1987 Nissan Skyline Passage GT Hardtop Review

1987 Nissan Skyline Passage GT Hardtop Review - A Classy R31 Skyline!

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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
1:05 - Drivetrain
3:19 - Interior
5:45 - BFB Test
5:54 - Seats
6:17 - Back Seats
7:21 - Trunk / Cargo Space
7:36 - Exterior
8:42 - Final Thoughts
10:43 - Outro

Пікірлер: 49

@anthonykiedis1765 10 ай бұрын

I think people often forget that non GTS/GTR skylines were just regular commuter cars over in Japan.

@patricklinkous 10 ай бұрын

A bit more than a regular commuter car. Think Infiniti G35 before stance bois got a hold of them.

@TassieLorenzo 10 ай бұрын

@@patricklinkous "A bit more than a regular commuter car. " The ones built in Australia were pretty run-of-the-mill (sedans and wagons only, no coupes). Australia received a cost-reduced R31 Skyline with a live rear axle instead of IRS (admittedly the same as what the Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore still had at the time too). Holden turned to using the Nissan RB30 overhead cam straight-six in their Commodores, when they did not have the money to update their own Holden non-crossflow pushrod straight-six to modern emissions regulations (and performance expectations). There was also a four cylinder R31 sold in Australia, called the Nissan Pintara, it looks like the Pintara used the same headlights as on this Skyline Passage variant.

@noahbossier1131 4 ай бұрын

@@patricklinkousagreed

@OminousK 10 ай бұрын

For those unfamiliar with the r31, these japanese models came with rb20det also. They had 2 series before the 3rd and final inheriting a facelift in 1987. Australian models had pillars and non turbo rb30 motors, which holden also used in the VL commodore ( rb30e & rb30et) as their prior motors failed passing the new emmission laws at the time.

@kiraleaf 10 ай бұрын

Oof, I just love seeing clean commuter versions of iconic cars.. It's not as eye-catching as a Silhouette but you see those taillights and you immediately know what this is. A Legend. (not the Acura)

@danmccarthy4700 10 ай бұрын

I love hardtops. There's just something so special about driving with the windows down and no B-pillar interrupting the breeze in the interior.

@tolkien777 8 ай бұрын

I wish there were more newer ones , but safety regulations put them to rest unfortunately , with the last ones being the Carina ED and a few Eunos and Efini models , atleast for true hardtop models. Crowns had semi hardtops for a while

@danmccarthy4700 8 ай бұрын

@@tolkien777 I think Mercedes still makes them, but I could be wrong.

@tolkien777 8 ай бұрын

@@danmccarthy4700 ah yea , hard top coupes but true hardtop 4 doors are a thing of the past

@bwofficial1776 10 ай бұрын

I love that the Japanese kept hardtop sedans going for so long. There's really no reason for it but they did. These 80s Japanese cars are somewhat stylish in their conservative angularity. That radio with the silver face is so 80s. This is when interiors started to get gadgety but were still laid out functionally. I can imagine a salaryman driving this to his office in the bubble era wearing a conservative suit and with the newspaper on the seat next to him.

@sk8klown88 10 ай бұрын

That dash is so sick!

@chaseman94 10 ай бұрын

The gauges with graph paper background reminds me of the ones on a 86-92 Pontiac Firebird.

@mikeconnelly53 10 ай бұрын

This also came in a diesel engine version bullet proof rd28 illness 6

@barron204 10 ай бұрын

The JDM sales brochure for 1986 has the CA18S, RB20E, RB20DE, RB20DET. Turbo made 190PS.

@dylanmajoos1861 3 күн бұрын

In South Africa, these were cars that most grandparents drove back in the day!

@SvenQ45 9 ай бұрын

Oh a Passage! Those seats always impressed me. The R31 is probably my favourite Skyline generation. Now it´s out! And it´s the ECCS one. And of course the hardtop versions. Yes they came with many nice features for back then! They always made the models a bit more sporty looking. In general they´re better than the sedan versions (not just Skylines). Sure the Gloria is one class above.

@Ej6daniel 10 ай бұрын

Yes! Right when I sit down for lunch. New Shooting Cars 🤙

@ericbritton9346 10 ай бұрын

It almost look like a 1987 Nissan Stanza, just with a 2.4 inline 4. I would like to see a review on the late 80s early 90s Stanza GXE, 240 SX, and Maxima SE that we got here in America. And that, we never get the cool cars. We get stuck with something that some of us didn't ask for, like SUV crossovers appliance garbage...

@celsovera91 10 ай бұрын

Before it got split up into the GTR and GTS sedan in the early 90s, the skyline was pretty much the precursor to Infiniti. Similar to how the Toyota Cressida was the precursor to Lexus. As a matter of fact, the Infiniti G35 we would later get was actually sold in Japan as a Nissan Skyline

@MauiWauiPineappleExpress 9 ай бұрын

Toyota Crown/Century was the precursor to Lexus (LS400)!

@XJag9684 10 ай бұрын

Everything the 1st gen Maxima should have been! That A/C button is my whole childhood in the south, during the summers of the 90s in Mississippi. Nissan's/Datsuns Sentras Maxima's 280zx's Pathfinder's and Pick ups where and are still everything down there. I can still hear that ting ting ting sound before you start them.

@dkenney3076 10 ай бұрын

I come across your chanell by looking up a gto review now i live your videos your my favorite csr revuew chanell

@xkclearly666 10 ай бұрын

I’m so happy you mentioned the pillarless B-pillar’s. I was so scared that you were going to forget it😭 Fav video by you everrrr.

@mechanicalintentions5431 10 ай бұрын

Love the hard! Super cool older car feature that really opens up the experience without the B pillar

@Low760 10 ай бұрын

The Aussie skyline and pintara had those hubcaps but were live axle and had an rb30. The fact you need to say, gotta love it, but then go on to say how bland it was..

@melvinburwell8202 10 ай бұрын

Never seen this car. Cool. Only the GT etc. Dash looks like something from 70s .Awesome.❤👍😎

@kossak007 7 ай бұрын

This is actually related to the Nissan Laurel, not sold in the US. I believe these were actually on the same platform. I'm taking about the C32 Laurel. In Europe we got the older L series engines, in both gasoline and diesel form. The first gen Maxima in the US also got these L engines and even the 2.8 liter NA diesel for a couple of years at the beginning of the 80s.

@davidp2888 10 ай бұрын

Such an 80’s cool car.

@nicolasmolli 10 ай бұрын

Cette voiture sort tout droit des années 1980, j'adore cette voiture.

@markhealey9409 10 ай бұрын

Never seen knobs on headrests before! Does turning that just angle them towards your head?? I had a 1980 Audi 80(4000 in The US) that had angle adjusting headrests,but you just tilted them toward your head,no knobs! I haven't really noticed that kind of headrest on many cars...not that i have tried it in every car i get in! 😂😂

@tolkien777 8 ай бұрын

My dream car

@nickkrenn891 10 ай бұрын

Yeah the tails are still pretty dope.

@AndrewMaksymBrainNectar 10 ай бұрын

I'm starting to like this car! So it's type of v6 engine? But the steering wheel is on the right instead of the left.

@derkommissar4986 10 ай бұрын

That is because it's imported from Japan and they drive in the left.

@patricklinkous 10 ай бұрын

It's an Inline 6 engine. All 6 cylinders are in a straight line, as opposed to being in 2 banks of 3 cylinders in a V6.

@TassieLorenzo 10 ай бұрын

@@patricklinkous Fun fact: Gibson Motorsport who ran Nissan Motosport in Australia were expecting the R32 Skyline GT-R to use a "more modern" V6 twin-turbo like in the 300ZX as the V6 was "better for motorsport" (better weight distribution, moment of interia). They were surprised when the car was announced to use the RB series engine again (as with the previous R31 Skyine GTS-R). No doubt an inline-six makes for a better engine (and is easier to work on), but a V6 usually makes for a better *car.*

@sponk2112 9 ай бұрын

I guess if Nissan made a Massage, it would be pronounced to rhyme with passage, just because of course.

@dave11686 10 ай бұрын

Nice!

@michaelcoffey7362 10 ай бұрын

Cool 🥰

@markhealey9409 10 ай бұрын

Omg! What the hell is the warning light that looks like a pavilion or bandstand mean!?😂😂🤔🤔😳😳

@grimreaper5521 10 ай бұрын

I like it

@vaccinatedanti-vaxxer 10 ай бұрын

This is the coolest generic looking 80s car. Looks like the car street fighters beat up on. I wish I can see this car in person but glad Nissan turned the Skyline into a coupe.

@TassieLorenzo 10 ай бұрын

There was already a coupe on the R31 generation (and DR30 generation before that, and of course the C10 Skyline "Hakosuka" before that further still). Google "HR31 Skyline GTS-R". There was also a sedan version of the R32, R33 and R34 available alongside the coupe, with the Stagea as the "Skyline" wagon of sorts.

@mumwifeteacher 10 ай бұрын

The seats are hideous. They look like 70”s airliner seats.

@xraider927 9 ай бұрын

Even other cars from the 80s have "hideous" seats.

@doug6191 10 ай бұрын

The rear end of this car is appalling. 🤮

@xraider927 9 ай бұрын

I have to disagree with your reaction. Heck, even some Aussies might disagree with your reaction as well...And oh, don't get me started with the R30 as well (a.k.a. Newman Skyline)