Full Test: 2003 Infiniti M45

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: Nemesis77
That interior sure has it's roots in the Nissan Primera

:Q Jeezus what's with the cladding all over the door??!!?? "OUCH!!! My knees!!!"

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: Nemesis77
That interior sure has it's roots in the Nissan Primera

NO, the M45 is just a rebadged Nissan Gloria.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Nissans have better names in other markets... Fairlady, Silvia, Gloria.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

my question is why isn't nissan putting out a small 2 door sports car like the 240sx, now they have the 350z they need a 4 cylinder cousin to satisfy the not so well to do peeps. I like my Spec V but 2 doors and a lower profile is what i want.

 

[psteng19]

Originally posted by: BigSmooth

Originally posted by: uncJIGGA

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: uncJIGGA
The car that Maxima should have been...

the maxima is cool, that is fugly.

But why have two FWD, VQ-engined sedans? Why not let the Altima handle FWD V6, and make the Maxima RWD, V8?? When I say the M45 should have been a Maxima, I'm talking about the platform alone...not the exact styling etc. The M platform is quite a bit different than the flagship Q, n'est-ce pas?

They probably didn't want to alienate existing Maxima owners, who are very loyal. Don't forget than many people still think that FWD is superior to RWD in adverse weather conditions.

Additionally, they are now producing the Maxima in the U.S., presumably to keep costs down, at the same factory that builds Altimas IIRC. They can do this because they use the same platform.
They probably would have had to keep importing Maximas if they had based it on the RWD Gloria platform.

That's where AWD comes in.
Since the Max and the Murano are basically on the same platform (FF-L)

 

[Nemesis77]

Originally posted by: rbloedow

Originally posted by: Nemesis77
That interior sure has it's roots in the Nissan Primera

NO, the M45 is just a rebadged Nissan Gloria.

Ummmm, I didn't say that M45 is a rebadged Primera, I said the dash has alot of family-resemblance (look at the center-console)

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
my question is why isn't nissan putting out a small 2 door sports car like the 240sx, now they have the 350z they need a 4 cylinder cousin to satisfy the not so well to do peeps. I like my Spec V but 2 doors and a lower profile is what i want.

CoughRWDcough

 

[PricklyPete]

Not my cup of tea...but I'm sure there will be some people who really like it.