Nissan put the 2027 Altima on sale today at $27,790, a $210 increase over the outgoing 2026 model’s base price. The lineup is lean: just two grades, SV and SR, with all-wheel drive available only on the SR. Three configurations, one engine, and a $1,275 destination charge.
That trim structure is worth noting for buyers who came expecting a full ladder. The SV handles the value brief at $27,790 with front-wheel drive; the SR adds sportier styling and a larger infotainment screen at $29,190 in FWD form, then steps to $30,690 with Intelligent All-Wheel Drive. Every model runs a 2.5-liter direct-injection four-cylinder rated at 188 hp in FWD configuration, which drops to 182 hp with AWD. The tradeoff for that AWD confidence is about three mpg in highway fuel economy: FWD models are rated 26 city and 36 highway; the SR AWD comes in at 25 city and 33 highway.
The SV arrives with an 8-inch touchscreen; step to the SR and that grows to a 12.3-inch display. Both trims carry Apple CarPlay and Android Auto standard, USB-A and USB-C ports, and Remote Engine Start. Wireless phone charging and ProPILOT Assist, Nissan’s lane-centering and adaptive cruise system for highway use, are available on both grades. Nissan Safety Shield 360 is standard across the board, which means blind spot warning, rear automatic braking, and high beam assist come with every Altima sold.
The Altima’s claim to comfort has always been its Zero Gravity seats, a design borrowed from aerospace seating research that Nissan has carried through this generation to reduce fatigue on longer drives. Those remain standard, as does a 15.4-cubic-foot trunk with 60/40 split-folding rear seats. Nissan also points to front legroom as a segment differentiator versus the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, though that comparison references base model dimensions.
The SR grade leans into a sportier stance with 19-inch alloy wheels, gloss black exterior trim, a carbon fiber center console, sport exhaust finishers, and paddle shifters. FWD SR models get Active Ride Control, Intelligent Trace Control, and a sport-tuned suspension; AWD models carry the same electronic assists but swap the sport suspension for the AWD hardware.
The bigger picture for the Altima is one of declining volume. The nameplate moved 113,898 units in 2024, down 11 percent year-over-year and a long way from the 335,644 units it hit at its 2014 peak. Narrowing the lineup to two grades is a defensible response to that trajectory. Nissan’s 2027 model-year rollout has focused on value-dense configurations rather than trim proliferation: the 2027 Sentra starts at $22,990 with a retuned CVT, and the 2027 Rogue opens at $29,690 with eight configurations spanning two powertrain families. The Altima slots neatly between them, priced above the Sentra and below the Rogue, without the complexity of a hybrid or a wider trim ladder to manage.
Nissan has not announced a hybrid variant for the Altima, leaving that technology in the Rogue lineup where the Rogue Hybrid’s e-POWER system just picked up a Wards 10 Best Engines award before the SUV reaches dealers. Whether that award-winning drivetrain eventually migrates to a sedan platform is a question Nissan hasn’t addressed.
At $27,790 before destination, the Altima undercuts the Accord and Camry at the base of the midsize segment. For a nameplate working to stabilize sales rather than grow them, that price position may matter more than any feature on the sheet.
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