my friend at the dealer told me that the new max is goina to be a v8
but it still goina to be a front wheel drive and it is goin to look similar to the lexus GS series..

 

It can't be Front wheel drive....there will be too much torque and you'll loose control of the steering...it has to be a rear wheel drive

 

You know, I just bought a Altima 2.5S for my cousins out in Gaitherburg MD Nissan and the Sales Manager, who I am very close friends with, told me the 2003 is going to be a V8 also.

I told him he full of shiet, cause nissan I dont believe is every going to make a v8. They all into this v6 deal of pushing so much hp and still giving good gas mileage.

Plus if they making a v8, some or another, that engine prototype would have leaked out by now, it takes more than a year to design one and have it ready for the next model line. We are down to probably only 10more months before the 2003 model line release, no way enough time.

Dixit

 

what if they worked on that for more then a year or 2, the info had leaked out a long time ago, i heard there were rumors a while back about the V8 2k3 maxima....but again...fwd or rwd?

 

thats what i told him
he said that it was supposed to be an tuned down q45 engine

 

oh joy here we go again....My bets are that the Max will come with a V7 and will have right wheel drive, meaning that only the left wheels will drive the car with an optional 6wheel drive model on the SE-R Type R Special Edition with an V7 engine in the front and back.

 

somebody's not happy today

 

When I got my new 2001 AE/SE (for free) after threatening to sue under lemon law on my 2000 SE(autoTRAGIC, rotor probs, sunroof, TCM, bumper, etc...)...I spoke with the a few Executives(yes corporate execs) there in regard to the new Max coming out(as i had many conversations with them when trying to find a new car fully loaded for me to replace my P.O.S.). He said they wanted(or were intending) the Max to share the same platform as the Q45 with the Q45 retaining the edge in luxury and "technical refinement". Performance wise they wanted the cars to be identical. They want the Max to become more of a luxury car (hence they changed the transmission to be smoother - TCM ring a bell?) Obviously, They recently upgraded the Altima and Sentra to replace the current Maxima and previos Altima and would be upgrading the Max soon. Everyone knows Nissan isn't as profitable as it would like to be right now and the direction the Max was to go still isn't set in stone. It should be rather interesting what will happen...but the MAX WILL be getting a Q45 V8 , that the only thing this guy was 99% sure of. By no means can I gurantee any of this to happen but it seemed logical.

 

the maxima is probly going to have an optional v8
or a turbo 6

 

mmmmmmm..... Turbo 6

 

For what it is worth, the Infiniti web site has a section for "future" models. It list a new model with a V6 and rear wheel drive. Also it will have a tiptronic style transmission. We will have to wait and see, but I might be tempted to switch to Infiniti next year.

 

Wasn't there an article on USA Today about Nissan promising an AWD vehicle based off the Altima? HMMM That COULD mean the Maxima Or a Hybrid SUV. I hope its the Max.

 

It's called the G35 and no the Maxima will not be built on this platform.

 

are you referring the the G35?

 

The car you are talking of is going to be the next Quest. It's going to be less of a van and more of a hybrid S.U.V. The sketches look pretty sharp if i do say so myself. The Max will be a sissy-fied Q45 in my opinion.

 

i was at a dealer recently and he told me 2003 Maxima will be "just like the Avalon." i just laughed, ahahah.

 

If it's just like an Avalon my next car won't be a Maxima. A dealer I went to said it would be based on the Altima platform. Makes sense to me, but with a V8? rear wheel drive? ummm doubt it...

 

If the 2K3 Max is like the Avalon, I'm selling my 2K1 Max as soon as the news hits the street. I don't want my car to even be remotely associated with the Avalon( a car for Geezers ). I chose the Max because of its sporty sedan image.

 

I was at a toyota dealership that had a used Max I was looking at. I decided against it and the dealer starts in with his Avalon pitch.

"You should look at the Avalon if you are looking for a Maxima, it's bigger."

"Does it come in a manual?"

"Uh....no."

End of conversation.

 

The next gen Maxima turned will be a SUV/Car crossover hybrid .
Think about it, it already has the wheel gap, just add a lift kit!

 

nah keep it. Your Maxima would become a "collector's edition" because it would be one of the last "real" Maxima's

 

Mark my words The "2004" max{not 2003!!} will use the VQ35 producing 280 HP and will have AWD as an option{maybe not the 1st year} and FWD standard. There will be a 6spd transmision and the base price will be set at $29,9XX.

 

I happened to be checking the Detroit North American International Auto Show info on nissannews.com last night, specifically, the info on the Quest concept vehicle. In the last paragraph of the "At-A-Glance" section for the new Quest is this quote:

Future Production Plan

-(the Quest)Will be the first vehicle produced out of all-new manufacturing facility located in Canton, Mississippi
-Production model to be powered by the award-winning VQ35 series engine
-Utilizes SS-L platform used on the 02 Altima and the next generation Maxima

So it looks like the next Gen Maxima will probably remain FWD or maybe AWD. V-8? Definite maybe.

Unless the 6th Gen Maxima is one heck of an fwd/awd automobile, my next vehicle will probably be an Infiniti G35. I want RWD!

I think we were/are hoping it would be 540i/M-5 competitor but....

 

oooh awd
goota get one ah those

 

here in New england...them AWD are nice sometimes during snow driving...also for performence...but i really dought it will be an AWD...for 20 years there wasn't...what made Nissan do it now.

 

You are right. I was getting the G35 mixed up with the I35.

 

seems he's talking about the 2004 Max, which will be out in late 2003.

 

The engine did leak out...it's called the Q45

 

I think thats how it will be minus the awd, and also based on the altima platform.

 

Products are usually developed right after the previous generation is released. So they prolly started work on the 6th gen when 5th gens first came out...if not earlier

 

We know the new Maxima and the Altima will share platforms, right? What some people haven't caught on to is that RWD cars like the G35 and 350Z and even the next AWD GT-R are on this platform.

There have also been rumors of a hotter G35 somewhere down the line, with a version of the Q45's V8(probably detuned somewhat). My reasoning is that Nissan already has a FWD version of the G35, the Altima. Why make two, and offer them both as Nissans? If the next Maxima will have a V8, I figure that it could just be a rebadged G35 V8. That's what I'm hoping for.

I know what you're thinking: What happens to the I35? If Infiniti doesn't kill it off, they might make it the second FWD G35 I mentioned earlier. All speculation of course, but it makes sense, IMHO. BTW, the Infiniti SUV hybrid is tentatively called the FX45.

 

uh?

 

Taken from:

http://forums.freshalloy.com/forum/F...ML/000102.html

"Now that the much anticipated 2002 Altima is virtually ready to be sold at dealers, we wonder what Nissan has in store for us with the redesign of the new 2004 Maxima. Sources have been tight-lipped but we managed to pry some unconfirmed information from our contacts. Expect an overhaul of the Maxima platform - meaning a radical departure from the Maxima's front wheel drive layout. All wheel drive anyone? Of course expect the now ubiquitous 3.5 liter VQ V-6 engine pushing some class leading horsepower onto the road. Expect a very sporty design both inside and outside. Other than that we're working on getting some more data on Nissan's new sedan flag ship. Stay tuned!"

 

Speaking of the G35, does anyone know if there will be a true manual tranmission option? I had heard that it was a "Tip-tronic" auto...That would stink...

Trevor

 

MaxPower,

I'm in the DC area (Tyson's) and recently test drove the 2002 SE at VOB. Niiiiiiice. Assuming I maintain my job, I'm real close to buying and starting the 3rd installment in my Maxima owner saga.

Has you sales manager friend given you any real skinny on what they are willing to sell the fully loaded SEs (sans Nav system) for? With the impact of the Altima they are supposedly "motivated to sell" the Maxima, but I'm not sure if I can get below invoice plus the current rebate.

Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.

Spaz96

 

At first it will come with the trip-tronic, but a 6spd will come later I think I read in August, which seems to coincide with the release of the 350z and the coupe version of the G35.

 

The cars you mintion do not share the same platform the Maxima, Altima and Quest will be on the SS-L platform. The 350Z, G35, GT-R and FX45 are on the FM platform and this platform will be used for all AWD/RWD cars and suvs

http://freshalloy.com/lifestyle/events/2002_naias/

This controdicts another post that says the Maxima will have a V8 option, and offer AWD as optional unless the SS-L platform would also support AWD.

 

there was a rumor that the new Maxima will share lots of parts with...Q45! ain't it cool?

 

Where do you think the Q45 V-8 comes from?

By looking at the Altimas changes, I can definately see the Maxima (Nissans Flagship) moving to a V-8 platform.

I don't know why it couldn't be FWD, the El Dorados in the 70's had 400+ hp, and were FWD....

We'll just have to wait and see....

Don

 

Alti/Max and 350Z/G35/GTR do not share the same platform. The latter ones are on Nisasn's new "FM" (Front-Midship) platform while the Alti and the new Max, as I've read and others have mentioned, rides on some SSL or SLS platform or something like that.

Why do people keep thinking the G35/350Z/GTR (All RWD and all with near perfect weight distribution) share a platform with the Alti/Max