# New altima coupes (3.5) **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 30, 2008, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270 "2008-05-30T08:40:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/1 "2008-05-30T08:40:09Z")
Anyone have or driven one of the new altima coupes, with the 3.5 engine? Saw one parked at my apt complex and its a pretty cool looking car imo. How are they on performance, is there an aftermarket for them yet? ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/2 "2008-05-30T08:41:21Z")
its a FWD 350z… probably would be better to just snag a used 350z… ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/3 "2008-05-30T08:41:22Z")
um they are quick…there is an aftermarket…i was looking at them but $$$…well i cant afford one right now ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/4 "2008-05-30T08:42:47Z")
> [@Viper966](#): > > its a FWD 350z… probably would be better to just snag a used 350z… need a larger interior than the 350Z, never really liked them that much anyway. I was considering the G37 but its a little more than i want to spend with the g/f going back to school in the fall. ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/5 "2008-05-30T08:44:45Z")
> [@MaximaSE98](#): > > um they are quick…there is an aftermarket…i was looking at them but $$$…well i cant afford one right now are there FI kits available? what kind of 1/4 mile times are people getting with them? The 6spd ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/6 "2008-05-30T08:47:22Z")
I test drove one and decided it wasn’t worth the $10k price difference between it and the last model. I got a used 2.5 with 15k on it. I have no complaints, it isn’t the fastest car in the world but for a daily driver, it can get out of it’s own way. ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/7 "2008-05-30T08:51:34Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > I test drove one and decided it wasn’t worth the $10k price difference between it and the last model. I got a used 2.5 with 15k on it. I have no complaints, it isn’t the fastest car in the world but for a daily driver, it can get out of it’s own way. a friend of mine has the 2.5 auto with the CSV? tranny and she said the gas mileage is awesome. But i’m kind of sick of having a gas-efficient but slower car, and i’m definetly sick of having an auto. I want to get into a nice daily driver thats quick and this, on paper, seems to fit. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/8 "2008-05-30T08:52:47Z")
CVT 350z quarter-mile times are in the high 13s. I assume that if the altima hooks up, the times should be SIMILAR. ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/9 "2008-05-30T08:53:46Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > CVT > > 350z quarter-mile times are in the high 13s. I assume that if the altima hooks up, the times should be SIMILAR. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Slopoke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slopoke/32/7248_2.png) [@Slopoke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slopoke)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/10 "2008-05-30T12:37:47Z")
its a cvt tranny (no gears, all electronic), the 3.5 has 270hp/258tq @4400rpm and weighs 3271, the 6spd wieghs 3205lbs, i have sold nissans now for 3months and have yet got a chance to see or drive one with a 6spd, they dont seem to exist in Georgia lol. GL in WNY… And a lil fyi invoice is about $2000 less than sticker. And cvt is smooth no shifting, but makes the car feel slow to me, however they are much faster from a 50mph roll than a from a dead stop. ---
**Author:** ![dftsilvia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dftsilvia/32/7447_2.png) [@dftsilvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dftsilvia)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/11 "2008-05-31T10:00:57Z")
i bet driving a cvt takes some getting used to never hearing it shift n all, that would be kind of bugged out ---
**Author:** ![93mr2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90db22/32.png) [@93mr2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93mr2)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/12 "2008-06-02T17:44:06Z")
> [@dftsilvia](#): > > i bet driving a cvt takes some getting used to never hearing it shift n all, that would be kind of bugged out It’s not that bad. But I wouldn’t want one in a car I was hoping to use for performance (I have a Murano with CVT). Slow off the line but VERY fuel efficient for an SUV, presumably b/c of the transmission (getting about 25mpg right now, YMMV) ---
**Author:** ![dftsilvia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dftsilvia/32/7447_2.png) [@dftsilvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dftsilvia)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/13 "2008-06-02T19:31:11Z")
^nice! i always have liked the muranos they are like 350z but an suv ---
**Author:** ![Imperial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f6c823/32.png) [@Imperial](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Imperial)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/14 "2008-06-05T11:30:37Z")
when these first came out, I was all over it, went and drove one, and thought there was better choices for the money, and the stock wheels were way to small. ---
**Author:** ![Slopoke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slopoke/32/7248_2.png) [@Slopoke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slopoke)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/15 "2008-06-05T12:26:22Z")
rims are 17’s on the v6,… ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/16 "2008-06-05T12:50:51Z")
Uggh. Just go drive one instead of listening to people on here who think that same number of doors and engine displacement mean that it’s the same car just powering different wheels. :fail: ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/17 "2008-06-05T12:51:20Z")
On a related note, you can hardly tell my Xterra from a G35X sedan. :hang: ---
**Author:** ![Slopoke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slopoke/32/7248_2.png) [@Slopoke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slopoke)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-altima-coupes-3-5/49270/18 "2008-06-05T14:04:34Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Uggh. Just go drive one instead of listening to people on here who think that same number of doors and engine displacement mean that it’s the same car just powering different wheels. > > :fail: Word! If you think it drives anything like a 350z you will be dissappointed, a nice car non the less