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Replying to: captain2 (Mar 18, 2008 12:05 pm) I'm sure Nissan could do a better job than Chevy did!
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Replying to: allmet33 (Mar 18, 2008 12:12 pm)
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Replying to: captain2 (Mar 18, 2008 12:39 pm) Honestly, I think Nissan is about to prove that it can be done, however...until hard facts come out, we can only speculate what will be. I agree that it may not be the best configuration, please don't think I'm contending that point. I'm simply saying that it may be possible for Nissan to take Chevy's idea and make it work better. TS can be a problem, but it usually is only a problem when one mashes on the gas pedal. I've never seen a situation where TS is a problem under normal driving situations. Even with the cars that have TS issues, it's not such a problem that it's yanking control out of the driver's hands and causing accidents. It's a price to pay to have the benefits of FWD and get the power some want available in RWD cars.
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Replying to: allmet33 (Mar 18, 2008 12:52 pm)
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Replying to: captain2 (Mar 18, 2008 1:07 pm) The magic number that keeps getting thrown around is 300 and up, but we aren't talking taking the Max over 300 hp or even up to it.
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Replying to: allmet33 (Mar 18, 2008 1:15 pm)
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Replying to: captain2 (Mar 18, 2008 12:05 pm) 1) After reading your post #5873 that basically blames the current Maxima's torque steer on every factor except solar flares, I was about to point out what you'd missed -- until you basically contradicted the implications of your post #5873 in post #5875, by acknowledging that the current Altima owes some of its torque steer reduction to that improved halfshaft geometry. That's the real reason why the current Maxima (built on the previous Altima) has more torque steer than the similarly sized, similarly powered Altima. 2) The '92 Maxima with the top engine had "serious torque steer issues"? Sir, as chance would have it, I own the 190-horsepower 1992 Nissan Maxima SE, which I bought new and have driven (with religious maintenance) for nearly 16 years. It absolutely does not have "serious torque steer issues." In fact, my wife's four-cylinder, four-wheel-drive '03 Honda CR-V has much more torque steer than my Maxima.
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Replying to: allmet33 (Mar 18, 2008 8:37 am)
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Replying to: alexstore (Mar 19, 2008 3:34 am) On some other notes, I like the interior and looks as the tech packages will be nice. But, why only 9.3GB for the music system? Hard drive space is cheap. Notice the shifter is offset closer to the driver, (wonder where they got that from?) Still no nod whether FWD or RWD.
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Replying to: captain2 (Mar 18, 2008 1:26 pm)
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