Nissan updates Altima exterior for 2023; prices start at $25,290
The Nissan Altima midsize sedan, now in its sixth generation, gets a new front-end look for 2023, including a new version of Nissan’s V-motion grille.
There also are four new aluminum-alloy wheel designs; two additional exterior colors, Gray Sky Pearl and Garnett Pearl Metallic; revised instrument-panel trim; and a new dual-stitch interior fabric design for the sporty SR models.
Altima continues to offer a turbocharged four-cylinder engine and all-wheel drive options, as well as new safety and convenience features.
For 2023, there are four basic trim levels (down from five for 2022): the base S 2.5 front-wheel drive ($25,290, plus $1,095 freight); SV 2.5 FWD ($26,090); SR 2.5 FWD ($27,490); and the SL 2.5 FWD ($31,990). Gone from the lineup is last year’s top-of-the-line Platinum version.
All-wheel drive can be added to the SV, SR and SL models for $1,500. AWD is not offered on the base S model.
Also available is the special VC-T SR FWD model ($34,990), which is now the top-end version of the Altima. It’s the only one that comes with the 2.0-liter VC-Turbo engine, which delivers 248 horsepower and 273 foot-pounds of torque (when using 93 octane fuel). It has fuel-economy ratings of 25 mpg city/34 highway/29 combined.
The rest of the Altima lineup comes with the normally aspirated 2.5-liter direct-injection four-cylinder engine, rated at 188 horsepower and 180 foot-pounds of torque on front-drive models, and 182 horsepower and 178 foot-pounds of torque with all-wheel drive.
Every Altima comes with Nissan’s Xtronic continuously variable automatic transmission. Steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters are standard on the SR models.
Our test vehicle for this report was the 2023 Altima SR with all-wheel drive. with a base price of $28,990 (plus $1,095 freight). The only…