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12.01.09

Altima Grows Up

ALTIMA GROWS UP
By Dawn Stover Posted 12.05.2001 at 1:41 pm 0 Comments

The 2002 Altima is a much larger vehicle than its predecessor -- almost 6 inches longer, 2 inches taller, and more than an inch wider. And its wheelbase has grown by more than 7 inches. Yet Altima´s weight has barely increased, partly because designers replaced the steel hood and trunk panels with lighter aluminum ones -- a first for Nissan.

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