CS_AR

Take a look at the Calendar Year-To-Date (CYTD) column for the overall picture.

Monthly promotional sales incentives will cause a given model to advance or decline in the Current/Previous Year Month (Nov) columns.

lightonthehill

Are you referring to sales? The Altima sold 296,000 the first 11 months of 2013, and has sold 303,000 the first 11 months of 2014. I would expect Nissan would love to have several of its other models doing so 'badly.'

If you are talking about the car's performance instead of sales, the Altima performs well for the money. It has been 'punished' by a few rating services because the redesigned CVT has had some problems in the 3.5 Altima. Those new CVT problems in the Altima are the major reason the 8th gen Maxima has been delayed a year or two.

Maxima sales did well the first half of 2014, but the failure of Nissan to release a 2015 model year of the Maxima has naturally slowed Maxima sales the last half of the year.


EDIT - CS_AR - I posted the above stats for george while still reading on the previous page, not realizing you had already answered him on this page. You mentioned hydramatics and the 'dyna-slush' trannies of bygone days. I have been driving since the 1940s, so 'experienced' those early trannies.

I drove a military 'deuce-and-a-half' (two and a half ton) truck while in the military in Korea in the 1950s, and it had one of those slush boxes. I would head up a steep hill, with two military radio station structures in the truck bed (lotta weight), while pulling a trailer with two generators. Sometimes the rig would simply stall on the hill, motor running full speed, but the truck just sitting there.

CS_AR

Thank you for your service!

Here's a 'deuce-and-a-half' MAS. With a transmission like that, its a wonder you didn't wind up in a MAS-H

george__

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Here's some more numbers. It puts the Altima at number 3 for mid size sedan sales in November 2014...
http://wot.motortrend.com/1412_novem...da_accord.html

Thinking more and more Maxima will be some kind of upscale luxury sedan, aka BOAT

Jprocs24

Lightonthehill gives the best answers, seriously becoming my favourite person on the forum!

I don't think the sales of the Altima are classified as "bad" whoever claimed that (I'm on my phone, can't tell). I'm still patiently waiting for the release, the pics on the previous page do make it look quite large.

Chris Alexander

Guys read this article and tell me what you think

http://masterherald.com/the-2015-nis...-company/5720/

D.Stillwell

I copied a quote from said article here:

"Some of the features that have been confirmed so far are a V-shaped grille up front, boomerang-shaped*engine block*and a*supercharged*engine block."

I stopped reading. lol

But for a boomerang shaped engine! Even better a supercharged one!

george__

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http://masterherald.com/oklahoma-tea...oses-job/5778/

A teacher from Oklahoma apparently saw it as a good idea to stuff eleven children in one Honda Accord, taking them for a run to the candy store. The children were aged between 12 and 15, and according to reports, two of them had to ride in the trunk of the car as there was no room in the vehicle itself. The teacher reportedly took the students to the nearby Walmart, driving for about a mile, and then returned with them to the school after buying their items.


LOL & ANYHOW

Can't trust the article posted above. Nissan will make the Maxima isn't a Toyota Avalon, Hyundai Azera etc type car.

D.Stillwell

They wont. That article is clearly wrong.

Jer

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The article is correct. Nissan wanted to come closer to the people so they came to the .org and secretly recruited one member to act as liason between the engineering/design teams and common folk like you and me. That man (person) was george__

In addition to the boomerang supercharged 6.5cylinder motor (the extra half cylinder is dedicated to improving boost efficiency by leaking boost into the engine bay and cooling the coil packs), the 2017 Maxima will feature :

- kerosene-filled taillights and headlights
- brake rotor relocation to the coolant reservoir for GTR-topping braking performance
- fuel deactivation system for cruising - the fuel pump will cut once you reach 60mph and the car will pop out of gear into neutral - for an unparallelled 0 mpg out of a gasoline-combustion engine, the first of its kind - an f-trap will release in the cabin floor in case you need emergency power
- styrofoam body composite - the entire car is made out of styrofoam, no need to wash, wipe down, or worry about stone chips
- Flagship experience : as you are purchasing Nissan's flagship vehicle, you are entitled to the ultimate roadgoing experience - george__ will drive every person who buys a 2017+ Nissan Maxima, anywhere that they need to go, at anytime**

** some restrictions do apply: will not drive in rain, snow, salt, sleet, winds above 5mph, against the wind, darkness, sunlight, morning, noon, afternoon, while making conversation, while modding his 5th gen with a table saw, while googling articles about schoolteachers and Walmart.

Hope everyone is eager to see how the 8th gen pans out!

D.Stillwell

^^ Well, thats a proper milking for all its worth.

Lol

Jprocs24

Lmao! Modding his 5th gen with a table saw...

Chris Alexander

Nissan suddenly decides they're gonna make a good Maxima again watch them all come with a easy bake oven.

4DRZ

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Lmao......

04BlackMaxx

Ill never forget my 2004....it had enough issues to be burned into my mind forever. Trucks and muscle cars for me from now on.

george__

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Nice

lightonthehill

A little disheartning to see that newly written article make the egregious mistake of saying the 8th gen intro will be the 2015 Maxima. I thought Nissan made it clear back in the summer that the 8th gen would be released as the 2016 Maxima.

Although I personally feel the 8th gen 2016 may arrive in May or June, Nissan has suggested the release could be as late as the third or fourth quarter of 2015, by which time all 2015s of virtually all manufacturers will have been built. Assembly lines usually convert to following year's model by late July, and virtually all assembly lines will be producing 2016 models by this coming August.

I am also a little suspicious of the possibility of three power plant options (6 cyl, 4 cyl and hybrid). The economics of an 'affordable' rather upscale vehicle which will probably be aimed at selling around 70K copies would seem to make the possibility of three power options remote.

I will be on record as saying there will be only one or two power options in the 16 Maxima. Most likely just a 6 cylinder, but possibly a 6 cyl AND and a turbocharged or supercharged 4. If only the 6 cyl is available, Nissan might give it the 'resting cylinder' feature, which rests some of the cylinders when not neded for acceleration. That would raise the government fuel efficiency ratings.

I would mildly disagree with the 'V' description of the grille. Maybe 'truncated V' or 'splayed U'. But that is nit-picking.

At least we have the comfort of knowing we will be seeing the official 8th gen intro at a car show within the next two and a half months. That will answer most questions.

2003MaximaMan

in before it is modded to remove this feature.

george__

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Likely will cause chaos. Look at how much crap Honda is in with their VCM technology due to excessive oil consumption

nyc_ink

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sorry for being off topic but i have a pathfinder now and wanted to know if you guys have a recommended pathfinder forum i can check out. (having a check engine light issue)

95VQ30

another leak- not confirmed



looks like it lost some aggressiveness

MONTE 01&97 SE

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https://www.google.com/search?q=kia+...2F%3B630%3B425Reminding me of a bloated Kia Optima, especially that rear upper door/window area.

D.Stillwell

I just changed my mind about the new Maxima a bit. Was at Nissan dealer with wife this weekend and saw the new Murano...it looks good

The lights specifically and the floating window design, which I know will be similar on the new Maxima.

Clearly it wont be as aggressive as the concept, but I think Nissan is coming pretty close to it. And how many cars out there look anything like even the 7th gen maxima?

Even a 7th gen Maxima looks newer and better next to a way newer Accord, Camry, Hyindai, Kia, etc...which all just look plain and similar.

New Maxima will clearly have looks that set it way apart from your common breed family sedan.

george__

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That thing looks FAT

Jprocs24

+1, looks like its got junk that's not just in the trunk...

dwapenyi

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When I "see" through the concept pics, this is the car I see. Smaller rims though

gizzsdad

Only slightly off topic. In checking the owner's manual for the 2015 Murano, I see that they have moved to recommending 0W-20 oil, with 5W-30 as a suitable replacement.

This is not a shock to me - in fact I had quit stockpiling oil in anticipation of this. But to my knowledge - this is the first time they have started recommending 0W-20 for the VQ.

phattyaltnatl

Hood looks short, the wheels are horrendous, and that character line from the front fender to the rear door looks weird...but I'm willing to bet that this is 98% accurate of the new Maxima. Honestly, I'm getting a little excited about the car.

george__

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I hope they don't add a hood scope on this car... Ricey FWD wannabe sports sedan bahaha

TDotMax

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Says the guy who has a hood with scoops

Prophecy99

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first year of a new generation id say

T200

THIS is what the new Max should be like - inside and out:



2016 Lexus GS F gets 467-hp V8 (http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...troit-preview/)

2003MaximaMan

how dare you go flagrantly blabbing your good ideas!

D.Stillwell

Those new Lexus front ends should be put in the trash where they belong.

Horrible front end design. Im glad the new Maxima doesnt have that look.

T200

You won't have to look at it when you're behind the wheel of that 467HP RWD V-8 beast. The grill won't be able to wipe that smile off your face when you drop the hammer!

D.Stillwell

Well, I can at least agree to that.

Looks aren't everything (try telling that to some people)

Jprocs24

I don't mind the look, predator!

CS_AR

The reason I like the new Maxima look is it gets away from the 1951 Kaiser Manhattan C-Pillar look (Exhibit B) that Howard Darren designed in the late 1940s.

lightonthehill

Grilles are a matter of preference. I very much dislike that Lexus grille, just as I dislike the new Camry grille. I like the supposed 8th gen Maxima grille, but it is not perfect. I do have ideas on how to make it look better, and will be implementing those ideas when I get my 8th gen.

Those salivating over 400+HP are on the wrong web site. That would be a different type and class of car.

The ground angle of that supposed 8th gen makes it look bulky, but the view standing near the car is entirely different. As we will see next month.

I agree with others that the wheels are not perfect for this car. But there are places where I can purchase wheels to suit my taste.

Yes, that image of the 'supposed' 8th gen is very close to reality. I love it.

george__

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^
That grill on the Lexus and Maxima seem weird...

Audi has kind of big grill but it fits in well with the oval round front