Nissan Altima

It doesn’t take much to get us excited about a visit to the music-friendly city of Nashville – even the, uh, thrilling opportunity to sample Nissan’s very, very mildly refreshed Altima sedan was enough to pique our interest. It’s just a light nip-and-tuck job for the 2010 Altima, which gets newly revised styling [...]  

Nissan has one all-wheel-drive car, its GT-R supercar that cots $80,790. Otherwise, the rest of its cars – Cube, Versa, Sentra, Quest, Altima and Maxima – are front-wheel drive only; the 370Z is rear-wheel-drive only.  

One person is dead, two others seriously injured after a head on collision Sunday morning near Land Shark Stadium in Miami Gardens.  Police say the accident occurred in the 22 hundred block of 199th Street when the driver of a gray Nissan Altima crossed four lanes of traffic and slammed into a Nissan Armada SUV.  

The third generation Nissan Altima was offered with both four-cylinder and V6 engines, but the 2.5-litre four in early models had numerous problems, some of them serious, reports Contributing Editor, Chris Chase.  

Filed under: Sedan, Recalls, Safety, Nissan 2010 Nissan Altima -- Click above for high-res image gallery The 2009 and 2010 Nissan Altima and Maxima are being recalled over a suspension issue. The problem is the upper front strut insulators on some cars, which might not meet specified tolerances and therefore crack. Nissan is notifying owners this month and the repair will be taken care of by dealers, who will replace the strut insulators on...  

Filed under: Sedan, Nissan, First Drive 2010 Nissan Altima - Click above for high-res image gallery As Nissan's number-one global volume vehicle, the Altima is instrumental in keeping the lights on at Nissan HQ. Now in its fourth-generation (last redesigned for the 2007 model year), the made-in-the-USA model is sold in both sedan and coupe variants with a choice of two gasoline engines or one hybrid powerplant. Nissan offers four sedans for...  

Any commercial that can make use of the song Love Hurts is without question a favorite of mine. The new Nissan Altima commercial does just that with their newest ad created LA based ad agency TBWA\Chiat\Day. Credits: Client: Nissan North America Brand: Altima Spot: “Love Hurts” Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles CCO: Rob Schwartz Group Creative Director: Kerry Feuerman ACD/Art Director: Chris Lynch ACD/Copy Writer: Ken Pappanduros Executive...  

11/8/2009: Commercialism at work In case you were wondering why the waterfront was shut down from 3rd and Sinatra northward - Nissan wanted to use Hoboken’s beautiful river side road to film a new commercial for the Altima line of cars. The Westside Group was on hand taking care of the technical work. Wonder how much they have [...]  

Filed under: Safety, Crossover, Nissan Nissan Rogue - Click above for high-res image gallery On Sunday, we brought you word of a Nissan recall affecting 2009-2010 Altima sedans, and today, we bring you word of an even larger safety issue impacting its CUV lineup. The Japanese automaker is recalling 163,659 2008 and 2009 model year Rogue crossovers due to a potentially serious safety issue involving the crossover's steering gear housing cover...  

LOS ANGELES - Venice Beach Editorial’s Rick Shambaugh recently cut a new :30 spot for Nissan North America promoting the auto manufacturer’s Altima. Love Hurts was conceived by TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles and shows the light abuse that can happen to a car, which is nothing compared to the 5000 tests Nissan puts its models through prior to release.