2024 Nissan Altima

Of 30 vehicles subject to the new test in the agency’s latest front crash evaluation, 22 rated good or acceptable.

The Nissan Altima mid-size sedan loses its available turbocharged engine for 2025 but otherwise carries over mostly unchanged with minor price increases.

The 2025 Kia Sorento was the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup of the group in a recent mixed-bag crash test, earning an IIHS Top Safety Pick award.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that since it started testing seat belt reminders in 2022, automakers have responded with improved ratings for model-year 2023-25 vehicles.

This year’s study is based on responses from 99,144 buyers and lessees of new model-year 2024 vehicles, and respondents were surveyed 90 days after acquiring their vehicles.

Continuously variable transmissions allow the engine of a car to continuously operate in its most effective rpm range.

We drove the new 2024 Altima with its all-wheel-drive system on snowy, icy, absolutely frigid Michigan roads for a week to see exactly how it performs and whether it’s worth considering.

Wheel warming has gone mainstream, with the feature standard or optional not just on luxury vehicles, but on an increasing number of models with sticker prices of $40,000 or less.

The biggest change for the 2024 Altima is a longer trial period for the available NissanConnect Services, an app that allows for remote start, stop, locking and unlocking.