Moog-Type-S

^^ It was only a matter of time.

Everyone is going blown.

ttribe

Thank you CAFE.

biker

I think Honda missed the memo.

Moog-Type-S

^^ Honda missed the memo on quite a few things.

AZuser

OMG. Is Nissan planning to put the navigation under the vents for the 2013 Altima? Haven't they heard that "you never put Navigation screen under the vents?"

biker

dom

But I think he's off the Nissan bandwagon this week, or at least will be after he see's that pic.

Moog-Type-S

Well played!

dom

We can rag on SSFTSX all we want but he was bang on in his ILX predictions.

SSFTSX

how many Altima you have actually seen with navigation system. Point of family car is lowest price so minimal curves are achieved in dash. It wont matter where it is put. but once your willing to pay higher price. (Maxima) every thing need to be on perfect ergonomically.

Hapa DC5

Why Porsche interior has vents above navi unit? Porsche 911 costs 3 times or more than Maxima with navigation.


2012 R8 same way.

Why you make confuse please?

AZuser

Last I checked, the Ford Fusion was also a "family car" and is a direct competitor to the Altima.

You were the one who criticized Ford for putting the Fusion's navi under the vents and asked who still does that. When I showed that the next Altima is going to be the same, it's now somehow excusable???

Hypocrite.

JS + XES

iTrader: (1)

Maybe SSFTSX is from a different planet. Maybe we are all wrong.

TSX69

2013 Nissan Altima Accidentally Revealed in Promo Vid

Over the past few months, the 2013 Nissan Altima has slowly been dropping more and more camo. 1st we caught it with very heavy cladding which was followed by a lighter version of the same thing, but on a red car, and then finally, Nissan ditched the baggy stuff altogether and put some 3M tape covered in swirls.

Now we've got an even cleaner look courtesy of Nissan Japan's Youtube site. The video, celebrating 30 years of production at Nissan Technical Center, briefly shows a pre-pre-pre-production 2013 Altima with no camo testing. We can clearly see the new headlights, swoopy bodywork and a new, sharper grille.

dom

I sense

F23A4

I'm not feeling the quasi-Infinti M swoopy profile but I'll reserve judgment until I see a finished product.

Moog-Type-S

Oh no!!! It looks like Nissan got infected by the horrible Infiniti design disease!!!

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

what's the the lower portion of the front end. it looks like a foglight opening and then above it is some reflector housing for what??? or is the altima gonna have 4 foglights?! with 2 headlights...omg 6 LIGHTS!!!

Moog-Type-S

^^ clear turn signal and fog are below the bumper

ttribe

It's not like Nissan's been turning out some real beauts lately anyway.

Moog-Type-S

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phee

iTrader: (5)

i think the altima and sentra look like crap. but nissan has never wowed me in the looks department aside form their Z cars.

smarty666

At least they are not as bad as Honda/Acura. I don't hear professional reviews of Nissan/Infiniti products getting knocked for their bodystyles like Honda/Acura constantly do.

smarty666

I can't remember the company, but there was a grading scale of designs by automaker last year. A+ thru F

Nissan/Infiniti got a B

Honda/Acura got a D

At least Nissan/Infiniti look sporty, can't say the same for Honda

Hapa DC5

The current Altima looks like a safe vanilla sedan, which is not ugly at all. I'll hold off until I see a production version of the new one.

The current Maxima looks pretty good and I see a little bit of that in this car..

ttribe

Agreed.

Moog-Type-S

The current Altima is not ugly...it's just vanilla...and that works in this class.

However I do agree that other than the Z Nissan has nothing that is an impressive looking design.

There is a whole lotta goofy design from the Juke to Murano.

YEH

I'm afraid so - too many disjointed curves and swoops.

It's too bad, that concept design was really nice.

Actually really like the side and rear of the current Altima (still holds up pretty well today); it's just that the front fascia needed more refinement.

smarty666

The new Elantra, Sonata, and Azera have similar disjointed curves and swoops to the side and rear profiles, but don't hear anyone complaining about that. The Sonata itself has a really unrefined/bloated up front fascia. I would like to see Hyundai reduce that to look better like it does on the Elantra and Azera.

phee

iTrader: (5)

i dont think that vanilla works in this class. doesnt the altima compete with the accord/sonata? or is that the maxima?

i also think that the altima/sentra look like the same car just in different sizes.

Hapa DC5

^ Also the Camry, Fusion and Malibu, etc. Nothing too exciting, sure you have some stunnas (New Fusion, Sonata/Optima) but for the most part playing it safe has been the defined route.

smarty666

The Altima competes with the Camry, Accord, Sonata, Malibu, Fusion, Passat, Legacy, and Mazda 6.

Of these vanilla mid-size sedans, the Altima and Mazda 6 has always been the fun two of the bunch that have more crisp handling and looks compared to the others. If I had to get something from this group right now, it would be the Altima, Mazda 6, or Legacy.

Moog-Type-S

Really?

Then explain the Altima sales over the last couple of generations.

Clearly you can see vanilla does in fact work.

Moog-Type-S

...but only about a dozen people bought the new Mazda 6

smarty666

lol, too bad the 6 can't sell like the 3 does...

Moog-Type-S

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biker

meh - not sure the looks will matter as much as features and price for the Altima to keep up with the segment leader Camry.

yohan81718

same here

JS + XES

iTrader: (1)

I like 370Z and GTR. That's it for me from Nissan.

AZuser

Those and the Maxima.

.... and there's something about the Juke that kinda interests me too.