana as Nissan’s solution to the market customers needs, adding that the car shows top-level fuel economy and acceleration supported by the CVT with wide gear ratio and less friction and a thicker torque engine.