Meltdown07 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 not a fan of the headlamp assembly, or the grill Rest looks decent. Go Cardinals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenc544 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Forgive me for being simplistic here, but I honestly cannot see why anyone would get a Maxima. Save a few $$$ & get aa beautiful Altima, or spend a few $$$ more & get a G35/37. What am I missing about the Maxima. Maxima owners are very loyal to their cars. The cars are really nice. I just can't beyond the Altima comparisons. Thanks. Jesse I agree. The Altima is a very nice car and I'm sure it steals a lot of sales from Maxima. Maxima needs more to distinguish itself from the Altima. Maxima is bring back it's 4DSC (4 Doors Sports Car) moniker so something like a turbo or AWD would certainly fit that description better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syphax Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 The front end looks a bit like a squished pickup truck grille to me. Otherwise it looks pretty sharp. Semper ubi sub ubi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Front and back profiles are alright... side profile is strange. I really like the current Maxima. Big, comfortable, quick, I would have considered it if it was AWD/ RWD. Alas, the only Nissan product that I would now really consider selling my wagon for is the '03-'05 M45. Nice big V8, and RWD. Great JDM looks too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vimy101 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Alas, the only Nissan product that I would now really consider selling my wagon for is the '03-'05 M45. Nice big V8, and RWD. Great JDM looks too... The 03 and 04 M45 were on my short list. The MY05 was the debut of the new body style. 03, 04 http://images.automotive.com/stock/300/INFINITI/M45/2004/4SA.JPG 05+ http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2005/01/10/000288.1-lg.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldawg GT Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Need AWD, buy a Murano. That's what Nissan wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Need AWD, buy a Murano. That's what Nissan wants. Problem is, that AWD is only a wannabe AWD (IOW Only/If/Then). And, like the Maxima, the drivetrain is facing the wrong direction... Can you say torque steer, even with a LSD front diff, which I'm not even sure that the Maxima still uses in this day and age of TC. Ponderous, up/down, plowing, yawing on turns when driven at anything approaching alacrity - no thanks SBT - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactojesse Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 IMO, it's much better looking than the current generation abomination that is sold as the Nissan Maxima. That said, however, I'd still never consider it because it's FWD. If I wanted a FWD car, I'd buy a Honda Fit and get 33 mpg. Otherwise, I'd buy a real car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmoe Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 oooff... that thing is uuuuugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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