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| Description |
| The seasoned car reviewers at TheCarConnection.com have read the best competitive reviews on the new 2008 Nissan Altima to pull together this definitive review. TheCarConnection.com’s editors also drove the 2008 Nissan Altima to help bring you the most useful information on the Nissan and compare it with the many other mid-size sedan models. |
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| Road Test |
The 2008 Nissan Altima is largely carried over, after the Altima bowed for 2007 with a sleek new body that rides on a wheelbase one inch shorter than the previous version. Underneath the hood, the Altima sports a 270-horsepower version of Nissan’s well-regarded 3.5-liter DOHC V-6, making this generation the most powerful Altima ever. And the big V-6 can also be paired with a six-speed manual transmission, unlike the ritzier Maxima sedan, which shares the same running gear but comes only with a continuously variable transmission (CVT).
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| Positive Points |
- -Base four-cylinder model is peppier than rivals
- -Very fuel-efficient with four-cylinder and CVT automatic
- -Especially torquey V-6 can keep up with some sports-cars
- -Crisp, responsive handling
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| Negative Points |
- -Back-seat not especially roomy
- -No way to avoid gimmicky keyless ignition system
- -Four-cylinder models don’t include stability control
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