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Is the 2020 Nissan Maxima a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 21 sedans

17thof 21

  • No. Top half on 1 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 14.3 cu ft.
  • 17th of 21 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: power (12th of 24), price (13th of 24).
  • Weakest: rear legroom (24th of 24).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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Subject
CLASS OF 2020 · SEDANSRegal …Buick Regal TourXRegal …Buick Regal SportbackXFJaguar XFGSLexus GSAccordHonda AccordESLexus ESAvalonToyota AvalonFusionFord FusionClarit…Honda Clarity Hybrid Plug-inSonataHyundai SonataOptimaKia OptimaMKZLincoln MKZAltimaNissan AltimaG80Genesis G80CamryToyota CamryMAZDA6Mazda MAZDA6TLXAcura TLXMaximaNissan MaximaQ50INFINITI Q50A4Audi A4CT5Cadillac CT5Ford Fusion EnergiKia StingerVolkswagen ArteonNo number17th of 21
24 sedans from 2020, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2020 Nissan Maxima in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$34,45013th of 2448%
Best combined mpg24 mpg21st of 2413%
Most horsepower300 hp12th of 2452%
Cargo behind rear seats14.3 cu ft17th of 2115%
Rear legroom34.2 in24th of 240%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Buick Regal TourX 32.7 cu ft
  2. Buick Regal Sportback 32.0 cu ft
  3. Jaguar XF 31.7 cu ft
  4. Lexus GS 18.4 cu ft
  5. Honda Accord 16.7 cu ft
  6. Lexus ES 16.7 cu ft
  7. Toyota Avalon 16.1 cu ft
  8. Ford Fusion 16.0 cu ft
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  1. Honda Clarity Hybrid Plug-in 16.0 cu ft
  2. Hyundai Sonata 16.0 cu ft
  3. Kia Optima 15.9 cu ft
  4. Lincoln MKZ 15.4 cu ft
  5. Nissan Altima 15.4 cu ft
  6. Genesis G80 15.3 cu ft
  7. Toyota Camry 15.1 cu ft
  8. Mazda MAZDA6 14.7 cu ft
  9. Acura TLX 14.3 cu ft
  10. Nissan Maxima 14.3 cu ft
  11. INFINITI Q50 13.5 cu ft
  12. Audi A4 12.0 cu ft
  13. Cadillac CT5 11.9 cu ft

No figure: Ford Fusion Energi, Kia Stinger, Volkswagen Arteon.

Sedans in 2020: 106. The photo shows the 24 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked