2009 Nissan Maxima Unveiled

I just got the car about a week ago, i had a 2002 Nissan alitma 3.5 Se and it was the best car i ever had since 2002 till now it was time for a change. Went around shopping looking for brand new car, went saw Toyota Camry v6 and Honda accord v6, BMW 3 series and the Chev Malibu. To be honest outta all those cars I personally test drove I liked the Maxima the most, and not beacuase i had a Nissan before just the car it self the body the handling you name is the power everything about it is unreal. If your looking for a nice sport and classy car deff check the Maxima ! ! !

It definitely has 290 hp.

Design appears to be evolutionary instead of revolutionary. The only real redesign occurs at the front, where it appears much more aggressive. The back seems to have been enhanced to give a more premium appeal, which is okay with me. The car magazines have not touched this car, so we don’t know if Nissan is right when they claim they wanted to make the Maxima the best sport front wheel drive car in the world. As the owner of two previous Maximas, 2004 and 2006, the design in my opinion was beautiful and eye-catching, and for those that believed the skyview was useless are incorrect, for I saw it as an intimidation factor for the big trucks that stood behind me during stops, I can still picture them looking at the skyview and looking at their confused faces try to figure out what the skyview was. But my Maximas had the sporty look and big tires, but Nissan did not give it the substance of a sports car, it only gave it a touch of it, which made the car frustrating because you knew the car was not a true sports car. In fact, the new Avalon and the new Camry have a tire grip the same as the Maxima, and they don’t even claim to be sports cars. Another thing that got a lot of Maxima owners angry was the interior quality. How can I say this while trying to make sense…the interior quality is good but not good enough for a car that goes fully loaded as high as 38k. So for those that think that the new interior quality will take away sales from Infiniti are wrong. For a car that approaches this price I want it to be the same quality material as an Infiniti. This has worked for Toyota and Honda, where the interior quality of their 15k cars come close to their cars in the Lexus and Acura lines. That is why they are successful. I expect the Maxima to have good interior quality like an Infiniti, otherwise, I will not trade my current car for a Maxima with subpar quality that will cost me 38k. One final thing, the 290HP is inadequate, in order for Nissan to make me come back to buy one of their Maximas, they must put at least 300HP. Remember, this will not steal sales from the G35, because people will always want a Maxima for their own reasons like people want a G35 for their own reasons. For example, I would not buy a G35 even though it has more substance in the suspension and grip areas because I love the style and roominess of the Maxima. So if Nissan does not put at least 300HP with minimum 5.8 zero to sixty speed timing. I will no longer remain loyal to them and will look at the Hyundai Genesis or Pontiac G8, cars that are selling at the same price range but they are putting 360-410HP in them. This is what happens when you get current Maxima owners angry about the promise of sporty car but with no sportiness in it and the interior quality being subpar for a mid 30k car (like I said before, the interior of my Maxima is good but my 18k Toyota Corolla has a better interior quality than my current 2006 Maxima–that should be embarassing to Nissan).

From a previous Nissan owner of a 2002 Altima SE, 2004 Maxima SE, and 2006 Maxima SE, but willing to look elsewhere now.

I give it about a year before aftermarket headlights hit Ebay to help resolve that issue.

Its a great car with good HP but i dont think the headlights look all that good!!! with that extra little point, pointing out.

Its a great car with good HP but i dont think the headlights look all that good!!! with that extra little point, pointing out.

One internet article said 290 but rumor mill on internet says more. Only time will tell.

Very good looking car!

It’s not to bad looking I wonder what kind of HP it has ? does anyone know.

Another nice MAXIMA, they never seem to fail.