Nissan may consider building a NISMO variant of its Maxima sedan based on sales of its SR model, The Detroit Bureau is reporting.
Initial sales of the Maxima have been relatively strong so far, and Nissan said it expects 20 percent to 25 percent of its sales to be of the sportier SR model.
A performance version of the Maxima would be welcome news considering the model was nearly killed off four years ago.
According to The Detroit Bureau, a NISMO version of the Maxima may get a horsepower bump — although it's unclear where the boost would come from. The Maxima currently sports a 3.5-liter V6 and, short of pulling an engine out of thin air, it would likely stay that way.
In reality, the NISMO version may be a more aggressive handling and appearance package for the Maxima, which may help it realize its "four-door sports car" moniker our managing editor Mark Stevenson said it fell short of last month.
Nissan's NISMO division, a former racing outfit turned into branding mechanism, may expand in coming years to capture enthusiast interest a la BMW's M division and Mercedes' AMG group. Currently, Nissan sells NISMO versions of its Juke, 370Z and GT-R — although who wouldn't like to see the NISMO Leaf in dealerships?
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