RAMSEY CORP IS HOME OF GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL! THIS VEHICLE COMES WITH 37 MONTHS OR 4,067 MILES FACTORY DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY EXTENDED WARRANTIES AVAILABLE. Leather / Heated Seating Xenon Headlamps ONE OWNER Sunroof 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA S 1N4AA5AP8DC841889 SEDAN 4 DR 3.5L V6 FI DOHC 24V FRONT WHEEL DRIVE The aging Nissan Maxima needs a makeover, but Nissan would do well to preserve the car's driving fun a strength that could lure a few shoppers to the current car even in its twilight years. The seventh-generation Maxima has been in showrooms since mid-2008, slotting above the Altima as Nissan's flagship sedan. That's more of a reference to the car's premium amenities than to its size it remains smaller than traditional full-size flagships like the Toyota Avalon and Chevrolet Impala. Therein lies the Maxima's chief limitation, and it's something the car's fun factor has never fully made up for. We tested a Maxima 3.5 SV amid several full-size sedan competitors as part of Cars.com's $38,000 Full-Size Sedan Challenge . The 3.5 SV slots above the 3.5 S, and most options on the Maxima require starting with the SV. Click here to compare the Maxima's trims and here to compare the 2013 and 2012 Maxima. Besides a few reshuffled option packages, the Maxima carries over with minimal changes. Driving Thrills Bereft of Nissan's 'next-gen' continuously variable automatic transmissions, which trade responsiveness for efficiency in the redesigned Altima sedan and Pathfinder SUV, the Maxima makes good use of Nissan's familiar (and potent) 3.5-liter V-6. The 290-horsepower engine pushes the car with a ferocity that's rare in the full-size league (save perhaps the V-6 Avalon or Chrysler's V-8 sedans) thanks to the Maxima's light weight. Our tester was second-lightest to the Avalon among seven large sedans, tipping the scales at less than 3,600 pounds. That's more than 400 pounds less than the Ford Taurus and the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger siblings. (Dodge is one of Chrysler's