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Old Nov 6, 2006 | 08:32 AM
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Exclamation Whaaa?! Nissan Altima Coupe

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Vince Burlapp of Hollywood Extra fame has come across a series of grainy photos that supposedly reveal the existence of a Nissan Altima coupe. The styling is entirely too reminiscent of the Infiniti G35, with thick C-pillars, tightly drawn headlamps and a beltline that's a dead ringer for the upmarket two-door.

It doesn't take a keen eye to see that the pics are being taken during a photo shoot of some kind, so we'd assume it's being prepped for a debut in the near future (L.A. maybe?). However, you know what happens when people assume, right?

An Altima coupe would make a great competitor with the Toyota Solara and Honda Accord. Even better -- make it rear-wheel drive and it'll be the spiritual successor to the 240SX.

Judging by the unfinished look of the Altima, it's safe to say that we're more than a little skeptical. As always, time will tell.
Wow, very intresting... yet cool. Finally, Nissan has something to go head up with the Honda Accord. Im glad they are doing something right with there small cars.
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Old Nov 6, 2006 | 08:36 AM
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red x's / no pics
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Old Nov 6, 2006 | 08:50 AM
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i like it
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Old Nov 6, 2006 | 08:53 AM
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No pics...but the "X's" are nice.
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Old Nov 6, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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Nice red Xs!

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Old Nov 6, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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You can search on autoblog.com for the pics from a few weeks ago I heard through the grapevine that it is coming and it'll have the VQ35 of course. I would expect it to still be FWD though.
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Old Nov 6, 2006 | 08:59 PM
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Go look at Nasioc, they had the pics about 2 weeks ago. Seriously Nasioc's rumors/spy threads are great.
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Old Nov 6, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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Here are the pics: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2889646
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Old Nov 6, 2006 | 10:30 PM
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yea, so, it's a g35 coupe big deal
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Old Nov 6, 2006 | 10:53 PM
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if it's RWD i'd take it over all other cars in its class (accord, solara etc)

but yeah it basically looks like a freakin G35/350z...
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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i hope its RWD. cause im looking for a new car.
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Old Nov 29, 2006 | 08:27 PM
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http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/29/l...poor-mans-g35/
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Old Nov 29, 2006 | 10:20 PM
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Dear god that's ugly.
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Old Nov 29, 2006 | 10:30 PM
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looks pretty nice, i like it
seems most likely to be fwd in order for them to cut costs, otherwise they'd be competing too closely against their own 350z
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