The Altima grew slightly longer and got a deeper front grille, one-piece headlamps with turn signals, all-red taillights, and plastic trim on the decklid.

* The song has been used in advertisements for the Discovery Channel's Future Car program, American Express, American football on ESPN, Carling beer, Folksam, Little Debbie, Nissan Altima and the Oldsmobile Alero, as well as the " Go Greener " campaign in Scotland.

In a Nissan Press Release, 12 July 2006, Nissan announced a huge shift to CVT transmissions when they selected their XTronic CVT technology for all automatic versions of the Versa, Cube, Sentra, Altima and Maxima vehicles in North America, making the CVT a mainstream transmission system.

The Altima is available for North and South American markets only ( all other sold models were or are exported ).

Being one of the bigger compact cars, the Altima could seat four adults fairly comfortably, though its body was too narrow for five.

The third-generation Altima ( chassis model L31 ) debuted for the 2002 model year.

As the Altima offered the performance and space of the upper-market Maxima in a less expensive car, this significantly reduced Maxima sales but made Nissan competitive in the mid-size segment for the first time.

The 2007 Altima sports some more recent innovations in the market, including, but not limited to, a standard Smart Key ( referred to as the Nissan Intelligent Key ® with Push-Button Ignition ), Bluetooth capability for cell phones, and a parking camera.

Like the sedan, the Altima Coupe received a facelift for 2010 which included a redesigned front end, hood and grille, new projector beam headlights, and the Altima Coupe 2. 5 S model came standard with 17 " x 7. 5 " 5-split spoke aluminum alloy wheels, along with P215 / 55TR17 all-season tires instead of the 16 " steel wheels provided in the former.

A redesigned Altima came during the summer 2012 for the 2013 model year.

Its engine was the 2. 5 L QR25DE unit originally created for the Nissan Altima.

However, the Altima name was first used in the United States & Canada starting in the 1993 model year for its new compact car, which has since become a mid-size in 2002.

Toyota also licenses its HSD technology to Nissan for use in that company's Nissan Altima Hybrid.

The first generation Nissan Murano was powered by a 3. 5 litre 245 bhp V6 engine, also used in several other Nissan models like the Altima, Maxima, and Nissan 350Z, but specifically tuned for use in the Murano.

The production third generation Quest was unveiled for the 2004 model year at the 2003 North American International Auto Show using the Nissan Altima and Nissan Maxima platform, Nissan's FF-L platform, in a package slightly longer than the Chrysler long-wheelbase minivans.

In this generation of Altima, all GLEs had leather seats standard.

The fourth generation Nissan Altima ( chassis model L32 ) was announced at the 2006 New York Auto Show on April 12, 2006.

The wheelbase is shorter than the third generation Altima, but interior space is mostly unchanged.

The 2007 Nissan Altima used revised versions of the engines from the third generation model.

Most of the major mechanical components of this generation Altima are carried over.

Previously, the compact class had been occupied by the Altima, which moved to the mid-size class in 2002, and its wheelbase remained unchanged from the previous generation.

Initially designed at Nissan America in La Jolla, California, the first generation Murano was based on the Nissan FF-L platform first used by the third generation Altima.

The Murano is now based on the Nissan D platform shared with the fourth generation Nissan Altima and the new 2009 Nissan Maxima.

The third generation model was built on the FF-L platform, which it shares with the Altima, Maxima, and Murano.

For 2005 – 2006 the Altima received a facelift, including a new front grille, all-red taillights, redesigned interior, and an optional DVD-based navigation system.

For the 2010 model year, the Nissan Altima was facelifted with a new front fascia, hood, and headlights, as well as new wheels and interior materials.

The WorldForge Project began in October 1998, under the original name of " Altima.

From 2013, Nissan will provide a third manufacturer, providing a V8 Altima sedan to Kelly Racing .. From 2013 also Mercedes-Benz will provide a fourth manufacturer, providing an E-class based sedan to be engineered by Stone Brothers Racing.

It will ride on the same platform as the Infiniti JX, Altima, Maxima, Murano, and Quest.

Midsize cars are also gradually catching on, though the 2008 model years of the Nissan Altima and Ford Fusion only offered ESC on their V6 engine-equipped cars ; however, some midsize cars, such as the Honda Accord had it as standard equipment by then.

Also available is the QR25DE four-cylinder engine, which is also found in the Nissan Altima.

In some Latin American markets the sedan was offered as the Nissan Platina ( manufactured in Aguascalientes, Mexico ), with slight changes in the front of the car to make it resemble the Nissan Altima.

CVTs should be distinguished from Power Sharing Transmissions ( PSTs ), as used in newer hybrid cars, such as the Toyota Prius, Highlander and Camry, the Nissan Altima, and newer-model Ford Escape Hybrid SUVs.

However the Mitsubishi Lancer, Proton Inspira, Honda Insight, Honda Fit, and Honda CR-Z hybrids, the Nissan Tiida / Versa ( only the SL model ), Nissan Cube, Juke, Sentra, Altima, Maxima, Rogue, Murano, Micra, Honda Capa, Honda Civic HX, Jeep Patriot and Compass, and Subaru Impreza, Legacy and Outback offer CVT.

The CVT found in Nissan ’ s Maxima, Murano and the V6 version of the Altima is considered to be the worlds first " 3. 5L class " belt CVT and can hold much higher torque loads than other belt CVTs.

The Nissan Altima (; Japanese: 日産 ・ アルティマ ) is a mid-size automobile manufactured by Nissan, and is arguably a continuation of the Nissan Bluebird line, which began in 1957.

Nissan sells a related mid-size sedan called the Nissan Teana, built on the same FF-L platform used by the 2002 – 2006 Nissan Altima.

The name " Altima " originally referred to a trim line of the Nissan Laurel mid-size car sold in Central America and the Caribbean before 1992.

In 1993, Nissan discontinued its much-criticized Stanza, replacing it with the US-made Altima, while remaining a compact car.

The very first Altima rolled off the assembly line on June 15, 1992, as a 1993 model.

Like the Stanza before it, the original Altima was based on the Nissan Bluebird SSS ( chassis model U13 ), though its original styling hailed from Nissan's California design studio.

Initially, the car's official name was " Stanza Altima ," which appears on the early owners manuals.

All Altima models used Nissan's KA24DE straight-4 DOHC engine mated to a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic ( Acceleration performance: 9. 4 seconds 0-with automatic and 8. 4 with manual ).

File: 93 94 HUD Windshield. JPG | 94 Altima HUD Windshield

The 1994 Altima gained a darker burl wood dash trim, a flush mount passenger airbag and regular seatbelts.

The majority of final-year Altima models were dubbed " 1997. 5 " models, signifying the added crash protection necessary to meet 1997 side-impact standards.