Time to play...."Name that Test Mule"!!!!!

AsianGirl007 · 2008-03-14 22:15:20

It's Maxima. http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/march2008/nissan-maxima-teaser-2.jpg http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/march2008/nissan-maxima-teaser-4.jpg

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Mar 14, 2008 | 07:37 PM

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It's Maxima.

Mar 15, 2008 | 10:51 AM

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they better live up to that 4DSC name.

Mar 15, 2008 | 10:25 PM

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In my opinion the Maxima has grown far too large to be a sports car in any aspect, especially with a FWD setup.

Mar 16, 2008 | 12:04 AM

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It's the TL, it has the exact same weird-shaped tail pipes as the TL in racinstyle's link.

Mar 16, 2008 | 08:55 AM

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Here's the Maxima for comparison: http://www.leftlanenews.com/wp-conte...36&idg=1&idi=1

The shape of the trunklid is different. Also note the DST 3421 plate, which belongs to Honda (also seen here).

Mar 16, 2008 | 10:53 PM

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new tsx......maybe maxima?

Mar 17, 2008 | 11:07 AM

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The tailights are so awful I could only suspect it's a Pontiac.

Mar 17, 2008 | 04:52 PM

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Looks RWD (just by design lol. It would be weird if that was FWD).

My first instinct was it's a Nissan (new Teana?). It looks quite narrow and that's quite a high liftover height.

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Mar 17, 2008 | 05:00 PM

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I'm guessing its the new Q-series from Infiniti............the lines look very similar to the M-series.

Mar 18, 2008 | 06:53 PM

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Wow you guys are good at this and really get into it! I'm still unsure.

Mar 18, 2008 | 07:17 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by link13

The tailights are so awful I could only suspect it's a Pontiac.

lol

Mar 18, 2008 | 08:17 PM

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i'm going with pontiac too.

Mar 18, 2008 | 10:21 PM

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Saw the same test mule today in LA. Couldn't get any pics because it was in oncoming traffic. The front didn't look all that great...the overall shape kinda reminded me of a bulky Prius.