The 80's, when every automotive engineer had a box of straight edges and little more. People forget how radical the Taurus/Sable twins were for their time.

Can definitely agree, such as with the 1995 to 1996 Elantra, 1995 to 1996 Caravan, and 1995 to 1996 Taurus.

McRocket because as ole Huey Lewis said, “It’s hip to be square”!😂

Same here.

Straight lines in designing is the best

JoshBe FreeTV my aunt had 1 and it held up,, the odometer would freeze occasionally lol

@@JDMHaze yeah, the tach/rev counter would have a mind of its own moving back and forth lol😂😂😂

Kevron Harris yeapp!!!

@@JDMHaze my cousin Andrea first car was a 1997 Stanza Altima SE. Had a 2006 Stanza Altima 2.5S in 2014 and something went out. Now she currently drives a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder SV in ruby claret red pearl.

My mom still has her 93 altima... 120k+ all original. Starts EVERY time...

Zach May This comes from a time when they weren’t partnered with Renault.

Frank White Nissan doesn't compare to Toyota or Honda now a days.

+Zach May Seems like you didn't watch the video.

+Zach May Mediocre handling, terrible trans and clutch, slow, ugly. No quality here.

basshead maybe the stanza wasn’t the the pinnacle of the Nissan line at the time but I’d bet it was a hell of a lot more reliable than anything they build today. Also look at the other cars from the time like the Maxima, Z car, Q45 and a lot of JDM products and it’s clear that Nissan has gone down hill.

My uncle had the Stanze and I remember it was really elegant at that time!My Father had a Volkswagon Jetta!

I had the 93 Altima, built in 92. It even had a sticker on the trunk that said Stanza Altima. Drove that little car from 1999 to 2017 and around 280,000 miles. Great car

@@jeremyb4493 As you mentioned you had one of the very early Altimas just as they were changing over from the Stanzas. To have the nameplate, "Stanza Altima" is extremely rare. I've never seen one labeled that way.

"Who's Doug?"

damn man you got me, that's why i'm here

In america. Brittish top gear called it as it is.

Quattro 4 what do you mean

Had

This was a compact. The Sentra would go on to replace it

@@Cody-ch2lc Nah, the Sentra already existed at the time.

@@nickbar8645 my mother also had a 92 sentra... Traded for the 93 stanza altima because i was getting too long for the sentra, and stepdad is 6'6"... The altima aint much bigger, tbh...

Datsun Stanza. Nissan Altima. The first year of Altima was the Stanza Altima for some odd legal reason.

Kevin Barry it still is. A lot of cars and trucks no longer have this basic feature. They stopped caring about nice things on cars when they realized they could just shove a touch screen into one, not put any of those cool little features in to save money, and call it a day.

@@Lrules364 my 2017 Hyundai Sonata still has one. It's good for security

My mom had one in the same color as the test car but it was 4 speed auto with overdrive and no moon roof.

It's either a Stanza or an Altima. It can't be both.

In ‘93 during Altima’s first year release, it’s called Altima Stanza. The Stanza name eventually was dropped. Sort of like what Toyota did with the Celica Supra name.

BroodallyHonest yes it can

David Conde I've seen the commercials for the very first Altima. At no time is "Stanza" uttered as part of the name. It has always been known publicly as the "Altima".

My cousin had a 1997 Stanza Altima SE as her first car.

Nissan Stanza is nice and beautiful car

My dad had a 1991 with a manual trans. Was a fun little car lasted forever and looked great in a dark charcoal metallic with some American racing wheels

Good choice. Mine was an 87 as my first car. It got wrecked and the switched out the transmission into an 88 stanza as my second car. Then traded that in for a Toyota Celica a few years later. Watching this sure brings back memories for sure.

The Altima is basically a stanza.

@@theKevronHarris Replaced in '93. Yes.

@FiatDuster yes, 30% manuals in US, 90% in Europe.

@@theKevronHarris which are basically a bluebird.

That’s because they are enthusiasts.

True. The Altima is the Stanza BTW.

I mean, it's a Nissan so of course it would have that horrid CVT they put in everything.

One of Ford's better moments was finally admitting CVTs were a good idea on paper, but not so much in the real world and dropping them.

@@christopherconard2831 but then they decided to make the mustang a crossover and kill all cars. Garbage brand in 2020

@@kirbyswarp wish Ford shouldn't done that!

Exactly. My dad had an '89 Camry, I think the new Corollas are larger than that car was.

Turbocharged it!

Actually brochures says 94 Hp so this is a big needed boost..

@Frank White people said the body was too heavy for the engine at the time.. when I had mine it would struggle just to get up to speed on the highway.. and passing let alone go up a hill..🤔🤷🤦

33 years ago, 97hp was not bad. indeed, it was the average on vehicles that size. for instance, an accord from that time had around that power figure too.

Different times! Point of reference, my ‘88 Maxima which was on the same platform as this Stanza, had a 3.0 L SOHC V6 instead of the SOHC (I think?) CA20E 4 cylinder. The VG made 160 hp and was considered fast for its day. I think the Maxima was good for a 10 second 0-60 time, though the VG makes it seem faster then it really is. Point of reference, my ‘17 Honda Civic EX-T makes 170 hp from a tiny 1.5 L turbocharged 4 and it’d blow the doors off my Maxima and my Civic isn’t considered fast by any means; competent, yes..... fast, no.

I agree, the Nissan's from the 80's and the 90's era were awesome. I'm not a fan of today's Nissan's though mostly because of their problematic CVT'S, too many crossovers, and with the exception of the GT-R, 370Z and Maxima, most of the current Nissan line is just boring.

The 2017 Nissan Sentra SR and the Nismo trubocharged 1.6L with 6 Speed manual I say is pretty cool. They could have put a 2.0L turbocharged motor to make it more sporty and maybe 200+horsepower to match up with the Honda Civic SI

Ohhhh you silly goose.. don't do that again

OMG Ihad a 95 Altima 5sp FREAKING LOVED that guy....did the same thing...DOA after that.

@@bilbobaggins4710 you think

Good riddance.

Worlds are colliding!

All we need to do is to find an old Stanza with ‘Tropic of Capricorn’ inside.

Sami Uddin renault RUINED nissan , It pisses me off

@@JDMHaze Same here because they made such good cars, and now they're not. A mechanic I follow on KZfaq named "Scotty Kilmer" said that Nissan was a good brand before the year 2000, but after year 2000 was when they partnered with Renault. I think they did that because they were having financial issues and partnered with Renault to help them out if I'm not mistaken. Scotty Kilmer said something along those lines, I could be wrong. Need to check again, because he's not a fan of Nissan anymore.

@@SamiUddin13 while he is correct about modern Nissan, Scotty is an idiot.

@@kirbyswarp what's Scotty an idiot about?

one. there woudn't have been a nissan in the 21st century if not for Renault and two. Nissan's were junk cars in the 90s so-so humdrum cars in the 80s, whilst they became higher quality performance machines again in the 00s thanks to their partnership and your follow-ship of the brand.

Kevron Harris it was,, This was the altima before the altima was the Ultima

That's what the video mentioned, Captain Obvious.

Same platform, the Nissan “U” platform. My ‘88 Maxima is a PU11.

The Stanza and Maxima chassis parts were the same like the struts.

How did it do on the hills with that load?

LOL

Fortunately, the engine works pretty well, despite being sticky. Ironically, it's the _not_-sticky stick that harms performance! 😁😂

Until it may need water pump repair/replacement.

@@toyoscio I think those were the earlier model years

Michael Dierks i got the LAST maxima before EuroTrash motor took over as my 1st car,,, 2000 maxima and i loved it

I used to have a 1999 Nissan Altima SE that made it to 205K before I got rid of it. Original engine and transmission. Can’t do that with today’s Altimas and those junk CVTs.

Cameron Adams 99-91 altima was the LAST generation of solid altima

Frank White ummm those engines were designed BEFORE renault changeed anything And any models a few years after Reno took over we're still from the generation before the merger, The VQ 37 is based on the old engine design platform and honestly Nissan engines are pretty good, it's the transmission that's ruining them

Frank White drive a non GTR Nissan with a CVT and you’ll see what we mean. Go drive a Versa, Altima or Sentra.

I can attest to that haha.....i got one of these forr free in 2003 because of the timing CHAIN broke at a stop light very minimal to no problem and a head gasket cuz the guy used the wrong coolant but i 13 so it was an experiance to say the least many many do overs till i got it right. but id love to find one for a nice price mine was an 88 and it had the enginnne with 8 spark plugs

Jonny Rocket The 88 CA20E engine would have a timing belt. Blown head gaskets are caused mainly by overheating the engine or poor design on the manufacturer’s part.

elkofcanada :Costanza

For the last generation of the Stanza, it had gone to plain Jane styling. Sandwiched between the successful Maxima and Sentra, the Stanza was selling only about 50k units annually. Nissan wanted a greater market share, especially given the success Honda was having with the Accord and Toyota with its Camry. As for the name change, it wasn't exactly clear why the Stanza name was retired at the last minute as it was set to roll out as the Stanza and not Altima.

They do sell it today, it's called the Altima.

M. Forest : and treated itself like an amusement park...

It’s powder blue, mostly.