The Camry is inside the New Altima
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The Camry is inside the New Altima
I just saw this article about the new Altima. I dont know if this was known but Nissan literally took the TCH and added Nissan badges.
Another interesting fact is that people who purchase the ALtima will get the full tax credit.
http://www.latimes.com/classified/au...-home-highway1
Another interesting fact is that people who purchase the ALtima will get the full tax credit.
http://www.latimes.com/classified/au...-home-highway1
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Re: The Camry is inside the New Altima
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Re: The Camry is inside the New Altima
Woohoo, frugality right to the end, and beyond. Now THAT'S being environmentally conscious.
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The best line is this:
Hear Hear I love that comment !!
Hybrid doubters — who once railed that the batteries were sketchy, the costs of the so-called hybrid premium unrecoverable, the mileage gains overstated, and so on — are beginning to look like the Flat Earth Society.
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Re: The Camry is inside the New Altima
It is going to be really interesting to see how well this does. Just like the Camry the price seams right and the features seam right with even a few more that the TCH. I don't understand why tthe 0-60 time is not better and I don't understand the comment about the gasoline engine kicking in at 10 mph? The Altima inside to me kinda looks GMish to me. Can we say G6?
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The HSD components probably cost Nissan more than they cost Toyota so to hit the same price point as the TCH, something has to give.
From its press, Nissan seems reluctant to produce a hybrid, citing their nonprofitability. A company that doesn't believe a product will ever become profitable might be more likely to make compromises in order to limit their losses.
From its press, Nissan seems reluctant to produce a hybrid, citing their nonprofitability. A company that doesn't believe a product will ever become profitable might be more likely to make compromises in order to limit their losses.
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Re: The Camry is inside the New Altima
Toyota is the only manufacturer that has hit the hybrid numbers to reduce the tax credit. All other manufacturers are still under the 60,000 production.
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Re: The Camry is inside the New Altima
The HSD components probably cost Nissan more than they cost Toyota so to hit the same price point as the TCH, something has to give.
From its press, Nissan seems reluctant to produce a hybrid, citing their nonprofitability. A company that doesn't believe a product will ever become profitable might be more likely to make compromises in order to limit their losses.
From its press, Nissan seems reluctant to produce a hybrid, citing their nonprofitability. A company that doesn't believe a product will ever become profitable might be more likely to make compromises in order to limit their losses.
