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Lots of comments on this Altima and it seems like the peanut gallery is a tough crowd, that is for sure. On the inside the Altima is a nice place to be. Despite not being the fanciest or most luxurious of interiors, it does its job, which is to make the driver and passengers comfortable with a ton of interior space and easy to access controls.
Probably the most notable is the easy to read gauge cluster with a set of dials that are clean and crisp white on black. The navigation and entertainment LCD screen is a little low, which does reduce the glare on it, but makes it difficult to use as a back-up camera. And of course my pet peeve – it cannot be switched completely off and it is not controlled by the standard dimmer for the rest of the interior lighting.
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The rest of the interior lighting does not match the crisp white on black theme though, as a reddish orange is used for the remaining switches, which I find difficult to read at night, although certainly easier on the eyes in terms of distraction.
The generous tilt and telescopic steering and power adjustable driver’s seat make it easy to find a comfortable driving position quickly. Moving on back, the rear seats offer a ton of legroom and plenty of head room, just what consumers are looking for in this category.
The trunk is large as well and provides a large opening for large items. The 60/40 split seats help if one needs to load longer items but the seats do not fold anywhere close to flat. The actual opening cut-out behind the rear seats is also on the small side, so do not expect full car-width or trunk-width packages to fit. I also noticed there is no interior handle to close the trunk… another pet peeve of mine. The lid itself is nicely carpeted, a $2 handle would be nice to have in our salty climate.
