Overview & Reviews

The Nissan Maxima is completely redesigned for 2009, with an added focus on performance and luxury.

• Delicately precise steering, strong powertrain, high-quality interior craftsmanship, tons of high-tech features, best iPod integration presently available.

• Luxury and Sport models lack the brand cachet their price tags imply, mostly useless middle rear seat with Sport or Premium Packages, equipment stuffed into expensive packages.

User Reviews:

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  Great inside, fair to drive - 2009 Nissan Maxima
  By eisenbri - December 30 - 9:46 am

  If you are looking for something that drives like a BMW 3 or 5 series, look elsewhere. If you want a comfortable vehicle with nice appointments inside (especially for the price) then you found your car. This car has terrible torque steer, is overpowered from the starting line and has way to much body roll to be considered a sports car. Smooth on the highway yes. Maneuverable? No.

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  First Review - 2009 Nissan Maxima
  By Nigelb - March 9 - 11:43 am

  Speed and agility is superb. Drive handling and cornering is excellent. Technology package surpasses any other package Ive encountered. Interior space seem tight for a mid-large car

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  Very Nice ride - 2009 Nissan Maxima
  By T. O - December 26 - 1:10 pm

  Had my Maxima for a year now. Owned a 2000 GLE prior to my 2009. The body style is one of the coolest cars on the road. I get compliments on a weekly basis. Got the sport package, 19 rims, enjoy the XM radio. I had to buy the SV in order to get the XM so with the sport package that put me me up in the $33k range which is a lot for this car. What happened to the wood paneling? Ive seen 97 Maximas with wood grain and my $33k 2009 doesnt have it???? It lacks the true luxury feel without it. Had to replace a fuel pump in first 6 months but other than that the car has been reliable. The trunk is extremely heavy, turning radius is poor but it handles great! Overall I like the car

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  4 door Sports Car - 2009 Nissan Maxima
  By miles316 - July 25 - 6:40 pm

  The 4 door spots car indeed; My Nissan Maxima SV sport package, loaded. Your evaluation of this car will depend on your definition of driving. If you like hard cornering and accelerating adrenaline junky of a car, this is for you. If you want to drive in acute boredom, void of road feel with high speed cornering avoidance, look to Lexus and Cadillac DTS. You need to take this car by the scruffs; tame it like a bull, and you’d be laughing. I got my wife an Acura TL SH-AWD 2010; great car. The Acura tells you when you are going too fast. My Maxima says “is that all you’ve got” seducing you into losing your license. What a machine.

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  Not half bad - 2009 Nissan Maxima
  By Taylor - May 12 - 3:03 am

  Style is great, creature comforts not bad, premium package OK. Averaging 18.7 city and 30.2 on highway.

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  Not Bad - 2009 Nissan Maxima
  By Tim B - May 1 - 10:00 am

  Got 24,500 miles and one front end accident, and car is still kicking. When I bought the car it had the wrong speedometer in it. Got the speedometer swapped after complaining. The car is smoth handles great, and is fast. Still I think it is over priced but no one can tell that mine is not the fully loaded sv model. I got a good deal on it

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  COULD BE BETTER. - 2009 Nissan Maxima
  By carlo - March 18 - 2:03 am

  This Model has a very nice body style. Priced right and fun to drive. Until you make turns, when i make left or right turns into a small dip or driveway at speeds of no more then 2 mph. The struts make a ugly sound they dont take the impact at all. I went back to the dealer 3 times , a rep from Nissan took a look at it. For their fix they went to Home Depot brought a clear PVC tubing and weaved it through the struts to help with the bang. I still here the bang, and this is the best they can do after 35K.

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  Power needs RWD or AWD - 2009 Nissan Maxima
  By jolros - August 11 - 8:33 pm

  Ive owned the basic, basic Maxima a year now. Great power. Need to merge on the freeway? no problem itll suck everyone to the seat. Any pothole or uneven surface though will pull the car in the direction youre steering with the torque. I didnt get the 19" rims and regret it. It doesnt handle like my IS250, but will smoke it at any speed. Needs AWD or RWD, but nice and roomy, where my IS250 has a huge bump for the drive train. Get the high intensity lights too, I cant tell if my lights are on. I wish this car had half the turning radius of my IS250 which can u-turn in like 1 lane vs. 3 lanes for the Maxima. All in all, very pleased. 0-60 in 6.2sec by just mashing the gas. Its fun.

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  THIS CAR NEEDS HELP - 2009 Nissan Maxima
  By RAG - August 5 - 3:00 pm

  the car looks great, perhaps the reason I went for it, but it handles like crap. it consistently pulls (drifts to the right) and the dealer has tried, but has been able to do nothing to fix it. I must fight the car to stay straight and I am calling an attorney to do my best to get out of this car. The dealer is very receptive, but will not make any concessions. for a $35k car, it is NOT worth it!

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  Second Maxima - 2009 Nissan Maxima
  By bobbyp - March 16 - 9:33 pm

  I owned a loaded 2003 Maxima SE and liked the car very much. When it hit 100k, I decided it was time to replace it (that is normally my practice). I drove the Hyundai Genesis, but found it more of a luxury car, rather than sport sedan. I also drove the Infiniti G35 and loved the way it drove but found the back seat a little smallish compared to the Maxima and had trouble getting past the $35k price ($40k sticker). The new Maxima rides and drives very nicely, but front wheel drive definitely removes it from a true sports car driving experience. I am also very disappointed that the SV does not include satelite radio in the Bose system.