Specifications Comparison: 2013 Nissan Altima vs 2002 Nissan Altima

Researched By The AutoPadre Staff

Engine Horsepower & Torque

2013 Nissan Altima

Engine Horsepower & Torque

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	HP	Torque (ft-lbs)
S	2.5L I4	FWD	175	180
	2.5L I4	FWD	182	180
S	2.5L I4	FWD	182	180
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	182	180
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	182	180
S	3.5L V6	FWD	270	251
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	270	251
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	270	251

2002 Nissan Altima

Engine Horsepower & Torque

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	HP	Torque (ft-lbs)
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	175	181
S	2.5L I4	FWD	175	181
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	175	181
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	240	246

Engine Horsepower Per Unit Of Displacement

2013 Nissan Altima

Horsepower Per Liter & Inch³

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	HP Per Liter	HP Per Inch³
S	2.5L I4	FWD	70	1.14
	2.5L I4	FWD	72	1.19
S	2.5L I4	FWD	72	1.19
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	72	1.19
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	72	1.19
S	3.5L V6	FWD	77	1.26
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	77	1.26
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	77	1.26

2002 Nissan Altima

Horsepower Per Liter & Inch³

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	HP Per Liter	HP Per Inch³
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	70	1.14
S	2.5L I4	FWD	70	1.14
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	70	1.14
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	68	1.12

Gas Mileage

2013 Nissan Altima

Fuel Mileage (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	MPG City	MPG Hwy	MPG Combined
S	2.5L I4	FWD	23	32	27.5
	2.5L I4	FWD	27	38	32.5
S	2.5L I4	FWD	27	38	32.5
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	27	38	32.5
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	27	38	32.5
S	3.5L V6	FWD	22	31	26.5
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	22	31	26.5
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	22	31	26.5

2002 Nissan Altima

Fuel Mileage (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	MPG City	MPG Hwy	MPG Combined
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	23	29	26
S	2.5L I4	FWD	23	29	26
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	23	29	26
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	21	26	23.5

2013 Nissan Altima

Fuel Mileage (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	L/100km City	L/100km Hwy	L/100km Combined
S	2.5L I4	FWD	10.0	7.0	9.0
	2.5L I4	FWD	9.0	6.0	7.0
S	2.5L I4	FWD	9.0	6.0	7.0
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	9.0	6.0	7.0
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	9.0	6.0	7.0
S	3.5L V6	FWD	11.0	8.0	9.0
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	11.0	8.0	9.0
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	11.0	8.0	9.0

2002 Nissan Altima

Fuel Mileage (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	L/100km City	L/100km Hwy	L/100km Combined
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	10.0	8.0	9.0
S	2.5L I4	FWD	10.0	8.0	9.0
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	10.0	8.0	9.0
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	11.0	9.0	10.0

Gas Tank Size

2013 Nissan Altima

Fuel Tank Size

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Fuel Tank Size (Gal)	Fuel Tank Size (L)
S	2.5L I4	FWD	20.0	75.7
	2.5L I4	FWD	18.0	68.1
S	2.5L I4	FWD	18.0	68.1
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	18.0	68.1
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	18.0	68.1
S	3.5L V6	FWD	18.0	68.1
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	18.0	68.1
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	18.0	68.1

2002 Nissan Altima

Fuel Tank Size

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Fuel Tank Size (Gal)	Fuel Tank Size (L)
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	20.0	75.7
S	2.5L I4	FWD	20.0	75.7
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	20.0	75.7
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	20.0	75.7

Gas Tank Range

2013 Nissan Altima

Fuel Tank Range (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (Miles)	Highway (Miles)	Combined (Miles)
S	2.5L I4	FWD	460	640	550
	2.5L I4	FWD	486	684	585
S	2.5L I4	FWD	486	684	585
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	486	684	585
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	486	684	585
S	3.5L V6	FWD	396	558	477
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	396	558	477
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	396	558	477

2002 Nissan Altima

Fuel Tank Range (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (Miles)	Highway (Miles)	Combined (Miles)
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	460	580	520
S	2.5L I4	FWD	460	580	520
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	460	580	520
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	420	520	470

2013 Nissan Altima

Fuel Tank Range (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (KM)	Highway (KM)	Combined (KM)
S	2.5L I4	FWD	740	1030	885
	2.5L I4	FWD	782	1101	941
S	2.5L I4	FWD	782	1101	941
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	782	1101	941
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	782	1101	941
S	3.5L V6	FWD	637	898	768
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	637	898	768
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	637	898	768

2002 Nissan Altima

Fuel Tank Range (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (KM)	Highway (KM)	Combined (KM)
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	740	933	837
S	2.5L I4	FWD	740	933	837
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	740	933	837
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	676	837	756

Legroom

2013 Nissan Altima

Legroom (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Legroom (in)	2nd Row Legroom (in)	3rd Row Legroom (in)	4th Row Legroom (in)	5th Row Legroom (in)
S	2.5L I4	FWD	42.5	34.4
	2.5L I4	FWD	45	36.1
S	2.5L I4	FWD	45	36.1
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	45	36.1
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	45	36.1
S	3.5L V6	FWD	45	36.1
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	45	36.1
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	45	36.1

2002 Nissan Altima

Legroom (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Legroom (in)	2nd Row Legroom (in)	3rd Row Legroom (in)	4th Row Legroom (in)	5th Row Legroom (in)
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	43.9	36.4
S	2.5L I4	FWD	43.9	36.4
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	43.9	36.4
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	43.9	36.4

2013 Nissan Altima

Legroom (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Legroom (cm)	2nd Row Legroom (cm)	3rd Row Legroom (cm)	4th Row Legroom (cm)	5th Row Legroom (cm)
S	2.5L I4	FWD	108	87.4
	2.5L I4	FWD	114.3	91.7
S	2.5L I4	FWD	114.3	91.7
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	114.3	91.7
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	114.3	91.7
S	3.5L V6	FWD	114.3	91.7
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	114.3	91.7
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	114.3	91.7

2002 Nissan Altima

Legroom (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Legroom (cm)	2nd Row Legroom (cm)	3rd Row Legroom (cm)	4th Row Legroom (cm)	5th Row Legroom (cm)
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	111.5	92.5
S	2.5L I4	FWD	111.5	92.5
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	111.5	92.5
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	111.5	92.5

Headroom

2013 Nissan Altima

Headroom (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Headroom (in)	2nd Row Headroom (in)	3rd Row Headroom (in)	4th Row Headroom (in)	5th Row Headroom (in)
S	2.5L I4	FWD	39.7	35.6
	2.5L I4	FWD	40	37.1
S	2.5L I4	FWD	40	37.1
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	39.1	37.1
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	40	37.1
S	3.5L V6	FWD	40	37.1
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	39.1	37.1
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	39.1	37.1

2002 Nissan Altima

Headroom (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Headroom (in)	2nd Row Headroom (in)	3rd Row Headroom (in)	4th Row Headroom (in)	5th Row Headroom (in)
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	40.8	37.6
S	2.5L I4	FWD	40.8	37.6
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	40.8	37.6
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	40.8	37.6

2013 Nissan Altima

Headroom (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Headroom (cm)	2nd Row Headroom (cm)	3rd Row Headroom (cm)	4th Row Headroom (cm)	5th Row Headroom (cm)
S	2.5L I4	FWD	100.8	90.4
	2.5L I4	FWD	101.6	94.2
S	2.5L I4	FWD	101.6	94.2
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	99.3	94.2
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	101.6	94.2
S	3.5L V6	FWD	101.6	94.2
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	99.3	94.2
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	99.3	94.2

2013 Nissan Altima

Headroom (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Headroom (cm)	2nd Row Headroom (cm)	3rd Row Headroom (cm)	4th Row Headroom (cm)	5th Row Headroom (cm)
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	103.6	95.5
S	2.5L I4	FWD	103.6	95.5
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	103.6	95.5
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	103.6	95.5

Ground Clearance

2013 Nissan Altima

Ground Clearance (inches)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Ground Clearance Front (in)	Ground Clearance Rear (in)	Ground Clearance Min (in)	Ground Clearance Max (in)
S	2.5L I4	FWD			5.3

No Data Available: 2002 Nissan Altima Ground Clearance (inches)

2013 Nissan Altima

Ground Clearance (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Ground Clearance Front (cm)	Ground Clearance Rear (cm)	Ground Clearance Min (cm)	Ground Clearance Max (cm)
S	2.5L I4	FWD			13.5

No Data Available: 2002 Nissan Altima Ground Clearance (cm)

Height

2013 Nissan Altima

Height

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Height (in)	Height (ft)	Height (cm)	Height (m)
S	2.5L I4	FWD	55.9	4.66	142	1.42
	2.5L I4	FWD	57.9	4.83	147.1	1.47
S	2.5L I4	FWD	57.9	4.83	147.1	1.47
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	57.9	4.83	147.1	1.47
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	57.9	4.83	147.1	1.47
S	3.5L V6	FWD	58.1	4.84	147.6	1.48
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	58.1	4.84	147.6	1.48
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	58.1	4.84	147.6	1.48

2002 Nissan Altima

Height

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Height (in)	Height (ft)	Height (cm)	Height (m)
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	57.9	4.83	147.1	1.47
S	2.5L I4	FWD	57.9	4.83	147.1	1.47
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	57.9	4.83	147.1	1.47
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	57.9	4.83	147.1	1.47

Length

2013 Nissan Altima

Length

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Length (in)	Length (ft)	Length (cm)	Length (m)
S	2.5L I4	FWD	180.9	15.08	459.5	4.59
	2.5L I4	FWD	191.5	15.96	486.4	4.86
S	2.5L I4	FWD	191.5	15.96	486.4	4.86
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	191.5	15.96	486.4	4.86
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	191.5	15.96	486.4	4.86
S	3.5L V6	FWD	191.5	15.96	486.4	4.86
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	191.5	15.96	486.4	4.86
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	191.5	15.96	486.4	4.86

2002 Nissan Altima

Length

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Length (in)	Length (ft)	Length (cm)	Length (m)
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	191.5	15.96	486.4	4.86
S	2.5L I4	FWD	191.5	15.96	486.4	4.86
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	191.5	15.96	486.4	4.86
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	191.5	15.96	486.4	4.86

Width Without Mirrors

2013 Nissan Altima

Width W/O Mirrors

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Width W/O Mirrors (in)	Width W/O Mirrors (ft)	Width W/O Mirrors (cm)	Width W/O Mirrors (m)
S	2.5L I4	FWD	70.7	5.89	179.6	1.8
	2.5L I4	FWD	72	6.0	182.9	1.83
S	2.5L I4	FWD	72	6.0	182.9	1.83
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	72	6.0	182.9	1.83
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	72	6.0	182.9	1.83
S	3.5L V6	FWD	72	6.0	182.9	1.83
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	72	6.0	182.9	1.83
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	72	6.0	182.9	1.83

2002 Nissan Altima

Width W/O Mirrors

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Width W/O Mirrors (in)	Width W/O Mirrors (ft)	Width W/O Mirrors (cm)	Width W/O Mirrors (m)
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	70.4	5.87	178.8	1.79
S	2.5L I4	FWD	70.4	5.87	178.8	1.79
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	70.4	5.87	178.8	1.79
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	70.4	5.87	178.8	1.79

Wheelbase

2013 Nissan Altima

Wheelbase

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Wheelbase (in)	Wheelbase (ft)	Wheelbase (cm)	Wheelbase (m)
S	2.5L I4	FWD	105.3	8.78	267.5	2.67
	2.5L I4	FWD	109.3	9.11	277.6	2.78
S	2.5L I4	FWD	109.3	9.11	277.6	2.78
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	109.3	9.11	277.6	2.78
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	109.3	9.11	277.6	2.78
S	3.5L V6	FWD	109.3	9.11	277.6	2.78
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	109.3	9.11	277.6	2.78
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	109.3	9.11	277.6	2.78

2002 Nissan Altima

Wheelbase

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Wheelbase (in)	Wheelbase (ft)	Wheelbase (cm)	Wheelbase (m)
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	110.2	9.18	279.9	2.8
S	2.5L I4	FWD	110.2	9.18	279.9	2.8
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	110.2	9.18	279.9	2.8
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	110.2	9.18	279.9	2.8

Curb Weight

2013 Nissan Altima

Curb Weight

Trim	Engine	Drive train	Curb Weight	Horsepower	Weight / Horsepower Ratio
S	2.5L I4	FWD	3,124 lbs.	175 hp	17.9 lbs/hp
	2.5L I4	FWD	3,108 lbs.	182 hp	17.1 lbs/hp
S	2.5L I4	FWD	3,114 lbs.	182 hp	17.1 lbs/hp
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	3,187 lbs.	182 hp	17.5 lbs/hp
SV	2.5L I4	FWD	3,121 lbs.	182 hp	17.1 lbs/hp
S	3.5L V6	FWD	3,295 lbs.	270 hp	12.2 lbs/hp
SL	3.5L V6	FWD	3,355 lbs.	270 hp	12.4 lbs/hp
SV	3.5L V6	FWD	3,323 lbs.	270 hp	12.3 lbs/hp

2002 Nissan Altima

Curb Weight

Trim	Engine	Drive train	Curb Weight	Horsepower	Weight / Horsepower Ratio
(5 Spd)	2.5L I4	FWD	2,999 lbs.	175 hp	17.1 lbs/hp
S	2.5L I4	FWD	3,046 lbs.	175 hp	17.4 lbs/hp
SL	2.5L I4	FWD	3,052 lbs.	175 hp	17.4 lbs/hp
SE	3.5L V6	FWD	3,225 lbs.	240 hp	13.4 lbs/hp

Oil Capacity

2013 Nissan Altima

Oil Capacity

Engine	Oil Capacity (Quarts)	Oil Capacity (Liters)	Viscosity
2.5L 4 Cyl. QR25DE	4.9 Qts.	4.6 L	0W-20, 5W-30
3.5L 6 Cyl. VQ35DE	5.1 Qts.	4.8 L	5W-30

2002 Nissan Altima

Oil Capacity

Engine	Oil Capacity (Quarts)	Oil Capacity (Liters)	Viscosity
2.5L 4 Cyl. QR25DE	4.2 Qts.	4.0 L	5W-30
3.5L 6 Cyl. VQ35DE	4.4 Qts.	4.2 L	5W-30

Battery Size

2013 Nissan Altima

Battery Size

Trim	Battery Code	Length x Width x Height
Standard Ex Hybrid	35	9 1/16" x 6 7/8" x 8 7/8"

2002 Nissan Altima

Battery Size

Trim	Battery Code	Length x Width x Height
Standard	24F	10 3/4" x 6 13/16" x 9"
Standard	34R	10 1/4" x 6 13/16" x 7 7/8"

Cargo Space: Trunk Volume

2013 Nissan Altima

Cargo Space

Trim	Trunk Volume ft³	Trunk Volume m³
2dr Coupe I4 2.5 S Trunk Volume	8.2 ft³	0.23 m³
4dr Sedan I4 2.5 Trunk Volume	15.4 ft³	0.44 m³
4dr Sedan I4 2.5 S Trunk Volume	15.4 ft³	0.44 m³
4dr Sedan I4 2.5 SV Trunk Volume	15.4 ft³	0.44 m³
4dr Sedan I4 2.5 SL Trunk Volume	15.4 ft³	0.44 m³
4dr Sedan I4 2.5 SL Trunk Volume	15.4 ft³	0.44 m³
4dr Sedan V6 3.5 S Trunk Volume	15.4 ft³	0.44 m³
4dr Sedan V6 3.5 SV Trunk Volume	15.4 ft³	0.44 m³
4dr Sedan V6 3.5 SL Trunk Volume	15.4 ft³	0.44 m³

2002 Nissan Altima

Cargo Space

Trim	Trunk Volume ft³	Trunk Volume m³
4dr Sedan Manual Trunk Volume	15.6 ft³	0.44 m³
4dr Sedan Auto Trunk Volume	15.6 ft³	0.44 m³
4dr Sedan S Manual Trunk Volume	15.6 ft³	0.44 m³
4dr Sedan S Auto Trunk Volume	15.6 ft³	0.44 m³
4dr Sedan SL Manual Trunk Volume	15.6 ft³	0.44 m³
4dr Sedan SL Auto Trunk Volume	15.6 ft³	0.44 m³
4dr Sedan SE Manual Trunk Volume	15.6 ft³	0.44 m³
4dr Sedan SE Auto Trunk Volume	15.6 ft³	0.44 m³

Timing Belt Or Chain

2013 Nissan Altima

Timing Belt Or Chain

Engine	Belt Or Chain	Interference or Non-Interference	Replacement interval (miles)
2.5L 4 Cyl. 182 hp (QR25DE)	Timing Chain	Interference	Lifetime
3.5L V6 270 hp (VQ35DE)	Timing Chain	Interference	Lifetime

2002 Nissan Altima

Timing Belt Or Chain

Engine	Belt Or Chain	Interference or Non-Interference	Replacement interval (miles)
2.5L 4 Cyl. 182 hp (QR25DE)	Timing Chain	Interference	Lifetime
3.5L V6 240 hp (VQ35DE)	Timing Chain	Interference	Lifetime

Exterior Colors

2013 Nissan Altima

Exterior Colors

Exterior Color Name	Exterior Color
Brilliant Silver Metallic [Silver]
Cayenne Red Metallic [Red]
Java Metallic [Brown]
Metallic Slate [Gray]
Pearl White [White]
Saharan Stone Metallic [Beige]
Storm Blue Metallic [Blue]
Super Black [Black]

2002 Nissan Altima

Exterior Colors

Exterior Color Name	Exterior Color
Opal Blue Metallic [Blue]
Sheer Silver [Silver]
Super Black [Black]

Interior Colors

2013 Nissan Altima

Interior Colors

Interior Color Name	Interior Color
Beige w/Cloth Seat Trim [Beige]
Charcoal w/Cloth Seat Trim [Gray]

2002 Nissan Altima

Interior Colors

Interior Color Name	Interior Color
Frost w/Cloth Seat Trim [Silver]

Steering Wheel Size

2013 Nissan Altima

Steering Wheel Size

Steering Wheel Diameter (inches)	Steering Wheel Circumference (inches)	Steering Wheel Classification
14 1/2"	4"	None

2002 Nissan Altima

Steering Wheel Size

Steering Wheel Diameter (inches)	Steering Wheel Circumference (inches)	Steering Wheel Classification
15"	4"	C

Wiper Sizes

2013 Nissan Altima

Wiper Sizes

Driver's Side (inches)	Passenger's (inches)	Rear (inches)
28	16	None

2002 Nissan Altima

Wiper Sizes

Driver's Side (inches)	Passenger's (inches)	Rear (inches)
26	17	None

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