State-of-the-art Safety measures of Nissan Maxima 2003 model

Dubai –(Sept. 18, 2002) – Nothing can be more exciting than driving a very powerful car yet enjoying the peace of mind through the abundance of safety features. This is the feeling you get when driving the Nissan Maxima, a combination of performance and safety topped with exquisite luxury in its category.

When it comes to safety, Maxima allows you to truly enjoy a driving experience with confidence about yours and the passengers’ safety. All safety considerations have been taken into account in the design and construction of the vehicle. Safety features include driver and front-passenger and side airbags, Anti-lock Breaking System, front-seat belt pre-tensioners, a three-point rear center seat belt and a rear center headrest.

Mr. Takeshi Nakajima, Director at Nissan Middle East FZE commented saying, “At Nissan a great emphasis is placed on providing a high level of safety that allows passengers peace of mind. This is reflected in the “Triple Safety” initiative. First there is “Information Safety” to forewarn the driver. Next there is “Control Safety” to assist driving behavior to avoid accidents. And third, “Impact Safety”, which acts to reduce injury in accidents. While enhancing the basic performance of the vehicle, Nissan incorporated a host of design features based on these three approaches to safety. As a result, everybody can enjoy driving Maxima with complete confidence and comfort”.

Among the many elements that provide information to the driver, powerful Xenon lamps or CSR halogen headlamps which illuminate a wider area and boast greater intensity. Fog Lamps improve visibility under foggy or rainy conditions, while cornering lamps provide extra illumination when initiating turns. Finally, a high-mounted stop lamp clearly indicates to following drivers when the brakes are being applied.

Once danger is recognized, “Control Safety” provides the driver with the means to avoid it by controlling the vehicle with precision. Anti-lock braking system (ABS), adjust brake fluid pressure on each wheel electronically, preventing wheel lock and contributing to safer braking.

In the event of an accident, superior design and engineering for “Impact Safety” can help avoid or reduce not only the risk of injury resulting from the impact, but also the risk of secondary or aggravated injury just after the impact.

Designed with the aid of super computers, the impact-absorbing body is divided into two separate zones: a crushable zone designed to absorb collision impact, and a safety restraint zone that acts as a protective shell around the vehicle occupants.

For example, in a collision, certain parts of Nissan vehicles are designed to deform, and other are designed to resist deforming. The front of and rear of Nissan vehicles are designed to crumple in a controlled manner. These crumple zones help absorb impact energy, reducing the amount of crash energy absorbed by the passenger compartment.

Important to mention, all Nissan vehicles have pipe-style steel side-door guard beams located inside the panels of the doors. The beams are placed to help add protection for the passenger compartment in the event of certain side impacts.

Side air bags SRS compliment the seat belts to help reduce impact force to the head and the chest region in the event of impact to the side. Either the side airbags SRS for the driver or for the front passenger will deploy, depending on which side of the vehicle is struck. Dual front airbag SRS provide an extra margin of protection for the driver and the front passenger. Use in conjunction with the 3-point seat belts, they help reduce the risk of injury in certain types of frontal impacts.

Seat belt pre-tensioners function by immediately taking up seat belt slack, for faster restraint in the event of a frontal collision exceeding a certain impact level. Load limiters keep the force applied to the occupant by the seat belt from reaching an excessive level. The rear center position also comes with a headrest and 3-point seat belt.
Active head-restraints move forward and upward to support the head in the event of impact from the rear. This helps to reduce impact force to the neck.

When it comes to safety issues, the most important factor is the information available to the driver who is in control of the vehicle. About 90% of the information that the driver depends on is visual information. Supplying this information is the aim of “Information Safety”, which helps the driver anticipate potentially hazardous situations and make accurate decisions to avert them.

Finally, Power window with anti-squeeze function employs sensors to detect the presence of any obstruction in the path of the closing window and automatically return it to the down position.

With every vehicle produced by Nissan, the quality standards of safety come as top priority. Nissan pursues a relentless effort in providing world-class safety measures that compliment the highest features of design, technology and performance.

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Nissan Maxima the perfect combination of luxury, performance and safety

The high demand for the new Nissan Maxima in the GCC cannot be attributed to just a single factor. The car’s beautiful exterior, which features sweeping lines and sharp sculpted edges, has been a major element in attracting a wide segment of buyers. But the new Maxima is a lot more than just a pretty face.

Mr. Takeshi Nakajima, Nissan Middle East Free Zone, said, “To many people, Maxima embodies the concept of superb design, combined with a host of cutting-edge technologies that ensure exceptional quality. Add to this, the Maxima’s comfort and enjoyable driving performance and you can understand why this car has become a top-selling sedan in the region”.

Maxima’s number-one attractive feature is the 227 horsepower engine. The 3-liter V-6 VQ engine was described by America’s leading automotive journal, Ward’s Auto World, as ‘the smoothest rev-happiest V6 on the planet.’ This engine power provides exhilarating performance and gives the driver a very responsive acceleration.”

Besides engine power and superb performance, which together put Maxima in
a class of its own, the vehicle has a uniquely luxurious character. Its new style offers lines that are both intelligently designed and graceful, which results in an attractive and harmonious whole. Each part of the vehicle has been designed to be superbly functional as well as strikingly fashionable.

The inside story of the Maxima is as astonishing as its style and performance. A combination of beauty and comfort makes just entering the vehicle a sheer pleasure. Nissan has even increased the length, width and height of the interior to make the Maxima one of the most spacious cars in its class. Moreover, the vehicle has been made even quieter, thanks to lighter engine parts, new mounts and thicker side windows.

Once inside the car, the many exciting features make you feel right at home. As you would expect in a luxury car, all Maxima models offer a CD player, cruise control, power windows and mirrors, remote central locking, and a leather gear shifter and steering wheel.

What’s more, particular models offer the additional benefits of a 6-stack CD changer, climate control and wood grain trim. While the top-of-the-line model has luxurious leather trim, a sunroof, power driver and passenger seats, and the bonus of heated front seats.

“Every aspect of the Maxima is dedicated to one ideal: to make driving a rewarding, pleasurable experience. With an increase in engine power, we have naturally had to make the car even more sure-footed. Moving the lateral link behind the beam has enhanced the innovative Multi-Link Beam rear suspension. This improves both ride comfort and driving stability by minimizing body roll, maximizing tire grip and maintaining directional stability during cornering.
Above all of this, the Maxima features a computer controlled Anti-lock Braking System that limits wheel lock-up to maintain steering under heavy braking, even on wet or slippery surfaces. The brakes themselves are power-assisted discs, with the front ventilated to give maximum efficiency,” explained Mr. T. Nakajima.

When it comes to safety, Maxima allows you to truly enjoy a driving experience with confidence about your and the passengers’ safety. All safety considerations have been taken into account in the design and construction of the vehicle. Safety features include driver and front-passenger airbags, Anti-lock Breaking System, front-seat belt pre-tensioners, a three-point rear center seat belt and a rear center headrest. Top-of-the-line models have the additional reassurance of side impact airbags for the front driver and passenger.

In short, Nissan engineers and designers have worked on all details together, feature by feature, innovation by innovation, to create a luxury car of unequalled style, quality and performance. The new Maxima provides comfort of performance that marries smoothness and power, it embodies the comfort of a design dedicated to quiet relaxation, safety and maximum driving pleasure.