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Nissan 2012 Altima Coupe

The two-door Nissan Altima Coupe, like its 4-door Altima Sedan stablemate, offers top quality and high price – whereas adding an additional bit of aggressive coupe styling for Altima customers seeking a more personal expression of individuality and sporty look. The Altima Coupe’s unique exterior style stands out in a very crowd of sedan-based 2-door models with its magnetic, perfectly proportioned styling. It features a shorter wheelbase, shorter overall length and lower height than the Altima Sedan. The smaller size and lighter overall weight additionally contribute to the Coupe’s sportier driving feel.

For 2012, Altima Coupe is again accessible in 2.five S and 3.5 SR trim levels, equipped with 2.5-liter inline 4-cylinder and 3.five-liter V6 engines, respectively, and each offered with a alternative of a six-speed manual transmission or Nissan’s advanced Xtronic CVT® (Continuously Variable Transmission).

Under Altima Coupe’s subtle exterior design is Nissan’s advanced “D” platform. A variey of things facilitate to virtually eliminate torque steer on the Altima Coupe, together with suspension geometry, an engine placement that's lower within the subframe and equal-length [*fr1]-shafts that have equal angles and are a lot of parallel to the ground (than the previous platform style). The rear multi-link independent suspension design separates the rear shocks and springs for reduced friction and also the shocks are in line with the middle of the rear wheels, providing better damping and less harshness. Front and rear stabilizer bars are customary. The Altima suspension has been specially tuned for use with the Altima Coupe.

Ample power is supplied from a alternative of two engines and two transmissions. The three.5-liter 24-valve DOHC V6 is rated at 270 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque and offers robust acceleration and refined sound quality.

The two.5-liter DOHC sixteen-valve QR25 inline four-cylinder produces one hundred seventy five horsepower (170 hp CAL) and 180 lb-ft of torque (175 lb-ft CAL). This engine has been refined (from the previous version), with a bigger, equal-length intake manifold, increased compression ratio and reduced friction characteristics. It features a silent chain drive and a balancer system that effectively reduces vibrations without absorbing a lot of space – combining ideal packaging and smoothness.

Each engines feature continuously variable valve timing, modular engine design, microfinished crank journals and cam lobes, molybdenum coated light-weight pistons and electronically controlled throttles. The 3.5-liter V6 and 2.5-liter four-cylinder models are every obtainable with Nissan’s advanced Xtronic CVT® (Continuously Variable Transmission) or vi-speed manual transmissions.

The V6 CVT options a “Sport” mode controller with a high-speed central processing unit and Adaptive Shift Controller with adaptive logic for faster shifting in each automatic and manual modes. The adaptive logic feature adjusts the shift pattern based mostly on the driving atmosphere and driver’s actions.

Conjointly contributing to Altima Coupe’s sporty performance feel are a standard twin-orifice vehicle-speed-sensitive power rack-and-pinion steering system and four-wheel disc brakes with customary 4-wheel, four-channel, four-sensor Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist.

The 2012 Altima Coupe is on the market in four well-equipped models: two.5 S 6MT, 2.5 S CVT, three.5 SR 6MT and 3.five SR CVT.

In addition to the numerous standard options of the 2.5 S models, the three.5 SR CVT adds the 270-hp 3.five-liter V6, eight-way power driver’s seat, 18-in. aluminum-alloy wheels with P235/45R18 Michelin all-season tires, power glass moonroof with sliding sunshade, leather-wrapped steering wheel and steering wheels audio controls, fog lights, auto on/off headlights, heated sideview mirrors with integrated turn signals, twin illuminated vainness mirrors, unique exhaust tailpipe finisher, driver’s seat manual lumbar support and wood-tone finishers (Blond interior).

The 3.five SR 6MT additionally includes leather-appointed seating, leather-wrapped gearshift knob, heated front seats, Bose® AM/FM/CD audio with nine speakers, 4.three-in. color show, RearView Monitor, Bluetooth® Hands-free Phone System, USB Port with iPod® Connectivity, XM® Satellite Radio (XM® subscription required, sold separately), MP3/WMA CD-ROM playback compatibility, HomeLink® Universal Transceiver, Temperature Control and High Intensity Discharge (HID) Xenon headlights.

Extra 3.five SR 6MT equipment includes compass, mood lighting, metallic texture finishers, and Dual Zone Automatic Temperature Control and High Intensity Discharge (HID) Xenon headlights.

The 2012 Altima Coupe is assembled at the Nissan North America – Smyrna and Decherd, Tennessee Manufacturing.

Nissan 2012 Altima Coupe