By Theodore Opara

The 2015 Nissan Altima is a favourite choice among family sedans, delivering excellent fuel economy; a rare blend of comfort and exceptional capacity that compares to most premium sedans,” says Edmunds.com, a foremost American online journal for automotive information.

The online resource further described Nissan Altima as stylish, bold and aggressive with long body lines that distinguishes the Japanese-engineered sedan from rivals like the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima.

Nissan Altima

Emerging from a total model change, the new Altima offers exceptional premium experiences and high technologies that could give mid-size sedans better value proposition and keep it fresh against rivals.

Edmunds.com further added: “While many manufacturers are offering different 4-cylinder engines with hybrids and diesels, the Altima sedan goes the traditional route by offering a base 4-cylinder and a V6, reaffirming Altima’s innovative features to reposition the car way ahead of competition. The Nissan Altima is mated to a lighter weight 2.5-litre 4-cylinder engine with improved efficiency, while the 3.5-litre V6 version delivers better fuel economy, placing the car way ahead of competitions.

Both engines however drive Altima’s front wheels through Nissan’s next generation Xtronic continuously variable transmission, CVT, that drives engine revs ahead of vehicle speed during strong acceleration and helps both specifications achieve tremendous fuel economy,” the Japanese Automaker assured.

Popular Mechanics, a United States classic magazine of popular technology affirmed this claim, stating in one of its recent publications that the new Altima remains one of the most engaging family sedans, and its fuel economy approaches 16 kilometres per litre of gasoline (pms) for the 2.5litre engine and 13 kilometres per litre of gasoline (pms) for the 3.5 litre engine, on highway driving.”

If you think you’ve heard the most outstanding remarks ever, Kelley Blue Book, KBB, recent commentary would amaze you. Nissan Altima is no doubt a driver’s delight and should have no problem attracting the most discerning family-sedan buyers.” KBB recently inferred.

Also in its comments, a UK-based automotive classified website, Auto Trader described the Altima succinctly: “With its Maxima-like good looks, and unique features such as the NASA-inspired zero-gravity seats, the Altima really does give shoppers a viable alternative to the Camry and Accord.”

“Altima has a fantastic sporty handling, making it more fun to drive than most affordable mid size cars just as its standard four-cylinder engine provides plenty of power for passing and merging highway.”

On the other hand, the V6 engine delivers robust acceleration with a responsive automatic transmission (continuously variable transmission) that operates seamlessly, giving a smoother and lag-free drive when viewed against competitions.

“That’s not all, Altima’s modern and attractive styling with first-rate materials make the car’s cabin one of the nicest in the class with features like ‘Nissan intelligent key and NASA-inspired zero gravity seats – proven to reduce fatigue Simply explained, Nissan intelligent key lets you tap a button on the door handle or trunk to unlock while the key stays in your pocket or purse, and subsequently allows you start your car from up to 100 feet away while you turn-on the a/c to cool down the Altima before it’s time to get in.

Inside the car, Altima’s rear seats have generous legroom, and the trunk size of 436 litres is ambitious for the class. Other features include Smart Phone Connectivity (Bluetooth) and a USB/iPod input, leather upholstery, a rear-view camera, premium BOSE audio x 9speakers, 3D display, Xenon Lamps, Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS),Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD), Brake Assist (BA) and Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC).

The Altima is distinctively tailored for “ Stylish and confident individuals as well as responsible adults seeking personal and professional fulfillment on their terms. This class of people want more out of life and do not want aconservative or dull midsize sedan,” Amit Sharma, Stallion NMN head of sales and marketing said.