We are talking of course about the mid-size category, which is the subject of Car & Driver's (C&D) magazine latest comparison test.
The publication took its previous winner, the North American market VW Passat (not to be confused with the Passat sold in other regions) that beat the Toyota Camry and Hyundai Sonata, and compared it against three newcomers, the 2013 versions of the Ford Fusion (to be sold in Europe as the new Mondeo), Honda Accord and Nissan Altima.
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Given that Nissan has long confirmed the development of a new hybrid powerplant for the 2013 Altima that will comprise a 2.5-liter supercharged inline-four gasoline engine linked to a compact CVT package incorporating a single electric motor and two clutches plus a lithium-ion battery, it's only reasonable to believe that it could be offered on the Pathfinder.
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During the recording of test drive, Cash told Nissan representatives that he had made a music video for his own, previous generation Altima. "I love my 2007 Altima so much that I made my own music video commercial on YouTube" he told Nissan.
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The Japanese company not only wants to surpass last year's sales of 295,790 Altimas in the States, which landed it in second place in the mid-size segment, some 42,000 units behind Toyota's best-selling Camry, but also expand its reach to more global markets.
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The 2013 Altima is critical to Nissan's plan to increase sales in North America with the Japanese automaker targeting to beat the Toyota Camry in the popular mid-size sedan segment.
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The Japanese carmaker has built more than 4.4 million examples of the four previous generations of the Altima since production started in Smyrna in 1992, a decade after the plant came to life.
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In the full-size category, we have the near-premium 2013 Acura RLX, which is somewhat misleadingly labeled as a concept study, and the mainstream 2014 Chevrolet Impala.
The mid-size segment is represented by the Fisker Atlantic showcar, which like the RLX, is more or less production ready, the 2013 Lexus ES, the 2013 Lincoln MKZ, the 2013 Nissan Altima and the 2013 Toyota Avalon, which has been re-categorized as a mid-size model.
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In 2011, the current Altima ranked as the second best-selling passenger car in the U.S behind the Toyota Camry. Nissan believes that the new model can do even better.
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The new Altima sports a sleeker and crispier design than its predecessor, evidently inspired from the larger Maxima. The mid-size sedan's interior is also new, but appears to be less exciting than the exterior in terms of styling.
"The safe thing to do would be to follow other automakers' paths, conservatively evolving the Altima so as not to upset the existing owner base. But that would not be in keeping with Nissan's 'Innovation for All' philosophy," commented Brian Carolin, Vice President of Nissan N.A.
"We took our most successful model and changed nearly everything – the look, the feel, the driving experience and, of course, the technology down to even the headlights and windshield wipers."
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Now, in what is probably the last teaser before the official unveiling of the mid-size model at the 2012 New York Auto Show next Wednesday, Nissan has dropped a 19-second long clip.
The video spins around the Altima's exterior before it zooms out to show us the instrument panel and the new 'Nissan Advanced Drive Assist Display' system, which the company says, "brings relevant information closer to eye level keeping your eyes on the road."
To help you get a better view of the 2013 Altima's exterior design, we've snapped some shots from the video that you can check out in the gallery after the break.
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After showing us the front, rear and top views of the Altima in the previous videos, Nissan is now completing the exterior set with a glimpse of the car's profile, which as you can, is distinguished by the more sculpted bodyside surfaces.
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Yes, it's teaser video number three that offers us our first look at the mid-size sedan's rear end styling and the multi-angle tail lamps, which follow the design of the head lights.
Head past the break to watch the video for yourself.
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As a reminder, the brand-new Altima will make its first public outing at the 2012 edition of the New York Auto International Show in April.
You can watch the two official teaser clips released by Nissan right after the break.
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In addition, Nissan confirmed that the next generation of the Altima would make its world premiere at the 2012 New York International Auto Show in the first week of April.
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The find was made by Mike Magrath from Insideline who was able to capture a screen shot of the car before Nissan pulled out the video replacing it with a revised version (3.44 minutes into the clip) that displays a covered up prototype of the Infiniti JX crossover in its place.
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