Altima has a MUCH MUCH more powerful engine. I can buy it only for that engine!!!
For handling I think if you trust Nissan or Japanese cars, then it will become fast also. Its handling capability is well over tires.
Maybe you need to try something like M4... Of course M4 is better but it doesn't feel that much better you saw in many videos!!!
What I really concern is the mid to long term reliability of CVTs and new VC-Turbo engines...
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