2019 Nissan Maxima and Murano get subtle refresh
Nissan is updating its lineup for 2019, as two models receive facelifts — the 2019 Nissan Maxima, and the 2019 Nissan Murano.
Nissan is updating its lineup for 2019, as two models receive facelifts — the 2019 Nissan Maxima, and the 2019 Nissan Murano.
This here is the 2015 Nissan Murano, and it’s an original design success if there ever was one, in today’s world of clone crossovers.
The Nissan Resonance Concept was revealed at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. The concept gives an idea of what Nissan has planned for future crossovers, leaning towards what the 2014-2015 Nissan Murano might look like.
It’s been known for a while now that Nissan has planned a convertible version of, not the GT-R, not the Altima Coupe, but of all cars the Murano. And the Japanese firm has released the first photo of the new model.
The current generation of the Nissan Murano has been out for a year now in the GCC, and is a rather rare sight on Dubai roads, partly due to an massive increase in price and partly because that increase came in the middle of the worst recession ever. However, the newly-premium Murano had actually debuted two years ago in Europe, so their version has received a facelift for 2011.
We don’t like ragging on Nissan. Even though they have blatantly refused to give us ads, we like the company, if only because they give us access to their press fleet, however late we may get them. They also make good cars, starting from the satanic GT-R right down to our “recommended list” Tiida, all of which we’ve driven. But driving press-fleet cars after everyone else means we sometimes get abused cars with peeling trim, creased leather or below-average performance. However, the 2009 Nissan Murano we got wasn’t too old, having racked up less than 5000 km. But some previous journalist’s possible offroad excursion meant there was a loose panel beneath our Murano that kept clunking throughout our test drive.
The first-generation Nissan Murano was launched in the UAE only in 2005, but the Japanese-built crossover had been on sale since 2003 in the United States. The NHTSA, America’s transport safety agency, has ordered Nissan to recall about 360,000 first-generation Murano models in the U.S. because of a defect that can cause an engine stall. Apparently, the material used for the Murano’s air-intake ducts is prematurely aging and shrinking, leading to a risk of separation in the system. That separation can cause an engine stall if the debris gets sucked into the engine.
An American website called Edmunds.com is reporting that Nissan is continuing with their previously-mentioned plans to develop a convertible version of the Nissan Murano.