I had a coupon for a discounted rental so I rented a 2017 Nissan Maxima SL for a weekend from Hertz. The car only had 41 miles on it and was brand new. First impressions were the striking exterior, clearly love it or hate it for some, but I really thought it looked great. The aggressive front end, 2 tone brushed aluminum/black wheels and the floating roof design made it look very upscale. Inside the material quality was top notch with only the lower door panels reserved for the cheap hard plastic. Everything else had soft touch/higher quality plastics. The drivers seat had all sorts of adjustments with heavy side bolsters....this car feels sporty behind the wheel with the flat bottom steering wheel and tall center console. The gauge cluster was clear and easy to read with a large LCD in the middle. The LCD is large but doesn't display a lot of information, you have to cycle through. This car could benefit from a configurable display like Chrysler vehicles. Infotainment was easy to use with an 8" screen, climate controls very effective. For a rental, the car had blind spot monitor, nav and intelligent cruise control along with the panoramic roof. This lead to a very pleasant driving experience. At 75mph the car cruised effortlessly down the interstate with little wind noise. The bose stereo sounded excellent. Performance is where this car surprised me. In "normal" mode the car is quick but feels like the CVT is holding back power for economy. In "sport" mode, this car feels fast, steering firms up and its quite a blast to drive. After a 400 mile trip with some spirited driving, highway and city driving, it returned a respectable 27.4mpg...not terrible for a large sedan. Definitely worth a look for someone interested in a sports car but needs 4 door practicality. The only complaint I had.....Nissan needs to learn from Mazda in terms of suspension turning/handling, this car doesn't handle as tight as a Mazda 6 but its certainly not a bad handling vehicle, just not as precise as a Mazda.