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4.75 out of 5 stars

An Awesome value, no diubt about it

joaquin48, 04/11/2012
2012 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
6 of 10 people found this review helpful

This car is really awesome. Of course is not a porsche or a Jaguar, but is a lot of fun to drive. I have 2 young kids, and they love the space in the back seat. My wife loves the dual climate control, and I love the comfort (i am 6" tall) and the Bose sound, which is pretty awesome. The ipod integration is superb, I get 26 mpg with 90% city driving, is so quiet in the highway, and the trunk is enormous. The CVT transmission feels weird, so make sure it doesn't bother you, but it drives great. There is NOT a lot of power, is is a fuel-efficient 4 cylinder, but still feels great.

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4 out of 5 stars

Gas Bill is not believable

Joe, 08/07/2015
2012 Nissan Altima 3.5 SR 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
6 of 10 people found this review helpful

It is impossible to believe but ill give it to you straight! I filled to Full at Qt making sure Gas was 100 percent topped off to 20 gallons, Left QT drove 1.3 miles away and already burned about half a quarter tank of fuel. 60,000 Miles on car no issues at all! This 3.5L Altima can guzzle gas 2 times faster than a V8 motor, This altima has amazing HP but not worth even enjoying cause it drinks gas like you cant believe. The Interior is really nice, black dash and carpet, steering wheel has controls and hands free phone and high gloss black leather steering wheel, It has navigation and bluetooth and bose system.. Really nice car although my biggest complaint is the front seats and how uncomfortable they are. The back seats are very comfortable. this car has 9 cup holders and not sure why. My wife has a 2.5s and it gets the complete opposite fuel economy. She gets like 40Mpg even close to 60mpg when on freeway best i ever seen! 2.5s best fuel economy i ever seen even than honda's 3.5 SR worst fuel economy i ever witnessed in my life seriously!!!!! How does these 2 altimas are so un-alike??? Makes no sense at all! I will never buy a V6 again with name SR Altima on it! Most Altimas Bumpers are always falling off i have noticed! The inside was a great design and comfort is good just not cloth seats outside is not stylish

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3 out of 5 stars

Car wont start

solarwinds, 04/06/2014
updated 10/06/2016
2012 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
5 of 10 people found this review helpful

We leased this vehicle... Got a great deal.. But the car now wont start and has to be towed to dealer hopefully they fix it... The dealer we got the car from is very good and the service guys are very nice and helpful... The car at high speed with weight in the back passengers is very unstable. The car has a nice design and interior but over all its a cheap built... In the snow its unsafe and as good as rear wheel drive. MPG is OK but not great. Seats are very comfortable and the dash is nice. The push button start has recently failed and the car will have to be towed...

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3 out of 5 stars

2012 Nissan Altima

Cathy, 03/03/2020
2012 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Dashboard melted on the 5th year. Paint pealed on the 5th year. Windows all held water within 2 years, no wrecks. It did get great gas mileage, leather seats looked and felt excellent. Very comfortable.

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5 out of 5 stars

Silver Bullet

Tom M, 06/20/2019
updated 12/23/2019
2012 Nissan Altima 3.5 SR 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

This SR has every possible option available..It topped out at $33,000 MSRP. probably too many options for most, but when you get behind the wheel, well you will understand. It excelerates like a F-16 taking of the flight deck of the Nimitz. handles like it is on rails..great car.

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4 out of 5 stars
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