The refreshed 2024 Nissan Almera is now in the Philippine market, and it gets several improvements that might make it a stronger player in the sedan segment.
Let's compare the old (left) vs the new (right) Nissan Almera
But how is the updated Almera different from the pre-facelifted version in terms of appearance and specs? Let’s find out by comparing the outgoing Nissan Almera against the new one to find out.
2024 Nissan Almera Old Vs New: Exterior
The biggest difference between the old and new Almera has to do with their front ends. Nissan’s V-motion grille makes a return on the new Almera, but it gets a drastic makeover that omits the obvious chrome “V” from the old model. The new design is more intricate, and the main front vent also appears larger.
The older outgoing version
Other than the front, the 2024 Nissan Almera also comes with new wheel designs that look more dynamic-looking compared to the flatter set on the outgoing model. The old Almera’s LED headlamp, side portion, and rear section, however, were mostly carried over to the facelift.
The new 2024 Nissan Almera
2024 Nissan Almera Old vs New: Interior
Inside, the new Almera doesn’t detract that much from the outgoing version. Most control surfaces have the same position, and even the same flat-bottom steering wheel makes a return. The 2024 model, however, does get more visual flair thanks to its black and dark blue cabin color scheme. Contrast that to the off-white and black of the pre-facelift model.
The outgoing version's cockpit
Other interior features carried over to the new Almera are the single-zone automatic climate control system, a seven-inch TFT meter, power-folding side mirrors, a push-to-start button, as well as black leather or fabric seats. The rear seats still get a 60:40 split folding function too.
Inside the new Almera
2024 Nissan Almera Old vs New: Tech & Safety
Another big change for the 2024 model is that all variants now get a total of six airbags. Previously, the manual trim only came with dual front airbags.
Standard safety bits like hill-start assist, stability control system, ISOFIX child seat anchors, car alarm, and engine immobilizer are all standard across the board for both the old Almera and the refreshed one.
Pre-facelift Almera from the rear
As with the previous version though, only the top-spec model, which is now the VL, gets the Nissan Intelligent Mobility suite. This includes blind spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, lane departure warning, and high beam assist. Both the VL and VE then get an around-view monitor and an automatic emergency braking system.
The new Almera and old Almera use an eight-inch touchscreen for entertainment. On the old and new trims that have this, a six-piece speaker is then provided. Remember though that, unlike the old headunit which only had Apple CarPlay, the new one on the updated Nissan sedan now gets Android Auto as well.
The refreshed model's rear end
Also provided for the refreshed Almera’s top-spec VL trim is the NissanConnect Services. It enables a user to remotely control various features of the car via one’s smartphone including remote lock/unlock, remote start, a car finder function, etc. This feature was not available for the older version of the sedan.
2024 Nissan Almera Old vs New: Engine
The 2024 Nissan Almera retains the same 1.0-liter inline-3 turbo gasoline engine that was used by the pre-facelift model. Its power output has remained unchanged at 99 horsepower and 152 Nm of torque, and it gets the same five-speed manual or continuously variable transmission (CVT) options as well.
It uses the same engine as the outgoing pre-facelift model
No further adjustments were made to its chassis as well. For that matter, the newer facelift still utilizes a MacPherson strut front suspension and a torsion beam rear suspension.
For those curious, the 2024 Nissan Almera’s price ranges from Php 839,000 to Php 1,149,000.
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