Styling

There's nothing like a first glance to grab shoppers' interest, but the Maxima's looks are a bit strange. It has elegant curves all over, especially in the rear, that remind me of the most recent models from Infiniti, Nissan's premium brand. Then there's the grille.

It looks like the company took an ax to a stylish front end, affixed a chrome grille to the resulting vertical edge and moved on. It's an unfortunate look, but it's large and at least it stands out.

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    FM/AM/SAT radio operation
    FM/AM band select: Pressing the FM·AM button will change the band as follows: AM > FM1 > FM2 > AM When the FM·AM button is pressed while the ignition switch is in the ACC or ON position, the ...

    Exterior
    The Nissan Rogue doesn't step all that far out of the box with its exterior. The Rogue looks just like the Murano's little sister and has the same sloped profile. The only sparkle on the Rogue's ...

    Manual operation
    Fan speed control Turn the fan speed control dial to manually control the fan speed. Push the AUTO button to return to automatic control of the fan speed. Air recirculation Push the air rec ...