10/07/2008 05:48. The Altima Hybrid is not exactly an auto enthusiast's dream machine but I decided on it for the weekend because I knew I would be driving close to 200 miles in the course of those couple of days and I wanted to see just what kind of mileage this hybrid would achieve in the real world. After driving about 175 miles-eighty percent of which was highway-I averaged about 33 mpg, which is the Altima Hybrid's city mpg rating. I was surprised that it wasn't a bit better since my cruise was set at 75 mph or less for most of the trip. For a large portion of the drive, I was carrying over a hundred pounds in the trunk from a Costco run so it's possible that this extra weight brought the number down. Luckily, I skipped the thirty-six-roll paper towel and the 100-pound dog food because the trunk is... // Automobile Magazine