近日谍照记者首次拍到了2019款日产西玛照片，从照片看，这是一辆改款车而非全新车型，车厂只是对车辆前后部分进行了伪装。预计该车将采用重新设计的前脸，其造型类似将在3月纽约车展亮相的新一代Altima。虽然现在还没有看到新款Altima，但从日产Vmotion2.0概念车看，它采用了更闪亮，更锐利的格栅和更精致前脸。日产表示，这款概念车向人们展示了车厂未来轿车设计方向。因此，新款西玛将采用位置更高行驶灯和更精致格栅。而在车尾，预计仍将延续车头的锐利风格，包括进一步向车身两侧延伸的重新设计尾灯组。底部后脸也将变得更精致，底部四个矩形排气尾管替代了现行版双椭圆形尾管。新款西玛将配备日产最新驾驶员辅助和安全系统，并可选装ProPilot。据说车厢内还将配备新一代信息娱乐系统，但该车不会搭载混动系统。动力系统仍是一台3.5升V6引擎，功率224千瓦/300马力，搭配改进后的CVT变速器。目前还不清楚2019款西玛发布时间，但最快也要等到今年夏季才能亮相。
2019 Nissan Maxima Facelift Spied For The First Time
Nissan is pretty good when it comes to keeping new models and design refreshes under wraps. This is only our first look at what will be the 2019 Maxima, and as you can see, the testing process seems well underway. Obviously this is going to be a refresh as opposed to an entirely new model, hence the camo wrap relegated to just the front and rear sections of the car.
What’s is in store for Nissan’s flagship sedan? The car will wear a redesigned fascia up front that should bear resemblance to the new Altima slated to debut later this month at the New York Auto Show. We haven’t seen that car yet, either, but we have seen the Nissan Vmotion 2.0 concept with is brighter, sharper grille and edgier face. Nissan has said the concept previews design cues for its forthcoming sedans, so expect to see higher-mount driving lamps and more definition to the Maxima's grille, not unlike the concept. In the rear, we expect the “edgy” theme to continue with redesigned tail lights that stretch further forward onto the quarter panels. The lower rear fascia should also gain a bit more definition, while quad rectangular exhaust tips replace the dual oval outlets on the current model.
Nissan gave the present-day Maxima a bit more standard-issue tech items, but the new car should offer more in the way of driver assists and safety systems with optional ProPilot. We’ve also heard a new infotaiment system will grace the interior, but don’t expect any hybrid technology just yet. Power will almost certainly remain the sole responsibility of the familiar 3.5-liter V6 producing 300 horsepower (224 kilowatts), connected to a revised CVT turning the front wheels.
We haven’t heard any word on when the refreshed sedan might debut, but it should appear by the end of this summer at the latest.