I've been wondering just up til now about anyone seen a shot of a new Maxima yet or is it already not out yet, cuz I was browsing on forum that I saw new concept of the 08 Accord, and a 08' Legacy and they look pretty good, just thought about the maxima, probably won't see anything for 09 possibly since the 07 just a minor facelift, how many year would that be before a new one comes, 09' or 10'?

 

Id say in 09 the next gen max will be around. Nissan has pretty much followed a 4-5 yr run with each generation.

 

Chances are theyll do a change in '09-'10. I suspect that with the generation change they'll drop in the VQ37HR like they will for the G35 and 350Z. Hopefully Nissan decides to make the Maxima sporty again and give it a transmission other than CVT.

 

Yeah, good luck with that. It's just a matter of time until the Maxima becomes something like this:

 

Yeah I hope it will be sporty again too. I say it will be the 09 models too

 

Prolly more like this..

 

yeah, I saw the 2010 Maxima at the auto show last weekend.

Here, I took a pic for you guys

 

hmm i wonder how this one corners...

 

just like all the other ones probly

 

Please Nissan, Give the Maxima back its *****

 

yes im very disappointed with the 07 maxima...granted i drove an automatic one with the cvt transmission...but there was just no ***** to it....my 03 feels and drives alot faster than the 07...i hope they do something to make it faster...

 

Given the v6 power and luxury features (start button ignition bluetooth etc) from the new Altima and the BMW like performance of the G35 they really need to make the next Maxima something special or risk it really losing its place.

 

CVT is the only version you can get in 07. Nissan dropped the MT.

 

I know that Infiniti is planning on releasing the new G37 coupe for 08. I would say the changes they made to the max in 07 and the few they will make in 08are pretty much testing new things they are planning for the next generation, smoothing out things, kind of like how the 99 max was the odd child of the 4th gen. We'll see though, I agree with Irish. My suspicion is the next gen will have a VQ37, and put down about 290 hp, and weigh 400 lbs more than the 6th gen.

 

I wonder if Nissan will end up making the Altima the more sport oriented sedan while the Maxima continues down the road to luxury/comfort sedan.

 

You can't realistically go much higher than 265 hp in a pedestrian family sedan without AWD. As of right now, the Maxima is FWD without even an optional limited-slip differential. That tells me something about what Nissan thinks of the Maxima, and what their plans are for it...

 

Well then someone should go tell Lexus, Buick, and Cadillac.

ES350: 272hp @ 6200
Lucerne: 275hp @ 5200
DTS: 292hp @ 5600

I'm sure there are still others. I suppose we can also argue whether these family sedans are "pedestrian," but they're definitely not sports sedans by any stretch of the imagination. Because of this, I left out the VW Passat (280 hp @ 6200) and Acura TL-S (280 hp @ 6200). I also left out the new Altima (270 hp @ 6000), and the Toyota Avalon (268 hp @ 6200) because they weren't "much" higher than 265 hp. My point is that 10 years ago, I remember people were saying the same thing about 220 hp in a FWD car, 10 years before that, it was 180 hp, etc. Yet, here we are today with FWD cars that easily exceed those numbers. Moreover, the surprising thing is that none of these cars are really known for having any driveability problems.

 

Fair points. But of all those cars, only the Avalon is really comparable to the Maxima anyway, and that car has practically the same power. As for the others, as you began to imply:

- The DTS is designed to be driven under the posted speed limit by octagenarians. It's also a much heavier car that not only needs the power but can smother a lot of torque steer.

- The Passat has to offer a 4cyl turbo and a VR6 for both FWD and AWD drivetrain configurations, and 280hp is how much power the VR6 engine makes. That's the only reason it offers 280hp with FWD -- it's not because they get a huge amount of benefit out of having that much power. Besides, the Passat is much sportier and WAY better sorted than the Maxima.

- The TL-S is also a better-sorted and more sport-oriented car than the Maxima, has relatively little low-end torque, and at least has a limited-slip differential available with the 6-speed manual.


I realize that there is no hard limit, and that advancing technology will help. But you have to admit that 265hp is starting to push it -- especially for Nissan, whose engine has a good amount of low-end grunt and whose FWD powertrains are plagued by torque steer as they are.

 

What the heck is HLSD then? I would have sworn it meant Helical Limited Slip Differential. And I know it's an option...

so wouldn't that be an optional limited slip differential?

 

HLSD was only an option with the 6-speed manual. There is no more 6-speed manual -- the only transmission option for 2007 is a CVT. Therefore, there is no optional limited-slip differential.

 

gotcha.

 

That pic post is hilarious, what kind of moron would design a car with trucklike wheels

 

A moron who wants better ride quality, traction, braking, and grip, especially on rough surfaces.

 

damn, it would take forever to change my track wheels on and off if I autocrossed that bad boy......

I wonder if you have to pay extra toll for "four axles" at tollbooths with it.

 

I'd take one of those over a 6th gen with lame CVT

 

yeah, its a lithium-ion battery too, amazing gas mileage, and the next electric bill would be even more amazing

 

secret extension cord to the neigbor's electrical outlet on the outside of his house

 

LMAO, this is too funny, yeah I got my electric bill, not so bad but gas bill, my god, just gave me a two alarm heart attack, no five alarm yet, unless I eat a lot of Carl's Jr and hit twice my age, then I'll have a five alarm heart attack

 

I believe that's EXACTLY what will happen. Too bad......

 

Well, you guys have been having an unseasonably cold winter over there this year, haven't you? I used to have reservations about my place being all electric, but now I'm thankful. My friend who used to work at the local gas co, told me that his gas bill has tripled since Katrina. Apparently the quality/purity of the natural gas being piped into homes was relaxed significantly. In fact, before he left, he told me that the gas co. was diluting the volume of natural gas with nitrogen so that you have to burn more cubic ft/yds than before to boil the same pot of water or heat your home. Meanwhile, the rates have gone up. Talk about playing both ends.

 

What place? For the price the G35 owns its soul.

 

found this on freshalloy, http://forums2.freshalloy.com/showthread.php?t=162797

 

old article but holy crap:

I couldn't have said it better myself.