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Nissan MAXIMA (A36)

MAXIMA is a sedan manufactured by Nissan Motor and sold in North America, Mexico and Dubai.

Although it was once sold in Japan, the model with the same brand name was discontinued in 1994 and became an overseas exclusive model, but from October 2019, Impal became the distributor and started selling.

The sales period in Japan is 10 years from 1984 to 1994, including the time when he called himself "Bluebird Maxima".
Up to A33 type is produced at Nissan Motor Oppama Plant, and subsequent models are produced at Nissan North American Company Smyrna Plant.

The eighth-generation model was unveiled at the 2015 New York International Auto Show and was announced and launched in the North American market on June 3, the same year.

Equipped with Nissan's state-of-the-art technology, the 8th generation car boasts excellent driving performance and the latest design, making it an innovative model as a "4-door sports car" that sets a new standard in the midsize sedan segment. ..

The new "Maxima" is based on the innovative "sports sedan concept" that was unveiled at the 2014 North American International Auto Show.

The new 3.5L V6 engine "VQ35DE" to be installed in the car has a carryover model and basic design, but by newly adopting about 60% of the parts, it has achieved a 15% improvement in fuel efficiency compared to the conventional model. ..
An output of 300 horsepower can be obtained at 6400 rpm.

The platform is also a carryover of the previous "D platform", but it incorporates new CMF technical elements.

The handling and ride quality of the new Maxima has been improved by adopting the first 1.2GPa-class high-formability ultra-high-tensile material (jointly developed with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal and Kobe Steel) of the Nissan brand sedan.
In addition, this has improved the torsional rigidity by 25% compared to the current model, and succeeded in reducing the weight by 82 pounds (about 37 kg).

In October 2019, sales will begin in Japan through Impul. The base is a North American specification car, and it will be sold after improving the lights etc. to domestic regulations.

The name of the car is derived from "Maxima", which is a plural form of Maximum in English. Words that refer to "maximum" and "maximum number".
Originally it was the series name of Bluebird's 6-cylinder engine-equipped vehicle for export to North America.
It was also the highest grade name of the A10 stanza going back further.
[Excerpt from Wikipedia]