Nissan will probably start giving really good deals on the '05 pretty soon, but the '06 are supposed to have interior changes, so it depends on weather you want the new stuff that they will add in '06.

 

Apparently, the Unions in Europe have won some time off in the summer. Several manufacturing plants are now closed every June and July of the year. Some of the Max's parts come from these plants. This may be affecting the production shipment. Some car makers such as Audi and Merc don't produce a single car out of their European factories in the summer.

 

Well...Nissan's campaigning the Maxima and Murano *very* hard now. Which means (like always) significant changes for both vehicles are coming. They're trying to rid the 05s.

 

You could be right so dealers don't have too many cars to have to reduce the selling price too much, or the opposite where there are only minor changes that most people won't notice at all so they won't need to get the 06's. Any freaking day now!

 

I would go with that theory. It seems to soon to change drastically; though it could happen.

 

The European vacations should not have much effect on 2006 Maxima production, as the vast majority of Maxima parts come from the U.S. and Japan. Additionally, probably over 95% of the parts on the 2006 Maxima will be exactly the same (even with the same part number) as those on the 2005.

Renault, the corporation that owns Nissan, is a French-based company, and France has had all of August off as vacation for decades. Nissan would be aware of this and have ordered ahead as necessary.

We now know there will be no major styling changes on the 2006 Maxima. We on the ORG may not have access to inside sources, but all auto publications do. The fact the 2006 Maxima is now in production, yet there has not been any mention in any pub I have seen regarding it, can only mean one thing; touchups on the same style, which is what most of us expected all along.

I expect to see a 2006 Maxima within the next week or two. They will begin arriving at some Nissan dealer's lots during that period. They usually won't be out front. Unless there is an eye-catching styling change, most dealers tend to let the first new ones sit on the back lot until they get their computer system set up to handle them. At least the Nissan dealers around my area do things that way.

It won't be long now!

 

Lightonthehill, you are corect that the 06's won't be front and center unless a particular dealership no longer has any 05's. That's what most dealers do, common practice (the 06's are here, come and look at our 05's). You are also correct in timing well, generally the 14th or 15th day of the month to coincide with payday(no rent or mortgage due), another common practice.

 

I heard the '06 is going to be able to fly....Damn I wish I had waited.

 

Nah, I have no room to land it.

 

hahah.. thats funny. I don't think there will be any change in the 06's. Come to think of it... the Altima new design cam out in 02' and they did not do any "refreshing" until the 05' model year which came out earily as the usual Nissan releases. The 04 max came out in like April of 03' or something crazy like that.. same goes for the Altimas (02' came out in early 2001). so I don't think we will see any changes until maybe 2007 on the Maxima. They might use a new tire vendor and maybe change a couple quality issues, other than that don't expect a big change for 06'!

 

Teana?
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Enth...178.A8969.html

 

I just get this coute from another dealer $28,291

Driver Preferred Package :

•Radio: Bose Audio System w/In-Dash 6-Disc Changer .•Leather Appointed Seats .•4-Way Power Passenger Seat .•Heated Front Seats .•Heated Electric Folding Outside Mirrors .•Compass in Rearview Mirror .•Driver Memory System w/Auto.•Heated Power Tilt/Telescopic Steering Wheel .•Driver Seat Power Lumbar Support .•Rear Spoiler .•Xenon HID Headlights...

 

Other way around...Nissan wants to dump Renault too these days. Bad investment

 

is this for a new 05? it's off topic of this post b/c the 06 isn't out yet.... that's a great deal if new.

 

well, it seems strange that Nissan would just brush off the 25th Anniversary of the max like that. And about that Teana spotted in the southwest with LHD, and US Nissan interior.
Seems fishy huh?

here's the autoblog article:
http://autoblog.com/entry/1234000180051729/

I also posted a comment on there:

what the hell is car connection's problem?
if the teana is an avalon-fighter then what is the max. the maxima is the avalon-fighter.it goes like this:

sentra(replacement coming soon) vs. corolla
altima vs camry
maxima vs avalon

i believe this is a mule. here's my 2 cents:

-6th gen Maxima started as 2004 model
-2006 is coming soon, which means its time for refresh/tweaking which usually come 2 years after debut.
-the Teana pretty much is the Max. its even sold as the Maxima in australia.
-Maxima is the USA nissan flagship. why go above it with the Teana.
-Teana would be better as a mule than a taped up 06' max cuz it would throw ppl off easier(carconnection).
-the Teana's design is as old as the 6th gen Max. why use it?
-since they are out testing this. this must mean they are giving the Maxima a performance boost.
-2006 is the maxima's 25th anniversary. why ignore it and not give it some love.

 

I kind of want to see a refined Maxima with more HP, but I just bought my 2005 at the end of May. So I hope it's nothing that drastic that I will regret not waiting for, you know what I mean.

 

msoemax - How did your friends at Nissan convince you they took over Renault? I only wish that were true.

As were many Nissan fans, I had a sinking feeling when the announcement was made several years back that Ford had decided not to merge with Nissan and pay off some of Nissan's huge debt. I felt little better when it was announced that Renault had decided to take controlling interest in Nissan in order to maintain Nissan's solvency.

But the saving grace with having to have the name 'Renault' associated with Nissan is the fact Nissan was in serious financial trouble before Renault bailed them out, and things had become very 'touch-and-go'. To make things even more palatable, Renault wisely avoided the common mistake of interfering with the management of Nissan after they rescued it.

At this juncture, Renault management is now admired in financial circles for their astute acumen in daring to tread where others feared to go. And Nissan is now considered by some as THE daring, innovative automotive stylist of the third millenium. And who said that? The lead design stylist of Honda Motors in a recent Money Magazine interview. And the 6th gen Maxima was one of the two examples he gave to justify that statement.

 

The 02 Nissan Altima didn't hit showrooms until Late August/Early September.
It was NOT an early release. As a matter of fact, the new Camry came out before the new Altima did.

But I'm agreeing on all other counts. I just don't see Nissan facelifting the Max for 06. Even though it needs it (new interior would be nice) and a new front end would be good to.

But I think Nissan has decided to wait until after the third model year (4th year) for facelift the Maxima.

Also, we have to take into account that the Murano and Quest are getting facelifts this year.

But then again, it will be even more busy next year with a new 07 Sentra and redesigned 07 Altima...

Things are getting interesting at Nissan...

 

Teana = Tina? (Tea-ann-uh) Someone help me here on the pronunciation!

 

tea-ann-ah ?? i think that's how it's pronounced. please correct me if i'm wrong

 

I guess im not the only one lol...I like it the more I see it...It looks great infront of blackpaladin's home...that particular shot makes it look the best...but bc of interior, i prefer our max...ours is a lil more wacky looking too

 

Well hopefully the fact that most of us and more than likely the general public can't pronounce Teana will stop Nissan from bringing it here.

 

I hope I don't offend anyone, but I don't really care for the looks of the Teana... And I'm not sure that there is room for another sedan in the Nissan lineup.

Also, wasn't there a sighting of a few Teana-like sedans in the Bay Area a few months ago? I can't remember where I saw the pics, but there was at least a link from the ORG somewhere.

 

Interesting info I found: Teanna's wheel base is the same as Altima, So Teanna isn't replacing the Max directly, if at all.

 

Ok, time to update the thread title too:

It's almost September, when are the 2006's coming?

 

Yo, I agree, Nissan is looking to move Maxima's off the lots in large numbers (they are definitely ready with the 06 soon). In Maryland 4 months ago, I maybe saw 1 Nissan Max commercial a day (Altima and other models dominated before), now (No $hit) at least 10 Max commercials a day and now my friends talk about them at work knowing I have one...

 

Maybe we are looking at the Teanna test car all wrong. Since it has the same wheel base as the Altima, could it be testing for the 07 Altima? As I posted earlier, the Teanna and The Altima have the same wheel base.

 

Take your pick , any of the above it's marketed in various forms..

Word from a friend in Japan is that with the big push for Hybrids & AWD, my model is the lauchpad for the hybrid & AWD versions replacement for the Altima over in the USA. He is of the opinion that it will hit Japanese roads inthe next two months.

It is not unheard of to have two vehicles with the same name which are totally different.

Honda Accords in Australia come in 2 completely different cars one V6 made in Thailand which is sold in the US market and one Accord Euro a 4 sold in the Australia/Asian/Euro market , both cars are like 95% different.

The wheels on that test mule are not standard fit for any Max,Cefiro,Teana I have ever seen.. looks like a US Altima boots..

Now look at this internal shot, they have gone to all the effort to put a Altima or Maxima centre console and dash board in a test mule, bit over the top unless it's due out any moment.. ??? Nobody is going to go to all that trouble and not lauch it in a market.

The artical got is very wrong about this being a special LHD conversion , this car is sold in China and Taiwan, Korea as a LHD and has been for some time now...

This car is going to be for sale over there soon and may be fit in between the Maxima & Altima as an AWD and or Hybrid ????

 

Interesting. I thought about the Teana replacing the Altima too, but I'm not sure it'll be for the 07 model year... there have already been pictures released of the 07 altima hybrid, and they look nothing like the teana (very similiar to the current Altima). I wonder how much of the internals are shared between the two cars? Or maybe the internals in the hybrid 07 Altima were from the Teana, as is often done when testing things like this (ie, new Skyline GT-R in a G35 body, etc). Who knows...

 

Just so everyone knows, the main differences on the new 06 max is that it will be bluethooth compatible, the mirrors will aim down when in reverse(dpp), and the steering wheel will have the radio controls and criuse control buttons illuminated.

also nissan will start producing hybrid altimas in january. they will probably 2006.5 or ready for 2007.

I work at a dealership in bklyn and this is all i know for now.

 

These are all things I'd like to have but none of them are deal-breakers. It's about time they put bluetooth in the Max. I've had phones with it for a couple of years now. As for the mirrors, I don't even look at my sideviews when backing up. I can use the steering wheel controls by touch so that is not a problem either.

Any word on a HP increase yet?

 

I was hoping they'd change the fur-box interior, buck tooth grill, and add MP3 capability. Can anyone confirm that these are definetly not happening? Otherwise I'm buying a leftover 05
Thanks

 

stevear - Just hang tight another week or so. We aren't positive about exactly what all '06 changes are yet, but the '06 Maximas are already coming off the assembly line, and should begin reaching some dealers this week, other dealers in weeks to follow.

I'm sure the first poster to spot an '06 Maxima will be here letting us know the details even before they tell their spouse.

I am checking my my dealer every day or two, and noticed yesterday that his back storage lot, which usually has well over a hundred new vehicles, has probably less than forty right now. He is ready for the '06s to begin rolling in.

I'm not expecting major changes in the '06 Maxima, but I am nevertheless excited about seeing/hearing about it.

 

A little off topic but do they sell more Maximas or Altimas over there ??

I cannot imagine that they would be doing with this Teana model and not be lauching it in some fashion, I mean if you look at the photos that internal refit is no small matter and they would not bother doing it just to disguise an already sold production model.

 

More Altimas are sold, 4 cyl models mostly. They could be testing emmision or other changes planned since the chassis can support different engines, trans, suspension, etc. The Altima is due for new styling, but no major renovation is expected. Plus most prople don't know what a Teanna is in the US, so they can run the car w/o much disguise to attract more attention. Although an AWD Altima will put the current Maxima in an awkward position.

 

Ok...seriously:

The Teana will never be released in the US. It is the Japanese Maxima. Stop the "what if" posting already.

 

what if the Maxima became a 2 door, RWD, 350hp, fully loaded, 2800lb.........













well, it wouldn't be a Maxima.

 

I think its almost a bet that the maxima will have over 280hp because of the Avalon. They already have the engines that can do it, look at the G35's they are at 298hp.
If you remember the 5th generation in year 3 (5.5gen) jumped 33hp. I would expect a dramatic change. But the be honest i dont think that we could feel the diff in the 6th gen if it jumped to 280hp.

 

Yeah I would also be surprised if Nissan did not boost the hp in the 6.5 gen Maxima, how much is the question, they can't jump much higher, because of the Max being FWD, after that, if they want to take the Max higher, it would be good if they changed the it to AWD in the 7th gen. All the changes are cool, like the steering wheel and mirrors, I thought they were going to change the interior fabric. Are they going to change the grill?

 

I think they are going to save the AWD for the 7th gen aswell.

to be honest i kinda like the front grill