i like it, ok i guess kinda funny looking but it would be a nice daily

 

Headlights look like teeth, taillights ripped from BMW. Looks like an Infiniti, I guess they're trying to make it more upscale since the Altima cannibalized it.

 

I loved the small light (starting under 3000 pounds) sporty 95-99 generation Maxima... I even had one. The next gen was still OK... got just a little bigger but gained enough in power to more than offset that. It did get a bit cheaper in quality though. The design after that (the model this new one is replacing) was an absolute abomination, though, IMO.

I love the fact that this new one seems to have gotten smaller, lighter, and higher in quality.

 

Looks kinda fugly to me.

 

I like it, but the Altima is MUCH better looking.

 

Not my cup of tea. Seems like the design dept. has run out of ideas to make it look different than the last gen while keeping the family heritage intact. The lines don't flow and some parts of the car look like a last minute add on. I can see Nissan changing the headlights in model years down the road like BMW did with the 7 Series.

 

I had the generation prior to that (a 1991), and to this day I still think it's one of the most handsome 4-door sedans built by anyone in the last few decades. Whenever I see one in traffic I pause to appreciate just how perfect almost every line is. After that generation (and including yours, sorry), the styling started to get weird and ungainly. This new generation follows that trend. It's like Nissan's trying too hard to be different, but it's not being different in a good way.

 

I was looking at these pics. last week from the NYIAS, and still haven't made up my mind if I like it or not, I need to wait and see it in person. I think the rear looks good, I also like the hood. But the grill and headlights don't work very well together, the grill seems to square, given the soft curves in the hood, and the headlights seem too over done. It does look more Infinity than Nissan, and the interior has a more upscale look to it. It will be interesting to see how the Maxima faithfully will recieve this new Maxima.

I have 2 co-workers that drive the current Maxima SE models, I'd like to see what they think. They also both use to have Pontiac Grand Prix GTPs, but went to Nissan Maximas when GM dropped the ball with the Grand Prix (styling wise) in 2004, and I think that happened a lot across the country.

 

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Hmmm... I don't mind the prior gen of Maxima as basic transportation. It's not ugly. The problem is it looks exactly like almost every other car made in that era.

I can hardly tell a Camry apart from a Maxima of that era... yet I can tell a Taurus from that same generation away from a half mile.

That's why having some unique styling attributes is important, IMO. I don't want my car to look like every other car on the road

 

the back end looks awesome, the front kinda looks like a constipated robot

 

Usually I like Nissans, but dang those lamps look stupid.

 

Unacceptable. No voltage gauge

 

Ouch. What happened here? The wheels look tiny because of those saucer sized wells, and those headlights...my oh my.

The Maxima is one of my favorite cars, so I'm hoping this styling grows on me, but this looks terrible to my eyes. Surprising too, since I usually love Nissan styling.

 

Nice hood fit. Is this production? If so, is it made in China?

Seriously--yeah, another too-many-themes monstrosity, though less offensive than the coin-slot version in some ways.