I have gotten several responses while parked. In one week they have been:

"That is the nicest BMW I have seen in a while!" (from a guy getting into his porsche)

"Is that the new Masarati?" (stretch, I know... but I had a witness!)

"what is that? the new e? (benz)" (some young kid trying to pimp in his mommy's c class benz)


anyone else?

 

Honestly everybody thats seen me said "yoooooo that new max is hot when did that come out"
so tymes i feel like lying an saying this been out. LMFAO....

 

I do think it resembles the quatroporte. I thought I was crazy.

 

I've gotten Lexus!

 

Buick front end

Lexus rear end for sure

 

09 Lexus ES 350



09 Nissan Maxima

 

Porshe!!

 

i get dirty looks from people who just got last years model this year... and all the altima drivers who wish they had went for the maxima instead.

 

i've had people thinks its an audi...dumb people lol just look at nissan logo

 

I get that all the time!

 

One of my neighbors thought it was a BMW. One guy knew it was a Nissan but not sure which one (altima or maxima). He said it was beautiful. Another friend said that it resembles the Lexus from the side as well.

One good thing about this, this car is being compared to some nice cars. You've got to like that.

 

People have mistaken my baby Maxine Shaw for a Lexus. My own son walk up to a black and chrome Lexus after we'd finish shopping one day, waiting for me to open the door. I just laughed and kept walking to the next row. LOL.

 

is it the New altima??

 

Lexus

 

Someone asked me if it was the new Z, but it was dark outside so I'll give him that.

Another time, I pulled up next to this kid in a loaded '08 Altima and he just gave me the dirtiest look.

 

A guy told my wife , nice car who needs to buy an Infiniti?

 

In the Altima's defense;
People buy Altima's for completely different reasons than the Maxima and the Fully loaded Altima is nothing to be ashamed of, it also comes in the same price range as a base 09 Max w/ the same amount of performance.

 

HEY take it easy on us Altima drivers! I don't think anyone is jealous, especially driving a fully loaded Altima. I know I am not, I am just flippin amazed at how good the damn thing looks every time I see one, especially SV Sports with the 19s. Drool, then I think and look at my Altima, I'll take my V6 6spd Tech. But there is NO DOUBT the new Max is BAD ***. Its most likely a look of admiration, atleast in my case.

 

i dont mind the altima drivers out there who give the look.. i honestly still luv the altima.. esp the latest gen and the 2 door is a sexy *** car, IMO i like the way it looks better than the z's (well maybe not the 370'S)... But im talking about the people who JUST bought the 08 maxima.... for everyone else who has a 6 gen its no problem.. im talking about the ones who have the .. damn i should have waited look on their face or the damn i wish i could fork out the lil extra for the 09.... hey i luv the 6gen body.. to me it was the hottest car around until the 09 came out... im actually still thinking about getting the 08 black on black.... im even looking for the original grille for it(the ugly tooth grille)... so yeah im not way picking on those two cars... but im saying i do get dirty looks from drivers of the new altimas and 6gen maximas... but hey.. no biggie


oh and just today i had a guy ask me if it was then new volvo....

 

Some people say is that a BMW? is that a LEXUS? Just last week I stopped at a light a man screamed YO IS THAT THE NEW PORSCHE....lolololo

 

Someone asked me what type of Infiniti is that, I'm like the new M, jk.

 

So far it's been Lexus mostly and a few others are not sure what it is but they always say nice things about Zhuzy.

 

As if the gargantuan Nissan logo placed prominently on the grille is not a clear indicator that Porsche hasn't begun mass-producing sedans in the U.S......

 

I have gotten lot of infiniti replies because of aggressive stance. No complaints, I hardly see other 09s on the roadway.

Manoj

 

I took the Nissan and Maxima rear trunk badges off the car ( I de-badge almost all my cars when I get them) so I've had a bunch of people ask me what kind of car it it. No one has said "Nice BMW/Lexus/Infiniti, etc". It's a little weird how much attention this car gets. I drive an Audi RS6 (twin turbo currently 530HP) and don't get nearly the attention in my 290HP Maxima. Nissan did a good job with this car and I'm happy with it as my daily driver.

 

Camry....

 

Thats cuz nobody buys maximas anymore

 

I never see any new Maximas either. However, I did see one other black 09 Maxima in a parking lot in Rockville, MD. But that's the only other one (besides mine) that I've seen.

 

Funny, I just saw one on the road for the first time and said to myself, "what car is tha....... oh, its an 09 Maxima", AWESOME.

But it is true that there doesn't seem to be many for a car that's been available for 8 or 9 months.

 

Or the fact that the economy took a major dump and nobody is willing to commit to big purchases. Not that I blame them at all.

I suspect we could ask GM, Ford, Chrysler, Citi, BoA if that's true...

 

Few cars on the road...makes for alot of ppl staring at the car.

 

I agree with the economy statement.


When I bought my '09 Max there were only (5) on the lot at a very large dealership here in Atlanta. I was also the only person at the dealership for about 3-4 hours.

The Maxima's radical new design + poor economy = few new Maximas on the road.


Once the economy starts to bounce back we'll see many more I'm sure. I've seen 4-5 already in just the first month of ownership of mine.

 

Oh I never meant that it was anything to be ashamed of. The Altima is a great car and I really like the styling.

 

For me the 09 Max is way better looking then the 09 Altima. But unfortunatly I did get one guy say "Nice Malibu" all I could say was "Pardon me?"

 

Exactly...more and more ppl buying used cars these days.

The 7th will always be a rare car IMO...it may even be the LAST gen of Maxima's

 

I hope not

 

Nah, doubt it. The economy will turn around. I actually foresee a Hybrid Max in the future.

 

Rumor has it that there will be an "R" Version with a six speed manual and some suspension/engine tuning and ground effects but it has been shelved for now with the slow new car sales. Also the Hybrid Engine from the Altima Hybrid this Summer in the Max? Can anyone confirm this?

 

Lexus

 

Doubt it... "Ghosn Says: Nissan Diesel Maxima Coming in 2010"