2016 Nissan Maxima revealed [Update - Interior pics leaked]

17/02/2015 - 20:16 Nissan Maxima, Nissan Shrawan Raja

Update - The first interior images have been leaked by AlMuraba.

Sporting a dashboard similar to the new Murano, the 2016 Maxima gets BMW i-Drive style rotary dial and a large infotainment display.

2016 Nissan Maxima interior spyshot — The dashboard is similar to the new Murano's, and notable features here include cruise control, dual-zone climate control, and a part-digital instrument cluster.

Notably the car features sport seats, a trip computer display that appears to be a digital unit, a dual-zone climate control, starter button placed ergonomically in front of the gear selector, flat-bottom steering and cruise control.

Next gen Nissan Sunny to borrow its design cues.

The 2016 Nissan Maxima has been previewed through a TV commercial aired last night during the Super Bowl XLIX. The car's precursor, the Nissan Sport Sedan concept, was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show 2014.

2016 Nissan Maxima front three quarters Super Bowl TV Commercial — The floating roof capped by the high deck gives the cabin a sense of lightness. The car has retained all major design features of the Sport Sedan concept.

The car makes up very limited footage in the emotional "With Dad" advertisement, but clearly reveals its front three quarters view and rear fascia. Compared to the current Maxima, the vehicle is a big departure sporting a wide and low stance, a V-Motion front-end with boomerang headlamps, dynamic body side lines, a high deck and floating roof, all of which have filtered down from the concept car.

The Sport Sedan concept also defines the exterior direction of future Nissan sedans and crossovers, and it, with the new Maxima, provides a sense of what to expect from the next generation Nissan Sunny, which we were told will look sporty, by Nissan's head of design, Shiro Nakamura.

Nissan has not revealed the new Maxima's specifications, but reports speculate that the car will receive its world premiere at the 2015 New York Auto Show (that kicks off on April 1) while having a 3.5-liter V6 engine with at least 260 bhp on tap.

2016 Nissan Maxima rear three quarters Super Bowl TV Commercial — It is speculated that the top-spec Maxima would come with a 3.5-liter V6 engine, and it would world debut at the New York Auto Show in April.

Though the Maxima's sales have been on the decline in the last few years in the U.S., as customers increasingly prefer mid-size sedans, former Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer had said the new Maxima would be sold to a wider spectrum of markets including the Middle East and Russia to make a stronger business case.

Also Read: Nissan Sunny Nismo launched in Malaysia

Competitors: VW CC, Toyota Avalon, Buick LaCrosse, Ford Taurus
Expected market launch: Mid-2015 in the USA

[Source - AlMuraba.net]