With the fusion of performance-based technology and expert engineering for human benefit, consider Maxima's award-winning V6 engine propelled by our own VQ technology. We started with a lightweight aluminum-alloy block and cylinder head, then added other lightweight components, and used advanced friction-reducing techniques like Formula One-inspired microfinishing.

VQ technology is also the secret behind Pathfinder's mighty V8-busting V6. But even our most affordable sedan, the Sentra, features a sophisticated double overhead cam layout and race-bred, variable-valve timing borrowed from the Z®. As for that connected-to-the-road feeling you get with every Nissan, credit our advanced suspension systems and in some cases, what high-performance aftermarket items are usually like strut tower braces. Nissan's reputation for groundbreaking technology is in fact global, with standouts like our Continuously Variable Transmission.

Nissan's Intelligent Transport System (ITS) has produced innovations like adaptive cruise control, which automatically maintains a pre-set distance from vehicles in front of you. ITS will eventually encompass an array of technologies that are actually designed to compensate for human error. With all this, stay tuned as Nissan takes the driving experience into a whole new realm.