Any more news on '07 Maxima?
10-18-2005, 10:29 PM
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NYPD-Arnold - I think you meant to say the 7th gen might appear in spring of 2008 as a 2009 model.
That would mean the 6th gen would have had five model years (2004 thru 2008), and would have been on the dealer's lot five calendar years (spring of 2003 to spring 2008).
Nissan would not be making the changes we are hearing about for the 2007 model year, then use them only one model year. The changes for the 2007 model will be kept at least one additional year (the 2008 model year), and then the 7th generation Maxima should be released in spring (or early summer) of 2008 as a 2009 model.
That would mean the 6th gen would have had five model years (2004 thru 2008), and would have been on the dealer's lot five calendar years (spring of 2003 to spring 2008).
Nissan would not be making the changes we are hearing about for the 2007 model year, then use them only one model year. The changes for the 2007 model will be kept at least one additional year (the 2008 model year), and then the 7th generation Maxima should be released in spring (or early summer) of 2008 as a 2009 model.
10-19-2005, 02:41 AM
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CVT is standard fit in Japanese Teana's.. will be here in the next update for our Aussie Max's in Feb 2006 with LED tail lights and some other changes..
Nissan Global plan is that every Nissan Passenger vehicle gets CVT...over the next 3-5 years... so it is not an if but a when. (Fuel Savings ect)
Nissan Global plan is that every Nissan Passenger vehicle gets CVT...over the next 3-5 years... so it is not an if but a when. (Fuel Savings ect)
10-19-2005, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by blackpaladin67
CVT is standard fit in Japanese Teana's.. will be here in the next update for our Aussie Max's in Feb 2006 with LED tail lights and some other changes..
Nissan Global plan is that every Nissan Passenger vehicle gets CVT...over the next 3-5 years... so it is not an if but a when. (Fuel Savings ect)
Nissan Global plan is that every Nissan Passenger vehicle gets CVT...over the next 3-5 years... so it is not an if but a when. (Fuel Savings ect)
And as for gas mileage, the Ford CVT is rated at 20/27 city/hwy., whereas the same engine with the automatic transmission is rated at 21/29.
10-19-2005, 12:44 PM
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Surely Nissan will be wise enough to realize that Maxima drivers are not buying a 'car'. They are buying a 'four door sports sedan' with a history and an image of something very special.
It isn't that the CVTs are that bad. And I would expect them to get better and better as development proceeds.
Were I buying a Quest, a CVT (although not my preference) would be a minor detail. I would expect a CVT would be no problem for buyers of minivans and many other vehicles intended simply to get folks from one location to another.
But the Maxima? Uh-uh. Nope. Not my Maxima. Would be a big mistake. And the problem would not be in the CVT tranny as much as it would be in the minds of us Maxima buyers. We know what we want when we buy a Maxima. And it ain't a CVT.
It isn't that the CVTs are that bad. And I would expect them to get better and better as development proceeds.
Were I buying a Quest, a CVT (although not my preference) would be a minor detail. I would expect a CVT would be no problem for buyers of minivans and many other vehicles intended simply to get folks from one location to another.
But the Maxima? Uh-uh. Nope. Not my Maxima. Would be a big mistake. And the problem would not be in the CVT tranny as much as it would be in the minds of us Maxima buyers. We know what we want when we buy a Maxima. And it ain't a CVT.
10-19-2005, 03:48 PM
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adjectives & timing
Originally Posted by jasonjm
From "http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/autos/story/3094579p-3589163c.html"
"Being billed as 2007 models, the Maxima gets a much nicer interior, and there will be an all-new Altima, which will include the first of the automaker's hybrids (Nissan is giving little away at this point, although it was smart enough to license Toyota's hybrid system, so the Altima Hybrid will hit the road running)."
"Being billed as 2007 models, the Maxima gets a much nicer interior, and there will be an all-new Altima, which will include the first of the automaker's hybrids (Nissan is giving little away at this point, although it was smart enough to license Toyota's hybrid system, so the Altima Hybrid will hit the road running)."
If the 2007 is the last model year for the 6th generation, then 2008 would be the first year for the 7th generation, 2009 would be the second year for the 7th generation (I'm glad that I didn't get a 2004-it seems that some of the problems that plagued the 2004's were ameliorated in second model year of the 6th generation 2005's), and I'll have been driving my current 2005 Maxima (purchased Dec 2004) for about four years. Maybe it would be a good time to look at another Maxima.
10-19-2005, 06:18 PM
#46
Originally Posted by lightonthehill
NYPD-Arnold - I think you meant to say the 7th gen might appear in spring of 2008 as a 2009 model.
That would mean the 6th gen would have had five model years (2004 thru 2008), and would have been on the dealer's lot five calendar years (spring of 2003 to spring 2008).
Nissan would not be making the changes we are hearing about for the 2007 model year, then use them only one model year. The changes for the 2007 model will be kept at least one additional year (the 2008 model year), and then the 7th generation Maxima should be released in spring (or early summer) of 2008 as a 2009 model.
That would mean the 6th gen would have had five model years (2004 thru 2008), and would have been on the dealer's lot five calendar years (spring of 2003 to spring 2008).
Nissan would not be making the changes we are hearing about for the 2007 model year, then use them only one model year. The changes for the 2007 model will be kept at least one additional year (the 2008 model year), and then the 7th generation Maxima should be released in spring (or early summer) of 2008 as a 2009 model.
10-20-2005, 05:34 PM
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opm45 - CVT is 'Continuously Variable Transmission'.
I won't bother you with technical details, as I have had no experience with them. A CVT transmission does not change gears. It has only one forward gear, which constantly adjusts so that engine rpms will be correct for the speed the car is going and the amount of acceleration that the driver is requesting (by pressure on the accelerator pedal).
This is probably the tranny of the future, and is supposed to be more fuel efficient. But there will be many of us Maxima drivers that will have to be dragged into the CVT age by our bootstraps.
I won't bother you with technical details, as I have had no experience with them. A CVT transmission does not change gears. It has only one forward gear, which constantly adjusts so that engine rpms will be correct for the speed the car is going and the amount of acceleration that the driver is requesting (by pressure on the accelerator pedal).
This is probably the tranny of the future, and is supposed to be more fuel efficient. But there will be many of us Maxima drivers that will have to be dragged into the CVT age by our bootstraps.
10-30-2005, 02:18 PM
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Thanks light for getting this thread back on topic and away from personal attacks. Your posts always deserve serious consideration. Problem with AWD is that it reduces mileage and the existing Max could use a little boost in mileage vs some of the competition. Thus, I suspect you are correct that at most AWD will become an option in the 7th gen Max, whenever that version arrives.
10-31-2005, 05:01 AM
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I asked the salesman at my store about AWD this weekend, and he thought maybe in the new generation, as it would require too much rework of the chassis to the current version to add the linkages for the rear. Just his thoughts, I think an all whell drive maxima would be great but would also like better MPG.
10-31-2005, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by maxmale
i'd be happy with a rwd maxima.
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11-29-2005, 01:49 PM
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http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=108138 This is a link to the changes they might be doing to the Maxima. I can't post attatchments yet because I am not worthy, LOL. Sorry if this is a repost.
11-29-2005, 07:23 PM
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Still looks like a 6th gen in most exterior aspects, new front bumper is a plus, looks like fogs are replacing turning lights. Overall I hope the true changes are like what is stated in the article, bringing the interior up to higher upscale standards. Overall, I'm still lovin it...
11-29-2005, 07:39 PM
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The azz end is getting slimmed down, it looks as though its not as wide and it has a horizontal crease in it to minimize the bulk of our bumpers. Is the new grill not as tall as ours or will it fit, I think it will be too small. And the wing on the back looks much bigger, not just a lip any more.
Love those new fogs and front bumper!!
Love those new fogs and front bumper!!
I'd be all over that.
11-29-2005, 08:48 PM
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since they stole RedLine front, i say redline make a similiar rear bumper. 
no more teef? nice new grille... like those wheels... headlight outline is nice, but moving fogs killed the internal setup.
rest is the same.
well we know our Gen will last 2 years at the least.
no more teef? nice new grille... like those wheels... headlight outline is nice, but moving fogs killed the internal setup.
rest is the same.
well we know our Gen will last 2 years at the least.