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Sedans Nissan Maxima 2009 Nissan Maxima
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Wow. I haven't been that immediately taken with a design since the European version of the Mazda 6 (still bummed we're not getting that.) That is an absolutely beautiful design. One negative for me is they've borrowed Infiniti's navigation dash design, which looks very strange to me. But that exterior. Wow. I can't wait to see it in person. I too really like the Altima but still hate the tail lamps. Thank God Nissan played it cool on these rear lamps.
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Replying to: johnmarco (Mar 19, 2008 6:20 am) This new Maxima looks awesome! There is mention on the Nissan site of a dual panel roof and other things not seen in the pics so there is more to come. Maybe AWD??
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I have been very impressed with what I have seen so far. This may be my next car (I currently drive a 2000 Audi A4). The only disappointment I have so far is the lack of AWD. I have stated to my friends and family that I will never buy again a car without AWD. I love the look and features in the new Maxima but 290HP though the front wheels could be a major issue for torque steer. Hopefully Nissan have done their homework here if they want this thing to be a sports sedan. Things I want in my next car: Memory seats (it gets shared with my wife) - check Heated seats - check (nice to have) Cooled seats - check Auto dimming rearview mirrors (all of them - not just the center) - don't know on this Remote start - don't know on this AWD - doesn't look like it at the moment Bluetooth - check iPod control - check Spacious - check Good looking - check Quality interior - check (I think - as it looks a lot better than Nissans in the past) I really hope the interior holds up as I have been disappointed with Nissan interiors when I have looked at them previously. Bad enough that I discounted their cars. This one looks like an Infinity so hopefully the quality is there as well.
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Replying to: kjnorman (Mar 20, 2008 6:50 am) Remote Start.. inexpensive to add but I have heard it is problematic with the push button start and remote entry features so an oem solution would be nice. |
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Replying to: steevo (Mar 20, 2008 5:53 am) Nissan has this habit of adding at least one extra bit of exterior weirdness to every car they make. Apparently others find these features attractive, but they bug me as I like very clean, jewelry-free exteriors. Examples are: -- Strange door handles on 350z (why not flush with doors, very ugly!) -- Weird big black plastic thingy on tailgates of Titan and Frontier (no other truckmaker does this and that's a good thing) -- Already mentioned the taillamps on the Altima (better than last model's but still bizarre to me) -- Roof tumor on Armada and QX -- Chrome strip on trunk lid of G35 -- All kinds of clutter on Xterra (although at least some is functional) So I like Nissan products but I just with they were a little cleaner. |
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| I just read on the Edmunds News that this Maxima is actually shorter! That's exciting. First they shrink the Altima and now the Maxima. I was annoyed that the Accord got so much bigger, and I think the Camry should not grow another inch. Nissan seems alone in not always expanding their sedans. When it's needed, so be it, but, for example the old Accord, that was the perfect size. | |
Does anyone know if only certain colors or trim will have the wood grain?
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Replying to: iwantone (Mar 21, 2008 10:35 am)
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So any idea as to when pricing and configuration details will be available? From what I read this car should be available in June, so I would hope this information is forthcoming soon. |
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Replying to: johnmarco (Mar 21, 2008 6:06 pm)
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