the nissan altima is a car made by nissan motor company. it was first made in 1993 and has had four generations. the car won the 2002 north american car of the year and the 2010 altima received the nhtsa's highest front- impact crash safety rating (five stars). there is a hybrid version of the altima available which was first made in 2007. the car comes in a 4-door sedan and a 2-door coupe.