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Description
The Altima brand succeeded the Stanza as Nissan’s mid-size four-door for 1993, with a crisper-looking second-generation model arriving five model years later. Brand new Altimas arrived for 2002 and again for 2007, followed by a first-time coupe body style a year later. Both used the 175-horsepower 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine and the optional 270-horsepower 3.5-liter V6…