Meguiars came out with the original NXT around 2005 and it was actually a pretty good product.  Not the greatest shine but was fairly durable and easy to apply.  Then, sometime a few years later, NXT 2.0 was introduced and to me, it was a huge step backwards.  Although it just received a highly favorable rating from the big consumer magazine, it is far from one of the best products on the market.  This version 2.0 has very poor gloss characteristics on dark colored cars and the durability is just terrible, literally no more than six weeks before water stops sheeting off the car.

I maintain eight different personal cars and so am almost always waxing something.  I think all the high priced, multi-step products are just so much snake oil being sold at outrageous prices and trust me, I've tried almost all of them.  Good surface prep is the key to the success of any wax/synthetic product and that involves clay, light cut cleaner, polish and then the final way.  Once prepped properly, just about any product will do really well and, if applied regularly, will protect the finish and make future preps unnecessary.  My current favorite for durability and shine is Turtle Wax cleaner/carnuba although the good old Meguiars cleaner was in the purple bottle is still a darn good product at a bargain price.
Meguiars came out with the original NXT around 2005 and it was actually a pretty good product. Not the greatest shine but was fairly durable and easy to apply. Then, sometime a few years later, NXT 2. 0 was introduced and to me, it was a huge step backwards. Although it just received a highly favorable rating from the big consumer magazine, it is far from one of the best products on the market. This version 2. 0 has very poor gloss characteristics on dark colored cars and the durability is just terrible, literally no more than six weeks before water stops sheeting off the car. I maintain eight different personal cars and so am almost always waxing something. I think all the high priced, multi-step products are just so much snake oil being sold at outrageous prices and trust me, I've tried almost all of them. Good surface prep is the key to the success of any wax/synthetic product and that involves clay, light cut cleaner, polish and then the final way. Once prepped properly, just about any product will do really well and, if applied regularly, will protect the finish and make future preps unnecessary. My current favorite for durability and shine is Turtle Wax cleaner/carnuba although the good old Meguiars cleaner was in the purple bottle is still a darn good product at a bargain price.