Nissan blows by Honda in global automotive sales

[simmode1]

Originally Posted by raz0rbladez909

I kid I kid lol Finally Nissan is doing something right, now all they need to do is scrap either the Maxima or Altima and throw something more fun into the mix that doesn't look like all their other cars.

Ummm... No. I vote keep the Altima and Maxima. They're great in their position/demographic. I say cut the Juke/Cube/Versa and either the Rouge or Murano...

[drift freaq]

Originally Posted by simmode1

Ummm... No. I vote keep the Altima and Maxima. They're great in their position/demographic. I say cut the Juke/Cube/Versa and either the Rouge or Murano...

The Versa needs a redo, I drove one as a rental and it was one of the most mundane cars I have driven in years. It literally is a point a to point b car that gets good gas mileage and nothing else.



Juke and Cube? Big mistake to ax either of these. Cube's are great cars. Have you driven one? I have and its a fantastic car for its segment. Beats the shit out of XB's and the Soul. Juke while it needs some possible cosmetic correction is actually a great car as well.
Oh and their is a segment that will take to the Juke like ducks to water.

Rogue and Murano I really do not know what to say. I am not a Sport UTE fan and crossovers to me are just a bizarre segment. Oh and this was a segment that Nissan actually created. They were the first to do it.
So take that for whats it worth. It may not work in your eyes or my eyes but people seem to buy them.

[raz0rbladez909]

Originally Posted by simmode1

Ummm... No. I vote keep the Altima and Maxima. They're great in their position/demographic. I say cut the Juke/Cube/Versa and either the Rouge or Murano...

While I agree with the axing the juke, I just think that the Altima and Maxima are way too similar cars, they try to market the Maxima as their 4DSC(4 door sports car) and they have the SE-r(I'm not sure if they still have it) version of the Altima which both have the same damn engine. Like this from one article "Maxima, whose base price is about $1,000 more than the topline Altima, is less than one inch longer than Altima; less than three inches wider and weighs only 201 pounds more. Maxima's engine (again, a 3.5-liter V6) packs 290 horses vs. Altima's 270."

Read more: Nissan Altima -- less than a Maxima, but not by much : Top Down Auto Blog

To me it just seems like they added an unnecessary car to the bunch, the Maxima is that car, if you're looking for luxury in a Nissan you buy an Infiniti, not Nissans chubby fwd wannabe sports car.

[simmode1]

I agree that it seems crazy to have the topline Altima and the Maxima so similar, but I think the lower level Altimas have a strong hold on their segment of the demographic. But my ex had a 3.5L Altima and I liked it alot, so I guess it's not sooo crazy.

Maxima is needed to compete against the Accord and Avalon. The Altima is needed to compete against Camry, which explains why Nissan offers an optional V6. Nissan needs those two cars. There my be nice little niches for Juke and Cube, I just don't care for them much personally. I can see where the Cube fits into the market though, but I'm confused on the Juke...