Nissan Altima AWD Review 2020 – De 'Not a Rental'-recensi

2.5-liter twincam four (182 hp @ 6000 rpm, 178 lb/ft. @ 3600 rpm)

Continuously-variable transmission, all-wheel drive

25 city / 35 highway / 29 combined (EPA Rating, MPG)

32.9 (observed mileage, MPG)

9.3 city / 6.7 highway / 8.1 combined (NRCan Rating, L/100km)

Base Price: $27,945 US / $33,540 CAN

As Tested: $30,720 US / $35,172 CAN

Prices include $895 destination charge in the United States and $1942 for freight, PDI, and A/C tax in Canada and, because of cross-border equipment differences, can’t be directly compared.

A few years ago, the family and I rented a car and drove to a national park, just like thousands of others do every year. After a few hours of hiking and sightseeing, we found a restaurant in the park for lunch. Our rental that day? A silver Nissan Altima. Here’s the weird part: there were eight more silver Altimas parked side-by-side, all with minor trim differences and stickers from different rental agencies.

It was genuinely weird.

TTAC has a long history of reviewing cars from rental agencies – initially as a ward against potential influence from the automakers, and occasionally to review cars we don’t normally see in media fleets. This isn’t one of those. This 2020 Nissan Altima AWD is a marked improvement from the rental counter – it’s no longer the ubiquitous scourge of indifferent travelers.