2010 Nissan Altima leaked online, internet almost fails to notice
 

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The image you see above is the updated 2010 Nissan Altima. No, really... it may look eerily similar to the mid-size sedan currently on dealer lots across the country wearing window stickers that say 2009, but the 2010 model is in fact slightly restyled.<br />
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Especially noticeable is the reworked front fascia, which now features a slightly more prominent upper grille and a lower intake that's molded in body color plastic instead of black. Flanking that lower opening are new foglights that sit inside boomerang-shaped recesses. We can't make out much of the car's hind quarters, but it seems the tail lamps have grown a in size.<br />
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The story of how this image was leaked is also at least mildly interesting. As we <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/22/nissan-recalling-26-000-2009-2010-altima-and-maxima-sedans-over/">reported earlier today</a>, all Altimas and Maximas from the 2009 and 2010 model years were recalled due to faulty upper front strut insulators, despite the fact that a total of zero 2010 Altimas have so far been sold. <em>Automotive News</em> used the image above of the 2010 Altima for its story, but nearly everyone - save the eagle-eyed chaps at <em>Motor Trend</em> - failed to notice the snafu since the new car looks so similar to the previous model. <em>Thanks for the tip, Mehdi!</em><br />
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[Source: <a href="http://wot.motortrend.com/6585303/recalls/first-image-of-2010-nissan-altima-leaked-during-cars-pre-production-recall/index.html">Motor Trend</a> via <a href="http://forums.altimas.org/zerothread?id=416825&post id=5091288#5091288">Altim a Forums</a>]<br /><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/22/2010-nissan-altima-leaked-online-internet-almost-fails-to-notic/">2010 Nissan Altima leaked online, internet almost fails to notice</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:55:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://wot.motortrend.com/6585303/recalls/first-image-of-2010-nissan-altima-leaked-during-cars-pre-production-recall/index.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/22/2010-nissan-altima-leaked-online-internet-almost-fails-to-notic/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19170256/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/22/2010-nissan-altima-leaked-online-internet-almost-fails-to-notic/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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