2009 Nissan Altima Hybrid User Reviews

Pros

altima is a good car for a medium family

Cons

ride is best on high way

Purchased As New

altima is best for traveling long distance.Altima has a model of racing car and performace is also like a sports car
but only problem is its height is too low compared to other cars

Cons

None

Purchased As New

I bought a new Altima Hybrid in May of 07. What a great car! I am a gear head and this car has pleanty of pick up. If it is on flat ground it gets over 40mpg. In the hilly area where I live it gets 35.5 in the summer on the tires it came with. In the winter I suggest getting a set a good snow tires. The tires it comes with won't take you any where if there is even a coating of snow. With the snow tires on I am getting 31.7 throughout the winter.
I drive about 15 miles to and from work evey day. Most of it is in traffic. So, I use less than a gallon of gas a day!! (About $2.00/day where I live) Again, What a great car!!...read morehide

Pros

5 star safety rating, good fuel economy, comfortable, powerful.

Cons

Small trunk

Purchased As New

I love this car. I had a Prius and thought I loved it. I was in an accident in a parking lot...hardly moving when a Mercedes sped around a blind corner (less than 20MPH) and hit me. The amount of damage was huge. The Prius crumpled and needed over $6K in repairs. I can't imagine what would happen in a real collision with some speed. The Prius is a great vehicle. The Altima is a great car! That's the difference. The Altima is a real car...with a sunroof...AND it's a Hybrid. Love it!...read morehide

Pros

Got a good deal, well equipped, mid 30s mpg

Cons

Kicks in the gas motor a little too soon.

Overall, pleased with the purchase. No problems in first 5K miles, averaging 37mpg mixed freeway, around town. Nissan tunes their hybrid to be a bit more sports minded than the similar Camry...thus I think the gas engine kicks on a little too soon around town.

Pros

Excellent fuel economy, great acceleration, beautiful design exterior and interior, many compliments

Cons

Brakes are a little sensitive

I sold my BMW X5 to drive something with better gas mileage. I thought I was giving up acceleration and performance, but I was wrong. The Altima accelerates from 0-60 in just under 7 seconds when you need it, but I get about 38 mpg with combined city/hwy driving (I do use some hyper-miling techniques along with increasing tire pressure to 40psi), but I have been able to get 45 mpg on the freeway if I drive 55 mph and draft larger vehicles (at a safe distance). However, for the typical driver, if I drive it "normally", I still get about 32-35 mpg combined and can accelerate on the freeway on ramps up to speed in no time. It handles well and is very nice looking in the interior as well as the body design. I have received many compliments from my friends with "nicer" cars and they are thinking of buying one now because they were so impressed with the performance as well....read morehide