Nissan Maxima Road Tests Articles

Long Term Update 4: 2009 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV

Uphill was Great. Downhill Will Have to Wait more

Long Term Update 3: 2009 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV

"On a spirited drive home, I found the CVT's manual mode sufficiently sporty" more

Long Term Update 2: 2009 Nissan Maxima

"The car's steering ability in high-speed sweepers is impressive." more

Long Term Update 1: 2009 Nissan Maxima

"The cockpit is superb," says editor at large Arthur St. Antoine of the Nissan Maxima, "light years better than the old car's, and one of the best in the class." more

Arrival: 2009 Nissan Maxima

Will a Year in Nissan's 4DSC Prove Remarkable? more

Comparison Test: 2009 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV vs. 2008 Pontiac G8 GT

End Game: When spending $30K on a performance sedan, what drives you-front or back? more

First Test: 2009 Nissan Maxima

Full Frontal: Nissan aims to redefine the limits of FWD performance more

First Drive: 2009 Nissan Maxima

The "four-door sports car" returns more

First Look: 2009 Nissan Maxima

Return of the Four-Door Sports Car -- complete details on Nissan's new flagship sedan more

Review: 2005 Nissan Maxima

Fifteen years ago, the Maxima was in a class by itself, as it was about the only affordable sport sedan from a mainline Japanese automaker. In the car's prime, performance aficionados considered it a Japanese BMW due to its affordability, practicality, and dynamic edge. Nowadays, Maxima brings more

Six Appeal: 2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE vs. Audi A4 3.0 quattro

Boasting V-6 power and a six-speed transmission, Nissan's audacious new Maxima sedan steps onto the runway with an equally V-sixy rival, Audi's elegant A4 quattro more

First Drive: 2002 Nissan Maxima

Here's the other side of the 2002 Nissan Maxima / Altima coin: You get 15 more horses, a less-roomy rear seat, and a less-than-current beam rear axle design in the Maxima, probably for about the same money as an Altima (after a bit of dickering). more

Multi-car - Long Term Update

'99 Mercedes-Benz CLK 430Our stunning midnight-blue-over-gray coupe continues to be a favorite ... more

Road Test: 2000 Nissan Maxima SE

Japan's second-largest automaker has experienced some tumultuous times of late, culminating in its being taken over by France's Renault SA. But despite the formidable long-term challenges Nissan still faces, a rich bounty of all-new or heavily revised product for the 2000 model year should bode well more

2000 Nissan Maxima SE - First Test

Japan's second-largest automaker has experienced some tumultuous times of late, culminating in it... more

'95 Nissan Maxima SE - Long-Term Wrap Up

The Raging Bargain Of Sport SedansWith the introduction of the fourth-generation Maxima, Nissan... more

New Sedan Review -Long-Term Update

'95 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Z34 Our Monte Carlo Z34 has proved to be a compe... more

1995 Nissan Maxima

1995 import Car Of The Year more

Long-Term Update

'94 Cadillac DeVille ConcoursOur Concours continues to please-as well as t... more