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So ultimately in this video, we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering feel, ride quality, sound system, exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. And so there will be three different trim levels for the 2023 Maxima. First one being the SV starting at $38,140, which is a modest $700 increase from the 2022 model year. And I say modest because most manufacturers right now are a thousand or more above the previous year model just because inflation and all that fun stuff. SR trim, which is the one we have today starting at $43,300 and lastly the Platinum starting at $44,250. But regardless of trim level that you go with, the power plant on the Maxima is going to be the same. Powering the beast is a 3.5 liter naturally aspirated V6 putting out 300 horsepower at 6,400 RPM, 261 pound-feet of torque coming in at 4,400 RPM. Power is going to be sent to the front wheels through a CVT with paddle shifters, which you guys know we will of course be testing out here in a little bit. Zero to 60 time coming in at approximately 5.7 seconds top speed if you're interested. 133 miles per hour with MPG numbers coming in at 20 in the city, 30 on the highway taking premium unleaded fuel. And so before we do any kind of fun acceleration or paddle shifter test here in the Maxima, wanted to mention to you guys the drive mode. There is one of them. Obviously the Maxima defaults to a normal mode but there is a sport driving mode button located just behind the circular dial. So having said that, what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and find a straightaway. Let's put the paddle shifters and acceleration here to the test and let's see how quickly the paddle shifters are going to react for us here and let's see how quickly we can get our new Maxima here up to speed. Let me go ahead and hit that sport button so we are ready to go. And so by the way, full manual shift mode. You can do that for this thing. All you need to do is slide the shifter all the way to the back and to the left is going to display what simulated gear you are in up on the digital portion of the gauges because it is a CVT after all. So in three, two, one, yo baby. Yeah, that feels good man. All right, so you got a little bit of slowness with the paddle shifters to be expected because it is a CVT is not a dual clutch which would give you a quick reacting paddle shifter. But having said that, this thing is plenty quick. So a little bit of slipping at the beginning because 300 horsepower being sent to the front wheels after all, but not a whole lot of torque steer whatsoever, but there was a little bit of slipping. It is slippery out today. You guys could probably see from the GoPro here the roads are a bit wet. It did rain earlier today. So there is a little bit of slipping but having said that, this because there's a lot of power being set to the front wheels. If there wasn't wet roads today, that probably would have been an insane acceleration. I still felt it as well in the pit of my stomach with that acceleration. So Maxima, plenty quick, not going to have any issues with merging onto the highway, but anyways. To go along with that acceleration is always breaking is equally important. So upfront you will find 12.6 inch ventilated front discs in the back, 12.1 inch ventilated rear discs. As far as that six easier stopping distance goes comes in at 113 feet. Let me tell you about that number you guys. That is sports sedan good. Anything in the one teens is brilliant. Typically in sedans you find 120s, in SUVs you find 130s, in big trucks you find 140s. One teens though, that is sports sedan good. I love that number for the Maxima. As far as braking feel goes, it's plenty fine. Definitely not a soft braking feel. Leans towards the firmer side of things. And again, the number itself, it speaks for itself. So that is a brilliant number for the braking. But anyways, then touching on suspension and handling in front you're going to get an independent strut type front suspension in the back, independent multi-link rear suspension, front and rear stabilizer bars. But, did want to mention though, if you go with the SR trim that we have today, they're just going to add several different suspension components as well, including a sport tune suspension. What is a sport tune suspension? That is going to be a retuned damper, stiffer springs, and a larger front stabilizer bar as well. So overall as far as ride quality goes, honestly to my surprise, it hasn't been all that bad in my short little test drive here, at least in Frederick. So usually with sport tune suspensions, without an adaptive damping suspension, you are going to feel a bit more of the road. But having said that, like I said, there are some punishing roads here in Frederick and so far in my short little test drive, it honestly hasn't been that bad. So no issues with the ride quality there. As far as steering feel goes, I wouldn't have minded if they firmed it up a little bit. I'm still in the sport driving mode. I would have loved to have seen a heavier steering feel in that sport driving mode that it's still kind of on the looser side of things. Now it's not super loosey-goosey or anything like that, like a Hyundai Sonata, but it's certainly not an Acura Integra either. The Acura Integra steering feel is quite brilliant. So like I said, wouldn't have minded seeing a little heavier steering feel in Nissan. If you're watching this playing I'll bring you back the maximum name. There's one little constructive criticism for you there. As far as cabin noise goes, I'm going 30 miles per hour right now. There isn't a whole lot of, there's no wind noise whatsoever. There's a heck of a lot of road noise either. So I have no issues whatsoever when it comes to cabin noise. It kind of rides like a luxury car on the inside here. Touching on visibility, it's not bad. I can see perfectly fine out the back. Nissan hasn't necessarily been known for visibility with their Nissan 370Z and vehicles like that. But honestly with the Maxima, it's not bad at all. So no issues of rear visibility. Rain-sensing windshield wipers are also going to come on the Platinum trim level, adding to forward visibility because what that is is essentially going to turn on the windshield wipers whenever the Maxima detects any kind of mist or rainfall. So that's going to assist with forward visibility there as well. But that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review you guys. Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2023 Nissan Maxima. All right and so here she is you guys, the new 2023 Nissan Maxima finished in super black. In case you were curious of that exact exterior color name that we had on this one here today. As always, let's go ahead and start with where this one is made. The VIN number starts with the number one indicating that the Maxima here is built and assembled in the U.S. So let's go ahead and start up front. Chrome V motion front grille is going to come standard on the SV and the Platinum trim levels. However, if you were to go with that SR that we have today that is switched up to a gloss black V motion front grille. So you guys clearly tell, but the one minor change for the 2023 Maxima is going to be the emblem. So the Nissan logo I should say it, both in the front and the back are slightly switched up to the modern look. So don't want to mention that as well. But to the sides, LED headlights with LED daytime running lights do come standard. Automatic feature coming with them, of course, meaning when it starts to get dark in the night the headlights will turn on automatically for you there. Also though, automatic high beams coming standard on the Maxima. So if you have your high beams on at night and it senses a vehicle coming in the opposite direction it's going to automatically dim them back to low beams and when that vehicle is gone it's going to automatically then bounce it back up to high beams. So nice little convenience feature there. And of course you guys could probably see below those headlights we do have the LED fog lights which actually come standard on every single trim level across the board. So that is a big win as well for the Maxima but very aggressive, very stealth-like looking front end on our SR trim that we have with us here today. But anyways, that pretty much rounds out the front end. So now go ahead and make our way to the side of this one. All right, so now since we are around to the side of the Maxima chrome belt line molding actually come standard on every single trim level across the board even our SR that we have with us here today. Of course towards the back you got that floating roof line separating the roof from the rest of the body. Power adjustable gloss black side mirrors do come standard on all trim levels. So they're going to be gloss black even if you go with the SV or Platinum. Wanted to emphasize that. Heated side mirrors also coming standard with LED integrated turn signals as well. And if you were to go with the SR or Platinum trims you're going to get that reverse tilt down feature when you put this thing in reverse. So that is pretty cool too. But anyways, then take a look down at the wheel setup 18 inch machine finished alloys for the SV, 19 inch gloss black aluminum alloys for the SR. That's what you guys are looking at of course. And 19 inch machine finished aluminum alloys for the Platinum trim level. But that pretty much rounds out the side profile. Let's not go ahead and make our way to the back. All right, so now since we are around to the back of this one all the way to the top you got that gloss black antenna. Just below that you got a rear spoiler for the SR trim level only with an integrated brake light into it too. That's pretty cool. You do have the trim level badging found back there. You can see the SR on the passenger side taillight just above it there. LED taillights though coming standard. They look absolutely amazing back here. I love that look. But let me get down to the bottom here because we actually have an option here. We have the optional rear diffuser. So you guys can see that finished in chrome because for $370 if you were interested I think it looks dang good back there. So well done. I like that rear diffuser. But anyways to the sides, dual exhaust outlets with quad tips in our case finished in black. So having said that I do believe you guys know what we have to do next. As always here is that exhaust clip. All right, so now since we are around to the back of the Maximo when it comes to opening that rear trunk there's a few different ways to go ahead and do it. There is a button on the key fob. There's a button by the driver's side left knee. And there is a rubberized button of course on the trunk itself as well. But once opened up, cargo capacity comes in at 14.3 cubic feet. If that was not enough space there is a 6040 split meaning the rear seats do fold down for quite a bit of extra space. And if you needed it there is some cargo lighting found in that cargo area. Of course there's a couple of grocery bag hooks. They were pretty large grocery bag hooks. So I did like that. And if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor you are going to find a spare tire located there as well as opposed to the fixed flat. So I like that as well. But then make your way up to the rear legroom that comes in at 34.2 inches for reference. I mean even six feet tall this is how much space I had in the back there. Rear ventilation does come standard just below that. You're going to find a USB-A and USB-C charging port. So I like that as well. Rear center armrest with cup holders but there's also a slot where you can actually put yourself in back there as well. So that's pretty cool. And then if you were to go with the platinum trim level for the rear passengers at least you will get heated rear seats back there too. So that's pretty cool. Then making our way up to the front seats eight way power driver seat with power lumbar coming standard four way power adjustable passenger seat. Also standard the SR trim that we have today is going to add to that thigh support as well as memory settings for up to two different drivers found in the driver's side door there. Heated front seats are going to come standard leather seating is going to come standard. But if you were to go with the platinum you're going to get diamond quilted inserts in that leather seating. Then if you were to go with the SR that we have you're going to get diamond quilted Alcantara insert. So it's like a suede finish. So overall as far as seat comfort goes it's okay to make it perfect Nissan. What I would personally do is get rid of the horizontal seam going through the middle because it creates an awkward pressure point and make everything vertical seams like luxury brands do like Acura and Lexus just name a couple there. So vertical seams are where it's out for the ultimate seat comfort. But then taking a look at the steering wheel it is tilt and telescoping and it's power adjustable for the platinum trim level only leather wrapped for all trim levels it does come with a flat bottom. I love that. And Alcantara inserts to match the seating if you were to go with that SR trim level. So that's pretty cool. Heated steering wheels then going to come with the SR and the platinum. Now let's go ahead and make our way to the startup. Let me start by showing you guys the key here. All of your buttons are located on one side of the key got your Nissan logo at the top. Of course lock, unlock button to pop the rear trunk but the circular button just underneath of that Nissan logo that's going to be a remote start which actually does come standard on every single trim level across the board. So that's going to help warm up the maxima on colder days in Western Maryland. So I like that. But ultimately this is all keyless entry with a push button start. So all I'm going to do here is simply put my foot on the aluminum brake pedal here which is pretty cool and press that and did start button located just in front of the shifter. And so once started up tachometers all the way to your left speedometer is on your right. There is a seven inch digital cluster found in the middle of it all to control what is on those digital portion of the gauges. There are steering wheel mounted controls found at the left side of the steering wheel of course, but giving you things like a compass a digital speedometer outside temperature how many miles you have left until you hit empty. Tire pressure, the list goes on. So pretty much everything you possibly want on the digital portion of the gauges there. Then touching on overall interior quality a dual panel panoramic moonroof is going to come on the SR and platinum trim level. So that is what you guys are looking at right now of course, auto dimming rear view mirror is going to come standard but you also get homely controls up to three different garage doors on the bottom portion of that. If you were to go with the SR or platinum trim levels also ambient LED lighting coming with the SR or platinum trim levels as well. Dual zoom climb control though that comes standard. You're going to get wood trim accents for the platinum. You're going to get some satin dark chrome trim for the SR aluminum foot pedals again for the SR trim level as well. So overall as far as interior quality goes it's not that bad actually. So I like the silver finish located just around the shifter a lot of manufacturers will leave that a gray matte plastic or whatever. So I like the silver finish also like the gloss black finishes around the cup holders I like the little trim accenting like I was just mentioning going through the doors just above the passenger side glove box all of the orange contrast stitching definitely works well for our SR trim level as well. Here you got an overhead sunglass holder I must forgot to mention that just in front of the just to the right of the shifter you have a decent amount of storage as well as a bunch of charging ports there dual cup holders of course and within the center armrest decent amount of storage you have to have some coin storage in there and a 12 volt power outlet. So interior quality is perfectly fine for me it's kind of luxury esque so I'm a big fan of that but now let's go ahead and make our way to the infotainment screen and specifically let me start with what is just above that infotainment screen because you never see that these days but you got a CD player. That's right if you use CDs still you got it here in the Maxima so probably the only car where that is still available but anyways eight inch color touch screen display does come standard Bluetooth and audio streaming does come standard Android Auto Apple CarPlay factory navigation system also coming standard on every single trim level across the board so gotta love that of course you can check out your radio information up there and so when it comes to the sound systems there's a couple of them eight speakers is going to come in the SV however if you were to go with that SR or Platinum you're going to get an 11 speaker Bose sound system so that is the one we have today so what do you guys say let's go ahead and turn on the radio see what we got playing today and let's test out the clarity of this one alright bass is where it's at with Nissan and Infiniti I've said that a thousand times bass was plenty good in the Maxima without a doubt for 11 speakers it was expecting a bit more clarity but maybe it's because I'm coming off the Integra with 17 speakers but honestly clarity was okay bass was great in the Maxima I will say that but anyways last thing I want to mention to you guys on the infotainment screen at least is when you do put the Maxima in reverse you will find a rear view camera coming standard across the board but also a 360 degree monitor there to the right coming standard for the SR and Platinum trim levels only which is always is going to lead us into safety so first let me start by saying IIHS top safety pick plus which is the very highest rating given by IIHS so that pretty much says it all right there but front side side current airbags do come standard driver and passenger knee airbags up front as well in the back you're going to have latch aka lower anchors and tethers to children for the rear car seats rear child door locks tire pressure monitoring system but also coming standard forward collision warning system autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection lane departure warning a blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert rear parking sensors and traffic sign recognition then as well and then if you were to go with the SR Platinum that's going to add to that front and rear parking sensors and intelligent lane intervention then as well so overall when it comes to my final thoughts this is the final year of the Maxima so if you want one if you want a CD player in your car now is your last chance because this is the final chance you have to buy the Maxima but incredible safety on this thing it doesn't get better than an IIHS top safety pick plus excellent braking as well good interior quality on this thing as far as room for improvement goes the CVT always is a bit emotionless so you got that and I think full digital gauge cluster will look pretty darn good in the Maxima as well I know Nissan can do it they have done it on plenty of their other vehicles already but let me know what you guys think of the Maxima in the comment section below and that is about it for this one you guys thank you so much for watching if you're free to follow me on social media on the bottom of the screen if you want to see what's coming next on the channel before it gets to YouTube be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're in your new car reviews because that is what we do here on this channel after all do appreciate you guys watching more than you know I will see you guys all in the next video stay gold