Nissan Maxima
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The Nissan Maxima is a car manufactured and marketed by Nissan and offered as Nissan's flagship sedan primarily in North America, the Middle East, South Korea, and China—and currently in its eighth generation. Having debuted for model year 1982 as the Datsun Maxima, it replaced the earlier Datsun 810. The name Maxima dates to the 1981 model year when Datsun marketed the upscale 810 as the 810 Maxima in North America. Like the 810, early versions of the Maxima had their origins in the Datsun/Nissan Bluebird. It is renamed to Nissan Maxima when the Datsun brand was phased out for the 1985 model year.
Nissan Maxima | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Nissan |
Also called | Datsun Maxima (1980–1984) |
Production | 1980–2023 |
Model years | 1981–2023 |
Body and chassis | |
Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (1980–1984) Front-engine, front-wheel-drive (1985–2023) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Datsun 810 |
The Maxima was marketed as an upscale alternative to the Altima and prior to 1993, the Stanza, distinguished by features such as a premium interior and V6 engine.[1][2] Most Maximas were built in Oppama, Japan, until North American assembly began in Smyrna, Tennessee for the 2004 model year.
For the US and Canada, Nissan ended production of the Maxima in July 2023.
Outside North America, the Maxima nameplate has also been applied to variants or trim levels of several other models.