 I recently rented the Altima and drive it for 5 days.  I will start with the good parts of the car.  The CVT transmission is smooth and the engine power is adequate.  The trunk size is a decent and seats were ok for long drives.  The fuel mileage was excellent.  Now for the negatives.  The interior of the car is just cheap.  There are lots of hard plastics everywhere.  The nobs feel cheap, and I don't see it holding up.  The driving dynamics of the car was horrible.  I felt that I had to always make corrections going down a straight highway.  The transitions badly needs to be reprogrammed as it always feel like it is in too high of a gear at lower speeds which makes the engine on the verge of stall.  I am sure this was done to drive better fuel economy.  I just don't know why someone would buy this car or a similarly price Honda Accord which is like a luxury car compared to the Altima.