First Look - 2009 Nissan Maxima
Looking for a hot ride to impress your friends and still get good miles per gallon from the pump? Nissan can accommodate you in both departments with their fabulous redesign of the classic Maxima body style. This new look takes 2009’s Maxima light years ahead from vehicles like the Altima and Versa.
A wider front end is the most distinctive redesign for the new Nissan Maxima, giving it a tough pose that you’d expect from more performance oriented sedans. Maxima has a sloping snout and intimidating headlights, which give it a not so typical to Nissan feel. Is the Maxima ready to pounce? That hood keeps the 3.5 liter V6 under wraps; a powerful engine with a Sport Package upgrade available at your local car dealer (although it will cost you an extra $3,000-4,000). Your regular Maxima V6 gives you a 20-26 miles per gallon in fuel economy.
Inside, it looks more like a luxury vehicle in the style of Lexus or Infiniti. Some of the high-end Maxima packages give you the added comfort of heated leather seats, GPS dash, Bluetooth ability, moon roof and Bose sound system. A new style of ride inside and out for the Nissan name; this Maxima has the advanced look and feel that can help the auto maker reintroduce itself to a whole new faction of high end car buyers.
aw, come on. who are we fooling. the maxima doesn’t appear it will ever return to its one of a kind distinction roots. it looks just like a altima coupe in the rear! at one time maxima was the vehicle, it was one of a kind! now it appears the maxima is the little brother to the altima.
This seems to be a problem with many of the “mainstream” auto maker, more so in the US but also some foreign manufacturers - due to restricting funds they have to mix and match body styles as well as internal components. Ford and Chrysler also seem notorious for this. Originality seems to be constricted thanks to budget.