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You are in the Nissan Maxima Forum.What is this discussion about? Nissan Maxima, Sedan
#7823 of 8981 by timadams
Jan 23, 2004 (12:38 pm)
2004 Nissan Altima: 38.7' turning circle. Not very much less than the Maxima. Here are the turning circles, wheelbases and overall lengths:2004 Nissan Maxima: 40.0'_____ 111.2"____ 193.5"
2002 Nissan Maxima: 40.0'_____ 108.3"____ 191.5"
2004 Nissan Altima: 38.7'_____ 110.2"____ 191.5"
2004 Honda Accord V6: 36.1'_____ 107.9" ____ 189.5"
2000 Honda Accord V6: 36.4'_____ 106.9" ____ 188.8"
2004 Mazda 6s V6 : 38.7'_____ 105.3"____ 186.8"
2004 Toyota Avalon: 37.6'_____ 107.1" ____ 191.9"
2004 Toyota Camry: 36.7'_____ 107.1" ____ 189.2"
2000 Toyota Camry: 36.7'_____ 105.2"____ 188.5"
2004 Buick Park Avenue: 40.0'_____ 113.8"____ 206.8"
The current Maxima is just slightly longer (total length) than the Accord, Camry and Avalon. It is quite a bit shorter than the Park Avenue. The wheelbase is longer than most of the above cars, but less than the Park Avenue.
Here are a few more FWD sedans (turning circle, wheelbase, length):
2004 Pontiac Grand Prix: 37.4'_____ 110.5" ____ 198.2"
2004 Acura RL: 36.1'_____ 114.6"____ 196.6"
2004 Chevy Impala: 38.0'_____ 110.5" ____ 200"
2004 Chrysler Concorde: 37.6'_____ 113"____ 207.7"
As can be seen, the Maxima has perhaps the longest turning circle of any FWD car, even those that are much longer and have longer wheelbases. I don't really know what this means in terms of handling or design or quality. Probably not a whole lot, other than parking lot maneuverability and for U-turns. I am curious, however, why the Maxima has such a large turning circle.
#7824 of 8981 turning circle by p100
Jan 23, 2004 (5:28 pm)
My '83 Mercedes 300SD has surprisingly tight turning cicle for a large car that it is. I believe one reason are rather small wheels/tires on this car (factory size 195-70SR14). On the other hand my 95 Nissan SE V6 4X4 king cab pickup has turning diameter of a bus. This is no doubt due to additional clearance required to accomodate monster 31 X 10.5-R15 factory tires. In fact, Nissan used wheel adjustable wheel stops on this truck to prevent wheels from turning too much, which further increases the turning diameter.#7825 of 8981 bowke by kennyg5
Jan 23, 2004 (6:30 pm)
You are kidding, aren't you? Buick Park Avenue is a direct competitor of the Max? No wonder some of the posters here said that Caddie and Buick owners are looking at the Max, and I thought they were joking. LOL!#7826 of 8981 Overall length... by lichtronimo
Jan 23, 2004 (8:21 pm)
isn't important, but wheel base and wheel size is. Of the cars listed above, what are the standard wheel sizes? My educated guess is that none of the cars above are wearing anything larger than 16" wheels, which would be an advantage over even the Maxima SL's 17" wheels.#7827 of 8981 turning radius by suydam
Jan 24, 2004 (7:39 am)
Maybe that's why I haven't noticed an unduly large turning radius on my 01 GLE which has 16" wheels.#7829 of 8981 kenny... by bowke28
Jan 24, 2004 (10:48 am)
the maxima competitors are now the avalon, crown vic, park ave., bonneville, grand marquis, TL, GS330, etc...#7830 of 8981 Turning radius.. by ericu
Jan 24, 2004 (4:24 pm)
Quite honestly, who cares about the turning radius as long as you can still blow by cars on the highway riding on your 18" dubs
#7831 of 8981 turning radius by p100
Jan 24, 2004 (4:42 pm)
It is not the diameter of the rim that matters but the overall diameter of the tire as installed on your rim. For example, 31 X 10.5 R 15 tire is equivalent to P265-75-R15 tire and fits on a 15 inch rim. This tire is much taller than Maxima 18 inch tire becuase the Maxima tire is a low profile tire, whereas 31 X 10.5-R15 is a light truck tire with high sidewalls.Also, large American cars of the 1970's used P235-75-R15 tires which were also taller than modern low profile 18 inch tires, and the turning radius of those cars was certainly big.
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