Anyone know what it is on the '16/'17? Internet search turns up nothing.

 

23.6235° ± 1.237°

 

I contacted Nissan customer service and was told the approach angle for the 2016/17 Maxima SR is 12.65°. I'm assuming it's the same for all trims as body work and ride height are the same. Has anyone had any issues with scraping the front end when pulling into parking lots or driveways with a steep approach? If memory serves, the 8th gen is about an inch lower than the 7th which would make it more likely to scrape.

 

I scrape all the time, guess it doesn't help that I am lowered....

 

Are you going to install a dual-column gas inclinometer, Hewlett-Packard model 5710a with flame analyzing detectors? I understand that the floor models are turbocharged.

 

I'd be real careful to lower this car.

It's FWD - and the front juts out anyhow based on packaging - made worse by the stupid "fin" detailing on the bumper (more crap to scrape).

My GT-R was a mess - it wasn't inasmuch low (it was) as it was long. So the approach angle was a pain in the ***.

This is why Porsche - even with a short front overhang - has the option of power-lifting front end.

 

Loved that movie.

 

I spent three hours in Fayetteville, Peachtree City and Newnan GA this morning getting property plats amended, duplicated and recorded, and managed to bottom out the front end three times on three different driveways. And these are commercial driveways, not private drives.

Yes, the ground clearance of the 2016 Maxima is only 4.5 inches, and yes, this is the lowest ground clearance in the history of the Maxima. I bottom out on almost every speed bump in middle Georgia, because the bumps here are designed for the most common vehicles - pickup trucks and SUVs. Many of the vehicles around middle Georgia are RAISED, but very few are LOWERED. Folks around here who lower vehicles are simply converting their ride from transportation to a show vehicle.