Yes, the new 2007 Nissan Altima Coupe is the unfavorable man’s G35, as for a while as the financially challenged do not mind moving the coupe’s motivating wheels up front. Though handed out a shorter wheelbase and shorter whole span as opposed to 4-door Altima, the Coupe appears such as a cross between its sedan sibling and rich cousin, the Infiniti G35. Ahead of the doors it is all Altima, but aft of and not excluding the C-pillar, it is all G35. The thorough and defined shoulders too flow for the duration of the rear fenders and to the trunk are simply gorgeous if you ask us.

The Altima Coupe could be staring decreased the Honda Accord Coupe and Toyota Solara Coupe in the marketplace, as far as probably the Pontiac G6 Coupe and Chevy Monte Carlo. It will be able to be armed amidst either a 170-hp, 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine or the yummy 3.5-liter VQ V6 rated at 270 horsepower and 258 ft-lbs. of torque, both to be had providing either an Xtronic CVT or 6-speed manual. The interior is usual Altima stuff, except for for seats overly are a larger number of deeply bolstered, and the backseat does not give the impression suitable for everybody supplementary as opposed to Frodo and friends. Nissan hasn’t released any hints on price, but the Altima Coupe plans to show up in showrooms imminent summer as a 2008 model.

Consumer Reports tested a good amount of of family sedans for its February issue, ranging based on the base four-cylinder patterns and up to the range-topping V6s. The select vehicles, that additionally included the Ford Taurus, Dodge Avenger, Kia Amanti and Subaru Legacy, got broken downhill to 3 categories: “Affordable,” “Mid-priced” and “Large” family sedans.

The four-cylinder Altima took the top spot in the “Affordable” category, most massive by six points during the Accord, in the Kia Optima EX and Passat 2.0T approaching in third and fourth, respectively.

Consumer Reports is quick to rate out the the Accord, that has won the publications Top Pick for one years, outperformed the majority of the players, but in the end, the Altima proved to be the smartest market values overall.