New Nissan to Look Like Intima Concept?

With the unveiling of the new Nissan Maxima a little over a week ago in
New York, it is now time for the brand to unveil other versions of its
range-topping sedan. While the Maxima used to be a global car, sold in
Europe and Asia, it’s now North American specific. In other markets Nissan sells a
slightly reworked version of the Maxima called the Teana. It’s
essentially a more conservative looking, more luxurious and less sporty
version of the car.

Besides
its home market of Japan, one of the biggest markets for the Teana is
China, which is why Nissan has chosen to launch the new generation of
this model at the Beijing auto show later this month.

A
few shots of the car half-draped in cloth have found their way onto the
web, and they show a very dramatic change from our Maxima. It looks as if
Nissan has adapted their Intima Concept for production, one of their stars at last
year’s Tokyo Auto Show, complete with the same long rear
overhang and sleek, flowing bodywork. The Intima concept is a stunning
looking sedan, which bodes well for the production car if Nissan is
able to keep the design close to the concept. The Teana is also
expected to make the move to the D-Platform from the FF-L architecture it
currently uses.

By increasing the style
quotient of the new Teana, as well as the general increase in the
quality of its products, Nissan could make serious headway in the
premium sector of the Chinese market, which is especially important and amongst the fastest growing segments in the country.