Still one of the best in class screw Cvt hate or not. Well built, better use of materials, and fun to drive. My 19’ is almost 5 years old in august and hasn’t given me a single issue. Great gas mileage for the power this engine really puts down.
I swear if I had a Nissan, I'd be looking around for food because every single time I start the car, I'd think the microwave was ready with those beeps 😂.
Altimas have nice handling but as long as that garbage CVT is in the car, there's no chance I'll buy one again. Nissan needs to just take the L on their horrible CVT and just replace it with a good automatic.
Very much agree. I’ve heard some bad stories from friends about Nissan’s cvt. In my opinion Honda makes the best Cvt. But even so, even they need to just go back to regular automatic transmissions. All auto makers should just count the cvt experiment as a loss and go back to what is more durable and just works.
They have a good traditional automatic as well, the 7-speed that used to be in the Titan before they replaced it with the crappy Mercedes-designed 9-speed. It's really well-behaved, and you don't need more than 7 speeds in a sedan, but it'd cost a few mpg so they'll never do it.
@@tbr2109 the real reason they’d never do it is because they can’t. The 7-speed from the Titan/Armada is a longitudinal transmission, meaning it’s meant to be mounted to the back of an engine oriented north-south in a vehicle. It’s a completely different thing compared to what goes in an Altima. The Altima is a FWD-chassis car with the engine mounted sideways on top of the transmission, which is also mounted sideways. This is known as a “transverse” drivetrain and is how 95% of FWD cars/SUVs are set up. That way, the whole drivetrain is in line with the front wheels and front axles. Putting a giant truck transmission in the front of a FWD car would be impossible. Longitudinal and transverse transmissions both do the same thing in the end, but are completely different in shape/size and how they’re mounted in the vehicle. Also, if you WERE to take the Titan/Armada 7-speed and jam it sideways into the front of an Altima, it’s so big that both ends of it would probably stick out through the front fenders. 😆
Hey guys I’ve heard about the terrible CVT that nissan has (idk why) and I currently have a 2020 nissan altima sr but in simple terms why is nissan’s CVT bad?
@@Scotty-vs4lf It's the small wait time between you flooring the accelerator (higher RPMs) and the car actually picking up the speed. That lack of linearity is almost like you're stretching a rubber band, more force towards the end of the pull doesn't equal to more rubber being stretched. Similar to say the lag before a turbo kicks in Most reviewers exaggerate this effect. As long as you don't drive like a moron, you'll not notice rubberbanding.
I own a '19 S, and have been a fan of them ever since I had a SR rental so many years ago. My Altima has 65K on the odo and a few modifications. The stock tires that came with it were swapped for Uniroyal Tiger Paw R/T rubbers. This was a decision based on the poor handling and excessive road noise the rock hard Continentals were dishing out. VERY irritating on long drives. The softer compound R/T's give me the pleasant rumble, easy handling, and quiet ride that I come to expect when in an Altima. I lost a couple ticks off the mileage, but I still average over 40 on long, cross-country runs. I had 43 peak on the rock-hard OEM's, but was not worth the torture. I replaced all the interior lighting and trunk lights with white LEDs from LasFit. The difference is incredible. You can actually see what you are doing right then and there. I got exterior and low beam bulbs on hand, but not the time to do the job. I might have a garage handle that for me. I did replace the tag light bulbs early on with white LED's. I tell ya, it looks almost like a certain Star Trek starship lighting up her name when the car starts and those lights come on. No one will miss that tag with those lights. I'm trying to figure out how to get my front tag lit up that way.... The audio system is pure wireless now. I use a wireless pad that replaces the liner in the pocket in front of the shifter. From there a Samsung S21 FE 5G links up with a Carsfi wireless audio adapter. No more worn out connectors! Just toss the phone in the pocket, wait for the map to pop up, set your tunes and destination, and go! If the map balks, unplug the wireless adapter, wait a second, jack it back in, and about a minute later, it's all cool. And, Naturally, a dash cam to record all the hits (and near-misses) of your fellow drivers on the streets and highways.
The most annoying thing about this car, is the blinker. Like could they make it any louder😂. It may not sound like it on this video but that thing is annoying, especially if you're on the receiving end of a phone call from that car
