2011 Nissan Altima Hybrid Review
Nissan Altima Hybrid 2011 is Green Car
The Altima Hybrid 2011 also known as “green” Altima is powered by a 2.5 liter DOHC 16 valve 4-cylinder engine that supplies 158 horsepower plus an electric motor able to supply another 40 horsepower, for a total of 198 horsepower with an 180 lb-ft torque. The Altima Hybrid 2011 is considered one of the most fuel efficient cars in 2011 with an EPA reading of 35mpg for city driving and 33mpg for the highway consuming 6.72 liters per 100 kilometer in the city and 7.13 liters per 100 kilometers on the highway.
2011 Nissan Altima Hybrid
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The 2.5 four cylinder engine of Altima Hybrid 2011 features a push-button starter that produces almost no noise from under the hood and brags about the unbroken timing of the valve and its electronic throttle control. The engine is coupled with a Hybrid Electric Control Unit and an electric motor that operates in concurrence with a Continuous Variable Transmission that give a smooth and powerful drive to the wheel.
2011 Nissan Altima Hybrid
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The 180 lb-ft torque of the Altima Hybrid 2011 created from the electric motor at zero rpm produces enough force to move the car slowly even without the aid of the gasoline engine. This allows for more fuel savings while driving in the city, caught in a traffic jam or trapped in the stop and go signals. The changeover from gasoline power to electric power and back is quite flawless because of the “clever” and smooth a CVT or Continuously Variable transmission that achieves the role of an automatic transmission.
The Altima Hybrid 2011 has front-wheel disk brakes that is very responsive to the touch, with a nice pedal feel and which makes it a safe car to drive in snowy road surfaces and other not so perfect road condition. It sports a leather-wrapped steering wheel and comes with a rear spoiler and fog lamps in a 17-inch wheel in the new aluminum rims.
