Unsatisfied with the Altima s runner-up status, Nissan reaches for leadership in America s toughest car segment with a choice of fuel-efficient 4-cylinder or V6 power, the industry s best continuously variable transmission (CVT), handsome styling, sporting dynamics, and a suite of available features competitive with anyone. It follows Toyota s revamped 2013 Camry, Chevy s all-new Malibu and VW s Americanized Passat to market but precedes Honda s 2013 Accord and Ford s new Fusion by a few months. Its mission is simply to beat all of them to take over leadership in this very tough field, and we think it just could. Driving the Used 2013 Nissan AltimaThanks largely to a new multilink rear suspension and the much-improved CVT, this is a finer-driving Altima than any before it. Around town, on freeways and on twisty back roads, the 2013 Altima feels tight and nimble yet quiet and comfortable on all but the nastiest surfaces, perhaps because its engineers benchmarked the size-smaller BMW 3 Series, Audi A4 and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Much appreciated were the electro-hydraulic power steering, more precise than typical electric boost yet more energy efficient than pure hydraulic, and Active Understeer Control, which brakes the inside front wheel slightly to help get around a curve you may have entered a bit too fast. The 3.5-liter V6 is strong, but the massaged 2.5-liter four is more than adequate Nissan clocks it at 0-60 mph in 7.1 seconds) at least for light loads and level roads. The unique multifunction rearview camera performed its lookout jobs well, and the NASA-inspired seats proved as fatigue-reducing as claimed.Favorite FeaturesEASY FILL TIRE ALERTThe new Altima s tire pressure monitoring system does more than simply providing individual tire-pressure information. When adding air to any tire, the hazard lamps flash to tell you the system is working, then the horn beeps to let you know when you have reached the correct pressure.MULTIFUNCTION REARVIEW CAMERAPart of an available Technology Package, the Altima s rearview camera provides not just the usual what s-behind-me view when reversing, but also Blind Spot Warning, Lane Departure Warning and Moving Object Detection, the latter two firsts in this segment.Used 2013 Nissan Altima InteriorThe 2013 Nissan Altima s cabin is finely crafted with soft-touch materials, but its prime attraction is NASA-inspired "zero gravity" front bucket seats, which approach the relaxed neutral posture that the human body assumes in a weightless environment. We can t test them in space, but we appreciate the research, development and attention to detail that have gone into making them as fatigue-reducing as possible by lessening muscular and spinal loads and improving blood flow. Cloth seats and piano-black trim with chrome accents are standard, leather and metallic or faux wood are available, the former with a charcoal interior, the latter with blond.Used 2013 Nissan Altima ExteriorAbout the same length as the outgoing Nissan Altima, the 2013 model sits on the same wheelbase but with 1.4-inches-wider tracks and 0.8-inch-deeper fenders to accommodate larger wheels and tires and give the sedan a strong, athletic stance. Its drag coefficient is a slick 0.299. And while the new Altima s nicely sculpted new body is less expressive than the Sonata s and maybe a bit less pretty than the Malibu s or Fusion s, it s easily more distinctive than the Camry s or Passat s.Used 2013 Nissan Altima Standard FeaturesThe base Altima 2.5 offers a 6-way manual driver s seat and a 4-way front passenger seat, plus a 60/40-split/folding rear bench seat, power windows and doorlocks, a tilt/telescoping steering wheel with touch controls, remote keyless entry with a pushbutton ignition, NissanConnect Bluetooth hands-free connectivity, and a 4.0-inch color customizable Advanced Driver Assist display. Altima S and SV models add features leading up to the top-line 2.5 SL and 3.5 SL models loaded with leather, premium trim, dual>

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