Nissan: Altima News
12-08-2004, 03:20 PM
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Theres plenty of room, just look at the Accord coupe. A loaded Altima coupe with nav would just cross over a stripped Z in price. Also, I would think the majority of sales are going to be 4cylinders anyways.
12-08-2004, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by titan
I disagree. There's not alot of wiggle room with the price, I'll admit. With the VQ in there, It'll be nippin at the Z's toes. But a hardcore, RWD two seater isn't for everyone. Nissan's missing a piece of the pie without having what's basically a sedan with two doors chopped off and different styling. The key is pricing and marketing it correctly.
12-08-2004, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by titan
Nissan should have the VQ as the only engine choice... Toyota does it that way. no reason why Nissan shouldn't.
Both the Toyota Solara and Honda Accord coupe offer a 4 cylinder or V6 motor.
12-08-2004, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Maximized
The way I look at it, the buyer of a coupe doesn't plan on using the rear seats often. Essentially, they are buying a 2 seat car. This is the way I look at my Mustang. The rear seat is going to be practically useless for everyone but small children. The price of a V6 coupe will be just as high as an Enthusiast Z, so why would you buy the coupe? The only thing I can think of is trunk space and possibly styling.
12-08-2004, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Maximized
The way I look at it, the buyer of a coupe doesn't plan on using the rear seats often. Essentially, they are buying a 2 seat car. This is the way I look at my Mustang. The rear seat is going to be practically useless for everyone but small children. The price of a V6 coupe will be just as high as an Enthusiast Z, so why would you buy the coupe? The only thing I can think of is trunk space and possibly styling.
12-08-2004, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by F23A4
...I never really thought of the Solara-Sebring market to be that remarkable. 
12-08-2004, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Maximized
Bad move IMO....Why would anyone buy a Altima Coupe over a 350Z? They will cost roughly the same, but you will get less performance out of a FWD vehicle. Maybe if the price is right it would sell, but by adding the VQ to it, Nissan is going to price it out of the market.
One would buy an Altima coupe for the practicallity that it will offer over the Z. More room, back seats, more trunk space and it will be cheaper than the Z. Two totally different vehicles.
12-08-2004, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Maximized
The way I look at it, the buyer of a coupe doesn't plan on using the rear seats often. Essentially, they are buying a 2 seat car. This is the way I look at my Mustang. The rear seat is going to be practically useless for everyone but small children. The price of a V6 coupe will be just as high as an Enthusiast Z, so why would you buy the coupe? The only thing I can think of is trunk space and possibly styling.
True. The buyer of a coupe does not use the rear seats often, that's why they bought a coupe though. Because the rear, tiny seats will only be used in a "must use" type of a situation. Though psychologically, the coupe buyer feels a lot more comfortable buying a 2+2 than a strict 2-seater vehicle. A 2 seater says "even if you need a back seat three times in three years, you cant have that option". That's scary even to most coupe buyers.
12-08-2004, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by F23A4
IIRC, a backseat is supposed to lend itself towards keeping auto insurance costs down.
12-08-2004, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by F23A4
Both the Toyota Solara and Honda Accord coupe offer a 4 cylinder or V6 motor.
12-08-2004, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by phile
I think he means for the convertible...IIRC, only the V6 is available for the Solara convertible.
His response was to my post in which I stated 'Coupe' not 'convertible.'
12-08-2004, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by gavriil
Though it adds to the total sales under the Camry badge. That's why you have the Accord coupe, so that Honda can claim more sales under the Accord badge for best seller effort.
03-18-2006, 12:14 PM
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Nissan: Altima news **2013 Revealed (page 13)**
AutoWeek | Published 03/17/06, 3:17 pm et
Nissan is using next month's New York Auto Show as the stage for the world debut of its next generation 2007 Altima.
Details are scarce, but one thing to glean from the teaser photo above is that the new Altima's rear taillights will be markedly different than the outgoing model, so expect changes to the new vehicle's front and rear facias.
Stay tuned to AutoWeek.com for all the latest on the new Altima and the rest of the New York show debutantes up to and during the show's media preview days, April 12-13.
Nissan is using next month's New York Auto Show as the stage for the world debut of its next generation 2007 Altima.
Details are scarce, but one thing to glean from the teaser photo above is that the new Altima's rear taillights will be markedly different than the outgoing model, so expect changes to the new vehicle's front and rear facias.
Stay tuned to AutoWeek.com for all the latest on the new Altima and the rest of the New York show debutantes up to and during the show's media preview days, April 12-13.
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03-18-2006, 03:01 PM
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even from that picture, you can see it has the new Nissan rear end design cues in regards to the trunk's "pushed-in" deck. Also, those tail lights look like an RL and current gen Altima's baby
03-18-2006, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Beltfed
Not bad at all. Cutting the length in half on the tailights etc makes it look pretty damn slick, nicer than the 06 accords or 06 camrys rear.
03-18-2006, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by heyitsme
Not bad at all. Cutting the length in half on the tailights etc makes it look pretty damn slick, nicer than the 06 accords or 06 camrys rear.
03-18-2006, 09:05 PM
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not bad, but cant really make a judgement on that alone. i really dont like the clear tails too, its so bland and cheap looking. i did like the blacked out tails on the current gen Altima SE-R's.
03-18-2006, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 04EuroAccordTsx
well i don't care. the maxima is still way cooler than the altima.
03-18-2006, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 04EuroAccordTsx
well i don't care. the maxima is still way cooler than the altima.
03-19-2006, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by 65 Fury Convert
Fixed
