The altima is a rather quiet entry here. Literally: It registered the least noise during full-throttle acceleration and was second quietest while cruising at 70 mph; and figuratively: The car draws as little attention to itself as possible with its familiar styling, bland interior design, and mid- to back-of-the-pack rankings for interior space, trunk room, and performance. Its continuously variable transmission is geared tall for gas mileage, and indeed its EPA ratings of 23/32 mpg city/highway are second only to the new Hyundai's. Actual families trundling though suburbia might achieve that kind of mileage, but when magazine editors go whizzing through Wine Country, the tranny obliges them by keeping the engine boiling away betweenrnthe power torque peaks (unless the editor at the helm opts for manual ratio selection from the shift lever-there are no paddles).
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