Test drive Nissan Maxima 2004 sedan

Nissan Maxima 2009

Nissan returns its flagship to its original sports mission. But can he save this course?
According to Nissan officials, after the merger of the company with Renault, the total cost of sales of the Maxima car reached a high level and almost equalized with Altima, and apparently the time has come for a cardinal redesign of the car, especially after the new Altima debuted in 2007 seemed dressed in 2007 The costume of the older brother. Two cars were almost identical, but the optional 270 hp. The V6 engine made Altima stronger than the Maxima flagship.
The 2009 MAXIMA MAXIM has changed this ratio. An attractive form, streamlined design, different from any horse on the Nissan stable, however, having some hint of Infiniti's philosophical structure, in particular, the recently presented FX 2009 crossover (read the Auto-Drive Auto-Drive Infitini FX 2009!). The issue of power was also solved positively, the power of Maxima is already 290 hp, which is 20 hp. Above the optional V6 altima.
     
Sportsivity begins with the size: the desire to be more and heavier is no longer relevant for the new Maxima, which reduces inches at every critical point. The length decreased by almost 4 inches, a wheelbase of 4, and the height of the roof became half a inch less. The width, on the contrary, has increased at 1.5 inches, but this was done again to increase sports. Passengers in the back seat will have to move their knees to themselves, however, they had a little more lateral distance. In addition to the fact that Maxima passengers will have to closely complain about. The front and rear seats are comfortable and equipped with side rollers, while the rear seats are more comfortable than the front ones.
More power + less weight \u003d forward!
As a result of the reduction in the size of the new Maxima, it began to weigh as much as the easiest of the previous model, our copy weighed 3.669 pounds. Increased power and reduced weight allow Maxima to accelerate from a place to a mark of 100 km/h per hour in 5.8 seconds against 6.1 in the previous model. An important feature of these numbers is the presence of a second -generation variator on the Maxima of the variator (unavailable gearbox), which accelerates the engine to peak power and holds it in this state until the overclocking is ideal for overclocking and not ideal for the conversation.
What we usually call acceleration in the highest gear is hardly applicable when using a stray transmission, since there are no transfers. And it is impressive. Obrojections on the road with a two -lane movement are performed quickly and without tension, and the CVT reaction is pleasant and predictable. The soft lead from the trajectory is controlled by one finger, and holding the steering wheel with both hands, the driver of deviations will not even notice.
In these critical moments, when the speed of acceleration and the transverse load is first reached, the unavailable transmission can be controlled manually using steering wheel switches configured for six levels of gears: the left for higher gears and right for more loaded gears. Having an attractive shape and painted in a rich aluminum color, steering wheel petal switches are attached to the steering column, and not to the steering wheel, so the driver at any time knows about their location even on the most winding road. They instantly transmit the signal to the gearbox, although some believe that they do not have such a positive sensation as from petal switches to Mercedes-Benz.
The transmission makes purchases that the chassis is not able to pay
The transmission should give a feeling of driving a sports car, Maxima should be a sports sedan, but it is rather a sedan with a sports slope. The machine is felt bulky, it is convenient for usually movement, but it is hard for the sports regime. Although the view from the window to the domed hood between the rising wings will definitely remind the Infiniti G35 or G37 to those who at least once sat in these machines, the similarity creates that Maxima is nothing more than Infiniti, only wider than three inches. And the look inside the cab gives you the feeling that you are sitting in the Hummer H2.
      
The steering is fast, the force is slightly shifted from the center, light, but unusual the first time. But the feeling of unusualness is weak, like someone's faint whisper. To ensure sportswear, the suspension for Maxima is made stiff. In addition, our car was not even equipped with sports equipment, which includes softer shock absorbers and a thicker transverse stabilizer. We would not advise further tightening the suspension, since Maxima is a relatively mobile large front -wheel drive sedan, and a further increase in rigidity is no longer necessary.
Mission Complete?
Sports sedan? Of course not. A sedan with a sports slope? Yes. Although we would like more friendly management and soft movement, the power and speed capabilities of the new Maxima must satisfy fans, possibly slightly dissatisfied with the last generation, but they will not be disappointed with a seductively clean and rich form.
 
 
 

 

A source: Autolet.ru