we're here at the 2018 New York Auto Show with the redesign 2019 Nissan
Altima now there are big changes for the Altima both outside and inside but we'll
start with what's changed on the exterior now the most dramatic
difference on the ultimate will we found upfront wear has a second-generation
vMotion grille that dips down very low and this kind of is the same look that
you see on both the new cameras into accord all the automakers seem to be
going very low with their front grilles which makes them look more aggressive
now what this has also done is it has dropped the cowl of the front hood here
so it might be a little bit hard to see from the front but it makes the whole
package look more aggressive overall now changes to the 2019 Altima are not just
skin deep underneath the hood there are also big changes including the addition
of all-wheel drive now all-wheel drive will be available on all five of the
Altimas trim levels all the way from the S to the top of line platinum which were
in now there are also changes in the engine bay for the Altima as well the
base engine is a 2.5 liter four-cylinder and while that's the same size as the
last years engine Nissan says that 80% of the parts of the engine are new it
also makes a little bit more power this year 188 horsepower and 180 pound feet
of torque the other big change for the ultimate will be its optional engine now
last year was a 3.5 liter v6 this year they've downsized it it's a turbo 2
liter 4 that features what's called variable compression technology and now
this is a version of the engine that we first saw in the Infiniti qx50 that
fellow editor extraordinaire Kelsey Mays review and he said that the engine was
fine but it had trouble making power until higher in the RPMs Nissan says
that they've retune the engine for this application the Altima so we'll see if
that changes when we get behind the wheel
now both engines will come made it to the same continuously variable
transmission that Nissan offers across much of its lineup one caveat though if
you want all-wheel drive it will only be available with the base engine now
change it to the inside of the Altima or not as dramatic as what you see on the
outside but there is one big change that's worth noting and that is a
lowering of the front dashboard now what this does is it gives you a little bit
more forward visibility and makes the car feel a little bit more open what
they've also done is they can just taking this touchscreen and moved it up
so it still stays in your line of sight when you're driving which helps safety
now this is an 8 inch multi-touch display and that's actually standard
across all grades of the Altima also standard is a 7 inch display on the
instrument panel which means that no matter which ultimate you end up with
you're going to have two pretty good high resolution screens to look at now
there are things that I very much like and things that I've
how much don't like about the 2019 Altimas backseat starting with the good
it has very good legroom and actually there are two USB ports back here for
charging now in the production vehicle that will be one USB a port and one USB
C port which is a nice bit of future proofing things that we don't like it's
a little bit short on Headroom I can actually feel my hair bumping the
ceiling and then the middle seat there's actually a prominent hump here so if I
get on this one I'll end up with a trip to the chiropractor after sitting here
the final exciting addition for the 19 Altima comes on the safety front it will
add profile assist on sv SL and platinum models now this is the third Nissan
model to feature pro pilot assist and we previously tested the system on the road
and really liked it there it's a semi autonomous system that helps out in
stop-and-go traffic or in a single lane highway driving it does a very good job
stuttering the car in the lane and will keep you a safe difference from the car
in front of you now for 2019 Pro pilot also adds one more feature on the
Altamont and that would be rear braking assist so that will give you front
braking assist and rear braking assist as well no pricing details get in the
Altima but we do know it will go on sale in fall of 2018 now for more news on the
Altima and from the 2018 New York Auto Show stay tuned to cars calm
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