The 7th generation Nissan Maxima expose' thread

[abrader]

Because the mid March 7th generation Nissan Maxima (2009) is so so close yet so painfully far away I must exert my energy into making this thread.

I will likely 98% pre-order the car's special launch edition the day it is shown.

Right now some current concepts of what it may look like are;


















I know I want white with white leather interior like the 2nd maxima I owned. Right now im riding in a silver 5th gen SE with black leather interior in the city and a Infiniti G35 with similar scheme for the open road or late night fun. I miss the smoothness of white on white maxima

Lets look at the history of the best bloody 4DSC in the known universe.....

Generation 1 - 1984 Nissan Maxima


I never owned one of these lovelies but I do intend to collect one some day if I ever have proper garage space for a classic Maxima/3XX sports collection.

Generation 2 - 1988 Nissan Maxima


Never had one of these either.......same motive as above!

Generation 3 - 1994 Nissan Maxima


This was the first Maxima I ever owned.

Generation 4 - 1999 Nissan Maxima

This is the lovely I had with the white leather and frost white OEM paint - my most fav maxima ever!

I also had this ride at the same time


99 maxima and 92 300ZX was the fucking best transport combo I ever owned.

Generation 5 - 2003 Nissan Maxima


This is the Maxima I currently own. I love the back... I wish I would have gone white on this model...I wont make the same mistake next-time.

Generation 6 - 2008 Nissan Maxima


If the 2009 7th Generation Maxima redesign blo's Im going to buy one of these ASAP...(frost white body and the leather interior color pictured below) fully loaded navi and all...



Any Maxima fans have any good concept or spy photo's of the 2009 Nissan Maxima?

[abrader]

Spy shots of a camouflaged prototype in action

[AdmiralViscen]

Pontiac G8 makes this redundant

[Smooth Groove]

Looks like a typical Japanese budget sedan.  

[abrader]

Looks like a typical Japanese budget sedan.  

I will be up front here and stake that I am a huge Maxima fanboy. I have owned a few and out of everything I have driven I like them best.





There might be some shitty Scions and stuff that look similar to the 6th gen - but they dont drive like it, accel like it nor have the tech on board.

I cant tell shyt about those 7th gen spy shots with the black lines/tape all over the car.

So what cars have better ammenties? Infiniti? No just AWD there.

Any GM cars? buwhahahahah NO. Caddy still has a fucking analog clock in it.

Any other Evilboreons going to the MArch NY Autoshow?

I am going just for the 09 Maxima unveiling.

[abrader]

Pontiac G8 makes this redundant

Except its Pontiac - they never did make excitement

[Smooth Groove]

I don't care for Japanese cars but if I did, I would rather get a Lexus GS 450h.

[AdmiralViscen]

The current gen one is ugly as fuck, the older ones are cool though. Nissan design has sucked balls lately, so I have low hopes for the new one.

There are plenty of cars with higher tech, amenities, and better driving and performance than the Maxima.

Lots of luxury cars include analog clocks. There's a digital one in the CTS too, the analog one is a cosmetic touch. The Infiniti M has one too, distinguished mentally-challenged fellow . And the G, and the EX... every Infiniti?

Pontiac G8 makes this redundant

Except its Pontiac - they never did make excitement

Actually, it's a Holden. It's matched the 5 series in comparos over there at lower cost, and all impressions by US magazines have been outstanding. As it should be, since it's the same vehicle as the one sold in Australia.

[abrader]

I have shit in my pants again.

What non NISMO cars have better cabin tech?

I have driven just about everything - do tell please.

[abrader]

Infiniti can get away with the analog clock - Caddy cant as it fails in so many other areas.

My G DOES NOT have an analog clock.

[Smooth Groove]

I have shit in my pants again.

What non NISMO cars have better cabin tech?

I have driven just about everything - do tell please.

You're just talking about cars in that price range, right?  

[AdmiralViscen]

RWD ~260hp V6 for 27,500.
RWD ~360hp V8 for $29,900.

Current Maxima is $28,000 base, even if the new one is the same price it's a ripoff. FWD is pathetic at that price point and with horsepower approaching 300.

[abrader]

Yeah and Pontiac is a non-reliable shyt brand IMO.

The 08 MAxima I may buy totals out at 37K MSRP fully loaded.

The NY auto show cant come soon enough.

[AdmiralViscen]

Infiniti can get away with the analog clock - Caddy cant as it fails in so many other areas.

My G DOES NOT have an analog clock.

Infiniti is in exactly the same place Cadillac is: they were building crappy cars up until 2002 when they both unleashed a hot model and proved themselves. Calling the new CTS a failure is fucking ignorant.

BTW, try doing a google search before you mouth off. Here's the G35 interior:



And the CTS, with its leather stitched dash and pop up navi:

Yeah and Pontiac is a non-reliable shyt brand IMO.

The 08 MAxima I may buy totals out at 37K MSRP fully loaded.

The NY auto show cant come soon enough.

"Brands" don't have quality, vehicles do.

$37k for a Maxima is a joke, get a CTS/TL/G8/G35 for your dollar.

[abrader]

Dickface I dont care what you googled - my G does not have that interior - Navi or an analog clock.

[abrader]

I rented a Caddy CTS last year - it reminded me of the build quality of a Daewoo.

[AdmiralViscen]

Dickface I dont care what you googled - my G does not have that interior - Navi or an analog clock.

We're talking about models on the market today, not on used car lots. Every Infiniti built now has an analog clock, your attempt to paint it as some kind of low-end feature blew up in your face.

I rented a Caddy CTS last year - it reminded me of the build quality of a Daewoo.

Yet it's one of the highest quality vehicles sold in the US.

And it's been redesigned since then, the 2008 CTS is a quantum leap over the old one, especially in the interior department.

[abrader]

Look shit shorts I bought mine new.

Go war somewhere else with your tupperware made cars.

What will you push next? A saturn?

[abrader]

Oh wait - tell me of your love for the Eagle Talon.

[AdmiralViscen]

Maybe if you'd actually test driven a car or read a magazine in the last 2 years I wouldn't need to tell you these things.

The CTS is number one in entry luxury in Consumer Reports and the Motor Trend Car of the Year.

BTW Saturn has had their entire lineup revamped with products built by and inspired by Opels in the last year, so yea pushing a Saturn isn't such a bad idea anymore.

[Smooth Groove]

Abader, why do you keep throwing out the personal insults after all the whining about far less offensive things others have said to you?

[Fresh Prince]

Yeah and Pontiac is a non-reliable shyt brand IMO.

The 08 MAxima I may buy totals out at 37K MSRP fully loaded.

The NY auto show cant come soon enough.

They've had some production faults but generally Holden Commodors are reliable. After all they have to cope with harsher conditions (roads mainly) than in the US. I dislike them because here they are everywhere and hence plebian though in the US they might seem slightly exotic.

On the other hand Maxima screams bland middle manager with no will to live in anybody's language.

[AdmiralViscen]

Abader, why do you keep throwing out the personal insults after all the whining about far less offensive things others have said to you?

Good question

[abrader]

I do more than test drive - I rent something any time I drive a long distance.

When I rented the Caddy I drove it for like 12 hours - was that not enough?

The care is a bore....its smoothe yes - but so are other things that arent boring.

[abrader]

Abader, why do you keep throwing out the personal insults after all the whining about far less offensive things others have said to you?

What and what?

na - dont bother - just go away.

[AdmiralViscen]

I do more than test drive - I rent something any time I drive a long distance.

When I rented the Caddy I drove it for like 12 hours - was that not enough?

The care is a bore....its smoothe yes - but so are other things that arent boring.

The Caddy you drove hasn't been in production for like 8 months now.

The Maxima is the peak of boring in the high $30k class.

Again: TL, CTS, G35, G8 are more bang for your buck.

And go read some magazines and take some test drives, your talking points are years out of date. Kind of like fullsize FWD cars.

[abrader]

On the other hand Maxima screams bland middle manager with no will to live in anybody's language.

Iv had much nicer cars - none do I like as much as the Maxima's I have owned.

[abrader]

Do you get TCO and depreciation.

Maxima has a good balance for its price....My Infiniti G35 has depreciated and lost value an an alarming rate.

I pay cash for my cars and I only like to ride for 5 years or 100,000 miles max....40K with taxes just makes more sense for a nice ride with a decent level of tech. Ill never invest in another Infinity...the maintinance and little fcuking annoying things here and there have cost far much more than it has been worth.

[abrader]

ALSO - I love full-size FWD - fast straight lines are my thing

[Smooth Groove]

On the other hand Maxima screams bland middle manager with no will to live in anybody's language.

Iv had much nicer cars - none do I like as much as the Maxima's I have owned.

So you like stuff that's inferior even though you know it's inferior?  Kinda explains everything about you.  

[AdmiralViscen]

FWD is shit, especially if the new Maxima gets a horsepower boost.

G8 makes Maxima redundant 

[Fresh Prince]

Iv had much nicer cars - none do I like as much as the Maxima's I have owned.

Well, for most people buying a car is half about people's perceptions rather than anything factual or even physically subjective. This is what I was alluding to.

[AdmiralViscen]

The current Maxima has the same 0-60 time as the Ford Taurus

edit: manual Maxima vs auto Taurus

[brawndolicious]

I kind of like maxima's too.  G35's are fun as fuck to drive though.  I know that you could very easily get a used S class Benz for that price though that's only a few years old (same gen I think).

[abrader]

Iv had much nicer cars - none do I like as much as the Maxima's I have owned.

Well, for most people buying a car is half about people's perceptions rather than anything factual or even physically subjective. This is what I was alluding to.

Yeah I hate that shyt....

I had a 1 yr old audi i bought off of my cousin a year and 1/2 ago and then sold. I also previously had a BMW X3 which was my only SUV'ish ever.

Back in 2001 I had a Z3 but sold it when i moved from cali.

Maxima is perfect for me anyway - good price, glovelike feel and good tech as god any ANY other luxury sedan if not better (no navi fees, onstar harassments, etc..)

Plus its so cheap I can rokk a little fun sports car to go with it and not break 100K between the both of them.

[abrader]

SO BACK ON TOPIC !

For haters of the MAxima - what would make the 2009 model attractive to you?

[CurseoftheGods]

SO BACK ON TOPIC !

For haters of the MAxima - what would make the 2009 model attractive to you?

Halving the price. I am with AV on this one.

[abrader]

Nissan design has sucked balls lately

I do 100% agree with this.... The Altima is like a Jetsons dildo and the 6th gen maxima IS NOT better than the 5th gen from a body lines standpoint.

The morono is a bleding eyesore....

The quest looks like a pregnant altima

The titan gets 3 MPG

heh

[Fresh Prince]

When I get my 'dick' car it'll be a classic of some sort since every modern car looks the fucking same

[Smooth Groove]

The GTR is the only Nissan car that I find interesting.  The 350z did a pretty good job of being a poor man's Porsche but the design's getting a little old.  

[AdmiralViscen]

Nissan design has sucked balls lately

I do 100% agree with this.... The Altima is like a Jetsons dildo and the 6th gen maxima IS NOT better than the 5th gen from a body lines standpoint.

The morono is a bleding eyesore....

The quest looks like a pregnant altima

The titan gets 3 MPG

heh

The concept pictured in this topic looks good at least.

To answer your other question: price cut to be in line with the Taurus, or RWD with the high-po 3.5 or even 3.7 in it. Which is... the G8. The Maxima isn't the fastest, doesn't have the best handling, doesn't have the most room, and it's expensive. It's the opposite of older Maximas. It was decent when it was released but it's a joke now, and I don't think they're changing enough in '09 to make it worthwhile.

And I don't know what you think "tech" is, but the Maxima really isn't outclassing any recent luxury intros. It was pretty feature packed back in 2004 or whatever when it was released, but it's pretty standard fare these days.

[abrader]

So what do you guys make of the front glass going up so high?

How the fukk would that work without some kind of electric visor or LCD glass or something that can cover it - otherwise driving at night with that much visibility is going to be fucking awesome. <3

[AdmiralViscen]

A lot of cars have that these days, I think they just put a special coating on the upper part. There's an Opel/Saturn Astra with it, the tC, Mustang has it optionally for 08, I know I've seen it in others.

We'll see if the actual Maxima has it.

Astra interior:



Shit's crazy.

[abrader]

[Fresh Prince]

IMO it's hideous. It's like a cross between a Lexus and Mercedez

[Smooth Groove]

The windshield design is pretty cool but I wouldn't want the sun in my eyes if I were taking a nap in the back. 

[abrader]

IMO it's hideous. It's like a cross between a Lexus and Mercedez

Thats not the real car.

Thats a 'drivable' Nissan concept car shown last year that many believe the 09 Maxima will be like....

about one more month till we see the real thing.

I think that concept car looks hott tho so i hope its close...

[abrader]

Most folks inside Nissan won't hesitate to admit that the Maxima has lost its way a bit. It's a car that once sat proud as a sporty alternative to the Camry or Accord, and for a while, Nissan even called it the Four-Door Sports Car (a "4DSC" sticker adorned one corner of the rear window on models in the early nineties.) Now, the car sits awkwardly on top of the Altima that, in some ways, is actually a better car.

That will all change in 2009 when Nissan will dig into its past and make the Maxima a four-door sports car once again. We haven't seen the future Maxima, but has been described to us as "unlike anything we've ever done" by more than one Nissan insider. Expect a concept version of the car to debut next winter at a major auto show as part of Nissan's fiftieth anniversary celebration (which will also include the production GT-R and a new Z-car.) It should be an aggressive, Mercedes-Benz CLS-style car sharing some cues with Nissan's other halo vehicles. The new Maxima will use the same VQ engine family found throughout the Nissan/Infiniti range, but to prevent the car from cannibalizing G35 sales, it will most likely remain front-wheel drive. A diesel model is also planned, and it could end up being the high-performance range-topper. We're excited.

My hype for this tops anything else.

[bagofeyes]

People look at pictures of family sedans now?

[etiolate]

Have they thought about the real world issues of that windshield? I think it makes it look less me-too, but imagine all the bird crap you'll be able to see plop on you as you drive.

Also, Pontiac? Great if you only want your car for only two years I suppose.

[brawndolicious]

bird crap is bird crap, glass probably cleans easier.

[warcock]

Make a thread about the GT R not this silly car.

[AdmiralViscen]

Have they thought about the real world issues of that windshield? I think it makes it look less me-too, but imagine all the bird crap you'll be able to see plop on you as you drive.

Also, Pontiac? Great if you only want your car for only two years I suppose.

This isn't 2001 anymore dude.

[tiesto]

Exterior looks like a Civic had a baby with a 350Z... really nice interior, though. I was considering the 2004-model Maxima when looking for a car, but I ended up going with a TL instead.

[abrader]

Make a thread about the GT R not this silly car.

Well you can make your own GT-R thread and we can have both!

I like the GT-R - but if im spending that much - its going to be on a luxury sedan IMO.

Anyway the Nissan guy just emailed me this AM to tell me he will have the 2009 MAxima on sale 1-2 months after the showing in NY.

[abrader]

Isnt the GTR like 75K?

[AdmiralViscen]

Isn't there an edit button?

[Takuan]

That's one fucking ugly car.

The G8 looks pretty damn nice.

[Mupepe]

holy shit, i'm sorry.  i think it looks fucking gorgeous.  do want

[abrader]

The G8 is so 2004 looking.

Plus its pontiac which is the kiss of death.

Take the GM shitcar love outa here.

This thread is about lions, not mangy stray cats.