Nissan Maxima

Full-size Japanese car

The Nissan Maxima is a full-size sedan manufactured by the Japanese automaker Nissan since 1981.

Long marketed as a "four-door sports car," it occupies the top of Nissan's sedan lineup, positioned above the Altima and Sentra.

The Maxima has maintained a reputation for combining performance with comfort: My parents drove a Maxima all through my childhood.

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vehicle size class

Nissan Maximacompact car

Small fuel-efficient automobile

Honda Fit · microcar · Fiat 500 · Mini Cooper · subcompact

brand positioning/luxury tier

Nissan MaximaMercedes S-Class

Premium German luxury sedan

BMW 7 Series · Audi A8 · Maybach · luxury sedan

vehicle type/form factor

Nissan Maximamotorcycle

Powered two-wheeler

bicycle · semi-truck · Peterbilt · bus · pickup truck

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