Got these from Jay Lee here in SoCal, who evidently just got back from Korea...

It appears to be a Samsung-built version of the Cefiro, with a VQ20 (VQ20DD I'm assuming).

It's not called the Cefiro, either. Just the SM52xx... I've heard of Taiwanese companies building Mercedes S-classes in Taiwan under their own name, but this is the first I've heard of Samsung doing anything like this.


http://www.brian1.net/maxima/other_c...g_ceifro01.jpg
http://www.brian1.net/maxima/other_c...g_ceifro02.jpg
http://www.brian1.net/maxima/other_c...g_ceifro03.jpg
http://www.brian1.net/maxima/other_c...g_ceifro04.jpg
http://www.brian1.net/maxima/other_c...g_ceifro05.jpg

Anyway, thanks for the pics, Jay! He thought it'd be interesting.

 

im not surprised i remember in the phillippines...back in 1998..Merceedes benz did have a family van out...seemed like it was based on the korean manufacturer sangyyong......It looked like the Kia Sedona....but according to my relatives..its nothing but a korean POS..

 

its nice

my uncle has one the interior is a bit smaller but the headlight is fuggin nice

btw there's a tuner in korea who has one built to 600 horses from the help of a trust td-06 turbo

 

My mom actually drove the previous incarnation of the SM5
I believe the coding actually stands for "Samsung Maxima"...
Samsung was trying to fit into the lucrative korean car market (because most koreans just buy korean cars, b/c imports there are sooo expensive)
It was a 4th gen Max, and as i have driven several 4th gen max's as well as the SM5, i can attest to the fact that it's the EXACT same car... just some of the stereo equipment is written in korean and the badges all say samsung instead of nissan...

 

Hold the V6 2000 do performance wise

 

Darn you beat me to it. I'm stationed in Korea right now and I see those things everyday. I was going to take photo of several of the cars here and post them on the org. Oh well nice pics.

 

they are license built Nissan Cefiro 2.0L

Korea has STIFF import duties one cars to protect their domestic market... so Nissan licenses Samsung to produce the cars most of them end up being taxis hehehe

 

SM5200 thats it right?
the 'Mercedes' you see in Taiwan is also sold in Korea I think its made by Hyundai its the Hyundai Chairman 500 or 600 with either a 2.8L Benz V6 or a 3.2L Benz V6

when you're in Korea keep an eye out for the Hyundai Equus!! those are some nice cars!

I love the tails on the SM5200 looks so sweet compared to the Max

 

plz keep in mind that korean cars in korea are a different breed than the hyundais, kias, and daewoos that are here in the states. they have some niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice cars there! the korean cars in the states suck bc they are all predominantly economy cars made to be "affordable."

 

oh yea mos-definatly...I was just reffering to back in 1998....now theyre definatly comming out with some nice cars..even here in the states..

 

... where we can get variable intakes for our 4th generations?

 

it's called SM5...they have different models...SM520(2.0liter), and SM530(3.0liter)...

 

daewoo chairman...

 

doesnt Hyundai have control of Daewoo now? oh well its a wannabe Benz built on a Benz platform with a Benz engine- its a damn good deal in terms of how much it costs next to a Benz!

 

Nope, the new SCC(Tuned RSX-Ss on the cover) says GM took ownership, and probably regrets it already.

 

I wish I was in cali too !! lots of pretty korean girls there, right ?!!!!

 

Samsung in Korea is also known as "Renault Samsung".

 

so how fast is the vq20 engine? (hp/torque)

 

2.0L Nissan V6, must have pistons the size of quaters.

 

http://www.freshalloy.com/cars/nissa...n_engines.html

You know, I'm not sure...

http://cars.uhome.net/nissan/

VQ20DE looks like 155PS in the Maxima, or 152.88HP.

 

yeh but that XG500 car flunked

 

SM518 -> Nissan SR 1.8L I-4
SM520 -> Nissan SR 2.0L I-4
SM520V -> Nissan VQ 2.0L V6
SM525V -> Nissan VQ 2.5L V6
SM530V -> Nissan VQ 3.0L V6 (Only two are made for Samsung employees Limusine version)

 

yah with an inch thick of makeup saddam hussein can look good.

the kor girls in kor r best. but they r suck cuz they dont speak english.