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The 2009 Nissan Maxima hasn't exactly been a well kept secret. For instance, we already saw the new Nissan Maxima unofficially prepping itself for its moment in the sun. The big news with the new Maxima, other than it's drastic styling change, is the new "sporty" direction. What does this actually mean? Shorter track and wheel-base than it's rather bloated predecessor. A refined 290-hp VQ V6 and a new Xtroonic CVT with paddle shifting. The new Maxima will arrive this summer with the two trim models: Maxima S and SV.
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We've already shown you photos of the 2009 Nissan Maxima, in all its funky weirdness. Now we have live shots of the latest version of Nissan's flagship, looking as shapely as it did in the 2009 Maxima spy shots. You would think they'd wait to clean the cars and do their dry runs before Jalopnik shows up. While it's got better proportions than that the outgoing Maxima, dead on the from the front it's definitely... unique. From the side it's an obvious improvement, with a more refined and luxurious look than Maximas past. We haven't gotten under the hood yet, but we expect VQ goodness. More »
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Looks like despite an embargo officially dropping sometime tonight or tomorrow on the 2009 Nissan Maxima, it looks like the covers have been lifted a bit early. And after the new Maxima teaser shots we showed yesterday that showed us absolutely nothing, we're glad to finally have the official pics thanks to the boys at the site all about Fans of Cars from around the World. They've managed to procure a few shots of the new Maxima and here they are. We'll have a full set of live photos tomorrow at the official New York Auto Show unveil.
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We've already seen the first spy photos of the 2009 Nissan Maxima as it played in the snow last month, and of course we'll be seeing the official reveal of the new 4DSC or "4-Door Sports Car" from Nissan this week at the New York Auto Show. That's not stopping the PR team from pushing the new Maxima with a tiny load of teaser shots of everyone's favorite "sporty" mid-size sedan. Enjoy the strip-tease — and remember to head back here on Wednesday to see the full reveal of the new Maxima. More »
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