Interesting car the new Maxima. Visibly leaner, smarter, with better on-road balance and more ‘connected’ handling, it is a greatly improved unit over the solid but dynamically flawed outgoing model.

Starting at $33,990 for the 250 ST-L, it is also very sharply priced. The entry model ST-L comes with Nissan’s 2.5 litre VQ25DE V6 producing a [...]

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New ‘two engine’ strategy debuts 2.5 litre V6 in 250 ST-L model
Leather upholstery and luxury equipment standard
Priced from $33,990
3.5 litre V6 models from $37,990

While TMR’s Tim O’Brien is out at the press launch today, the full details and images for the all-new 2009 Nissan Maxima have been made available.

Utilising a two-engine strategy, the Maxima line [...]

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Nissan brought out its updated Maxima prestige sedan at the Melbourne International Motor Show today, which brings with it a range of mechanical and aesthetic improvements.

Nissan’s ubiquitous VQ35DE 3.5 litre V6 once again makes its way under the Maxima’s bonnet, however it’s undergone a boost in power and features improved fuel efficiency over the outgoing [...]

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In news that is not going to impress Nissan Australia but make a lot of cashed-up enthusiasts feel a bit constricted in the ‘pantal’ region, the new GT-R has received SEVS (Specialist & Enthusiast Vehicle Scheme) approval.

This approval means that at least one importer, a company called GT Compliance according to the RVCS (Road Vehicle [...]

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Nissan revealed the newest version of the Teana luxury sedan in Japan this week, giving Australian motorists a preview to what will most likely be the next generation of Maxima.

Based on Nissan’s new D platform, the 2009 Teana sports an exterior that is a lot more subdued than that of the American Maxima, which [...]

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Oh dear. After speculative renderings of a facelifted 350Z surfaced in a Japanese car magazine earlier this year (below), many dismissed the images as being the product of a misinformed editor and a sleep-deprived graphic artist. Little did we know that the pictures of a be-fanged Z-car were actually well-grounded in fact.

The rather grainy picture [...]

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Nissan have unveiled their all new 2009 Maxima at this years New York Motor show and its sheetmetal work is dynamic to say the least. Nissan are calling it “Liquid Motion” and you can’t help but agree with them.

Previous generation Maximas have been handsomely conventional and hardly a head turner but for 2009, Nissan have [...]

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Another 2008 Detroit Auto Show debutant is Volkswagen’s Passat CC. Designed in the four-door coupe mould made popular by the Mercedes CLS the Passat CC is longer, wider and lower than the humble Passat sedan on which it is based.

The Passat CC will be available with a choice of petrol and diesel engines, depending on [...]

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