2010 Maxima Diesel available ONLY with a Manual Transmission

[1SICKLEX]

Jalopnik -

http://jalopnik.com/396228/201...shift

Nissan just picked up a few points in our book for reversing the trend and announcing that the 2010 Nissan Maxima Diesel will be offered only with a manual cog-swapper, just in time for the oil-fueled American Civil War of 2009.

Although we generally like the relatively less awkward-looking 2009 Nissan Maxima, and some claim it marks a return to the Maxima's 4DSC roots, it still looks a bit heavy to us, but the combination of a torquey diesel engine and a stick is intriguing.

M9R Details: http://www.egmcartech.com/2008...ummit/

[allmotoronly]

Here's a link to renault's website which has a little more detail on the M9R

http://www.renault.com/renault_com/e...dCi/index.aspx

[slostang]

Honda will soon be releasing a 2 cylinder dohc turbocharged diesel engine with "dtec" in the new civics. no chit.

[allmotoronly]

Honda will soon be releasing a 2 cylinder dohc turbocharged diesel engine with "dtec" in the new civics. no chit.

lolol I hope you're just joking. A 2 cylinder???

They are actually planning on releasing a 2.2L DOHC 4 cylinder diesel engine in 2009. It will most likely be avaliable in the accord before the civic.

[dartingd]

^^^agreed...post the civic news link if this 2 cylinder stuff is for real, but i doubt it is, as i live my life on autoblog and autobloggreen

[slostang]

lolol I hope you're just joking. A 2 cylinder???

They are actually planning on releasing a 2.2L DOHC 4 cylinder diesel engine in 2009. It will most likely be avaliable in the accord before the civic.

I read about the 2 cylinder going into the civics a few months ago in Honda tuning. it.

[allmotoronly]

I read about the 2 cylinder going into the civics a few months ago in Honda tuning. it.

I wouldn't believe half the stuff you read in honda tuning. Its a 4 cylinder for sure.
EDIT: were you talking about this article?

http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/n...ine/index.html

That engine is a 4 cylinder.

[slostang]

I serously think there is a 2cyl in developement. let me see if I can find the article.

[Frög]

Hate the headlights!!! Nissan's new line is ugly..

But still, its pretty cool.. The U.S. market is heading the European way..

[dorin48]

I read diesel power a lot and the Maxima originally had plans for a 4.0 diesel from renault. I wonder why they changed the power plant?

[slostang]

can't find it, might have thrown out that issue already.

[dartingd]

i still doubt it's a 2 cyl., unless it has a really serious hybrid powerplant, and is very compact

[allmotoronly]

can't find it, might have thrown out that issue already.

A 2 cylinder would run too rough for a car. Also, at 2.2L the pistons would be the size of a paint can...

Like I said, don't believe half of the **** you read in honda tuning.... I wouldn't exactly call it top notch journalism.

[redpanda]

good news, but what's with the headlights? ****ing ugly

[EJ25RUN]

good news, but what's with the headlights? ****ing ugly

1st, the headlights are beautiful and are what Nissan's will look like from now on.

2nd.

Autoblog writes.

You know how it goes with the rumormill. Sometimes it tends to be spot-on in its predictions; sometimes... not so much. Such is the case with recent reports that the upcoming clean diesel engine in the Nissan Maxima would be equipped with a manual transmission only. As we reported at the time, a move like that would surely limit the new diesel's appeal to the stick-averse American buying population, and therefore hurt sales. Fear not, slushbox fans, Motive has confirmation from an engineer at Nissan that the Maxima, even in diesel form, will in fact be offered with an automatic transmission as standard. Moreover, it's the shift-it-yourself gearbox that now seems a bit unlikely. As much as we enjoy the thought of rowing our own gears with tons of diesel-supplied torque on hand, delivering the Maxima with an automatic is surely the right choice to make.

[richbaker]

oh yeah i heard that this is bangin but it's unfair for those who dont know how to drive manual transimission.








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Headlights kill it.

[seanrg1116]

oh yeah i heard that this is bangin but it's unfair for those who dont know how to drive manual transimission.

My grandmother can drive a manual transmission. I think learning how to drive a manual should be the way every one is taught, it is more involved than an auto and u are less likely to get distracted. my

[EJ25RUN]

Autoblog writes.

You know how it goes with the rumormill. Sometimes it tends to be spot-on in its predictions; sometimes... not so much. Such is the case with recent reports that the upcoming clean diesel engine in the Nissan Maxima would be equipped with a manual transmission only. As we reported at the time, a move like that would surely limit the new diesel's appeal to the stick-averse American buying population, and therefore hurt sales. Fear not, slushbox fans, Motive has confirmation from an engineer at Nissan that the Maxima, even in diesel form, will in fact be offered with an automatic transmission as standard. Moreover, it's the shift-it-yourself gearbox that now seems a bit unlikely. As much as we enjoy the thought of rowing our own gears with tons of diesel-supplied torque on hand, delivering the Maxima with an automatic is surely the right choice to make.

i think you guys need to read what this guy wrote ^

[seanrg1116]

I do like autos


driving a standard in atlanta traffic = FTL

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I do like autos


driving a standard in atlanta traffic = FTL

Especially with a very stiff clutch!

[EJ25RUN]

Especially with a very stiff clutch!

What a bunch of girls. I remember my exedy clutch on the z, i didn't complain.