F23A4

I think he's refering to the general shape of the tailamp assembly:



But I disagree.

dom

Looks nice. I'd expect no less than 275HP out of this thing.

deandorsey

Nissan Plans New York Debut for New Altima

The New York auto show will be the first public display of the new 2007 Nissan Altima, the company confirmed on Wednesday. A new body style arrives in 2007 on a new "D" platform, promising better body rigidity and a newly penned suspension. Nissan's Xtronic CVT will be standard on all models, while the 3.5-liter V-6 and 2.5-liter four-cylinder engines will remain on the roster. On sale in the fall of 2006, the Altima, Nissan says, will be one of the best-performing front-drive sedans on the market.

http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto...73.A10176.html

titan

Yeah. Nissan seems to set the HP standards... first it was 250HP in this class... now that the Camry makes 268HP, and the new Aura will make atleast 250HP, I'd be looking for the new Alty to make around 275 HP, with the updated Maxima making 280-290HP.

03TL-S

280-290 on a FWD car is too much. Its doubtful they would raise it that much

supraken

iTrader: (1)

The rear quarter looks a bit M-ish from that angel.... and the trunk looks kind of 06+ Accord-ish, including the general shape of the taillights...

F23A4

The 1st Generation.

SSMTL01

the new rear lines look to be much smoother- the old one had a big j-lo type ass

DownUnder

Standard LSD at least could quell most of that.

vishnus11

should quell most torque steer, but even 3G Tls have torque steer, inspite of 6mt models having an LSD

titan

280-290HP is NOT to much on a FWD car. I'd love to see the study that says that... unless your an authority the subject. The Impala SS and the Grand Prix has a 5.3L 303HP V8. None of the mags have complained about them.

DownUnder

True, the only way to avoid it all is to have equal length halfshafts + LSD = virtually no torque steer. But I doubt they would do that with the new Altima/Maxima.

phile

I'm sure Nissan has figured out a way to up hp and circumvent torque steer. Judging by the steady changes to the G35 during its life cycle, it's apparent that Nissan listens, and no doubt they've heard the complaints about torque steer in the Maxima.

DownUnder

True, but since '02 when the Maxima got the VQ35 it's gotten a LOT of complaints about torque steer and the '04+ Maxima seems like it's gotten worse or so I've read. So they've had enough time to rectify the problem. Hopefully they'll fix the problem with the next gen, but I'm not holding my breath.

F23A4

Between my 02 Maxima and the 05 Altima SE-R I drove recently, torque steer is still an issue. There's even a slight TS inclination in my AWD Murano.

VQ35DE = Live by the sword, die by the sword.

phile

Well torque steer ain't the only thing Nissan needs to fix on the Maxima, so maybe they'd just rather save time and money and fix everything with the next gen. But back to the Altima, it's Nissans bread winner so I think (hope) Nissan would know not to bring out another torque-steering vehicle. I wouldn't be surprised to even see AWD option, to counter Toyota's Camry model for model.

heyitsme

Torque steer or not, think this should end up being a nice car considering how theyve been slowly upping quality in their vehicles.

Disway

A Nissan tech told me he hates the ones they made here, piss poor quality and lame design, and he had to deal with them at the shop all the time. Only the Z is worth buying.

Mokos23

Dang, so does that mean the Z and the Murano are the only Nissans that are made in Japan?

You should tell the Nissan tech to apply and work for Infiniti instead.

picus

Yep, all other Nissan vehicles are made in the U.S or Canada. The only Infiniti vehicle not made in Japan (the QX), was ranked worst vehicle by CR this year for reliabilty. It's made in the plant that makes the Armada and Titan, which are both also very unreliable. :/

F23A4

Slight correction: the Sentra and now the Versa are assembled in Mexico.

heyitsme

I think vehicles suc h as the titan, armada, qx etc become unreliable because they are rushed products. I've owned Toyotas and Nissans that were built in the Us without problems that well exceed their warranties.

picus

Thanks for the correction.

phile

Well I wasn't going to point out such a small detail, but look at the pic of the new Altima's tail already posted (and quoted 2 times too many), the bottom of the taillight assembly doesn't tightly align with the body panel.

F23A4

Looks like Nissan will also unveil the new Maxima as well. LINK

Thank You Nissan!!! The faster we put the 6G Maxima behind us, the better. (Although I'm not all that impressed with the CVT, being a Murano owner and all. )

Mokos23

Gosh that was a pretty quick generation for this Maxima, it wasn't bad looking, but I still liked the 95-99 and 00-03 generations a lot more and they were built in Japan.

titan

This car isn't really a new gen car. It's a heavy refresh to make it much more luxurious to better compete with the new Avalon. It's the same platform, new skin. NY will be a big show for Nissan. They'll have the next gen Altima, redesigned Maxima, next gen Sentra, and all new Versa there.

Mokos23

Then who needs an Infiniti M35/M45 then?

titan

What do you mean? The M is a beast of a car, and doesn't share anything with the Altima or Maxima, really; except the VQ, though the M's makes more HP. Even that will change when the M gets the new 3.7L FX (after it's introduced in the G). To answer the question, anyone who wants the Infiniti competitor to teh E/5/A6/GS etc. "needs" an M. Anyone who wants the Nissan competitor to the Avalon "needs" a Maxima.

F23A4

Just to add, the Infiniti M is on a much higher level than the Maxima shares no components with it's flagship brethren from Nissan. While both VQs share the 'VQ35DE' designation, the tuning decidedly different (and along the lines of FM vs FFL).

JediMindTricks

co-sign.

F23A4

titan, seems like this Maxima will be a 7G Maxima:

Link

Stay tuned.....

MaximaPower

i hope so....it's too late for a big refresh on the current max

titan

F23A4, I see what you're saying... Ghosn referred to it as the "new" Maxima. I could very well be mistaken, but I don't know for sure. He referred to the "all-new" Altima... so, I don't know if it's a marketing play on words. Either way, the Max will be practially all new whether it shares the Altima's all new platform or still rides on it's existing FF-L platform. If it's as close to the Teena as I think it is I already love it (especially the comtemporary interior). I hope it's an all new car. Like MaximaPower said, it's to late for a heavy refresh... As you said, we'll just have to stay tuned. Nice find, Resident Nissan Guy.

Mokos23

Will there also be an all new Z? The current bodystyle is getting dated.

titan

Good question. I think it's a safe presumption that we see a new Z within the year. We all know the all new G Coupe (it's cousin) will debut next spring.

Mokos23

Meant to say that some people just think of the M as a Luxury Maxima, which I don't think it is. So would a new 7G Maxima with all the luxury appointments hurt Infiniti M sales?

titan

Well, people who think the M is a luxury Maxima is sadly mistaken. The only thing they have in common is a similarly shapped, coupe-like green house and side glass shape. That's about it. It's partly Nissan's fault for not moving Infiniti's design far enough away from Nissan's (in the U.S.). With this gen M, it's still sold as the Nissan Fuga in Japan... I expect a sexier, curvier design theme (as demostrated on the Infiniti Coupe Concept) when the next gen is introduced in Japan as an Infiniti. I remember that many people acutally thought the G was a lux Altima when it first debuted. That said, Maxima has about as much in common with the M as the Avalon has with the GS. A more luxurious Maxima is geared at the Avalon's juggular; hopefully, Nissan has enough sense to offer a 6SP with it to regain some of it's sporty reputation (wishful thinking). The M is a very rigid, RWD with more power, luxury, and finesse than the Maxima. It can run circles around it... I don't think that the new Maxima will hurt the M's at all... trust me, people interested in buying an M aren't cross shopping it with the Max. Rather, if any car's sales would be hurt, I'd be Avalon's.

F23A4

The Z33 is based on the G35's FM platform so I would think that a new Z (Z34?) would debut shortly thereafter.

F23A4