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RE: Nice upgrade
By Aikouka on 4/4/2012 11:14:28 AM , Rating: 2
I own a 2007 Altima 3.5SL, and it's certainly a nice car. The only negative aspect that I've seen about the CVT is that other cars don't have them! ;) Your smooth acceleration means nothing when the car in front of you has that slight lull from shifting! It's not uncommon for me to have to lift off the accelerator slightly when accelerating behind a car from a stop.

I do definitely understand your opinion on the gas mileage, and I don't blame you in the least bit. I usually get around 18-20 MPG, and that's with a lot of city driving. Before I moved, the majority of my driving involved no stops and was between 45-55 MPH. I would usually average between 25 and 27 MPG. Although, I think I would miss that extra power from the V6. It does come in handy around here far more often than it should.

I think what I like the most about this new model is actually the styling. It reminds me a lot of the newer Maxima, which seems a lot more aggressive. The current generation has that weird multi-layer headlight look, which is just... odd.

