Nissan Sport Sedan Concept

[Kchrpm]

Aka next Maxima concept?

http://jalopnik.com/the-nissan-sports-sedan-concept-is-the-maximas-return-1500264483

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[Random]

Am I the only one that doesn't understand why Nissan carries the Maxima and the Altima? Get this: the Altima has *more* interior volume and trunk space than the Maxima. :erm:

Maybe the above 4DSC is meant to replace both?

Looks nice. :)

[thesameguy]

The Maxima and Altima have always been in contention. They fixed the situation for a little while in the early '00s - the Maxima was clearly bigger and more luxurious - but that fell apart pretty quickly.

I have always liked the Maxima - like, all of them - but it's a car I never seem to have the right situation to own. I am half-heartedly shopping for one right now as I think they may be on the list with Benzes and Volvos to replace the PT Cruiser this summer.

[Kchrpm]

Ever since the Altima got biggie-sized, the Maxima has basically been the higher-appointed model, more sound deadening and standard options and such.

The Altima starts as a 4-cylinder car @ $22k, the Max is only available with the V6 starting @ $31k.

[MR2 Fan]

Looks nice, but as most modern cars, a bit too big and tall for my taste

[Yw-slayer]

Looks boring to me. It could be a Corolla.

[Alan P]

Rather dull.

[Mirage]

Looks boring to me. It could be a Corolla.


Rather dull.

This is how I feel about Nissan as a whole right now. They have turned into the Toyota appliance maker of the early 2000's. There isn't a single car from them I can buy my fiancee right now with a manual tranny (her requirement) except the base model sentra.

[CudaMan]

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Versa (Note and sedan)
Cube
Sentra
370Z
XTerra
Frontier

Personally (and I'm not just saying this) I like the current design language at Nissan. It's clean without being too dull. This concept looks pretty good to my eye.

Current Altima would make a great road trip car. Those seats, and 38+mpg highway. Great combo.

[The359]

I look at this concept car, and with that glass extension through the rear pillar, all I see is an orange BMW i8.

[JoshInKC]

Also- love it or hate it, Nissan makes the Juke.
Which styling-wise is anything but bland and appliance like.

[Kchrpm]

And the Juke can be had with a manual transmission and ~200 hp turbocharged engine.

http://www.nissanusa.com/crossovers/juke/versions-specs/version.nismo.html

[Fogelhund]

Generally speaking, I hate what they've done to the Pathfinder. We've almost had a Nissan continuously since 93'. (If you include Infiniti). This design, I really don't get. I view the Maxima as more upscale and better looking than the Altima. I preferred the Maxima as a RWD car, but of course you can get that with the Infiniti variants.

[novicius]

Looks like... a Japanese Dodge Charger? ;)

'Tis sharp. I kind of wish the bikini roof would have connected over the front windshield. The fanny is a little busy but nothing bad; does look like a Volvo rear end, tho'. Needs new rims.

[Mirage]

?

Versa (Note and sedan)
Cube
Sentra
370Z
XTerra
Frontier

Personally (and I'm not just saying this) I like the current design language at Nissan. It's clean without being too dull. This concept looks pretty good to my eye.

Current Altima would make a great road trip car. Those seats, and 38+mpg highway. Great combo.

Ok should have clarified, I meant normal car, not crossover cute-utes or wtf-mobiles (juke/cube) she despises all of those. I'm still waiting on nissan to take juke engine in the throw it in a light rwd car.

Versa, I missed that you could get them in a manual in the low model. the soon to be FIL has a sedan, thing is appliance to the max, painfully slow and hideous to look at it, I would take a low mileage B13, B14 and B15 sentra over one of these.
Sentra, I do like the styling, but again base model is the only thing that gets the manual, I cant bring myself to ever buy a base model anything unless it was to be a track car.
370Z, I almost sold my xterra and 240sx for a nismo last year, but I couldn't bring myself to give up 2 for 1.
Xterra/Frontiers are pretty much the same design as the '05 and will probably be going away soon, but I like that they still have the 6 speed in them.


I don't hate this concept, but it doesn't get me excited. I keep looking for reasons to trade the xterra in, but Nissan hasn't given me any good ones.

[CudaMan]

Hm, normal car you say. So you want an Altima with a manual then? I'm not sure what you're asking for. :)

Perhaps if they built this: http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/20/nissan-sentra-nismo-concept-la-2013/

It would be great if they built the IDx, for sure...

[Kchrpm]

Altimas with V6s and manuals are sweet. It's a shame they don't offer them anymore.

[Mirage]

Hm, normal car you say. So you want an Altima with a manual then? I'm not sure what you're asking for. :)

Perhaps if they built this: http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/20/nissan-sentra-nismo-concept-la-2013/

It would be great if they built the IDx, for sure...

Haha exactly what I want, an altima with a manual, but that sentra is pretty sweet too.

The new pathfinder should have sliding rear doors and be called the quest.

[Kchrpm]

Was riding in my dad's Maxima the other day, it's still funny when ~300 HP is used with a CVT maximum highway merge acceleration. Revs shoot up and stay there, everything just gets closer faster, from 25 to 75 quicker than you'd think.

Engaging and empowering? No. Entertaining? Yes.

[CudaMan]

I think CVTs work better with 6 cylinders than with 4.

Re: Quest. Oooh, burn! :lol:

[Rare White Ape]

I really don't like the blacked-out A-pillar look, as seen on this and the GT-R. It gives the roof an awkward angle to the eye.

[neanderthal]

From my perspective, Maxima is to Avalon as Altima is to Camry.