2014 Nissan Maxima Pricing Announced

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2014 Nissan Maxima Pricing Announced

The base 2014 Nissan Maxima 3.5 S starts at $31,810, reflecting no increase over the outgoing model, but the uplevel 2014 Maxima 3.5 SV receives a price increase of $850.

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lions208487

Nissan, please get rid of the CVT on favor of your 7 spd in the Q50!

@ Anita Lienart - The TL is not comp for the Maxima, that would be the Avalon, Cadenza/Azera, and perhaps the Taurus and 300.

Though the Acura TL has slipped in it's class, the Acura's direct comp is still the Q50, A4, 3 Series, C Class, S60, and ATS. The TL is a tweener car, thus the dimensions would put it more against the Q50 than anything else.

engineer_mba

It is sometimes difficult for me to take a powerful front-wheel-drive car seriously without a Helical LSD to eliminate torque steer and unnecessary wheel spin. I found a site claiming to have a Helical LSD that will fit the Maxima:

http://www.ca-sport.com/NissanPartsSentraDiff.html

If this is true, this LSD might turn the Maxima into a serious contender with regard to performance and handling. If I owned a Maxima, I think it would be a good investment.

screwball71

Yeah, not sure in what lifetime the Maxima became direct competition for the TL but it sure ain't this one. The TL crushes the Maxima in every key area. So I guess the Q50 competes with the BMW 7 Series then, huh? Y'all loose more and more credibility with each post. Before too long I'll be back at Motor Trend and Car & Driver. Happy Labor Day!

screwball71

@Engineer

Lol. The Maxima is a good car, don't get me wrong. But even with the Helical LSD, it still wouldn't be able to go toe to toe with the SH-AWD TL. I'd even argue that the 3G TL-S is superior to this current generation Maxima (esp in terms of powe

shatner

Nissan neglected the Maxima when it upmarketed the Altima and gave it the V6. Seems like it accomplished nothing as the Maxima does not sell well anymore.