Maxima on Edmunds top 5...
09-02-2001, 11:12 PM
#1
..Cars that have Learned and Improved over the years.
"Road Test Editor Ed Hellwig's vote for the most improved car goes to the Nissan Maxima. It's hard to believe that the original model debuted more than 20 years ago as the 810 Maxima. Powered by the same straight six engine found in the 240Z, the original model had rear-wheel drive and carried the Datsun moniker. Subsequent revisions dropped the "810" designation, changed it to front-wheel drive and significantly improved the style and feature content. Later redesigns pushed the car further upscale and started to hint at a performance aspect to the car (remember the "MegaMax"?). While those models may have seemed like vast improvements over the old 810, today's version leaves them all in the dust while still remaining reasonably affordable. The 2002 version will feature 260 (!) horsepower and an available six-speed manual transmission. And ask anyone who's driven one lately and they'll tell you that the Maxima's V6 is one of the smoothest sixes this side of Stuttgart. Amazing what a difference a couple decades can make."
The other 4 were BMW M3, Hyundai Elantra, Porsche 911 and Volvo S60.
"Road Test Editor Ed Hellwig's vote for the most improved car goes to the Nissan Maxima. It's hard to believe that the original model debuted more than 20 years ago as the 810 Maxima. Powered by the same straight six engine found in the 240Z, the original model had rear-wheel drive and carried the Datsun moniker. Subsequent revisions dropped the "810" designation, changed it to front-wheel drive and significantly improved the style and feature content. Later redesigns pushed the car further upscale and started to hint at a performance aspect to the car (remember the "MegaMax"?). While those models may have seemed like vast improvements over the old 810, today's version leaves them all in the dust while still remaining reasonably affordable. The 2002 version will feature 260 (!) horsepower and an available six-speed manual transmission. And ask anyone who's driven one lately and they'll tell you that the Maxima's V6 is one of the smoothest sixes this side of Stuttgart. Amazing what a difference a couple decades can make."
The other 4 were BMW M3, Hyundai Elantra, Porsche 911 and Volvo S60.
09-03-2001, 01:38 AM
#2
woohoo! volvo!
sorry...i drive a volvo. Heh. but that might change next weekend...hoping my dad will approve of a Maxima I'm looking at.
I just found out earlier today that the 810 was a maxima. so does that count as "0" gen?
Jay
sorry...i drive a volvo. Heh. but that might change next weekend...hoping my dad will approve of a Maxima I'm looking at.
I just found out earlier today that the 810 was a maxima. so does that count as "0" gen?
Jay
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