Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Tuners, Coupes, Nissan
SEMA 2007: Nissan Altima Coupe Turbo
click image above for high-res gallery of the Altima Coupe Turbo
While we're just beginning to see a few Altima Coupes around town, once sales begin to head northward we're expecting the new coupe to become one of the darlings of the aftermarket. The Altima Coupe's sleek lines coupled with Nissan's 3.5 liters of V6 perfection are a solid foundation with which to begin, and Turbochargers.com has done exactly that. The VQ-series V6 gets a GTK650 turbo setup by Artisan Performance, supposedly good for over 450 HP. Fuel delivery comes courtesy of a new fuel rail and 650cc injectors, while charge temps are kept low through a custom intercooler. Although the 20x8.5-inch wheels are all show, the AP racing 13-inch, four-piston calipers are the business.
You can read through all the details in the press release after the jump and check the gallery below for a handful of high-res images.
Gallery: Nissan Altima Coupe Turbo
PRESS RELEASE:
Built by Turbochargers.com, the Fox Marketing Altima Coupe features a custom style not yet seen in the marketplace and a 450-plus horsepower VQ-series engine. BASF R-M white paint with black accents set off this unique coupe, and a custom-fit Extreme Dimensions front lip spoiler, combined with a 1.8-inch drop courtesy of Performance Springs, give the Fox Marketing Altima Coupe an aggressive stance. Additional style and performance is provided by a Brake Pros AP Racing 13-inch, 4-piston caliper brake system and mesh-style Privat NEV wheels, sized 20x8.5 inches, with a silver painted center and polished lip, wrapped in 245/30R20 Toyo T1R tires.
The Fox Marketing's Altima Coupe 3.5-liter V6 received a turbo kit built by Artisan Performance Turbo featuring a Turbonetics GTK650 turbo, "Evolution" wastegate, "Raptor" blow-off valve and a large Artisan Performance intercooler, measuring 26x10x3. Additional fuel is provided by an Artisan Performance fuel rail and 650cc injectors, while spent fumes are expelled through a three-inch Artisan Performance turbo-back exhaust. For additional performance and reliability, the Altima Coupe features an Artisan Performance crank pulley and performance oil lines. With all of these underhood additions, extra room was needed, so the battery has been relocated with a special Artisan Performance kit.
Inside, Artisan Performance seat brackets hold Yonaka Racing black leather racing seats with red stitching, providing occupant comfort, while STRI 60mm boost, oil pressure and exhaust gas temperature gauges give the driver all necessary information. A custom Rockford Fosgate audio system finishes off the interior.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
nissanfreak87 4:31PM (10/30/2007)
wow, Me+that=LOOOOOOOOOVVVEEEEEE!!!!!!!
I want that, now!
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Joe K. 4:34PM (10/30/2007)
I presume 87 means year of your birth, but I could've sworn you were a 15 year old cheerleader writing a note to her girlfriend during Social Studies with that comment...
nissanfreak87 4:41PM (10/30/2007)
you mus understand my love for all things Nissan, coupe, turbo, and white. This is one of my dream cars, and it will apparently have a Turbonetics turbo kit soon, so yeah, I regressed to the point of being a 15 year old cheerleader in a matter of seconds, but I could care less, I love that car.
Joe K. 5:01PM (10/30/2007)
To each there own, I'll file your 'dream' under "I will never understand" along with men who own toy poodles...
nissanfreak87 5:56PM (10/30/2007)
I have a lab, thanks very much
So because I like a car I'm not manly, also it was meant to be funny
teh Interwebz is serious business buddy!!! watch out!
Joe K. 6:12PM (10/30/2007)
Read it how you want, but i was saying i don't understand your love for this car, much like I don't understand men that love their poodle dogs. Never said you like Poodle dogs.
Speaking physics, this car is a terrible. Fwd with a tone of power and no sidewalls for needed give to hold grip. It just doesn't make technical sense at all. The low profile tires may squarely plant that tire into the ground, but the fact that when you put power to the ground using the front wheels will understeer you away from any line you were trying to hold. Its just a terrible car.
nissanfreak87 6:17PM (10/30/2007)
understood, but this is a show car, it's not really meant for performance, the idea of having a turbo kit for the car is nice though. I think the wheels are too large myself, but again, it's supposed to look pretty, not go fast.
Leaf 4:33PM (10/30/2007)
Sigh. I give up.
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Grant 4:33PM (10/30/2007)
i wonder if the torquesteer breaks your arm with 450HP?
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vdk 5:17PM (10/30/2007)
450hp on the front wheels? Haha... that's a joke... I bet that car will never go in a straight line...
Clinton 5:25PM (10/30/2007)
That's what I was thinking. But it’s just a SEMA show car so I don't think they cared if it was drivable or not.
clark 8:34PM (10/30/2007)
Probably no trips to the orthopod necessary my friend, my experience w/ my hardened, ported and polished MDX motor w/ TLS cams in my 05 Accord 6MT has shown it can get very friggen squirrelly. It's challenging to stay in one bumpy lane, uphill WOT. Fun too. Whatcha gunna do it's FWD! :)
Kookr 4:34PM (10/30/2007)
Man those GTK650's always look sexy no matter what theyre on.
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Pete 5:44PM (10/30/2007)
Why does Nissan even build this?!
Big jim 4:47PM (10/30/2007)
where's the hood
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nissanfreak87 4:52PM (10/30/2007)
I guess the turbo wouldn't fit and or they just wanted to show off the turbo kit
Patrick 4:55PM (10/30/2007)
haha EXACTLY. It's SEMA, where a hood is less important than a Subway sticker.
nissanfreak87 4:59PM (10/30/2007)
eh, show cars it's acceptable, I'm more interested in the 450hp than the pretty engine bay, although that is a nice bonus
Luis 1:00PM (10/31/2007)
The turbo ate the hood...
mk 5:45PM (10/30/2007)
WHY???????
They have a perfectly good RWD car that even looks similar.
That much power through a FWD drivetrain is going to do one thing. Break.
Talk to me about a 3.8 twin turbo engine in a G37 (or G38 as it would be) with automated manual trans... and then maybe i'll be interested, with the car driving it's rear wheels, or all of them. The right way.
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