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The Nissan Maxima is a car manufactured by Nissan that is in a line of mid-size sports sedans. The line debuted in 1981 and has been made continuously since then. It competes primarily with the Acura TSX/Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. Early versions were six-cylinder versions of the Nissan Bluebird, before becoming a model in its own right. Nissan Motor Co. ...
A sports sedan is a type of sedan automobile that is designed to look and feel sporty. ...
1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Acura TSX The Acura TSX is a model of automobile manufactured by Honda and sold in North America under the Acura brand name. ...
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Late-model Toyota Camry (left) and Ford Excursion (right) The Toyota Camry is a large family car manufactured by Toyota in Georgetown, Kentucky, USA; Australia; and Japan. ...
The Nissan Bluebird is a compact- to medium-sized car launched in 1957. ...
1977
The Maxima model line began with the Datsun 810 in the U.S., first introduced in 1977, and powered by the 2.4 L SOHC L-series straight-6 engine from the Datsun 240Z. The 810 used fuel injection rather than a carburetor, and was good for about 125 hp (93 kW) net. These cars were rear-wheel drive and had a four wheel independent suspension. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...
Single overhead cam (also SOHC) refers to the internal combustion engine design where one camshaft is located above the valves. ...
The Nissan L series of automobile engines ranged from 1. ...
The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ...
The S30 Nissan/Datsun 240Z (known in Japan as the Fairlady Z and later in other markets as the 260Z and 280Z) are sports cars from Nissan of the 1970s. ...
Cover of Popular Hot Rodding magazine, showing racing fuel injection system on V8 engine in the late 1960s Fuel injection is a technology used in internal combustion engines to mix the fuel with air prior to combustion. ...
The carburetor (American spelling; spelt carburettor or carburetter in Commonwealth countries, carb for short) is a device which mixes air and fuel for an internal-combustion engine. ...
An Independent Suspension is an automobile suspension system that allows the wheels on an axle to move independent of each other. ...
A 2-door coupe version was introduced in 1979 along with an exterior refresh. Datsun's new 280ZX shared the 810's chassis, though the 810 did not get that car's larger 2.8 L engine. 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ...
The Nissan 280ZX was a sporty coupe from the 1980s. ...
1981 The first car to wear the Maxima name was introduced in 1981. It was essentially a Japan-market 910 with a 3.9 in longer nose. The car was offered as the 810 Deluxe or 810 Maxima that first year, and all 810s became Maximas for 1982. That was also the year that American Datsuns began carrying the "Nissan" badge as well. For 1984, the car was officially the "Nissan Maxima" in the US. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Powered by the same 2.4 I6 engine as the Datsun 810 and Datsun 240Z, the car was still rear wheel drive.
1985 In the fall of 1984, the first front wheel drive Maxima was introduced. This Maxima was available with a 157 hp (117 kW) 3.0 L V6 VG30E engine and a 4-speed automatic or 5-speed manual transmission. 1988 was the last year for the Maxima station wagons, which had been offered since the Datsun 810 days. Front wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern automobiles, where the engine drives the front wheels. ...
The Ford Essex V6 engine A V6 is an internal combustion piston engine with six cylinders in a V configuration. ...
The VG engine family consists of V6 piston engines designed and produced by Nissan for several vehicles in the Nissan lineup. ...
An automatic transmission is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the car or truck moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. ...
Cover of Speed Mechanics magazine, showing cutaway of typical automobile manual transmission. ...
1989 The Maxima was redesigned in 1989 as the J30 model. It was called the '4DSC' by Nissan (4-Door Sports Car) and even had a window decal showing this. It now featured a 160 hp (119 kW) 3.0 L V6, with a 190 hp VE30DE engine available starting in 1992. The VG30E was a unit that had been used in the previous line of Maxima, as well as the Z31 Nissan 300ZX. In the United States, the VG30E engine was used on all 1989-1994 GXE models, and the 1989-1991 SE models. The VE30DE engine, plus a limited-slip differential, became standard on the SE models in 1992. The SE models can be further distinguished from the GXE by their white-faced guages, larger wheels, firmer sport suspensions, and optional 5-speed manual transmissions, which weren't offered on the GXE models. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Ford Essex V6 engine A V6 is an internal combustion piston engine with six cylinders in a V configuration. ...
The VE engine is a 3. ...
1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The VG engine family consists of V6 piston engines designed and produced by Nissan for several vehicles in the Nissan lineup. ...
The automatic transmission on all GXE's and optional on SE's was an innovative compact unit from Jatco, featuring four speed electronic control and adaptive 'sport' and 'comfort' modes that shift at different points.
During this year the Maxima was first introduced to the UK market. It was made available as a choice of three models, the 3.0, 3.0S and 3.0SE. All options were available as automatic transmission only.
The Maxima SE was on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1990. Cover of Car and Driver from age of psychedelic lettering Car and Driver is an American automotive enthusiast magazine. ...
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1995 The car was redesigned again in 1995 as the A32. A new VQ30DE 190 hp (142 kW) 3.0 L V6 was the only engine option. The exterior was refreshed for 1997. The independent rear suspension was replaced with a cheaper torsion bar solid axle. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The VQ engine is a 2. ...
The Ford Essex V6 engine A V6 is an internal combustion piston engine with six cylinders in a V configuration. ...
1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A torsion spring is a ribbon, bar, or coil that reacts against twisting motion. ...
Solid axle and Panhard rod on a 2002 Mazda MPV A live-axle (also called solid-axle, beam, or dead-axle) suspension is an automobile suspension that uses a single-piece axle to connect the front or rear wheels, side-to-side. ...
This Maxima was Motor Trend's Import Car of the Year for 1995. The Maxima SE again made Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1995 and 1996. Motor Trend is one of the oldest automotive magazines still publishing. ...
Car of the Year is a phrase usually considered to have been invented by Motor Trend magazine in the 1950s for their annual award for best automobile. ...
Cover of Car and Driver from age of psychedelic lettering Car and Driver is an American automotive enthusiast magazine. ...
Car and Driver magazine nominates an annual list of Ten Best cars and Five Best trucks. ...
2000 The 2000 Maxima was a refresh of the previous car, designed at Nissan's La Jolla, California design studio. The engine was a 222 hp (166 kW) 3.0 L VQ30DE V6. A 2001 20th Anniversary edition got an increase of five horsepower (4 kW) and other tweaks, while the engine was replaced for the whole lineup in 2002 with a 3.5 L VQ35DE that produced 255 hp (190 kW). 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
One of the beaches at La Jolla Cove. ...
The VQ engine is a 2. ...
The Ford Essex V6 engine A V6 is an internal combustion piston engine with six cylinders in a V configuration. ...
2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The VQ engine is a 2. ...
2004 The latest generation of Maxima shares its platform with the Nissan Altima. It comes with the venerable VQ35DE, a DOHC V6 engine that now produces 265 hp (198 kW). The VQ35DE and its predecessor, the VQ30DE, have won Wards 10 Best Engines award every year since the competition's inception in 1995. It is offered with a six-speed gearbox. Nissan Maxima 04 This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organisation to promote their works in the media. ...
Nissan Maxima 04 This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organisation to promote their works in the media. ...
The Altima is a line of midsize sedans currently being manufactured by the Japanese automaker Nissan, and is arguably a continuation of the bloodline that began with the Nissan Bluebird in 1957. ...
The VQ engine is a 2. ...
A double overhead cam (also called a dual overhead cam, DOHC, or twincam) engine is a type of internal combustion engine where the camshafts that operate the intake and exhaust valves are mounted above the cylinders, and where there are separate camshafts for inlet and exhaust valves. ...
The Ford Essex V6 engine A V6 is an internal combustion piston engine with six cylinders in a V configuration. ...
The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ...
The rear independent suspension returns, this time using a multilink setup similar to the Altima. An Independent Suspension is an automobile suspension system that allows the wheels on an axle to move independent of each other. ...
A multi-link suspension is a type of suspension design typically used in independent suspensions, using 3 or more lateral arms, and one or more longitudinal arms. ...
Despite the tuned engine and the sportier positioning, it is slower than the Altima, thanks largely to its 110 kg heavier weight.
A smaller Maxima, from 2003, is sold in the Asia-Pacific region and based on the Nissan Teana. In some markets, it is sold as the Nissan Cefiro. It is built on the standard FF-L platform of the Altima, rather than the stretched FF-L used on the US-market Maximas. The US line of cars is known for a balance between sport and luxury; other models tend to focus more on comfort. The Nissan Teana is a front-wheel-drive intermediate-sized automobile built by Nissan of Japan, released in 2003. ...
References - "Datsun 810 and Nissan Maxima." Edmunds.com. Accessed on March 25, 2005.
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2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...
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