2016 Nissan Maxima Test Drive - Fox News
Full-size front-wheel-drive sedans are a dying breed, their numbers decimated by the invasive species known as the crossover. The latest Chevrolet Impala is, hands down, one of the finest sedans GM has ever produced. Nissan calls the eye-catching style V-Motion, and the Maxima shares it with the Nissan Murano , one of those evil crossovers. (Hey, you can’t blame Nissan for hedging its bets. Despite being positioned above the “midsize” Altima in Nissan’s lineup, the Maxima is slightly smaller inside. This kind of segment creep is another existential threat to the true large car segment, but the Maxima is still plenty roomy, and when you slink down into it there’s a lot more “oh yeah, that feels good” to the experience. Imagine they squeezed a third, Buick-like division between Nissan and Infiniti and you get the idea. Five trim levels are available, starting at $33,235. Each represents a higher level of equipment – there are no individual options – but are all more or less mechanically the same. The $38,494 SR is the outlier with a stiffer suspension, larger wheels, lower-profile tires, a flat-bottom steering wheel and a Sport mode to. Source: www.foxnews.com
