Nissan Altima evolution

The Altima is Nissan's midsize sedan for North America, succeeding the Stanza and a longtime class bestseller.
6 generations, oldest to newest — open any step for details.

U131993–1997
1993
Nissan Altima U13ⓘ
New generation
U13
📅 1993–1997

First generation, derived from the Bluebird/Stanza lineage.

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L301998–2001
1998
Nissan Altima L30ⓘ
New generation
L30
📅 1998–2001

Second generation, larger body on an updated platform.

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L312002–2006
2002
Nissan Altima L31ⓘ
New generation
L31
📅 2002–2006

Third generation grown to full midsize with an available VQ35 V6.

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L322007–2012
2007
Nissan Altima L32ⓘ
New generation
L32
📅 2007–2012

Fourth generation on the Nissan D platform, added a coupe and hybrid.

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L332013–2018
2013
Nissan Altima L33ⓘ
New generation
L33
📅 2013–2018

Fifth generation on the shared D platform.

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L342019–present
2019
Nissan Altima L34ⓘ
New generation
L34
📅 2019–present

Sixth generation offering available all-wheel drive and the VC-Turbo engine.

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