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First Drive: 2007 Nissan Maxima SE CVT
Nissan's sport/luxury sedan has a long history that dates back to the early 1980s. For 2007, Nissan cleaned up the exterior styling, and updated the interior with higher quality trim. The latest Maxima is notable because the Xtronic(TM) CVT replaces both the 5-speed automatic transmission and the 6-speed manual. Will the CVT-equipped Maxima satisfy the small minority of manual transmission customers? We spent some time in a pre-production Maxima SE at the track to find out.