Nissan Altima Hybrid – Buglewicz's Opinion:
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn is publicly ambivalent about hybrids. On one hand he dismisses them as something of a fad, but he's also a savvy enough businessman to know that people are buying them, and that Nissan should be in the game. Licensing Toyota technology for the Altima Hybrid was a good cost-saving idea, but the execution is lacking. This hybrid feels unrefined, with abrupt transitions between all-electric and dual power modes, and I frequently found myself gently accelerating when moments before I had been at a steady cruise. The rest of the car is good, a notable step up from the previous Altima, but Ghosn should either commit to or quit the hybrid game.

Keith Buglewicz