One of Nissan’s prime winners has always been the Maxima, beginning life as the 810 in Datsun’s numbering scheme. In fact next to the Z, the Maxima was probably the prime piece on the showroom floor. Why? Because with import restrained limiting the number of units a Japanese importer can roll off the boats, the only other path to additional profit was the substitution of more expensive models for the loss leader econoboxes – and in 1985 the Maxima was the most expensive sedan Nissan delivered.
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