I have always been a big fan of the Nissan Maxima. My parents had a 1987 Maxima SE V6 5-speed, which proved to be a very reliable and fun car. For that era, it was probably the biggest sleeper made--a 4 door body with a 300ZX powertrain.
The 2009s are coming out, here are the specs:
290 hp 3.5 V6
continuously variable transmission (I hope a 6-speed with be available)
dual panel moonroof
"interior ambient mood lighting" (first production car with a disco ball?)
intelligent key with pushbutton start
Bose audio with 9.3GB harddrive w/IPOD hookup
Pics:
[img width=800 height=533]http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/01_09maximab.jpg[/img]
[img width=800 height=533]http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/04_09maximab.jpg[/img]
[img width=800 height=533]http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/07_09maximab.jpg[/img]
[img width=533 height=800]http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/11_09maximab.jpg[/img]
Joshua Tree, anyone?
[img width=800 height=533]http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/40_09maximab.jpg[/img]
[img width=800 height=598]http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/12_09maximab.jpg[/img]
[img width=800 height=600]http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/15_09maximab.jpg[/img]
[img width=800 height=546]http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/20_09maximab.jpg[/img]
EPA is 19/26, which is about the going rate for a car of this size and output.