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Replying to: user421229 (Sep 09, 2008 7:26 am) |
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Replying to: user421229 (Sep 09, 2008 7:26 am) |
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Replying to: out4cat (Sep 08, 2008 5:01 pm) The overseas version of the 6 is sharper looking, they definitely neutered some of the looks with the US version.
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Replying to: user421229 (Sep 09, 2008 7:26 am)
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Replying to: nemesis04 (Sep 09, 2008 4:18 pm) |
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Hey I have only seen one 09 Maxima on the road and it was in Precision Grey which is the color of my 07, I have not seen one in Tuscan Sun, does anyone on this page have one in that color? Is it hard to keep clean? I am glad they made the color deeper and darker than the old Sonoma Sunset (04-08).
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I'm considering new car. Currently drive an '06 TL 6MT. Test drove the '09 Max SV Premium and Tech package. Loved the looks, handling, interior, and tranny. Not sure if I want to give up a MT and my reasons in the past was b/c I could not stand regular automatics and the jarring downshifts when making passing maneuvers or going up twisty mountain roads. The CVT seems to solve these issues. To me it was a very good thing. I guess I don't understand why this tranny is not what most would want or why they feel it is not sporty enough. It was buttery smooth compared to a normal AT.
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Replying to: cecilt1 (Sep 09, 2008 6:49 pm) I'm not arguing that the 2009 Maxima CVT won't be attractive to "most" Camry, Accord and Buick shoppers. It certainly will. But, IMHO, if Nissan wants any chance whatsoever of recapturing even semi-serious driving enthusiasts (and making their 4DSC label less of a joke) they need to offer a manual transmission alternative. Or, at a minimum, ditch the CVT in favor of a SMG/DSG if they are only going to offer one transmission. Nissan offering a sport suspension and high performance 19" tire option on a CVT transmission is worse than Toyota putting a spoiler on a Camry and calling it a sport version. At least that spoiler doesn't need to be replaced every 15-20k miles and doesn't give those who want "buttery smooth" a rougher ride in the interim. It's challenging enough to keep even a "sporty" label on a FWD car that has bloated from 3,000 to 3,600+ lbs, but doing so with a rubber band CVT is beyond credible.
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Replying to: habitat1 (Sep 10, 2008 2:26 am) If you prefer BMWs, that's fine, but you realize that not everyone does. The vast majority of folks drive mostly in bumper to bumper traffic, on 35 mph residential streets, or cruise on an interstate, and still manage to fined plenty of excitement in their lives.
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I must say that as direct and critical of the Maxima as habitat1 may come across, his opinion of the CVT is right on target. A sports package should allow the enthusiast driver to feel the rush of the car shifting, the CVT is as he states, for Buick and Oldsmobile (gee we know what happened to those). For the price of the sport package Nissan gives you 19in wheels (dress up), sport tuned suspension (what does that mean) and seats with an extra long cushion on the front (the cushion is too soft and by no means anything like the same bolsters on a BMW). Oh yeah and paddle shifters on CVT transmission. You know there is a reason why BMW takes an extra year or 2 to bring the M series cars into the market after the original versions hit the streets, fine tuning, real power, sophisticated and respectable performance, not just play dress up like Nissan. After all from the base line S to the SV-Premium and SV-Sport, the engine is the same on all 3, what gives? I agree that every day driving is what most of us do in bumper to bumper traffic but if Nissan is going to charge a couple of thousand dollars to portray their car as sporty, then by all means don't just give the Maxima a bark, make the darn thing bite and bite hard. I have nothing against the Maxima, have owned and loved all 3 of mine (the 04 was a challenge quality wise). I have something against Nissan talking the talk but not letting the car walk the walk. The engine can easily exceed 300 HP but they put that version in the fufu snob appeal Infinity and not the Sport Package Maxima, just not right. |
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