The Altima 3.5 SE is a road car from Nissan, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.5 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 245 bhp (248 PS/183 kW) at 5800 rpm and 334 Nm (246 lbft/34.1 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic transmission.
The Nissan Altima 3.5 SE weighs a stated 1472 kg at the kerb.
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 | 1472 kg | 3245 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | VQ35 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3498 cc (213.461 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.5 × 81.4 mm
3.76 × 3.2 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 248 PS (245 bhp) (183 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 334 Nm (246 ft·lb) (34.1 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.2 kW/litre 71 ps/litre 70 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.48 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1199.9 kPa (174 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6600 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 583 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 168.75 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 124.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 166.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.06 kg/kW 13.46 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19/26 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.4/9.0 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/11.1 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 22.8/31.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 19.0/26.0 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 | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7.0JJ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0JJ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | P215/55 HR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/55 HR 17 | ||
| 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 | 3.79 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 223707 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 33.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE Automatic added 2010-12-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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