2018 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL // review, walk around, and test drive // 100 rental cars

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This is rental car number 87 and today I'm driving the 2018 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL. The Altima, at least according to Nissan, is a "function" mid-sized four door sedan. This is a "functional" mid-sized four door sedan. It's also the middle of the pack when it comes to Nissan's sedans. In other words, it's bigger (and better) than the Versa and Sentra, but small and less powerful than the Maxima. And less expensive (and not quite as fun) as the Leaf.
I like the Altima. It drives well, its comfortable, and has some decent tech features (although they are a bit out of date). My problem with it is that there's just nothing special about it. It's just not very interesting. So if you looking for something "fun", you might want to look elsewhere. But, if you're looking for a reliable, well priced, sedan to get you from point A to point B, well this might be the right car for you.
Anyway, that's my quick take on the 2018 Nissan Altima. Thank you for taking the time to watch my review and, if you have a second, please do me a favor and leave a quick comment. Seriously, I'd love to hear from you. Let me know what you think of the Altima, how you think I might be able to improve my reviews, or just give me a quick "hey".
MSRP: $29,110
Fifth Generation of the Altima
Also called Nissan "Teana" and Nissan Leopard
►SPECS
FWD
2.5-Liter 16-valve 4-cylinder engine
Automatic with a continuously variable transmission
Horsepower: 179 hp @ 6,000 rpm
MPG: 27 city, 38 highway
Fuel Tank: 18 gallons
Interior:
+ Keyless Entry
+ Bose Premium Sound
+ Back-Up Camera
+ Universal Garage Door Opener
+ Heated Steering Wheel
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@marrbaby1 5 жыл бұрын

Your voice is very soothing. I can listen to you talk all day.

@100RentalCars 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lamarr!

@daveysodyssey9990 4 жыл бұрын

Just bought a 2018 in 2020. I’m IN LOVE!

@frankurzua5474 3 жыл бұрын

Haha same I got the 2018 Altima black

@THEEINNERGOD 3 жыл бұрын

Just got the midnight package...I'm loving it.

@Joe-ih3ln 3 жыл бұрын

Damn you guys got jipped.. that screen is sooo tiny. 2019+ model is where it's at

@Joe-ih3ln 3 жыл бұрын

@Kylan Rogers lol whatever thinking makes you feel better bro

@breenicole4205 3 жыл бұрын

Joe radio screen? You can always upgrade that. I will be upgrading my 2018 Nissan Altima SR radio screen soon to a 9” Pioneer. I love that car and it’s my first.

@AudiophileTubes 5 жыл бұрын

I've been renting cars to drive Cleveland to NYC (and back) for years now (482 miles), and the Altima SL is the first vehicle I was able to make the trip on one tank of gas! Actually, about 3/4 of a tank! I was blown away by that alone.

@100RentalCars 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, that is some good gas mileage. And damn that's a long trip. Be careful out there!

@gabrielguerra8410 2 жыл бұрын

How fast did you drive?

@georgeellinas2147 2 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielguerra8410 ive rented the same exact car and gotten great mileage driving around 65 to 70. same results as audiophile! using cruise control

@shengtan7789 5 жыл бұрын

I rented the same vehicle twice, both are also SL and the bose sound system is really great

@jeremyshearer3885 6 жыл бұрын

Great review on Altima can’t wait to see what you got coming down the wind pipe!😁👍🏻

@wazzzombie05 3 жыл бұрын

I got one recently pre-owned certified for $15.9k added another $1.5k for 5 year 100,000 miles bumper to bumper warranty. I love it

@vulpixgrant 4 жыл бұрын

I've owned a 2014 Altima 2.5SV for just over 3 years and 27,000 miles. Only purchased it because somebody screwed up entering the odometer reading at an auction and corrected it immediately after. Flagged as Odometer Fraud and I got it $5,000 below blue book due to it lol. Figured it would be a decent commuter, ended up loving this thing it's like a Lexus to me compared to my previous base model cars and trucks. You weren't kidding it is pretty peppy for what it is, and the fuel economy still impresses me.

@lawandadib1438 3 жыл бұрын

Your voice is comforting

@alfredoarriaza1 4 жыл бұрын

Well made video Sr. thanks for your time.

@itsBANKSlik007 5 жыл бұрын

Great review 👍🏾

@ryanfrisby7389 6 жыл бұрын

Love you. Awesome review

@100RentalCars 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan!

@fuckoff187 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Rick Steeves, nice review.

@DMCarReviews 6 жыл бұрын

You have an awesome channel! The amount of your subscriers should be times 100000 of what you have.

@100RentalCars 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! And 100,000 subs would be great. Let's make it happen!

@jesusvargas3383 6 жыл бұрын

Great video.. Thank you very much 👍👍👍

@100RentalCars 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jesus! I appreciate the kind words.

@mustafanajeeb7859 2 жыл бұрын

Good review & great Nissan.

@sirozodyt7446 4 жыл бұрын

Very good review

@jeepguy95 6 жыл бұрын

I rented a base model Altima back in 2011 and was quite pleased with its comfort and fuel economy... took me all around Kansas City for a weekend trip... can't wait to see and drive the 2019 Altima in person. BTW, the SL is actually the top-tier trim level in terms of features (only option this one doesn't have is the nav system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto), the "hierachy" of trims per sea is 2.5 S (base), 2.5 SR (base model with sports package), 2.5 SV (mid-level), 2.5 SL (top-of-the-line I4 powered model), and 3.5 SL (top-of-the-line and only V6-powered model). :)

@100RentalCars 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Vincent! I haven't checked, but are there going to be major updates in the 2019? And yeah, Ben Dunn pointed out my mistake with the trims levels too. I had (wrongly) assume the SR Midnight Edition and the SR Special Edition were higher trim levels, but they're not. Sorry about that! Thanks for pointing out my mistake.

@FloridaPlayzYT 5 жыл бұрын

We did to in 2011 a white sv

@travelseatsyellowlab 4 жыл бұрын

SR is in reality nearer to the SV than the S. S does not include fog lights, sport seating, and possibly power driver's seat. Also, SR includes auto braking. It's much more standard equipment on SR than base models.

@AriesArtist8 4 жыл бұрын

I love mine!

@Venim85 5 жыл бұрын

He's like the Bob Ross of cars. haha

@100RentalCars 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Bob is the man. I'll do my best to start growing out my hair ASAP. 😀

@DD-nd5un 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂👏👏

@nyed2ca 6 жыл бұрын

I believe the Altima was Nissan’s top seller for many years before the Rogue took it’s place recently. I personally had three Altima’s in a row. A 2009, a 2013 and a 2015. Never had much of a problem to speak of. Got great gas mileage and many would comment on how comfortable their “Zero Gravity” seats were. I was even hit by a drunk driver and totaled on a freeway in the 2013 Altima and walked away without a scratch! But I would never waste my money on anything but the base model. That’s where this car made most sense to me. Super cheap leases.

@occckid123 5 жыл бұрын

nyed2ca i was able to get a fully loaded brand new one for the price of a base model.

@markhill4366 5 жыл бұрын

Great video good job I just bought the special edition sr and did some custom work to it ty for helping me pic my 3rd car

@100RentalCars 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! And congratulations, if you do buy one, I think you'll be very happy with it.

@BruklynGam3r 2 жыл бұрын

Yep this is my car!

@chestermarquez2786 4 жыл бұрын

What about the headlights?

@ivanlowjones 6 жыл бұрын

I love the Altimas elephant head steering wheel....lol. The 2.5 Altima SL was one of my choices recently when I was considering buying a used third car for my wife and I. It's a good looking car with decent options and features for the price. Ultimately I bought a used Honda Civic but I still think this Altima would've been a good choice. I just wish Nissan would've included Android Auto or Apple CarPlay in their cars.

@marvin7533 6 жыл бұрын

J High I agree. Nissan Connect sucks, lack options and apps. It hardly ever work at times. I wish Nissan would do a serious massive update to the app, that would also allow screen mirroring for mobile devices.

@ivanlowjones 6 жыл бұрын

Marvin Morris The 2019 redesigned Nissan Altima has Android Auto and Apple CarPlay along with an AWD option.

@drew3774 6 жыл бұрын

2018 Altima does have apple car play and Android auto. This car just doesn't have the passage... Plus Nissan updated the infortainment system to what they use in the maxima

@marvin7533 6 жыл бұрын

That I'm aware. I have a 2016 SR that lacks that.

@100RentalCars 5 жыл бұрын

I agree, Nissan Connect is disappointing. I'll be really happy when they update it next year for the 2019s.

@Diego-oh1yr 4 жыл бұрын

Theres a recall, do you know what the problem is?

@mattjozwiak1797 6 жыл бұрын

Versa is a sub compact sedan. Versa is a compact sedan, Altima is a mid size sedan, maxima is a full size sedan, and the leafs is an electric and doesn’t really go with the sedans

@naywahn 6 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought, how could the 300hp Maxima (a fwd CVT Infiniti) be below the Leaf??!!

@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName 4 жыл бұрын

Maxima 🤩

@mustafanaji6591 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT NISSAN.

@johntzeimet 3 жыл бұрын

It does come with Android auto and apple carplay in the 2018 sl

@Skandawin78 2 жыл бұрын

Entertainment console is a bummer for such a nice looking car with bose audio

@ganimetesefedini7108 5 жыл бұрын

You forgot the power steering heater

@poetic8tradegy 5 жыл бұрын

So is this top of the line Altima trim? I’m confused with SL, SR and SV! Could u give me a break down of those 3 with their differences?

@100RentalCars 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry Kay, I'd love to help, but that would be really hard to do here in the comments. Have you checked out Nissan's site yet? It breaks down the differences pretty clearly.

@poetic8tradegy 5 жыл бұрын

Ok thank u! I will look into it :)

@100RentalCars 5 жыл бұрын

You bet. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

@patschrodinger4105 4 жыл бұрын

It goes S, SR, SV, SL.

@taylorroush4338 6 жыл бұрын

This compared to the 2018 camry, which one would you say is faster?

@100RentalCars 6 жыл бұрын

Probably the Camry, but they're pretty close. I did some light internet research and the consensus is the Altima goes 0 to 60 in 7.8 seconds while the Camry is slightly faster at 7.6 seconds. I'm not sure either of us would be able to tell the difference. I mean, it is .2 seconds.

@paulliseo2317 4 жыл бұрын

Only big difference I see is my Altima has touch screen + navigation.

@elliekim6666 6 жыл бұрын

The SL is the top trim level btw. It's, S, SV, SR, and the SL and 3.5 SL

@100RentalCars 6 жыл бұрын

Ack, you're right! I assumed the SR Midnight Edition and SR Special Edition were higher trim levels than the SL 3.5. But I guess not? Thanks for pointing this out. I'm straight to really hate all these trim levels...

@chocolatewheelchair 6 жыл бұрын

So this is a top of the line Altima?

@cedricmiller4370 4 жыл бұрын

@@100RentalCars but the sr seems more sporty it actually has the paddle shifters unlike the SL Altima

@chocolatewheelchair 6 жыл бұрын

Has more features than certain 2017 Infinitis

@disneyfan9099 6 жыл бұрын

chocolatewheelchair Kind of

@chocolatewheelchair 6 жыл бұрын

Disney Fan trust me fam 😔

@jasonrobbind231 5 жыл бұрын

Damn $30,000 gets you a mid-level car these days did I just fall out of a beanstalk or something?

@100RentalCars 5 жыл бұрын

Ha!

@fluffanatorXD 4 жыл бұрын

Dont buy new. I just bought this type car for about half the price. It is such a good car. Its beautiful and comfy.

@getrekt1653 3 жыл бұрын

fluffanatorXD how much did you pay for it now?

@yunga8305 3 жыл бұрын

@@getrekt1653 I paid 17!grand

@D.N.R.911 6 жыл бұрын

Good review, is the CVT as bad as many people say it is?

@Anonymous-ji4sb 6 жыл бұрын

Donavin Roberts yes, I just road tested one and it had absolutely no throttle response at all, it was going but it felt like it was just sitting there, if that makes since and the engine sounded like a cat growling. The rest of the car was cheaply made it only had 30k miles on it and there was already something broken and rattling around inside the dashboard, I had to get out and adjust the mirrors by hand because the switch was broken, and the list goes on.

@occckid123 5 жыл бұрын

Donavin Roberts he's a liar. Go to my channel and you can see yhe trottle response. Its not bad at all. I can refer you to some vids on my channel so you can see or even make a new video for you.

@100RentalCars 5 жыл бұрын

I don't think so. I've driven lots of CVTs and enjoyed them. The main complaint I've seen is that they don't last long, but that seems to be going away especially with Toyota's CVTs.

@occckid123 5 жыл бұрын

100 Rental Cars i guess it relly depends on how youndrive or if you get a bad apple. I had my 2008 versa cvt for over 200k miles and no cvt replacement and i drove that car super hard. I neutral dropped it 1 time. It smelled like burnt clutch. I'll never do that again but it never broke.

@CG-sp7tg 5 жыл бұрын

@@occckid123 how many times you change the cvt oil, and the miles, if your self o a dealer. O you never change the oil of cvt

@iambarrykatz 6 жыл бұрын

I have a 2002 Nissan Altima

@arthurevans2029 2 жыл бұрын

Why didn’t you talk about the audio?

@LouAntonioGiordano 4 жыл бұрын

Isn’t the SL the highest trim level instead of mid level?

@travelseatsyellowlab 4 жыл бұрын

Correct

@leekohuncho3912 4 жыл бұрын

Louis Win the SR is the highest trim level

@travelseatsyellowlab 4 жыл бұрын

@@leekohuncho3912 SR is a mid level trim, considered Nissan's equivalent of a "sport" package.

@leekohuncho3912 4 жыл бұрын

@@travelseatsyellowlab SR is the highest trim level SL and SV are the mid level withe the s being the base

@travelseatsyellowlab 4 жыл бұрын

@@leekohuncho3912 SR isn't the highest trim level in the U.S. It is a mid grade value package.

@thewanderer627 3 жыл бұрын

You missed the key on the key fob on the back of the key fob there's a lever that you can press down with your finger and slide out the hidden key. You can lock your jockey box with it. you can also hold down the unlock button and roll down both front windows and you can also hold down the unlock and lock button at the same time for 3 seconds then your lights will flash three times and you can turn off the horn beep every time you press the lock button. If you want to turn it back on do the same thing but except your horn will honk 1 time and then that means it turned back on..

@icelyn1 6 жыл бұрын

My 2016 is the same I dont see a difference besides the tail lights🤔

@100RentalCars 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the Altima hasn't changed much in the last few years. Hopefully we'll see a redesign soon.

@tylongkicks8821 6 жыл бұрын

100 Rental Cars The 2019 Model is brand new and actually looks good.

@100RentalCars 6 жыл бұрын

Really? Cool. I can't wait to drive it! 👍

@greyfriarsfinch 4 жыл бұрын

Is there any difference between the 2017 and 2018 sl ? I'm in the market and I see a 2017 with less miles for a little less. Occasionally I'm reading that there is a difference in "standard options" but the sl isn't considered standard so I wondered if there was any difference

@pt8333 5 жыл бұрын

Bring these to Europe finally. These would sell great. No more BMW and MB crap

@MidnightAspec 6 жыл бұрын

I just spent 8 days with an identical car during my Florida vacation. While the powertrain makes the most of a weak thrashy 4 cylinder and CVT, the 13-17 Accord CVT does a far better job in terms of performance and fuel economy. Not to mention the build quality of the Accord is far superior to the Altima.

@100RentalCars 6 жыл бұрын

I agree. I'd take an Accord over this every time.

@graciekattan6618 5 жыл бұрын

Screw you lmaooo

@travelseatsyellowlab 4 жыл бұрын

Figures I've seen rate the 2013-2018 Atima 2.5 at 27/38 mpg and a comparable Accord at 27/36 mpg.

@patschrodinger4105 4 жыл бұрын

@@travelseatsyellowlab the accord will cost more so the Altima is a better deal money wise.

@travelseatsyellowlab 4 жыл бұрын

@@patschrodinger4105 It's a mixed bag. Accord typically rates better in long term reliability along with resale values that are higher than those of the Altima. Altima might have a slight edge initially, not necessarily over a lengthy period of ownership.