The Nissan Altima 2.5 is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 182 bhp (185 PS/136 kW) at 6000 rpm and 244 N·m (180 lb·ft/24.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a continuously variable transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1410 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2776 mm | 109.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Length | 4864 mm | 191.5 inches | |
| Width | 1829 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1410 kg | 3109 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 60% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.299 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | QR25DE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2488 cc (151.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 100 mm
3.5 × 3.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 185 PS (182 bhp) (136 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 244 Nm (180 ft·lb) (24.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54.5 kW/litre 74.2 ps/litre 73.2 bhp/litre 1.2 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
98.07 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1232.4 kPa (178.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 622 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 130.87 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 96.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 129.08 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.39 kg/kW 17.35 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Bridgestone 215/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Bridgestone 215/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 297 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | continuously variable transmission | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.83 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 271018 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Nissan Altima 2.5 (2013) added 2012-05-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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