The Maxima S is a road car from Nissan, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door sedan/saloon body style.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.5 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) of power at 6400 rpm, and maximum torque of 354 N·m (261 lb·ft/36.1 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
A continuously variable gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1574 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2776 mm | 109.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Length | 4897 mm | 192.8 inches | |
| Width | 1859 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1574 kg | 3470 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61.2% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan | ||
| Engine code | VQ35DE | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3498 cc (213.461 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.5 × 81.4 mm
3.76 × 3.2 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
304 PS (300 bhp) (224 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
354 Nm (261 ft·lb) (36.1 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
64 kW/litre 87 ps/litre 85.8 bhp/litre 1.41 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
101.2 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1271.7 kPa (184.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6600 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 583 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 193.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 142.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 190.6 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.04 kg/kW 11.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22/30/25 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/7.8/9.4 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/12.8/10.6 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/36.0/30.0 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/30.0/25.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.630 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/45 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 308 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | continuously variable transmission | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.38 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.25 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 460284 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 33.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Nissan Maxima S added 2016-01-31. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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