2020 Nissan Altima S // full review and test drive // 100 rental cars
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2020
- This is rental car number 146 and today I'm driving the 2020 Nissan Altima S. This is a 4-door sedan that seats 5 and is pretty enjoyable to drive.
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Let's start with the basics:$1
Type: 4-door Sedan
Year: 2020
Make: Nissan
Model: Altima
Trim: S
Exterior Paint: Glacier White
Interior: Charcol gray
Wheels:
MSRP: $24,100
More on the trim levels:
S at $24,100
SR at $25,700
SV at $27,880
SL at $30,240
Platinum at $32,180
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Under the hood:
Drivetrain: Front Wheel Drive (FWD)
Engine: 2.5-liter Direct Injection DOHC 16-vale 4 cylinder engine
Transmission: CVT (continuously variable transmission)
Horsepower: 188 hp @ 6,000 rpm
0 to 60:
Fuel Type: Regular Unleaded Gasoline
MPG City: 28 mog
MPG Highway: 39 mpg
Combined MPG: 32 mpg
Fuel Cap Location: driver's side
Fuel Tank Capacity: 16.2 gallons
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Handling:
Turning at slow speeds: Great, easy to control. Easy to park. Turning radius was impressive, doing a u-turn was surprisingly easy (and enjoyable)
Turning at high speeds: Really good, hugs the roach. Feel very stable even at higher speeds cornering.
Acceleration:
From a stop: Decent. The engine doesn't sound very powerful, but the acceleration is smooth and enjoyable.
While moving: Fair. There's about a 2-second delay from the time you hit the pedal until you feel the car speed up. It's about average in my experience.
Cabin Noise:
At slow speeds: Okay. You can easily hear things outside the car, whether I wanted to or not. And I did need to increase the volume on my podcast to hear even when driving around 45 mph.
At high speeds: Okay. You do hear the wind moving through the cabin. And although outside noise is muffled, it still very noticeable.
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Hello! Hope you're all safe and well. It's been a crazy couple of months, but I'm back to renting cars! Let me know what you think of the Altima. Especially how the engine shoulds when you accelerate hard. I think it sounds kinda wimpy, but it's been a while since I've been behind the wheel of a car (I barely drove for the last few months) so maybe I'm being a bit too harsh?
Thanks, and you stay safe too! I’m so glad these are back and I agree that the engine sounds a bit wimpy! How’s your family doing?
We're all safe and well. Thanks for asking Ryan! How are you doing?
I’m doing great, thanks!
This must be enterprise I guess.
Yep!
WOW! I just opened up the Consumer Reports 2020 Annual Auto Issue (April) on the magazine rack. The Altima BEAT BOTH the Camry & Accord in reliability! The Altima received a DOUBLE ARROW UP rating, the best rating. The Accord received an AVERAGE rating, while the Camry received a SINGLE ARROW UP rating. Great job Nissan!!!
CR isn’t that good
@@disneyfan9099 I used to be an ardent advocate of Consumer Reports. I even have Annual Auto Issues since 1998! That is definitely no longer the case. In the past few years, I've noticed how blatantly biased CR has been toward certain brands like Toyota/Lexus, Subaru etc., so I stopped subscribing and rely more on other sources for reliability information. Regardless, the Altima is still a fantastic car. It doesn't have the mature ride of the Camry, but it doesn't have the Camry's lackadaisical, underwhelming transmission either. The Accord (base model) feels like a mixed bag of contradictions in the sloppy way it handles and shifts when driven spiritedly. Honda's 1.5 Earth Dreams turbo 4-cylinder (also in CR-V, Civic) has also been and will be problematic down the road with its' fatal oil fuel dilution defect. CR won't delve deeply into these issues in their reviews.
Craigslist Seller I believe the Camry got docked points from the 2 major engine recalls it had from when it was first introduced. The first one was that they made one of the pistons too big for the shaft it would sit in and could cause the engine to seize, the next one was that they cooled the blocks wrong and micro cracks formed which could also lead to engine seizure, it seems that since Toyota fixed those issues however it’s been very reliable
Thanks for the videos. You bring out features that I never would of paid attention to. Keep up the good work.
So glad did a review on the Altima. It's a beautiful car with lots of features if I went back buying a Altima it would be the SR or SL I had one for 9 years it was a great car now outgrown the model just switched to another model in the Nissan lineup.
Real-world, practical objectivity. How refreshing in a car review!
Great to have you back!
Thanks! Good to be back.
Great to see you back! Nissan seems to be improving their lineup in quality and style despite their former CEO fleeing Japan in a box. Just read about the new Rogue which looks like a game changer as well!
Thanks Derek. And yes, the Rogue is on the top of my list to rent. Hopefully this week!
Yes he’s back
YOURE BACK! WE MISSED YOU!!!
Howdy, I’m so glad you’re back with more videos! I missed the videos as well as you and this was definently a good way to start back! In my opinion, this is a really, really nice car especially given the price! I have to say you also did an excellent job with the review! That being said, Enterprise definitely could have cleaned the interior better around the cup holders and phone storage bin! You’re awesome and stay safe!😸😻😸
GLAD to see and hear you again!!!Just some thoughts on the Altima: The new Altima, even in Base form, rocks! My friend & I recently flogged the Base models of both the 2019 Altima and 2019 Accord around for a couple days back-to-back. (They were both low mileage rentals. Altima had 6K miles, Accord had almost 4K.) We both came to the same conclusions: Dynamically, the new Altima was unexpectedly the hands-down winner, by far. The Altima feels more agile and tackles hard corners with far more confidence. It has a noticeably more responsive CVT (the Accord's CVT lagged between shifts, feeling like a Nissan CVT of the early 2000s). Nissan's latest version of the naturally-aspirated QR25DE engine felt more flexible and willing than the Accord's turbo engine. So fun! On the inside, the Altima Base model's larger infotainment screen was clearer and the audio system sounded and pounded the bass far better than the Accord's. Nissan's corporate and ubiquitous flat-bottom steering wheel design looks better than some in ultra luxury cars! The Altima's Zero-Gravity seats put the Accord's flat bottom seats to shame...even in the rear!!! So comfy! The Base model even has remote start!!! The exterior body lines and sculpting on the Altima are purposeful and thematic. The Accord's exterior styling is dizzyingly confusing, especially up close. The only zonks we gave the base Alti were the halogen headlamps and the 16" hubcaps. Luckily, both of those zonks can be remedied very easily with some 370Z wheels and a quick 15-minute swap to LED bulbs!!! Go Nissan!
Lmao.
Yay! You're back. Hope you and your family have been handling the quarantine well. Regarding the Altima, the base (2.5 S) is very well equipped for the price point. I'd be happy with buying one because it has all of the features I'd want in a new car. Over the quarantine, I had the pleasure of driving a 2019 RAM 1500 Classic Big Horn Crew Cab HEMI 4X4 for a day with the longer bed to pick up some big items I bought off of eBay. I liked the truck.
Hey Vincent! We're going great. Everyone is safe and well. I hope you are too. And I love the RAM 1500. I think I drove the 2019? I can't remember. It has been a while since I rented a big pickup. Maybe this weekend? :). Anyway, thanks for the supportive comment. Stay safe my friend!
Edit: autocorrect typo.
You’re back!
How is Nancy and Jospeh ?
Brent Holland great👍
I rented this exact car this past September when my 2015 Chrysler 200c v6 was in the shop. I was impressed, but when decided to get rid of the Chrysler when finding the engine was failing along with many other issues, I found the Altima SV to be a much better deal. For very little more money, the SV offers so much over the base S. End of year deals had my 2019 SV down to $23k. Comes with a sunroof, 17"alum wheels over the 16 steel, the amazing ProPilot, LED lights, electric drivers side seat, dual zones HVAC, electronic parking brake with brake hold, better noise insulated windshield and more that I'm not going to list here. Just so much made this a great deal.
Did the altima give u problems such as cvt, also how many miles did you get on yours?
@@supersmash6058 I have not had any issues yet. Will admit though, the past few years I have not driven as much since I'm now teleworking. So it only has 40k miles just turned on it. I am amazed with the really good gas mileage, especially on highway where I have been achieving 40mpg's, few times a bit more on this front wheel drive Altima.
@@travispowers1704i would not trust the CVT personally. I had a 2016 Sentra and I hated the transmission until it finally clunked out at 147k.
@@travispowers1704keep us updated on if you have any problems i literally just bought a 2020 altima this week for 20k with 61k miles on it hoping for some reliability for it is made by the Japanese just like toyota and honda
@@raider4394what happened too it
Thanks for the review. I just bought one so far so good.
Welcome Back!!! Thanks for the upload!
you deserve way more subscribers.
Thanks Dirk!
Thank you I have the same car.. didn’t know I had sports mode.
It’s been awhile I’ve missed your videos I’ve always wanted to try an altima infact I’m going to rent one this summer as I’m taking a blues highway road trip from Memphis Tennessee to New Orleans and then I’ll rent a grand caravan and drive from New Orleans to seaside fl before i head back to where i live which is near Fort Lauderdale. Anyways, I finished with a 2020 Jeep Wrangler 2 door sport that i had while my grand cherokee was getting repaired.
Happy to see you are back. Hoping that you and your family will continue to be safe and healthy. Btw any updates on your new car?
Would like to see a test on a 2020 Honda Accord Lx. Enjoy your videos. Stay healthy!
it looks nice
Excellent car & the review. Pls make it a point to show the mirrors whether they are heated & offer blind spot monitoring.
Great vehicles. Nice for the S trim.
think i will go with this
I was just thinking the other day it had been quite awhile since you did a video. I wondered if you were in an industry that was not traveling during this time of pandemic.
Just got one of these as a rental while my car is in the shop. It's a decent car. Kinda basic but has some pretty good features. The engine does have some punch to it. Especially when the car is still fairly new. It's a nice little car. It'll do until I get mine back 😌
You gotta go to "chassis control" mode in the display settingd and turn off "Trace traction control" to get the full affect of sport mode
it’s vdc setting in setting should be top one just switch to off
Wha will be the difference
Glad to see you back! Again, I shared everyone sentiments wishing you to stay healthy and safe. I’ve been obsessing with Toyota’s hybrids with their Prius and Prius Prime. Do you think you will get one as a rental anytime soon? Or your personal car?
How is the road noise with the "S" version compared to the more expensive trim levels? Enjoy your candid and precise reviews. Thanks!
On Nissan you can hold the voice button down and it activates Siri if you have your iPhone on Bluetooth or CarPlay
Thanks for the info!
Hawaii Turo
You're welcome!
I rented one of these from Avis last week but I had to exchange it after a few hour because it was having a Gas issue. I drove 40 miles and it had used 7 gallons of gas already. So I had to take it back and exchange it after a few hours. It wasn’t a terrible car for a few hours.
Damn, that's no fun. I hope they took care of you and made the exchange easy.
100 Rental Cars Well they gave me a brand new Dodge Journey which I hated but it was brand new so it was OK. But then the key fob started having issues and wouldn’t lock or unlock the car and the fob wouldn’t start it. So I had to use the spare key. I finally got a 2020 GMC Terrain that I like.
lmao
Comes with alot of standard equipment for the cheapest model.
Hey, good to see you again, what are your thoughts on Damage Waivers (LDW, CDW etc)? I personally pay for them every time I rent just because I don't want to use my insurance when there is damage and I beat the heck out of them most of the time.
Thanks! It's great to be uploading again. I actually never pay for a damage waiver. My credit card (and most others) offer its own protections. Plus I confirmed that my car insurance policy covers my rentals. I've also been very lucky. I've had 300+ rentals (I don't review them all) and only one incident. It was a flat tire.
I had no idea this car has sport mode and i own one
Does it still have the slot where the key fob has to be in.
Please make a video compilation highlighting all you car reviews that you gave a 5 stars to. Mahalo.
Great idea! I do have a "Best of the Best" playlist you can check out, but I've never done a complication video.
I was about to get this car from Hertz, I got a 2020 Optima LX instead, the blind spot monitoring and lane keep assist standard, and rear parking assist, turn signal mirrors.
It’s so basic otherwise. No push button start and not even a power drivers seat
I have had one of these (2020 S model as well) as a work vehicle for 6 months now (well, more like 3 as I was laid off for 3 of them). It had 49 miles on it when I picked it up..I'm up to 12,500 now. Not a bad vehicle for what it is, and it's a little better than my 2015 chrysler 200 that it replaced. Would I buy one? Not an S model because I would want propilot..and I'd need a little experience with propilot before making my choice.
Propilot is a TON of fun to play with. It scared the crap out of me the first time I tried it. Not because it made a mistake or anything, but because it was so hard to trust the system to stop automatically. At least at first. After 5 to 10 minutes I relaxed and really enjoyed it. Have you tried it out yet?
@@100RentalCars I tried it out for about 3 minutes on a test drive. I've put 5-6k miles between a couple different teslas, and I have about 100 miles worth of experience with toyota's first (? 2018 corolla) version of their safety sense system.
If I did buy an Altima it would be the SR with at beautiful orange paint. But I'll just stick with my Honda and Saab.
I feel like they’ve finally got the CVT down packed. It doesn’t lag like in the earlier versions. I also feel like everyone complaining about the trans crapping out also are the same people telling you not to change the damn transmission fluid
Have you reviewed a 2020 Accord LX?
Nope, not yet. I'd love to, but most of the rental places don't offer Hondas. And so far, dealers haven't been willing to provide me with vehicles to try out.
@@100RentalCars Oh ok I’m hoping Honda will offer more rentals in the future. I’d love to see you review an Accord.
Hi! What rental agency do you rent from?
Almost always Enterprise.
I have the sl and there really isn't any windnoise. It's very low if anything.
How about the safety features of this car?
Does it have traction control if so where is located at?
Glad to see you're back, old friend. I know it sounds morbid but several of us were worried that you had passed away due to COVID-19 or suicide, both of which are killing record number of Americans so far in 2020. BTW unrelated question but do hybrid brakes feel unpleasant/grabby? I'm strongly considering buying a new Corolla hybrid which has the Prius powertrain but never owned a hybrid before so I'm nervous. Is the Corolla hybrid worth the $3,000 upcharge over the regular LE if I don't drive much i.e under 10k a year? You said the 2020 Corolla LE has slow acceleration and that worries me. I know the hybrid will feel faster off the line.
Did you end up buying a new car yet?
2 weeks
Three driving dynamics: Handling, acceleration and...cabin noise? Not terribly shocked that a Sam Harris acolyte would deem it unimportant to mention the ride quality.
I hope they get bettr
Bro driver sport not working on my car 😭😭
Exactly need your help plzzz
My last Nissan was 2006 Altima if I ever go back to Nissan it would be there Frontier pick up truck without the CVT transmission trash
Your comment is unnecessary.
I was wondering if this has apple CarPlay ?
It does
24k for a base model nissans!!!!! Might as well save up for a Malibu LT 26k and you get more
Lol the malibu 1.5 turbo will grenade itself before 60k miles. Unreliable weak garbage with no resale value...
Does it have a gps? Are they reliable? Someone told me Nissan is trash
The 2021 Altima S Has even less standard equipment than the 2020. Total POS. It's surprising Nissan doesn't charge extra for a steering wheel!
Yeah and I hate it
I've owned three Nissan CVTs and I won't buy anymore. You couldn't pay me to own another Nissan. The Altima exterior looks weird, the creases don't work for me.
Actually Owners review??? Anyone?
I have one it runs amazing I have the 2.5 s and put the sr wheels on it
2020 2.5 SR owner. Luv it so far. No issues whatsoever
CVT is one of the worst nissan transmissions.
Nissan has a problem.. I've owned two in the last 5 yrs.. First one, shame on Nissan.. Second one, shame on me. I don't recommend Nissan to anyone, because the CVT will fail. My first one failed at or around 80 thousand miles.. The second one failed just a few days ago, at 87K. It'll cost you around $3 grand to replace, and once the trans starts to slip, you'll get a P17F0 code.. which won't clear unless you can drive a cycle without the belt slipping.
Did you change the fluid at 30k miles like everyone recommends?
@@Sheepleton I did change the NS-3 fluid regularly.. but in the end it didn't help. When the steel belt slips, it's just a matter of time before it comes apart. Just the other day, I receaved a letter through the mail, stating the CVT warranty on my 2017 Nissan Altima was extended, and if the transmission had failed and/or been replaced by me the owner, I could get a refund.
What cars and year were they?