The June Taylor dancers would love this Maxima. It falls 2.5 cubic feet short of large car status by interior volume. The door shuts like a bank vault. Up front are MacPherson struts and in the rear is a redesigned multi-link beam suspension. It is not fully independent, but the redesign relocated the lateral link behind the torsion beam which improves ride quality and driving stability while reducing road noise.
Stabilizer bars are at both ends.
Steering is accurate rack and pinion power. Feel is spot on. The bottom line is that this new Maxima feels better balanced. Shock damping rebound feels more controlled and it is much easier to control during a throttle lift off in a tight corner. In the hairpins and the corkscrews, you could dive into the corners lift off the throttle to get the rear end out and the front would tuck perfectly to get the car back on line while getting around the corner at speeds that would create severe pucker power.