Nissan built this front-drive four-door to please both performance and luxury-sedan fans alike, and it scores on both points. Are you looking for a sedan with aggressive styling and sports-car prowess, you may want to consider the Nissan Maxima. I can report that the Maxima's V6 engine delivers good low-end torque and smooth operation. Power for merging and passing is more than adequate, but overall the car feels somewhat heavier in the turns, especially when compared to some other sport sedans we've tested. The engine sounds sporty. Nissan intended the Maxima's interior to feel like a cockpit and, when equipped with premium cloth seating and steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters, we think the objective has been achieved. The design is quite seductive and, despite the Maxima's four doors, imparts an aggressive sports-car look. Nissan's latest iteration of its already-brilliant 3.5-liter V6 engine turns out an impressive 290 horsepower and 261 foot-pounds of torque. Improvements included maximizing the air intake and exhaust flow to not only gain power and enhance performance, but also to create a sporty engine sound to evoke what Nissan calls an "exhilaration feeling."