Maybe we watched too many episodes of Nip/Tuck but is it us or do the front headlamps look like an eye life surgery gone horribly awry? We think it makes the Altima look like it can't blink.What We Don't Love About the 2016 Nissan Altima SR: The dashboard controls are simple and easy for anyone to use.Low pricing for the SR, which is nicely equipped.SR trim level's sport suspension set-up is a nice improvement in body control and ride quality compared to a regular Altima model.What We Love About the 2016 Nissan Altima SR: (You'll never need that much yarn.) As for the Altima, in this 2016 form it might be just about all you need. The Altima always led with value, but some of its past interiors have had the potential quality shelf life of a 99 cent ball of red yarn the size of a grapefruit. SR models also gain a sportier leather wrapped steering wheel with shift knobs that almost let you hold onto gears until redline, as well as a subtle rear spoiler, and smoked lenses front and rear.
While the tighter sport suspension meant we could tell the 2016 Altima was more agile, as well as feels and sounds more refined inside the cockpit. We appreciated our tester's new SR trim level, which alludes to an overall sporty temperament and feel. Now the four-door Nissan boasts all of the latest active safety tech on option, with everything from forward collision warning, rear cross traffic alert, blind spot warning and a predictive forward collision system that can actively start braking the car if the Altima detects you're about to have a collision. Most importantly, the front of the Altima was strengthened and redesigned to help it perform better in crashes. And despite usually having to use more incentives than Honda or Toyota, Nissan managed to sell numbers very close to the Accord and Camry sales, while offering shoppers a less expensive alternative.įast forward to model year 2016 and the Altima has undergone a redesign to keep the car fresh. It made you like it - not because it was a superior product compared to the competition, but because no matter the odds, year after year it went into battle chasing the segment's sales leaders. Long overshadowed by the iconic Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, the Nissan Altima has always seemed a bit like the little family sedan that could. This is the story of the longtime third-place selling Japanese family sedan in the United States.
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