Nissan Altima Coupe 3.5 SEThe best thing to do with an Altima Coupe when you encounter one is to stand back
Nissan's designers did a great job of transforming the Altima from midsize four-door to sexy coupe. and have a good look at it. Here's a car that attracts a whole lot of attention, despite its ordinary genes. Walk around it and you'll be convinced that if it weren't for the Nissan badges adorning its grille and decklid, it could be something much, much more expensive. By keeping it simple, clean and most importantly attractive looking, the Altima has become Nissan's affordable version of the sexy G37 Coupe, which, in almost anyone's books, is a very good thing.We discovered a little while ago that besides the visuals, the Altima Coupe is by and large very much like an Altima Sedan to drive in its base trim level, albeit slightly firmer, but the 3.5 SE model with its 270-horsepower, bigger alloy wheels and sportier demeanor has a different story to tell. Or at least some chapters of that story are unique.Take the brakes for instance, which are still as touchy and sensitive as ever, but the problem isn't as bad at higher speeds, where the braking feels much more linear and progressive. One of our testers mentioned that it felt a lot like Mercedes' brake by wire system, a vehicle with an on-off switch for a
Altima cabin is more or less the same as the sedan... but that's not a bad thing. It feels sporty. . The steering is similar too, as it takes only a light grip of the fingertips. You feed the car information little by little, reacting too quickly to slower, steadier inputs which can make driving a bit on the annoying side. And although the steering weights up when the speed of the car picks up, it feels too light for its own good, canceling out some of the hard-earned sporting pretenses its styling promised.
Nissan's designers did a great job of transforming the Altima from midsize four-door to sexy coupe. and have a good look at it. Here's a car that attracts a whole lot of attention, despite its ordinary genes. Walk around it and you'll be convinced that if it weren't for the Nissan badges adorning its grille and decklid, it could be something much, much more expensive. By keeping it simple, clean and most importantly attractive looking, the Altima has become Nissan's affordable version of the sexy G37 Coupe, which, in almost anyone's books, is a very good thing.We discovered a little while ago that besides the visuals, the Altima Coupe is by and large very much like an Altima Sedan to drive in its base trim level, albeit slightly firmer, but the 3.5 SE model with its 270-horsepower, bigger alloy wheels and sportier demeanor has a different story to tell. Or at least some chapters of that story are unique.Take the brakes for instance, which are still as touchy and sensitive as ever, but the problem isn't as bad at higher speeds, where the braking feels much more linear and progressive. One of our testers mentioned that it felt a lot like Mercedes' brake by wire system, a vehicle with an on-off switch for a
Altima cabin is more or less the same as the sedan... but that's not a bad thing. It feels sporty. . The steering is similar too, as it takes only a light grip of the fingertips. You feed the car information little by little, reacting too quickly to slower, steadier inputs which can make driving a bit on the annoying side. And although the steering weights up when the speed of the car picks up, it feels too light for its own good, canceling out some of the hard-earned sporting pretenses its styling promised.
