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Real Road Test: Nissan Stagea - 280bhp family wagon! (turn up the speakers)
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Күн бұрынThink of it as a Nissan 350Z estate, because it goes like stink yet is practical and spacious. I put a 2004 Nissan Stagea V35 through its paces. It has a 5-speed automatic gearbox and all-wheel drive. It makes an AMAZING noise too.
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@iatsd 3 жыл бұрын
6:24 Thank you for demonstrating the Kidnapping Space available in the boot. So few car reviewers do that these days and it makes car buying decisions so much harder for us hard working kidna..... car buyers.
@iatsd 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheKenjoje But Ian did it better
@sleepycatpictures1176 3 жыл бұрын
They used to use Vauxhall Omega Estates . . . loads of room in the back for at least four.
@Teribus13 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheKenjoje chest freezers. Plus their..... contents
@sleepycatpictures1176 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheKenjoje Bodies!
@paulwatts2192 3 жыл бұрын
A Nissan with power, lovely, watch the revs go up and the fuel go down. Going to the shop never has been more fun.
@stephenswift9868 3 жыл бұрын
A minidisc player! Now I’m interested! That’s a handsome estate and the wheels suit it well.
@moochincrawdad 3 жыл бұрын
I loved my old minidisc player, miss it now. ☹️
@MarkTheVicar 3 жыл бұрын
My hubnut car is a 25 year old Jaguar XK8, great fun, lots of go go juice 😬, and after my recent professional servicing I had only 1 bolt left over....result 👍 Conclusive proof you don't need a 3 cylinder 800cc to be a hubnutter 😀👌
@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm420 3 жыл бұрын
No wind-defectors. Hurrah!
@1Haloninja 3 жыл бұрын
I remeber loving the older ones in GT1 as a kid. Nice to hear one giving it some
@thenotanclan 3 жыл бұрын
Mild mannered man with beard rags another rapid ricer AND says ‘here in the rear’
@CathodeRayNipplez 3 жыл бұрын
Assembled at the Musashimurayama plant. Try saying that after a couple of pints!
@rayfordham9230 3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't say it before a couple of pints.
@dangerotterisrea 3 жыл бұрын
Blimey!
@AUmarcus 3 жыл бұрын
My Mazda was assembled at the Hiroshima plant....glows in the dark.
@rayfordham9230 3 жыл бұрын
@@AUmarcus HaHa love it.
@danielrussell446 3 жыл бұрын
@@AUmarcus mine too Mazda hofu assembly
@frothe42 3 жыл бұрын
I love the looks of this vehicle! 3.5 litre V6 was put into many different Nissan vehicles. Like the dash, and interior. Better than any truck based vehicle that is so common on US roads. I definitely have this over the current truck based vehicles!
@frothe42 3 жыл бұрын
And you look very smart behind the wheel!
@legambaz 3 жыл бұрын
Sleeper wagons are always lovely.
@seancooke4127 3 жыл бұрын
Very practical, very stylish. Grab twice the amount of shopping in half the time. Alternatively, drive twice as far to get to your shopping but be home at the same time.
@whitemoor66 3 жыл бұрын
Another car I have never seen before. Your channel continues to educate!
@Djwatzy 3 жыл бұрын
A rare driver on UK roads that knows his limits. If everyone was like you, it'd be a better place
@ianinnes8063 3 жыл бұрын
Thats a fancy datsun
@jmurray01 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice, if only petrol wasn't so expensive in this country!
@tommoso55 3 жыл бұрын
Same engine and transmission as in my Elgrand e51, that are bulletproof with regular oil changes.
@andrewsmyth8615 3 жыл бұрын
You beat me to it. I was gonna say the same.
@willsimpson1830 3 жыл бұрын
Dont they have issues with blocked catalytic converters on the Elgrand (not the engines problem, admittedly)?
@andrewsmyth8615 3 жыл бұрын
Yes. They have 4 and when the fronts break down they block the rears . I've had my rears de-cored.
@randomoldbloke 3 жыл бұрын
Same as my e50 pulls at least 180kmh and still pulling hard ( on a track of course)
@grayfool 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent. If you don't love a big estate with far too much power, you need serious help.
@Edgel-in6bs 3 жыл бұрын
Plenty of these in NZ, although they tend to be driven by a specific type of driver....
@caw25sha 3 жыл бұрын
Are we talking hoons here? Or is that just a Strine word?
@antonym24 3 жыл бұрын
who are they driven by?
@richardbaron7106 3 жыл бұрын
@@caw25sha - Hoons is also use in NZ, liberated from 'Straya of course :)
@Edgel-in6bs 3 жыл бұрын
Hoons is accurate. Bogans. Remove the silencer, lower it, black alloys and then race around residential areas then blame the police revenue gathering when it gets towed.
@piuthemagicman 3 жыл бұрын
I admit to be a bit of a hoon. :)
@d2factotum 3 жыл бұрын
That auto box was sweet as you like...fast, smooth changes, kicks down instantly when you hit the loud pedal and is happy to let the engine rev to the limit. Whoever designed that knew what they were about.
@lesrogers7310 3 жыл бұрын
This is my favourite type of car. Understated, yet powerful and making all the right noise. With the added bonus of Minidsic i almost want one right now.
@EdFrankes 3 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, a stationcar with a fine sounding (and performing!) V6 under the hood. That's what i loved about my '11 Skoda Superb V6 stationcar. 260 bhp, 6 speed DSG and 4WD. What an awesome car that was. Hilarious too, as it performed very well. I do mis that car from time to time.
@stippolyte 3 жыл бұрын
Never knew this existed. Once had a trip in a Mitsubishi LEGNUM / VR4 estate, same brilliant concept and as Audi RS wagons.
@olik136 3 жыл бұрын
can't get them here.. in fact there must have been some kind of meeting in Germany where Nissan just said- only Micras and other cars below 100hp for you.... my first car was a Sunny with James Bond like smokescreen on startup every morning.. still liked it though
@persevere777 3 жыл бұрын
Wow,wow,wow what an awesome execution of a car design,as im living in the land of diesel pickups and suvs....... 😭
@PurityVendetta 3 жыл бұрын
How very unHubnut 😁 You never cease to surprise Ian, I'd never heard of this car before.
@ebutuoyYT 3 жыл бұрын
Is Hubnut getting addicted to BHP? How long before the C5 is running a huge turbo at 35 psi 😀
@jacobfoster6773 3 жыл бұрын
Before we know it Elly is going to end up LS swapped.
@stephenholland5930 3 жыл бұрын
The C5 is leaving the fleet shortly.
@danielrussell446 3 жыл бұрын
He will put a v8 in TWC and do drag racing soon
@gkjsooley 3 жыл бұрын
There's a Yugo in the US with two Cadillac Eldorado engines in it... Doesn't someone have an extra Oltcit in the back of his garage?
@Electrowave 3 жыл бұрын
Middle age crisis, maybe? ;-)
@Sivaprsx 3 жыл бұрын
reminds me of my 1st gen infiniti g35. love it.
@robinwells8879 3 жыл бұрын
Got to love an understated hot estate car! Wolf in sheep’s clothing looks could give some great fun drag start moments at traffic lights. 👍
@JakobKsGarage 3 жыл бұрын
Always nice with some JDM'y strangeness 😎👍
@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain 3 жыл бұрын
What a plain looking car until you hit the loud pedal, always liked these if you want a Skyline but need practicality then this is what you need!
@rayfordham9230 3 жыл бұрын
I've never heard of it but I like it, very nice, understated car, thanks for that very good
@DanielDrives 3 жыл бұрын
This car is great! The sound is addictive.
@lr_s3102 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds absolutely wonderful. I quite like the wheels as well.
@taxus750 3 жыл бұрын
I like Q-cars and this is one of them. I can't remember when I first saw one here in Oz (it would've been a series 1), but I do remember giving it a second and third look and liking it a lot.
@tristanpage6805 3 жыл бұрын
Love the hub nut acceleration laugh! It’s been a while. Great video. Looking forward to some tinkering.
@RichieRouge206 3 жыл бұрын
A fast wagon is by far the most appealing sort of car! That V6 just sounds absolutely gorgeous. Love the noise of the cooling fans too! Great review Ian!
@iainbogie3152 3 жыл бұрын
Never heard of them but I think I want one now
@johnathanrowley2707 3 жыл бұрын
I can see hubnut buying cars like this in the future in his fleet
@nervo6321 3 жыл бұрын
Its bloody gorgeous...with performance to match.
@WHDRWN 3 жыл бұрын
Even though they are from 2004 they look like something from 2010-2015 when you see them on the road amongst other vehicles.
@67tomcat 3 жыл бұрын
This generation Skyline was very attractive and was a big seller here in the US as the Infiniti G35 sedan/saloon and coupe. The follow up G37 was also quite popular.
@jsa274 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome car, the styling is very conservative which is fine if a sleeper is what you’re after. The first gen looked like a Skyline estate which was much more visually appealing in my opinion.
@CarlJones14 3 жыл бұрын
"That never really wears off." When you're at the pump, it will wear off.👍
@ebutuoyYT 3 жыл бұрын
Love this car, like an under the radar Volvo T5R
@user-eg3zk2mv8f 2 ай бұрын
I love that sound
@graemew7001 3 жыл бұрын
The owner of this beautiful beast is really looking after it, I saw this tested a couple of years ago and having anothe 30k has done it no harm, in fact it looks better. Nice to see Ian enjoying power, I think we all have that in us just not every day!
@dad_jokes_4ever226 3 жыл бұрын
Never knew about this car , thanks for letting us know about it ... I think it'd be really handy if you wanted to dump an old mattress down the tip in a hurry !
@smoothmicra 3 жыл бұрын
What a really interesting car, spot on about the preference for a "sleeper" with power rather than a stupid lairy shouty thing with a big spoiler. Lovely example, and surely very rare. Makes me wish I had a family to lug around!
@iatsd 3 жыл бұрын
Not uncommon in NZ. At all. A lot of them get used for towing boats & caravans.
@smoothmicra 3 жыл бұрын
@@iatsd Yes, I was thinking of the UK mate, rarer than hens teeth over here.
@tony-yp6qk 3 жыл бұрын
Another great video has always Ian and miss hubnut and hublets
@timcarpenter2441 3 жыл бұрын
I do like a well powered, large wagon and Q cars in general. This, or a crown estate import is on my shortlist to replace my W124 280TE.
@mehrzahl2219 3 жыл бұрын
Keep the 280TE!!
@chappy2121 3 жыл бұрын
I've got a Crown Athlete VX and it's the best car I've had hands down. The prices are getting silly now though
@timcarpenter2441 3 жыл бұрын
@@mehrzahl2219 I intend to, but not as my daily driver. It is 30 years old now.
@craigstaggs8597 3 жыл бұрын
He revved it !!! Yayyy !!!
@barryhumphries4514 3 жыл бұрын
Wow 😮! Now, I do like this a lot….
@mpersad 3 жыл бұрын
Now THAT is the sort of estate car for me!
@alansimpson835 3 жыл бұрын
An estate with some poke, Nissan mechanicals and a minidisc player. This is truly remarkable
@rcfanaticdublin 2 жыл бұрын
Hello and Season's Greeting's, That look's like a Renault Laguna ii on Steriod's to me...even the interior remind's me of my 01 SportTourer just more boxy. All the best to you and your's and Stay safe.
@cambridgemart2075 3 жыл бұрын
The headlamps styling was borrowed directly from the Subaru Legacy of the same era.
@workonesabs 3 жыл бұрын
I like large high powered estates - ideal for towing large caravans. I have a 184hp V6 Turbo diesel Vectra and makes a nice noise!!!
@MGBetts1 3 жыл бұрын
Nice wiper-action - RHD too!
@HubNut 3 жыл бұрын
All RHD. They never built these with left-hand drive as far as I know.
@alpcns 3 жыл бұрын
That rather sounds like a Maserati or similar, but has optics without the bling. A very lovely car. Thanks for sharing!
@davefrench3608 3 жыл бұрын
Now that’s a nice car, understated. Wouldn’t like to be paying for the petrol though.
@johndilloway9762 3 жыл бұрын
I believe there's an aftermarket screen that auto logs in to your bank account, when you give it the beans Ha Ha
@Banglish123 3 жыл бұрын
I can imagine in Japan it might have been a bit of a gangster motor
@stevelarkin3285 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video you seem to have taken a liking to the car 👍👍
@micheltebraake7915 3 жыл бұрын
Flying low under the radar. Nice car.
@daniellee9015 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video Ian 👍
@unclejoe6811 3 жыл бұрын
The interior looks so G35. The Fuga came to the us as the m35/45 56etc very overlooked cars.
@johnmiller4973 Жыл бұрын
Because the Stagea Ian drove is essentially the V35 Skyline estate. The V35 was the first G35 sold in the NADM
@nestrac 3 жыл бұрын
I borrow my buddy's Opel Insignia 1.9 turbodiesel aut now and then and it pulls extremely convincing.....
@mehrzahl2219 3 жыл бұрын
The Renault Espace was also available with that engine.
@arijverkaik6473 3 жыл бұрын
Yup the only Renault with a reliable engine :)
@SvenQ45 3 жыл бұрын
Yes the Espace, Vel Satis, Latitute and Laguna. And some Renault race cars.
@JasperTheFluffyFox 3 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't mind letting you test drive my 2016 Toyota GT86. :) Great road test!
@garygriffiths2911 3 жыл бұрын
This thing looks like two of my old cars welded together - the rear of my R reg Volvo V70 joined to the front of my 1999 Lexus IS 200.
@numbereightyseven 3 жыл бұрын
If you return to NZ, make sure you drive a "Toyota Blade Master". 3.5-litre 276bhp in the Corolla / Auris body. Front wheel drive, so bonkers, but I absolutely love mine.
@scalecrawlnl 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent and smart, street machine 'under the radar', lots of fun! HubNut, justly 'The Festival Of The Unexpected'. And thank you kindly for actually filming and including the (engine) bonnet and rear hatch shots. Eagerly looking forward to a UK reg Mitsubushi Sigma Wagon 3.0 V6 24V👊😎
@Liamduffers2 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, wish we had more cars like this in the UK. I'm a huge fan of Q cars! And that sound is great!
@barryjackson8512 3 жыл бұрын
Looks rapid. I just can’t get away with Auto’s.
@griff5476 3 жыл бұрын
What a nice machine. Ultimate sleeper by the looks of it. Great video! 👍👍
@nickc4518 3 жыл бұрын
That rear is so Volvo!!
@michaelwright2986 3 жыл бұрын
Now I'm all nostalgic for my first generation V35 Skyline. Best car I've ever owned, but it got a bit big for the central Auckland traffic (and especially the central Auckland parking spaces). Mine had a 3.0 litre V6: the split into 2.5 and 3.5 was a bit later. Quiet, relaxed driving, but the power is there for overtaking. Actually, my wife chose it: I gave her a choice between a Toyota Altezza and the V35: I love JDM used imports.
@1972dsrai 3 жыл бұрын
My daily is an Audi A4 Estate 2.0 TDI S Line Black Edition and I love that it looks like a total sleeper, much like the Nissan Stagea. You don’t see many if any in the UK, but it looks like a decent size with good pull. Guessing they weren’t sold here looking at all the changes the owner has made.
@deanstevenson6527 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing HubNut. My immaterial intense dislike of the VQ related engine and the loss of the in line Skylines WC34 strain is overcome by its Attessa four wheel drive. Former 1996 Stagea owner here. Your drive proved that I was right in not updating. The earlier pressed steel multilink cars and its 28 Imperial mpg with a 2.5 litre was sweeter. The growth was a disaster.
@barrylaflin8425 3 жыл бұрын
My son had Japanese import MR 2. Left-hand drive Speedo in kilometres. Great until you need spare parts as the Japanese ones intended for their home market are built to different standards and those required here. Consequently very very very expensive. So much so that the car was passed on
@jacobfoster6773 3 жыл бұрын
Why would a jdm car be left hand drive?
@cambridgemart2075 3 жыл бұрын
@@jacobfoster6773 I was wondering exactly the same thing.
@barrylaflin8425 3 жыл бұрын
Whoops, senior moment ,l meant RHD…sorry
@Cuilieann 3 жыл бұрын
You would absolutely Love the go fast version of the series 1 stagea, The RS260, Basically a Stagea with an R34 GTR engine and gearbox...
@drd6416 3 жыл бұрын
Now,I always wanted one of these things,very naughty in any guise but the older ones are mad. Except insurance and fuel are astronomical. Awesome vid tho Ian! Hoonery at its finest...
@jamesmcgowen1769 3 жыл бұрын
Watching you drive the car I couldn’t help think ‘ cop car’ Great soundtrack for a V6.
@Captain_Scarlet_SIG 3 жыл бұрын
You can’t beat a Q car 🤗
@JamesMossR33 3 жыл бұрын
Always fancied the first series Stagea when I had my R33, something smile inducing about a boxy estate car looking Skyline. This is very nice too, I really like it. Probably what I would have looked at if I hadn't found the Elgrand first.
@mikehydropneumatic2583 3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes more is more, nice video.
@stephenshippam9374 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Ian, another great review and road test,and what a great sound it makes
@SvenQ45 3 жыл бұрын
Cool. And it is! Yes boot space is huge. "For a Japanese car quite minimalist." Yes most people say otherwise but if you look in the old 80s big ones they were loaded! 👍 Btw also the Elgrand was sitting on the FM-platform.
@chunkybeats79 3 жыл бұрын
These have shot up on price here in NZ
@kevinwhelan8126 3 жыл бұрын
3.5 litre V6 - I’m guessing that’s the same engine as in the Maxima (does have a Maxima estate look about it, tho the Maximas were all front wheel drive). Nice ride, I love Nissans.
@PUNKF001 3 жыл бұрын
I have an unhealthy hankering for a mk1 stagea. Love the look of them. Am I weird?
@jncg2311 3 жыл бұрын
A friend had a mk 1 Stagea a few years ago, it was my introduction to interesting Japanese estates. It made a lasting impression on me. Not wierd.
@PUNKF001 3 жыл бұрын
@@jncg2311 seems like a good recipe to me, r33 gtst underneath, huge boot etc. I like them.
@buggs9950 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Ian, if you're in Cornwall or Devon sometime you're more than welcome to drive my Astra -Twintub- Twintop. It's just like an Astra but heavier and wobblier. It's shite and you'll love it, maybe.
@hectorshouse7348 Жыл бұрын
You looked good in that!
@kodessa 3 жыл бұрын
The double unicorn build on MCM was pretty sweet.
@briantessier8699 3 жыл бұрын
hello hubnut,love you to comment on the skoda yety,i have one and i think it is a great motor
@plym1969 3 жыл бұрын
Never heard of or seen one of these. What an interesting concept. Who thinks I need a car to hoon the dogs about in? Fantastic review as always. 🙂
@danielrussell446 3 жыл бұрын
One of those must come to the fleet Ian
@yellowbird8690 3 жыл бұрын
Whisky is on the grass, (the front lawn that is, he never smoked,) and now also minus a passenger mirror. Scotty needs a replacement. I know you can get stick-on repair ones, but I wanted to do it proper like. Got B&Q to cut two 800 x 400 x 15 Oriented Strand Boards in half. The got new axle stands and floor mat tiles from Halfords. Will be using the new stands for Scotty. Whisky will go on four old one I have. They will be placed on the boards, on the grass. The mat tiles will go under for me to lay on.
@44CT232 3 жыл бұрын
So basically a Volvo for people who don't want a Volvo. I definitely approve :)
@petersimpson5859 3 жыл бұрын
I've driven the front wheel drive Maxima in the USA which has a 300bhp version of the VQ through a CVT (6 selected ratios like the Rover). Fabulous engine but with front drive you have to be awake and preferably in a straight line. Also managed 30mpg on a long run from DC to Virginia.
@daviemaclean61 3 жыл бұрын
For a man who generally pootles about in near zero horsepower cars you're like a school boy let loose when there's some power available! Brilliant - never change! ;-)
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