The Nissan Altima 2.5 is a 4 door sedan/saloon style car with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 175 bhp (177 PS/130 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 244 N·m (180 lb·ft/24.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1383 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1554 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Length | 4865 mm | 191.5 inches | |
| Width | 1788 mm | 70.4 inches | |
| Height | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1383 kg | 3049 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | QR25 | ||
| 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 | 177 PS (175 bhp) (130 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 | 52.5 kW/litre 71.3 ps/litre 70.3 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
98.07 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| 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 128.3 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.36 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 126.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.6 kg/kW 17.7 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 23/29 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.2/8.1 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 9.8/12.3 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 27.6/34.8 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 23.0/29.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½JJ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½JJ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/65 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/65 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 297 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 223652 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Nissan Altima 2.5 Automatic added 2010-12-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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