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Originally Posted by gsxr907
ALTIMA SE-R is the 2005.........CONTOUR SVT which is no longer in production.
What I was mean is :
Both look different than the base model they represent
Both have Bigger tires, more hp, handle better, limited production, cost more,
than the base model they represent.
Back in 2000 a new Contour svt was $24,500
Today a Altima SE-R is 30,000
Both nissan and ford are having a hard time selling them...to much$$$$$
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I hate to say it (and yes, I'm an SE-R owner), but the "more hp" comment really doesn't hold much weight from what I've seen dyno-wise. The SVTC had 30 HP more than the normal variant. Oh how I'd love to have had 280HP instead of the stock 250HP on the normal VQ model cars, but alas, all they did was remove the resonator to come up with the additional 10HP which is nothing to write home about.
Some 1/4 times are finally filtering in over on nissanclub.com for stock SE-R's and they are ranging from 15.2 - 14.4 from the slips I've seen. One guy claims a best of 14.22 but no slip was provided. What little power advantage there may be is negated by the heavier wheel package most likely. C&D ran a 14.2 in an 02 Altima SE way back when. I don't believe there is any appreciable difference no matter how many people "feel" the difference, until higher speeds when the 6-spd manual will show a gearing advantage over 100MPH. In the 1/4 mile, I don't think we'll see any difference between SE and SE-R models. Man I hate to say that, but I believe this to be the case at this point in time.
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