2025 Nissan Maxima Gets New Lease of Digital Life From Altima and Infiniti Q50

2025 Nissan Maxima Gets New Lease of Digital Life From Altima and Infiniti Q50


Currently, all eyes of Nissan fans in the US are on the 2025 Nissan GT-R supercar, which received another expansion of the R35 series with special series like the Skyline Edition and the T-spec Takumi Edition.
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Both will probably hit Nissan dealers next summer, but of course, the price won’t be to everyone’s taste. Indeed, the old but still thriving sports car starts at $121k for the current model year, and the T-spec comes in at just over $141k while the flagship Nismo is no less than $221k. So, maybe it would be better if Nissan offered a new lease for other cheaper models, too.

For example, when we entered 2024, some cars left the US car market, and the eighth generation Nissan Maxima was one of them. It goes to Valhalla with good company – the disappearance also included models such as the Audi TT and R8, Dodge’s L-bodied Challenger and Charger, the main Ford GT, or the Chrysler 300 with the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo, among others.

No worries, though, if the Japanese sedan is your daily driver, there’s one part that hasn’t retired just yet. Unfortunately, that’s the creative world of digital automotive content creators where Jim, a virtual artist known as sir 8 on social media, likes to obsess over all things CGI from GM & Ford. So, this ‘new’ Maxima is tough.

More precisely, he deals with old and new things such as the animated Pontiac GTO based on the ‘magnificent’ BMW M4, Ford Transit facelifts with the face of the F-150, retro Chevy Cavalier Z24s, or the short-form Ford Bronco II according to one for one. a mid-sized Ford Ranger pickup truck. Plus, not to mention the occasional AMC Gremlin or Dodge Magnum EV, among many others, just so no one accuses him of neglecting the ‘little’ Big Detroit Three.

However, the ‘new’ Nissan Maxima is certainly not expected, especially since the rumor mill believes that the full-size sedan will be replaced by a zero-production model around 2025. The pixel boss, on the other hand, has decided to give it to them. more ICE-time driven with a little help from Infiniti’s Q50 Red Sport and some Altima DNA. Well, style-wise, the results are nothing to write home about. Still, the Red Sport transmission will strategically include a 400-horsepower 3.0-liter turbo engine, which isn’t shabby, especially when combined with AWD.

However, this is all wishful thinking, and the Nissan Maxima is no longer offered by the Japanese automaker on its official website as of the 2024 model year, which means that – most likely – they are selling a lot of stock of the model that hasn’t made it. punched above its weight during its time on the market. So, do you sympathize with Maxima’s departure, or not?