DownUnder

I agree there, Honda has mastered the NA four banger department.

heyitsme

Adding a turbo wouldn't refine or make a nissan engine smoother, it would allow them to actually come out with a small 4cylinder with 180hp+ instead of having to use a large engine thats gonna suck fuel/add weight.

Guess we'll know in 4 days.

Think its safe to say, as far as na i4's go, honda is the best.

Mokos23

Where does Toyota stand in all of this? How do their 4 cylinder cars rate and their V6 engines?

mrdeeno

the only "news" i hear about toyota's i4 engines is the one in the lotus exige/elise.

Besides that, nada.

DownUnder

Sludge problem's is what comes to mind.

But on a serious note, they're finally making 3.5L V6 engines that are giving Nissan stiff competition. Their four banger's though are nothing to get excited over.

MaximaPower

yea "finally", only have to have nissan go to 3.7 and be ahead of the game again

dom

Where do you get your information. Nissan hasn't re-tested any of their cars as its optional on current models. Honda, Toyota and GM decided to re-test their entire line-up while Ford, Chrylser and presumably everyone else will use SAE moving forward on new cars only.

dom

Smoke right? I'm sure its slightly quicker but they are both low 15 sec 1/4 mile cars. And it has everything to do with weight, not the engine.

deandorsey

damn... every time i see an updated post in this thread i think it will be new pics... lol

titan

LOL, me too...

iNteGraz92

that's the nissan way as well. big engine in a small car
i doubt the specv would "smoke" a tsx. i'm sure it would be close. but with the spec v, in the end you're still driving an econobox that's ugly inside and out.

iNteGraz92

also, i was comparing engines between the cars. you stated that nissans 2.5, which suddenly only came in the sentra when you were talking about price , already makes 170-180hp. i just wanted to state "so what?" honda makes more hp with less displacement. more displacement is not a bad thing, but when it's the only way you can increase power that's bad. i'm sure nissan could squeeze some more power out of the vq35.

GIBSON6594

Sentra Spec V = 15.1 pounds per horse
TSX = 15.9 pounds per horse

And that is with Nissans claimed horsepower

gavriil

I see pages filled in this thread every day and I always think we have official photos of the car

phile

My strategy has been to pop in real quick, not read anything, look for photos.

titan

HERE'S ANOTHER TEASER.



I like it ALOT. It's very sporty, and brings the rear closer to the Maxima's without simply copying it. That rear lamp is really long along the rear fender. Also, look at the length of the wheelbase. It seems this all new Altima will be truly comparable in size with the Camry now.

titan

The detail around the tailpipes is fantastic. Also, the wheel arches are more aggressive now, and the fenders's look is more inline with the Maxima's.

heyitsme

I dunno, have to see the rest of it and what it has.

Moog-Type-S

I think the taillights need to be bigger.

heyitsme

Yea, but people said the same about the M-series and eventually people got used to the larger light size.

Maximized

Looks like a J-lo ass.

MaximaPower

when did i ever say it only came in the sentra?

"smoking" was a bad choice of word, but i'd put money on the SpecV everytime.

btw, again, why compare a nissan sentra to a acura TSX? or even the alty 2.5 to the TSX? they're much much cheaper than the TSX.

and i believe nissan can squeeze out more power from the VQ35, but why bother? VQ35 did it's thing, time to move on...jus like toyota learned to do.

MaximaPower

hmmm..i duno dude...that tailight is kinda weird looking from the side, it'll take time getting used to

titan

Yeah. But my thinking is, alot of people said the same about the current gen's taillamps too. No one liked the clear lenses. No, people are so used to them it's not even a topic of conversation. For a more recent example, check out the M's. Same result now. I think in person, the taillamps will be fine.

AsianRage

Looks ugly. Needs more pics to dis/confirm that fact.

AsianRage

But the M is quite a big car itself.

4U4ME

here is new pontiac is here check this out

titan

DAMN!!! I love it. That shit is hot. Very aggresively styled. Again, they've kept the clear lense taillamps, but they look damn good.

4U4ME

i think there is something woring with the design

titan

Everyone, look to the right of the guage cluster. I can't tell, but is that a starter button? If it's not, I wonder what it is.

DownUnder

Good catch, yeah it looks like the starter button similar to the one found in the Infiniti M.

Maximized

Looks very similar to the old Altima. All this is is a minor refresh IMHO.

mg7726

middle dash looks like a combo of the accord, pontiac, and jetta styling.

nissan's managed to make a 2nd gen that's uglier then the accord....not hot at all.

nsxiballer

everything looks good except for the interior.
Interior looks like a pontiac.

Ken1997TL

mrdeeno

it does have the pushbutton start...if you look between the gauges at the little info-screen, it shows the "foot" pushing the pedal and an arrow pushing the button.

But besides that, from these views and with those tailights, it looks like a G6

95gt

A big meh and

again not impressed with Nissan car designs anymore. Someone bring back the maxima from 2000

deandorsey

bitch bitch bitch...

it has a lot more Z styling cues-

Mokos23

That's a Pre-Renault based Maxima and the quality was there more I think cause before 2004 the Maximas were Made in Japan. Now I've heard of subpar quality. I think there needs to be more of a Japanese Quality Control team there in Nissan's Tennesee plant

danny25

dammit Nissan sucks with interiors