Test drive Nissan Maxima 2000 - 2004 sedan

Ace in a bite

If not, but I really want to, then you can. If it is impossible, expensive, not very practical, but I really want to, then Nissan Maxima '04.
The ways of the marketing are non -conjugate. It is not known for certain who and why decided that the new Nissan Maxima, who debuted at the beginning of this year at the Detroit car dealership and related to the 2004 model range, should be sold exclusively in North America. And okay, they surrounded Russia. We, the countries with a world -wide outbreak of sales, are not used to. But in Europe, Maxima was not going to spread. Until recently, in any case. Ordinary motorists suffer, as always. However, even ardent maxima fans of the previous, fifth generation are scratched tightly before they decide on such an update of their model park. Still, it is very significant, taking into account duties and transportation costs, the maxims differ in money. Of course, every comparison, as the proverb says, is lame. Yes, the 2004 Maxima is a car of another century and another, so to speak, waves. But the calculator is an unromanetic and stubborn thing: 30 thousand, albeit euro, for the previous one, with an engine of 3.0 liters or almost $ 60 thousand per new, with an engine of 3.5 liters. Feel, as they say, the difference.
Special to become. Nissan marketer is wearing, and our merchants know their job. Today they import Maxims to Russia not from the USA, but from Canada. The advantage of the Canadian over the state is that they have a metric digitization, a winter bag with heated seats and steering wheel, and instead of a scabbard is a traditional lever of a hand brake.
Of the two options for finishing and equipment SL and SE, the second is richer, and it is more willing to Russia. Complete equipment is a favorite formulation of Sales managers when they are lazy to announce the entire list of equipment. But in this case, completeness implies only what is simply supposed to be in a car of this class. The salon, of course, is leather. Climate control is dual -zone. Drives and adjustments exclusively with the prefix of electric-. Even a multifunctional steering wheel with control keys for cruise control and the audio system here is conveniently tuned in by pressing the button. The BOSE audio system includes a cassette, Chainer for six discs and eight columns. Thanks to the memory, the driver's seat, pedals and external mirrors are faithful to you and the one with whom you decide to share the joy of driving this car. The system of dynamic stabilization (Vehicle Dynamic Control) can be turned off if desired. Automotion of the intra -axial rear -view mirror guarantees that no one will blind you from behind at night. You yourself can safely drive the software from the left strip xenon of both near and distant headlights. In addition, the digital compass is built in the same mirror, as well as the remote control keys for the garage gate.
THROUGH HARDSHIP TO THE STARS. There is a curious exclusive among maximum wealth. It is called SkyView Roof and is the subject of special pride of the manufacturer. Because for most machines of this class, a similar hatch, which extends almost in the entire roof and is intended, including for admiring the starry sky, is not put. With an ordinary hatch, advertising convinces, this one cannot compare. Just try - you won’t drag it by the ears. But Russian buyers - grated kalachi and advertising do not peck: expensive. And they prefer ordinary hatches. Fortunately, they can still be found among the options.
In life, the third is most often superfluous. The creators of the new Nissan Maxima considered that in this car the fifth. Because if you and your wife and take someone with you to a restaurant, then it will most likely be another married couple. Everyone who agrees with this is offered the option of a salon, in which the rear seats are as much as the front ones. They are separated by a comfortable wide armrest and also have heated. There is no point in mentioning additional centimeters won in the process of transformation: they fought mainly for the comfort of the rear passengers when they lengthened the wheelbase.

Base-Supervision. The General Manager of the American Nissan Bill Bill Kirrain about Maxima said figuratively: this is a wolf in a wolf skin. A good metaphor that emphasizes and a somewhat aggressive design of the car, and a frisky business class for a sedan. But here is an annoyance: it is applicable to the Z350, and to Murano, and to Altima. An inquisitive look will undoubtedly find common wolf features in the appearance of all three. Clearly defined wheel arches, a high window line, an expressive physiognomy with a large false radiator grill and headlights with a bizarre cut are only some of these features. With Murano and Altima Maxima generally connects a lot. In particular, the same platform. In its name FF-L (Front Engine, Front-Wheel Drive, Large) is clearly indicated by front-wheel drive. But, judging by Murano, FF-L can also make all-wheel drive versions of MAXIMA. And such, they say, are already on the way. Promises the manufacturer and a variety of engines. It is only one so far, but it has already been included in one American automotive association in the top ten in the last eight years. The motor is a V-shaped six with a volume of 3.5 liters, almost the same as on Murano. Only 20 horses are more powerful.
But the choice between the types of boxes is already today. The five -speed Tiptronic with manual control is the most popular and proposed option. The usual four -speed automatic is mentioned only for the box. In Russia, it definitely does not meet. Well, for real maximalists who prefer to hold all the levers of control in their hands, a six -speed mechanics are provided. In the specifications for the Nissan Maxima, the company intentionally did not indicate its maximum speed or a second to accelerate to a hundred. When, at one of the press conferences, the journalists asked why, they answered them aphoristically: this is useless. Time stopped, and life began.
Text Khasan Ganiev, photo Alexey Ilyin

Model/Modification Nissan Maxima
Manufacturer/ country Nissan Motor Co Ltd/ Canada
Number of doors/places 4/5
ENGINE
Type/number/location of gasoline cylinders/6/V-shaped
Working volume (cubic cub) 3498
Power (kW (L.S.) 192 (265) at about./Min.)
Moment (nm at about./Min.) No data
TRANSMISSION
Front drive
Gearbox automatic, 5-speed
Brakes, safety
Front/rear circular ventilated
ABS, Assisting Electronic Systems 4-Canal, EBD, Brake Assist, ESP, TractionControl Systemademachine Stabilization VDC
Front and side airbags for the driver and front passenger, inflatable curtains
Dimensions/mass
Length/width/height (mm) 4915/1821/1481
Wheel base (mm) 2825
Tires 245/45 R18
The mass is equipped/complete (kg) 1550/2060
The volume of the fuel tank (L) 76
Maximum speed (km/h) no data
Acceleration to 100 km/h (sec.) No data
Fuel consumption (city/highway, l/100 km) 11.7/8.1
Price in Moscow $ 57 500

 

A source: "Autopilot"