2016 Nissan Maxima: '4-door sports car' gets stunning looks
When Nissan's designers and engineers went back to the drawing board to craft this 8th-generation flagship, they set their sights on the sports car market and the premium sedan segment.
Nissan also grew the list of standard features, with a collection of goodies like NissanConnect navigation with 8.0-inch display paired to a 7.0-inch advanced drive assist display; remote engine start via Intelligent Key; dual USB ports; SiriusXM satellite radio and SiriusXM Travel Link applications; online search with Google; LED signature daytime running lights; 18-inch machined finished aluminum-alloy wheels; zero gravity front seats with 8-way power driver seat/ 4-way power passenger seat; dual-zone automatic temperature control with front and rear vents; and a HomeLink universal transceiver.
[...] an impressive cache of standard safety technologies brings standard a tire pressure monitoring system, with easy-fill tire alert and vehicle dynamic control, with traction control.
The outside copies the Nissan Sports Sedan Concept, penned with a lower profile, a V-Motion front end and boomerang LEDs, with a wider stance, sculpted doors, kick-up C-pillars, a floating roof, and 2.2 inches more length.
Available is an 11-speaker Bose audio system, ambient lighting, premium Ascot leather seating surfaces with diamond-quilted inserts, unique faceted finishers, and material choices like Alcantara, more often found on high-end exotic vehicles.
Notable is the strong acceleration from a stop and ample power on tap matched to responsive brakes that are backed up with standard 4-wheel anti-lock braking system, electronic brake force distribution and brake assist.
A new drive mode selector, has Sport and Normal modes; it adjusts throttle response, transmission tuning, steering feel and active sound enhancement tuning that heightens the exhaust note, when you choose to motivate the throttle.