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Full disclosure: I've never been sold on the "four-door sports car" title the marketing folks at Nissan have bestowed upon the Maxima. It's nothing against the Maxima, but when I think of a four-door sports car my mind's eye tends to focus on the likes of the Mercedes-AMG C 63 …

The 2016 Nissan Maxima is out to right a few wrongs. For starters, it's a crime that the brand's flagship sedan sold less than a thousand examples last year in Canada, a mere tenth of what its mid-size Altima stable-mate managed to move in the same timeframe. Then there's the …

The first-ever Drive 4 Smiles Poker Run event, a Starlight Children’s Foundation fundraiser, was held on May 24th. We accepted their invitation for two very different reasons. First, it’s always fun to meet with car buffs and admire crowds of exclusive vehicles. And second, it’s even better when we do …

This week The Car Guide is in Nashville, Tennessee - not to sample the local country music flavour, but to drive the all-new 2016 Nissan Maxima. The largest sedan in the Nissan line-up, the Maxima has a reputation for offering an above-average driving experience and a respectable level of luxury.

Nissan currently has five SUVs in its lineup (six if you include the Juke), ranging in size and target market: the little Rogue is a high-sitting, affordable vehicle, the Xterra is for those wanting to explore nature, and the Armada is Nissan’s answer to the Suburban and Yukon. Each vehicle …

Nissan is in the midst of an SUV renaissance, with a re-focus on design that has seen both its biggest and smallest people movers - the Pathfinder and the Rogue - receive complete overhauls in the last few years. Book-ended by these compact and full-size options is the Nissan Murano, …

After it was introduced in 2003, the Nissan Murano quickly made a name for itself among intermediate SUVs. People loved its modern lines and exhilarating ride. The second generation didn’t have it as easy, mostly due to the increase in competition from other manufacturers. The Rogue and the Juke were …

Not so long ago, someone at Nissan Canada had a brilliant idea: to invite a dozen automobile journalists for a drive down Route 66, all the way from Chicago to Santa Monica, which is just outside of Los Angeles. For the choice of vehicles, Nissan had plenty of options. It …

The Nissan Altima, which is not particularly well-known and not always well-loved, is offering nothing new for 2015. Or almost nothing. With new models and new features capturing all the headlines, it’s easy to overlook this mid-size sedan. But Nissan Canada isn’t asleep at the wheel on this one. In …