2010 Altima Coupe REVEAL

[adidas2go]

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Then you kick the salesman in the nuts, and walk away

[Cali 2 Balti G]

Just realized that the g37 resemblance is CRAAAZZZYYYY!





oh man, I can already see the "poorman's g37" headlines everywhere. lol

Come man - you're just realizing the resemblance - weren't you around in 2007 when the G35, 350Z and AC Coupe comparisons were being done. You should post profile pics of all the cars - to see how the profile have common styling elements - it is a Nissan signature look that establishes both brands.

[Beak]

everyone who has an 08 should be happy. a lot of people dont think about how car companies refine the car as it getts later into models to improve fuel and emissions. people with 08 will have the most powerful engines and ecu settings (assuming a 3.7 versoin is made which i HIGHly doubt).

[DAAN.]

eh, ill just stick to going in straight lines like most people here in America lol even with my crappy factory tires i had insane grip at the track... i mean, i couldnt do a burn out at the track if i tried to! on the streets i could tho lol but CVT 3.se have tons of traction... stick shifts are a little faster BUT they cant put any of that power down to the ground off the line..... CVT FTW!

Did you get a 5.6s 0-60 time with our 3.5 cvt

[08coupedriver]

The webiste is updated!

they still have the trim on the steering wheel

[Ranga14]

lol, yeah I noticed that. The pricing for a fully loaded 3.5SR came out to about what I paid for mine.

[coupecrazy1232]

they still have the trim on the steering wheel

PAINT IT LIKE I DID!!!

http://forums.altimas.org/zero...ieces

[RaZmAn]

The webiste is updated!

they still have the trim on the steering wheel

YESSSS finally

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$30,750Subtotal $720Destination and Handling

$31,470Total Configured MSRP†

Looks about the same for the 2009 cept now it has red leather....

One question for all you guys...what do you think about this factory spoiler? worth 460? I kind of like this one a bit more

http://www.authorizednissanpar...N.bmp

what say you guys?

[08coupedriver]

No way bro, 460$ for that spoiler is ridiculous, you can find some on ebay waaayyy cheaper than that and painted.

go on ebay!

[RaZmAn]

Hm...if I buy my own spoiler do I have to install it myself or can I get someone to do it? Is that what you meant by 'painted' ?

I've seen some cars in my lot and some of them have kits or spoilers that don't exactly match the color of their car and it looks kinda dumb imo.

[mcheddadi]

DAMN! azure blue's been replaced by navy blue!!

yes! my car is now worth slightly more lol

btw, almost all the pics on the nissanusa site are photoshops lol....they just pasted the fascias on the old pics...lame lol.

[mcheddadi]

wow, red interior is TIGHT!!!!

[DAAN.]

mm crappy brown ?

[Marisha]

I'm loving the Navy Blue. Why wasn't that an option from the beginning?

[mcheddadi]

mm crappy brown ?

time to change your monitor or adjust it....

[Marisha]

Looks like a nice red to me, and I don't like red.

[Hussain]

time to change your monitor or adjust it....

its dark red, almost brown.... i don't like it.... for me it's either black, BIGHT RED, or tan WITH NO CRAPPY DARK BROWN ON THE DASH!!! i hate that dark brown on the dash of most tan interior cars...

[toxik]

sigh.... crimson black. my favorite car color of all time. ever since ive seen those last gen 350z in that color i always wanted it.

f***ing nissan, ***holes

[boystar22]

One question for all you guys...what do you think about this factory spoiler? worth 460? I kind of like this one a bit more

http://www.authorizednissanpar...N.bmp

what say you guys?

I'm not feeling the new factory spoiler, it just doesn't flow with the back end of the car. I'm not partial on the G35 wing either; they look good in pictures but they look odd in person. I like the Stillen lip spoiler but it seems kinda small for the trunk, thats why I chose mine. It's a lip similar to Stillen's only larger and it wraps over the edge of the trunk. I bought mine painted and shipped for $199 and the paint is superb both in the actual color match and quality of spray.

[RicerX]

To further fuel the 3.7L V6 speculation...

http://www.edmunds.com/insidel....html

Nissan will do this with the Altima eventually. It will help them narrow down the number of different V6s they produce, which will make it more cost effective. They did it with the 3.0L (Maxima and 300ZX, Infiniti I30, Pathfinder (VG AND VQ for clarification) , 3.5L (started with the Z, then made its way into Maxima, Altima, Murano, Quest, Infiniti QX4, Infiniti G, Infiniti M, Infiniti FX), and will ultimately do it with the 3.7L engines (Started with G Coupe, 370Z, Now G Sedan).

Nissan WILL NOT, however, make the Altima a RWD or AWD car. This isn't to piss off enthusiasts, it's for product diversification. If they make any sedan RWD, it will be their flagship "Four Door Sports Car" in the Maxima.

As for Nissan not offering the 3.7L engine because "nissan is trying to be efficient with the altima and will not add power", that's a rather absurd statement, because people aren't buying 3.5s for their stellar gas mileage, they're buying it for the power. The 2.5s exist for efficiency. They won't, however, blur the power lines between the A/C and the Z, because, well, that would be just as absurd. The casual driver looking for a sports car won't know the difference when he's looking at the sticker of a 370Z and an Altima Coupe, and sees a $9000 price difference for 10-20 more HP. That's not good business practice for the Z (even though the Z is targeted to the enthusiast market, there are still plenty of housewives and secretaries that drive Zs that might opt out in favor of an A/C in this case).

Keep in mind when speculating about this freakin car that you have to be somewhat realistic and consider this from the business standpoint. The Altima Coupe never will be a Z. RWD, AWD, HLSD, 500 horsepower, Rays Wheels, and Chicane Yellow will never be something the Altima Coupe will feature. You guys are killing me with this.

[Hussain]

I dont see why it couldnt have an HLSD..... i mean if they are going to put lots of power in the car (it already has 270 HP) and its a FWD, they might want to put a HLSD so it doesnt get a rep like the Pontiac grand prix had with torque steer... i dont think it's unreasonable for them to boost the power to 300 HP as well. plus i doubt they would put a 3.7L because its already getting the name of baby G37 so why would they put a G37 motor in it???

on a side note, why doesnt Nissan twin turbo the VQ25HR that they have? people are talking about fuel efficiency these days so BMW twin turbo'd a 3.0L I6 and called it a 335i.... it gets almost 30 MPG and kills the G37. Nissan got 40 MPG in their G37 with a VQ25HR in it and it had like 220 HP. if they can twin turbo it and have it push 350 HP and still get like 35 MPG, they would kill the whole market! imagine that in a Z or G.... the 250Z and G25 would beat everything (including the 335i).... luxury and very fuel efficient as well as very fast.

[AZ_Coupe]

Is there a difference in the front stabalizer on the '10 3.5DR Altima Coupe vs '09 3.5SE.

2010 - SuspensionFrontStabilizer barIndependent strut w/ coil springsS (23 mm 2.5 S, 24.2 mm 3.5 SR)RearStabilizer barMulti-link independent suspensionS (17.3 mm 2.5 S, 18.3 mm 3.5 SR)

Versus - 2009 VersionSuspensionFrontStabilizer barIndependent strut w/ coil springsS (23 mm)RearStabilizer barMulti-link independent suspensionS (17.3mm 2.5 S, 18.3mm 3.5 SE)

Does anyone know if this is a typo on the '09? if not, would it be worth it to buy a '10 stabalizer from Nissan?

Thanks,

Mike

[LinkNuc]

Crimson Black is sweet I agree, its a bit blacker than Brickyard and Interlagos Fire...I had a 2003 Brickyard Touring 350Z only 24-2500 were made, god I loved that car! And ROyal Blue or Navy blue is soo much better tahn Azure sorry Mehdi, I think azure is a jelly bean color

[rjdmmfl1]

mm crappy brown ?

naww, I'm telling you, I saw this in person, and the guy didn't have tinted windows... its a beatuful crimson red color, deep red, but does not look BROWN at all...

And ROyal Blue or Navy blue is soo much better tahn Azure sorry Mehdi, I think azure is a jelly bean color

finally something Linknuc and I agree on... no offense Mehdi, but that azure blue is the absolute worst color I've ever seen on a coupe.. its a girls, sparly light blue, not a manly navu blue ... I know the G offered a girly blue like that also, but they also offered the navy blue... now navy blue with blonde leather interior is just sexy

They won't, however, blur the power lines between the A/C and the Z, because, well, that would be just as absurd. The casual driver looking for a sports car won't know the difference when he's looking at the sticker of a 370Z and an Altima Coupe, and sees a $9000 price difference for 10-20 more HP.

doesn't the Z start at 29K, and the 2010 3.5 A/C starts at 27K .... that's not 9K my friend... that's 2K already!!!!

*edit* I updated this, new website is funky and they had me starting at 29.6K for a 3.5Sr...
Modified by rjdmmfl1 at 8:43 AM 10/8/2009

[RicerX]

I dont see why it couldnt have an HLSD..... i mean if they are going to put lots of power in the car (it already has 270 HP) and its a FWD, they might want to put a HLSD so it doesnt get a rep like the Pontiac grand prix had with torque steer...

Kinda hard to get that reputation when the car has virtually no torque steer as it sits. I could see if maybe Blake has torque steer with the 340 whp that he has (correct me if I'm wrong about the power figure... i can't remember exactly how much he gets), but as the car is currently designed... there is LITTLE torque steer if any (at least on the CVT... haven't driven a 6MT). The original Sentra Spec Vs (02-03) had torque steer like crazy without the LSD option, and even had some with the LSD. The 04-06 gen wasn't bad (I had an 04 with the VLSD)

i doubt they would put a 3.7L because its already getting the name of baby G37 so why would they put a G37 motor in it???

When the AC came out, the G35 cpe was just being phased out, and the AC was known as the "poor man's G35", but did that stop Nissan from using a 3.5L V6 in the AC?

The reputation as a "baby G37" is a trivial issue when you're balancing costs of production as a manufacturer. If they were that worried about it, they would've made an attempt to change the similar styling cues between the two cars. Do you look at a Maxima as a baby Infiniti M35? Me neither.

As I stated above, all trends point to the 3.7L V6 being the main passenger car V6 offered by Nissan at some point in the future. I'd also be willing to bet that a major overhaul in 2012 will point to it happening then. Right now, there isn't a FWD version of this V6, but there will be. The Maxima may even get it first. You have to remember that during the restyling of the Maxima, the economy and auto industry were taking the plunge. My guess is that the 3.7L on a FWD platform didn't make it into the Max because they spent the money towards the visual redesign and less on a new engine when they could just further tune the existing FWD VQ. Remember the 00-03 gen Max? Didn't it start out with a VQ30DE and eventually get a VQ35DE before the body style change in 04?

on a side note, why doesnt Nissan twin turbo the VQ25HR that they have? people are talking about fuel efficiency these days so BMW twin turbo'd a 3.0L I6 and called it a 335i.... it gets almost 30 MPG and kills the G37. Nissan got 40 MPG in their G37 with a VQ25HR in it and it had like 220 HP. if they can twin turbo it and have it push 350 HP and still get like 35 MPG, they would kill the whole market! imagine that in a Z or G.... the 250Z and G25 would beat everything (including the 335i).... luxury and very fuel efficient as well as very fast.

If Washington has their way, there's a good possibility we'd see this. Keep in mind, the likelihood of maintaining gas mileage figures on a vehicle that was orignially designed for 220hp and now has upwards of 350hp are very slim at best.

The 335i is NOT faster than the 370Z. http://www.caranddriver.com/re...age_5

And it's not fast enough to deem it a "kill" against a G37. The 335i gets up to $52,000 vs. a loaded G37S Cpe for around $10,000 less.

And the Nismo 370Z already has 350 horsepower. The only place they could improve in the 3 series vs Z is fuel efficiency on Nissan's part... and until they really press the fuel economy crap, you're not going to see a war of the MPGs in the Sports Car market. But those days are extremely numbered (if not already over).

[RaZmAn]

what do most of you guys think about red leather vs black leather? I asked my friends....they told me red leather is gay/for females -_- ....but mind you they are in college and are idiots.

[boystar22]

what do most of you guys think about red leather vs black leather? I asked my friends....they told me red leather is gay/for females -_- ....but mind you they are in college and are idiots.

I actually really like it and I hate the color red; so that must say something. I think the red seats with the black interior compliment each other nicely (granted I haven't seen a full picture of the red interior other than just the seat itself). My biggest problem is that when someone says "red leather/interior" I get flashbacks to Buick's and Oldsmobile's from the 80's that had maroon EVERYTHING (dash, seats, headliner, carpet) and that just makes me quiver and tremble in fear. My grandmother had an Oldsmobile with navy blue interior

Although I am 'gay' so maybe my opinion is skewed.

[mcheddadi]

finally something Linknuc and I agree on... no offense Mehdi, but that azure blue is the absolute worst color I've ever seen on a coupe.. its a girls, sparly light blue, not a manly navu blue ... I know the G offered a girly blue like that also, but they also offered the navy blue... now navy blue with blonde leather interior is just sexy

Modified by rjdmmfl1 at 8:43 AM 10/8/2009

what?!!! oh no you le didn't. blue a girl color?!!



Sorry, better luck next time!

[RicerX]

I want the wheels off that stillen car SO BAD and they're effin DISCONTINUED. GO FREAKIN FIGURE. UGH. Tenzo it is. hahaha

[DAAN.]

naww, I'm telling you, I saw this in person, and the guy didn't have tinted windows... its a beatuful crimson red color, deep red, but does not look BROWN at all...

Thanks for the info, my friend