Is it just me, or has Nissan lost a lot of its glamour ever since it switched over to the CVT transmission? I leased a 2014 Accord and could only keep up with it for 13 months before I traded it in for something else. Even though Accord sales have kept up, I feel Nissan lost a lot of midsize sedan (altima/ maxima) market share ever since they switched over to the CVT side. Not the same for the accord and the corolla.
Also, I think the Infiniti 4 cyl models and the QX60 has the same CVT ?
Many people post about very expensive CVT repairs when their Nissan has about 60k miles. Cost around $4k for CVT replacement. Some people believe that driving a CVT vehicle is a joyless experience.
The advantage of CVT transmission is better gas mileage and lower emissions.
I am believer, and tbh, statement about gas mileage, I got more mpg on my v6 tlx with the 9 speed than the i4 accord with cvt. Hell, smoothly got $530 miles on a full tank on a drive to canada.
Nissan had glamour to begin with? They always felt like the Chrysler of Japanese makes to me.
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In the 90’s they had tons! The maxima was known as the original 4DSC (4-Door Sports Car)
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2002 - 2006 altima was hard competition for camry and accord market
I hate the way CVTs drive and sound, it’s sounds like a metal…rubber band? I don’t know, it’s hard to describe but it drives me nuts.
The only reason I leased an Elantra over a civic was because the Hyundai has a 6 speed auto. I know objectively the Honda is better, but I can’t do cvts.
The last two Nissan’s I drove, 2018 Maxima and 2017 Altima 3.5 both felt very refined, I almost thought they weren’t CVT’s. I think they have come a long way, the first CVT’s were terrible. Maybe it was the fact they both had allot of hp’s.
And they are still coming along. As I understand it, Maxima’s too are subject to the 60k mile CVT replace issue.
Maybe in 15 years or so the industry will have figured out how to make CVTs that last longer. But for now they are a BIG isuue.
Regarding Nissan, they were up there with Toyota some decades ago. At that time, in Japan they sold more cars than any other OEM. But that was a long time ago. Honda has come up quite a bit since then. Now Nissans are for rental fleets and rebate-induced sales.
That’s why I lease, won’t be my problem…lol
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Yup, out of all the Japanese vehicles I had, Nissan/Infiniti had the most recalls and warranty services. Their sales are down about 20% consistently every month. I blame the CVT and poor quality.
Definitely due to the fact that were 6s. The I4s with the CVT scream at high throttle. Wife had 2 Rogues…they were no fun to drive.
Also have they even updated any of their models in the last 5 years? It feels like the GTR and the Leaf are the only new things they have. Everything else feels REAAAAAALY dated compared to the competition.
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The CVT on my QX60 is just fine. I actually like it.
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GTR isn’t even that new either, it’s been riding on the same chassis since 2008 and has been getting engine / suspension / bodywork tweaks. Leaf is new, the Kicks is new, “new” Maxima has been on sale for three years I think…
The most dated cars in the Nissan lineup are the 370Z (Z34 chassis since 2008) and the Frontier (the D40 chassis has been on sale in the US since 2005, the updated version the rest of the world got isn’t sold here).
Kenny G lost his sex appeal??
in the car business, nissan is where you go if no one else will approve you. their low cost auto manufacturing with subprime interest lending is a dream business plan. why put money into tech and performance?
I dont agree with that statement. I thought kia and vw were there for that market.
kia hyundai not so much anymore nor vw. nissan, fiat -santander, and apparently ford has some new subprime programs. either way, not a cvt fan, unless its around town, not good for freeways or over 45.
Naw man, you’re thinking of Mitsubishi