Nissan Almera Classic Overview: Generations, Specs, and Which to Buy
A guide to the Nissan Almera Classic sedan (2006–2012): its single generation, the 1.6 AT and 1.6 MT versions with 107 hp, and which one to pick.
The Nissan Almera Classic is a compact sedan built from 2006 to 2012 with a single output level of 107 hp across the range. Every version pairs a 1.6-liter (1596 cc) engine with front-wheel drive, so the choice comes down to transmission. It suits drivers who want a simple, straightforward sedan with a modest fuel appetite and an uncomplicated single-generation lineup.
Nissan Almera Classic generations
1 generation (2006–2012)
The first and only generation of the Nissan Almera Classic was produced from 2006 to 2012, exclusively as a sedan with front-wheel drive. The entire range uses a 1596 cc engine rated at 107 hp, offered with either a Manual or Automatic gearbox, for a total of 2 modifications. The Nissan Almera Classic 1.6 MT (1 generation) accelerates in 12.1 seconds and consumes 6.8 l/100 km, while the Nissan Almera Classic 1.6 AT (1 generation) does the sprint in 13.9 seconds with 7.6 l/100 km.
Because power, engine displacement, and drivetrain are identical across the lineup, the two versions differ only in transmission and the numbers that follow from it: the manual is 1.8 seconds quicker to speed and uses 0.8 l/100 km less fuel, while the automatic trades those figures for two-pedal driving.
Which Nissan Almera Classic to buy
- 1.6 MT (1 generation): the economical choice — 6.8 l/100 km and the quicker acceleration of the pair at 12.1 seconds, with the same 107 hp as the automatic.
- 1.6 AT (1 generation): the mass-market version with the Automatic gearbox — the same 107 hp and 1596 cc engine, with 7.6 l/100 km and acceleration in 13.9 seconds.
On the used market the picture is unusually simple: production ran 2006–2012 within a single generation, so there are no cross-generation differences to research — a later production year and the transmission type are the main things that separate one Nissan Almera Classic from another.
Which Nissan Almera Classic to avoid
There is no dominated version on power — both make 107 hp. But purely on the numbers, the Nissan Almera Classic 1.6 MT (1 generation) beats the 1.6 AT in both measured categories: 12.1 vs 13.9 seconds to speed and 6.8 vs 7.6 l/100 km. Avoid the 1.6 AT only if those figures matter more to you than the Automatic transmission itself; otherwise the automatic remains the mass-market pick.