Nissan debuts 2013 Altima 38MPG, $21,500
08-02-12, 05:46 AM
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Some merely choose style over substance sometimes though today I don't think there is a bad car in class.My fav to look at is the Kia Optima but I have to say the new Altima seems to be incredible. Our previous experience with it was relatively good so I can only recommend the new one even if I haven't driven it yet.
08-02-12, 08:41 AM
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My fav to look at is the Kia Optima
for a fwd 'cheap' car, the overall level of look and refinement is amazing.i agree with your prior post too that the camry SE and hybrid deliver the goods in terms of go, but not in show.
08-02-12, 11:47 AM
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I like the Altima's better because it looks cleaner and more in step with the exterior. At the same time it also just has more interesting details. A MUCH better looking steering wheel (Camry's is dog-ugly) and controls. More interesting and pleasing door panels, more comfortable front seats, and nicer textures. The Camry's interior textures and surfaces, fabric combinations, and shapes are all over the map. It's like the designers were trying to overcompensate for something.
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08-02-12, 07:16 PM
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I like the Altima's better because it looks cleaner and more in step with the exterior. At the same time it also just has more interesting details. A MUCH better looking steering wheel (Camry's is dog-ugly) and controls. More interesting and pleasing door panels, more comfortable front seats, and nicer textures. The Camry's interior textures and surfaces, fabric combinations, and shapes are all over the map. It's like the designers were trying to overcompensate for something.
The Altima's steering wheel looks like a certain part of a female's anatomy, and the exterior is just a bit too wavy for me. I liked the exterior when I first saw pictures, but since that time my liking for the new Altima has dropped. The Camry interior IMHO looks more modern and sophisticated, with a much better (IMO) steering wheel.
08-02-12, 07:46 PM
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And this is yet another example of the age old expression "to each their own".
The Altima's steering wheel looks like a certain part of a female's anatomy, and the exterior is just a bit too wavy for me. I liked the exterior when I first saw pictures, but since that time my liking for the new Altima has dropped. The Camry interior IMHO looks more modern and sophisticated, with a much better (IMO) steering wheel.
The Altima's steering wheel looks like a certain part of a female's anatomy, and the exterior is just a bit too wavy for me. I liked the exterior when I first saw pictures, but since that time my liking for the new Altima has dropped. The Camry interior IMHO looks more modern and sophisticated, with a much better (IMO) steering wheel.
I think the Camry's steering wheel is ugly (and cheap-looking) Besides, I don't want to look down at my steering wheel and always see Sid The Sloth staring back at me.
08-02-12, 07:56 PM
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08-18-12, 04:52 PM
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thats because Nissan's PR pics of interior looked a lot better than that... in pics above, Camry looks like more expensive interior and Altima simpler IMHO.... Just look at the Altima's glovebox - it is as cheap as it could be, while Camry has a nice side button that opens a glovebox... like a lexus and not like a yaris, imho.
08-18-12, 08:48 PM
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thats because Nissan's PR pics of interior looked a lot better than that... in pics above, Camry looks like more expensive interior and Altima simpler IMHO.... Just look at the Altima's glovebox - it is as cheap as it could be, while Camry has a nice side button that opens a glovebox... like a lexus and not like a yaris, imho.