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04-14-2003, 04:54 PM

MaximaDisciple

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Samsung Maxima?!

A friend of mine just got back from S.Korea and he told me that Samsung bought the rights to build Maximas from Renault and rebadge them as Samsung cars!

Check this site I found...sort of looks like a 4th Gen Maxima

http://www.sarkisgroup.com/samsung.html

04-14-2003, 04:55 PM

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WTF?

04-14-2003, 05:16 PM

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Not even close to the maxima's engine.

04-14-2003, 07:28 PM

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It looks like a I30 w/ a uppor 90'ish Maxima GXE wheel.

04-14-2003, 09:33 PM

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I had those same rims on my 96 SE!!!

WTF?

I wonder when SONY is going to make cars

04-14-2003, 10:15 PM

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I had heard about Samsung getting into the car market awhile ago... but this is interesting. On that note, I did some digging and came across this:
http://www.motioncars.com/archive/co...5/content3.htm

Maximas were based on the Cefiro mentioned...

More interesting stuff:
http://www.renaultsamsungm.com (there is some stuff in English in the About RSM section)
http://sm5.renaultsamsungm.com/ (this car does look sorta like a 4th gen Max)
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine...0/b3802159.htm

04-15-2003, 06:28 AM

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How very sad

04-15-2003, 08:23 AM

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i'm not sure that that's news. korea's got a grip of samsung badged 4th gens all over the country. they're one of the predominant models used as taxis as well.

it's been there for a while now. ask the 4th gen guys who for some reason want the taillights from the samsungs.

04-15-2003, 11:49 AM

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Re: Samsung Maxima?!

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Originally posted by MaximaDisciple
A friend of mine just got back from S.Korea and he told me that Samsung bought the rights to build Maximas from Renault and rebadge them as Samsung cars!

Check this site I found...sort of looks like a 4th Gen Maxima

http://www.sarkisgroup.com/samsung.html

Yes, I heard of them it's called "SM5"

04-15-2003, 11:49 AM

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Re: Samsung Maxima?!

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Yes, I heard of them it's called "SM5"

04-15-2003, 03:07 PM

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I like the dump truck better

04-15-2003, 04:50 PM

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Re: Samsung Maxima?!

some more pics:
http://www.renaultsamsungm.com/NewJs...te/_build.html
http://www.renaultsamsungm.com/NewJs..._estimate.html
click on the Gallery.
interesting.

04-15-2003, 04:57 PM

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Freaky, they have a 2.0L DOHC V6 and a 2.5L DOHC V6. As a matter of fact, that 2.5L is actually a pretty strong engine.

¿£ÁøÇü½Ä I4 DOHC I4 DOHC V6 DOHC V6 DOHC
¹è±â·®(cc) 1,838 1,998 1,995 2,495
ÃÖ°íÃâ·Â(PS/rpm) 132/6,200 143/6,000 144/6,400 173/6,400
ÃÖ´ëÅäÅ©(kg¡¤m/rpm) 16.5/4,800 18.4/4,800 18.6/4,000 22.5/4,000

Too bad I can't read Korean...

04-15-2003, 08:38 PM

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Re: Re: Samsung Maxima?!

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Originally posted by Teser
some more pics:
http://www.renaultsamsungm.com/NewJs...te/_build.html
http://www.renaultsamsungm.com/NewJs..._estimate.html
click on the Gallery.
interesting.

Is it me only or does the pictures remind you of a certain Buick?!

04-15-2003, 08:55 PM

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Re: Re: Re: Samsung Maxima?!

There are quite a few of them in S. Korea. I saw them everywhere when I went 2 years ago. Not too bad.

Also, Samsung makes EVERYTHING in Korea. They are not just a electronics company. They specialize in just about everything needed for human exsistence.

Also, why the hell won't my posts show up?