Fuel Efficiency in the 2010 Nissan Altima

Each year, the Nissan Altima is one of the world's best selling mid-size sedans. The automobile sells well largely because of its reputation for reliability and also because of its competitive fuel economy. The 2010 version of this car comes with various engine and style options, each of which comes with different fuel economy ratings.

One of the best selling versions of the 2010 Nissan Altima is a four-door sedan which comes with 4 cylinder 2.5 liter engine, and an automatic transmission. This version of the car gets an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated 23 miles per gallon in the city and 32 miles per gallon on the highway. If the sedan with automatic transmission is upgraded to a 6 cylinder 3.5 liter engine, EPA estimated efficiency drops to 20 miles per gallon in the city and 27 miles per gallon on the highway.

The 2010 automobile can also come as a two-door coupe. The coupe comes with the same engine options as the four-door sedan and it receive similar gas ratings. If either version of the Altima is matched with a manual transmission, highway gas mileage will remain the same, but city fuel efficiency will fall off by about 10%.

For those looking for even more impressive fuel efficiency, the 2010 Nissan Altima can come as a hybrid. The hybrid version of this year's model get a very impressive EPA estimated 35 miles per gallon while driving in the city and 33 miles per gallon while driving on the highway. The hybrid Altima comes standard with a 2.5-liter, four cylinder engine and an automatic transmission.

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NYPD chooses Nissan Altima as first hybrid patrol car

Government fleets have been among the first to go green in a big way, exceeded perhaps only by some private sector firms. The latest government agency to take up the environmental banner is the New York Police Department (NYPD), which recently deployed 40 Nissan Altima Hybrids in its fleet.

The cars will include 18 marked vehicles and 22 unmarked. They will patrol and serve throughout the New York City area, both in larger, more open precincts and in some of the most congested urban precincts in the country.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was enthusiastic about the benefits of the hybrids, saying, “These new patrol cars will help fulfill the PlaNYC goal of reducing City government’s carbon footprint. Through savings in fuel, these Altimas can quickly cover their additional cost, from then they will save taxpayers money – another example of how going green is good for our environment and our pocketbooks.”

The NYPD has already used some hybrids among its parking enforcement fleet, but the Nissan Altima Hybrids are the first to be used as regular police cars. The Altima Hybrid was chosen because of its low cost and godo fuel performance - it costs just $1,500 more than a standard police-spec Chevrolet Impala and delivers 35mpg to the Impala's 16mpg.

After a year of in-fleet testing, the NYPD will evaluate whether they should add more to the fleet or search for a different solution.

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