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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    Rear window defroster switch
    For more information about the rear window defroster switch, see “Rear window and outside mirror defroster switch” in the “Instruments and controls” section of this manual. ...

    Trunk lid
    WARNING: - Do not drive with the trunk lid open. This could allow dangerous exhaust gases to be drawn into the vehicle. See Exhaust gas in the Starting and driving section of this manual. - ...

    Under the Hood
    Base engine is a 152-horsepower, 2.5-liter, dual-overhead-camshaft inline-four-cylinder that makes 171 pounds-feet of torque, mated to a five-speed manual transmission 261-hp, 4.0-liter, dual-ove ...