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The Bottom Line:
The 2009 Nissan Altima offers a mixed bag for safety-conscious shoppers; while it performs admirably in crash tests, its list of safety features could be better.
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Five stars, frontal impact; five stars, side impact
Good, frontal offset impact; Good, side impact
Stability control not available on four-cylinder models
FEATURES | 8 out of 10
Expert Quotes:
Standard features include power locks with remote keyless entry, power side mirrors
Kelley Blue Book
Instrumentation unique to the Hybrid and a six-speaker sound system with a CD player and an auxiliary jack
Edmunds
Optional power sunroof
Cars.com
Unlike most hybrids, which come loaded with virtually all of the manufacturer's options as standard, the 2009 Nissan Altima Hybrid is available with quite a few optional features. While reviews read by TheCarConnection.com indicate that many of these features are very desirable, they drive the price up in a hurry.
Although the Nissan Altima Hybrid offers a lot of options, it also comes with a decent number of standard amenities. Kelley Blue Book reports that some of the Altima Hybrid's "standard features include power locks with remote keyless entry, power side mirrors, push-button start, dual-zone automatic climate control," and a "six-speaker audio" system with AM/FM/CD capability. To that list, Edmunds adds that "a tilt/telescoping steering column...instrumentation unique to the Hybrid" and an "auxiliary audio jack" for hooking up your MP3 player are all standard on the Nissan Altima Hybrid.
Moving to the value- and price-adding side of the features list, Edmunds is disappointed to find that "options are only offered in expensive packages," while "further complicating matters is [the fact] that some packages are only available as supplements to supporting packages," which "puts the Altima at a considerable price disadvantage compared to the Camry Hybrid." Pricing complaints aside, Kelley Blue Book says that "the Convenience package adds an eight-way power driver's seat and a one-touch up/down function to the front passenger window." The Connection packages further includes a power sunroof and leather seats, which are heated up front. The third and final package for the Nissan Altima Hybrid, according to Edmunds, is a "Technology Package add-on [that] includes a navigation system with real-time traffic information, a rearview camera and a hybrid energy/fuel flow readout." If package deals aren't your thing, Cars.com says the only major stand-alone option is the "optional power sunroof" that lets light stream in through the top of the Nissan Altima Hybrid.
Conclusion
The hybrid powertrain is expensive enough on the 2009 Nissan Altima Hybrid, so you'll probably be disappointed to learn that many of its available features will cost you extra.
