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| 2013 Nissan Maxima Sedan |
Introduction
With its moderate name plate and humble sheet metal, the 2013 Car Maxima easily passes for just another midsize automobile at first glance. However, spend some time behind the rim and youll discover its luxury-oriented workmanship as well as. Basically, the car provides the upmarket high high quality of Nissans tony Infiniti brand but in a more hidden program.
With the Maxima, you get pleasant managing that differentiates itself with sharp guiding reaction. The sedans revocation is updated to efficiently deliver both athleticism and relaxation, and the cottage functions high-end components high quality and a broader range of function content than youll find in four-doors with a similar price tag. Under the bonnet is a 290-horsepower V6 that provides remarkably fast speeding.
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| 2013 Nissan Maxima Sedan |
Body Styles and Options
The conventional devices list for the platform S model contains 18-inch metal tires, automated front lights, a sunroof, keyless ignition/entry, cruise management, dual-zone automated heating and cooling, cloth furniture, energy front part seat (eight-way car owner and four-way passenger), a 60/40-split-folding back seat and a leather-wrapped tilt-and-telescoping leader. Also included are an auto-dimming rearview reflection, trip computer, Wireless phone capability and an eight-speaker audio program with a six-CD filter and an reliable audio jack.
Moving up to the SV contributes to the platform S devices foglights, set furniture and an improved car owner seat with extension upper leg assistance and energy lower back.
The SV is eligible for a number of optionally available offers. The Observe program contributes a 7-inch shade monitor, a rearview photographic camera and an iPod/USB audio interface. The Cool program contributes warmed front part seat, a warmed leader and warmed decorative mirrors, while the Bose Audio program contributes a nine-speaker Bose audio program and satellite radio. Additionally, theres an SV Value program that essentially brings together the Cool program with the Bose Audio program.
With the SV, buyers can also choose between the Top high quality and sport offers. Both add xenon front lights, improved set furniture, car owner seat memory functions, a vented car owner seat, a energy tilt-and-telescoping leader with exercise shifters, the Bose speakers and all of the functions in the Cool and Observe offers. Rear pail seat with a middle footwear pass-through also replace the 60/40-split back seatbacks.
The Top high quality program goes on to include a dual-panel sunroof, normal lighting and wood trim. The sport program contributes instead a sport-tuned revocation, 19-inch metal tires and unique exterior and internal trim details.
The Technology program can be added to the SV Value, Top high quality and sport offers. It contributes a 7-inch touchscreen display screen shade monitor, a routing program, voice manages and Wireless loading audio.
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| 2013 Nissan Maxima Sedan |
Performance
Under the bonnet of every 2013 Car Maxima is a 3.5-liter V6 that puts out 290 hp and 261 pound-feet of twisting. Power is sent to the top part tires though a consistently varying automated gearbox (CVT).
Safety
Standard protection devices for every 2013 Car Maxima contains antilock disc braking system, balance and grip management, front-seat side-impact safety bags, part layer safety bags and active front-seat head constraints. A rearview photographic camera is an option on SV models.
In government accident testing, the Maxima received four out of five celebrities for overall security, with three celebrities for frontal-impact security (four celebrities car owner, but just two celebrities for the top part passenger) and five celebrities for side-impact security. The Insurance Institution for Road Safety granted the Maxima its highest score of "Good" for frontal-offset and part accident security and a second-best rating of "Acceptable" in the roof strength test.
The Interior Style and Special Features
The cottage of the 2013 Car Maxima differentiates itself with its premium sparkle. The internal planning is smooth and modern, and components high quality is above reproach. All the essential luxury-car services are offered; in total, there really isnt that much difference between the Maximas cottage and that of an Infiniti.
This Nissans iPod interface is one of the best weve encountered; theres no learning bend, since the text groups exactly reflection Apples. The interface is also especially fast, whether its reading a device or obtaining the various choices. The Maximas optionally available routing program is in the same way pleasant to use, offering fast reaction and recalculation times.
Both front and back part seat present a pleasant blend of assistance and relaxation, but keep in thoughts that the optionally available bucket-style back seat make the middle section all but useless. Freight room in the back area stands at 14.2 cubic legs -- decent enough, but less amazing than whats provided by competitors like the Genesis and 300.
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| 2013 Nissan Maxima Sedan |
Driving Impressions
The 2013 Car Maxima is certainly one of the more pleasant choices in its section when it comes to generating characteristics. Steering is accurate and sensitive, and its revocation is communicative. With that in thoughts, wed recommend missing the sport program, as the stronger revocation makes for a severe ride with no significant improvement to the vehicles managing.
Under the bonnet is an amazing powertrain, with quick speeding from the 3.5-liter V6. Even the CVT is a positive -- something we cant say for a lot of CVTs weve driven -- with sensitive performance in automated mode and an interesting manual move function that allows you to run up and down through six simulated "gear ratios" for a sportier feel.