Comments on: Nissan to unveil 2009 Maxima at New York show

By: Badass Z51

Badass Z51 — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:56:57 +0000

excuse me. horse

By: Badass Z51

Badass Z51 — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:56:15 +0000

Man.I really hope they get the ‘09 right. A sporty 4-door coupe style sounds sweet
Whoever designed the current generation should be horeswhipped.

By: autonut

autonut — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:04:25 +0000

Maxima use ti be answer to 5 series. I traded ‘79 BMW with dysfunctional oil pump for 84 Maxima with womens voice (which did not prevent me locking keys inside). Paul Newman use to race them for Nissan, I figured if it’s good enough for Paul it’s good enough for me. Errors of my youth. I traded it with it for my father’s ‘78 Datsun 510. 510 was much closer to BMW 2002 then Maxima to anything. Have to admit with 4 speed manual Maxima was good for 32 mpg highway then and handled kinda OK, but a bot soft for my taste.
Altima is much better looking car now and makes much more sense. We’ll see what Nissan will do with next one. I hope it is not Altima with extra electronic gadgetry.

By: sharpie

sharpie — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:40:47 +0000

“madcapp and LP640, you’re both wrong, and you need help” – JJT

Haha! Yeah, JJT. People who are that obsess with a particular group of people have issues and certainly make the rest of us wonder.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:21:24 +0000

‘Football through the hoop’ Swerve! I like it. Up here it’s ’score through the five-hole’.

By: Z06ified

Z06ified — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:38:13 +0000

Hopefully they’ll show the diesel engine with the intro in NY, along with specifications. I would be interested in buying a diesel Maxima.

By: Jazz

Jazz — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:30:17 +0000

The lack of rwd is what kills the Maxima for me. I test drove one and loved it (over the comparable Altima because of interior space). In the end though it was a sporty fwd. I want a sports sedan not a sporty sedan. Small difference (drivetrain layout) to most people but big difference to me.

By: F3INT))AP3X

F3INT))AP3X — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:26:52 +0000

Your clearly not a Nissan fan johnny haha but I believe the Maxima still holds a place in the market; Nissan wouldn’t do a redesign if the numbers didn’t add up, they aren’t GM.

By: SwerveEarly

SwerveEarly — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:26:38 +0000

Maxima worked for me, I can get the Footall through the hoop everytime now!

By: gizmo2

gizmo2 — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:25:47 +0000

That’s what happen when you significantly inprove the lower grade vehicle and nip pick around the flag ship

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:19:23 +0000

Does anyone but me think the name ‘Maxima’ is, well, almost kind of silly now? Just seems like times were different when this was introduced. Nissan was barely a few years removed from Datsun back then so it kind of made sense to announce to the world they were trying to make their product bigger and better. When I hear ‘Maxima’ now I wonder what male enhancement miracle they’re trying to pitch.

By: F3INT))AP3X

F3INT))AP3X — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:11:57 +0000

That’s a great idea, an AWD powertrain would sway alot of customers into going premium who were maybe planning to buy an optioned out Altima. If they came out with a V8 option I think a lot of German car buyers might also be swayed to change knowing that they can still have a luxurious V8 without having it in the shop every other month.

By: carguy70

carguy70 — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:06:00 +0000

I think a next gen Maxima should be RWD-opt-AWD to differ it from the Atlima more. Use the G35 as a base and build a UNIQUE Atlima!

By: F3INT))AP3X

F3INT))AP3X — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:04:40 +0000

I’m psyched for this new Maxima, I never saw anything wrong with the old one. A business friend of mine owns an 05 with big fat 22’s on it and the thing has some balls; at least a lot more than I expected. The handling isn’t bad either especially with wider wheels; If this new one has the four door coupe styling then the Maxima is going nowhere but up I suspect.

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:01:03 +0000

I like Maximas, but the 1990 was probably its zenith.

SwerveEarly: Eddie Murphy had a joke about that on his first comedy album.
The car tells him the door is ajar, then later tells hime somebody stole the “bat’ry.’

madcapp and LP640, you’re both wrong, and you need help. J-cat. you’re right. Maxima was too expensive to compete with Taurcamcord of the day, but it was a much nicer car. Altima was put in place as a commuter coffin, 4 cylinder (”Stanza Altima”) only at first. Once the Altima got the V6, the writing was on the wall.

By: CA36GTP

CA36GTP — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:58:53 +0000

This new Maxima better be completely different. The current one is completely redundant next to the far superior Altima.

By: Impulsive

Impulsive — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:53:10 +0000

LLN, I repeat, get rid of the stupid Workopolis ad interruption … find income elsewhere.

By: jonnycat

jonnycat — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:36:58 +0000

The day everyone found out the Altima was now faster and cheaper than the Maxima, as long as you didn’r need every option box ticked, was the day, the Maxima started dying.

It’s like the son who usurps his dad and becomes the man of the house, makes more money, nails more broads and can kick his dad’s ass, while daddy should still be in his prime.

By: Madcapp

Madcapp — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:36:11 +0000

Attention all homosexual furniture salesman.

By: SwerveEarly

SwerveEarly — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:32:07 +0000

In 1982 my neighbor had a new Maxima diesel. It had a ladies voice “your door is ajar”. Thought it was so cool as a kid. Neighbor had voice disconnected in matter of weeks. Sold it at huge loss when he blew it up in less then a year keeping up with LA traffic.

Nissan and diesels have come a long way. Liked the present Maxima a lot, its a little long on tooth now. But they have been great handling well equipped car since they had the 4DSC in 90.

By: Veda

Veda — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:29:48 +0000

The last Maxima was a failure. This one should be a sportier alternative to the Avalon.