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Nissan Sets Pricing for New 2019 Maxima in America


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2019 Nissan Maxima

Nissan’s flagship sedan offers a refreshed design with bold, powerful performance image, plus available Nissan Safety Shield 360 technology for new model year


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2019 Nissan Maxima
NASHVILLE, TN - December 18, 2018: Nissan announced U.S. pricing for the 2019 Nissan Maxima, which is on sale now at Nissan dealers nationwide. The iconic Maxima sports sedan enters the 2019 model year with a mid-cycle freshening with a long list of enhancements, including:

    • Aggressive styling updates, including standard LED headlights, new front fascia and grille, revised rear fascia with LED taillights and integrated quad-tip exhaust finishers, and new wheel designs

    • New interior treatment with available semi-aniline diamond-quilted Rakuda Tan leather-appointed seating

    • Newly available Nissan Safety Shield 360 and 10 air bags, including front driver and passenger knee and rear seat side supplemental air bags

    • New convenience features, including standard Rear Door Alert, available Traffic Sign Recognition and two USB Type-C ports

    • New SR grade Premium Package and Platinum grade Reserve Package

The 2019 Maxima is available in five well-equipped models: Maxima S, SV, SL, SR and Platinum, each equipped with a 300-horsepower 3.5-liter VQ-series V6 engine and performance-oriented Xtronic transmission.

Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices1 (MSRP) for the 2019 Nissan Maxima:

Maxima S

$33,950 USD

Maxima SV

$35,960 USD

Maxima SL

$38,440 USD

Maxima SR

$39,530 USD

Maxima Platinum

$41,440 USD

Destination and Handling $895.

Maxima's aggressive, updated exterior appearance was created by Nissan Design America in La Jolla, Calif. and features a more voluminous front grille with a deeper V-motion flow that carries into the hood and down the body to the redesigned rear tail lamps and rear fascia. The standard jewel-like LED headlights and Nissan Signature Daytime Running Lights add to the Maxima's premium, high performance appearance, along with the new, deep fascia design.

The new rear fascia includes integrated quad-tip exhaust finishers, while a new sport rear spoiler is also added to the Maxima SR grade. New wheel designs have been developed for all five Maxima grade levels – capped off by the new 19-inch Hyper Silver Platinum Reserve Package wheels. In addition, a new premium exterior paint color, Sunset Drift ChromaFlair, has been added to the Maxima color palette.

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2019 Nissan Maxima
Inside, the dramatic Maxima body is a driver-oriented cockpit and comfortable seating for all five occupants. Enhancing the Maxima's already high level of quality and premium luxury appointments is a new seat insert pattern and charcoal headliner and pillars for SR and Platinum Reserve Package grades. The Platinum Reserve Package features special Rakuda Tan semi-aniline leather appointments, similar to that available on the Nissan GT-R Premium Interior Package.

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2019 Nissan Maxima
Other interior enhancements include standard Rear Door Alert (RDA) for all grade levels, revised SiriusXM® Radio with Advanced Auto Features (SiriusXM® subscription required, sold separately) and revised Nissan Door to Door Navigation system, which is standard on all grades except S.

The new 2019 Maxima also includes the availability of Nissan Safety Shield 360, a suite of six advanced active safety and driver-assist technologies designed to help provide 360 degrees of confidence. Safety Shield 360 includes Automatic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection, Blind Spot Warning, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Lane Departure Warning, High Beam Assist and Rear Automatic Braking. For the 2019, it comes standard on Maxima Platinum and as part of the SR Premium Package.

In addition to Safety Shield 360, the 2019 Maxima also expands the availability of Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC), High Beam Assist (HBA) and Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR). Maxima's innovation Intelligent Driver Alertness (I-DA)2 is now standard on all grade levels.

Just two options are available. The SR Premium Package includes Dual Panel Panoramic Moonroof, Safety Shield 360 technology, Intelligent Around View® Monitor and more. The Platinum Reserve Package features exclusive 19-inch aluminum-alloy wheels, heated rear seats and the Rakuda Tan semi-aniline interior treatment.