Spent the long weekend doing nothing special in the Altima, yet I still came away impressed. For one, it has excellent brakes. They're the stop short when some idiot in a CR-V decides to jump into your lane at the last minute kind of good, and the pedal feels solid. It goes well too despite the power sapping CVT...
My only complaint is the response you get when you mash the throttle at low speeds. You get left hanging once in awhile, if only for a second or two.
On a more practical note, the Altima's navigation system is a model of simplicity. The menus are clear and the touch screen responsive. Typing in an address is quick and easy and the on screen maps are clearly marked. When it comes to the radio, I still don't like the way the presets mix up the AM/FM/XM bands, but the sound quality is good. And one more thing, synching up a Bluetooth phone took all of five seconds. Now if I can just find someone who won't tell me to quit using the speaker phone and I'll really appreciate it.
Ed Hellwig, Senior Editor @ 11,166 miles
On a more practical note, the Altima's navigation system is a model of simplicity. The menus are clear and the touch screen responsive. Typing in an address is quick and easy and the on screen maps are clearly marked. When it comes to the radio, I still don't like the way the presets mix up the AM/FM/XM bands, but the sound quality is good. And one more thing, synching up a Bluetooth phone took all of five seconds. Now if I can just find someone who won't tell me to quit using the speaker phone and I'll really appreciate it.
Ed Hellwig, Senior Editor @ 11,166 miles
SubyTrojan says:
05:23 PM, 05/29/07
Left-foot braking saves the day? Time to join the F1circuit with those cat-like reflexes of yours, Ed! :o)
langjie says:
11:48 AM, 05/30/07
i think it's a good thing that you can mix AM/FM/XM stations. you can program it how you want if you don't like it
jaeger1 says:
03:21 PM, 05/30/07
I used to think Nav systems were strictly for those too lazy or too dim to use a map. Well, I have had to substantially revise my opinion since purchasing my Altima. The system is so utterly reliable and user-friendly. I prefer the "bird'e-eye-view" display, as the system lays out the route on my screen in hte same orientation that is unfolding through my windshield. Nissan did well in this area.
Presets? All of mine are set to XM stations and I am glad I get three whole banks of presets to use.