1995 Nissan President: Regular Car Reviews
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- RCR reviews the 1995 Nissan President! This is one of the rarest cars we've ever done on Regular Car Reviews, and one of the most casually luxurious. What is the Nissan President? Who is this car for? Is this a better Nissan than we've driven or just more of the same? We'll take the Nissan President for a test drive, discuss the long history of Nissan's first full-sized car, and so much more. It's an all-new Regular Car Reviews with the 1995 Nissan President!
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Nissan President, the official car of the old Yakuza boss who is too patriotic to buy an s class
The Nanbayasu family boss with the Jheri Curl 👨🏻🦱
Nah, the old guard of the Yakuza use the Toyota Century from the late 80's.
wasn't really a yakuza thing but a lot of asian governments used this car for diplomatic guests so it had a reputation as the government car alongside comparable volvos of the time
@@chiefkeef74 ooh, or a Crown.
I thought they drove toyota celsior & nessan Cemas as well ?
Looks like a fever dream version of a 90's Lincoln town car
Real
Looks more like a mix between a park avenue and a town car to me.
I was thinking of a generic mix of a Crown Vic, & Lincoln Town car.
I'm surprised how much more there was to the Crown, it's really cool. I thought it was just a JDM Towncar!
And Americans will still buy it
Just flashed back to the Q45 interior. Quiet as a tomb and handled soft as pudding. Nissan in the 90's had class.
I mean, isn't this car the same? Same engine, same chassis, sure looks like it
@@dans8167 It the video Mr. Regular says the Q45 is on a shortened President platform, So basically, Yeah.
And how, Infiniti J30, mid 90s Nissan Altima, Q45... their cars had a lot nicer interiors and styling than what was expected for the time. Their cars have looked so cheap since their 1990s heyday. Heck despite superficially looking like a badged Altima, the J30 was Rear wheel drive on it's own platform. That kind of effort would never happen these days.
This car's taillights looks like the Q45's too
@@archfapper211 Yeah they do!
That engine bay is super clean.
$8k and that whole car is super clean. That is a great price. But It's owner is putting air-ride into it!? Got that $ And taste! I respect this and realize I shoulda gone into real estate.😅
Absolutely LOVE 90s Japanese domestic cars... They just have, the stuff.
The American market lost something by just not having the cars with all these features that are now being imported!
Same true for 90s German domestic Cars or well European Car Manufacturers in general, which the US also didn't get.
In general i'm glad i live in Germany because there are sooooo many Car Models from all kinds of Manufacturers that never made it to the USA because of that weird Import Law and because American Drivers apparently don't like Wagon Models nor Hatchbacks, which is a Shame.
Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
@@chartreux1532 if they were marketed as “micro-crossovers”, do you think Americans might be more receptive to wagons? Because I’d take it if that’s what it took to bring them back
Couldn’t agree more lol
@@RobCamp-rmc_0 heres the thing: Americans like large estates/station wagons, but with the name comes the stigma of gas guzzling vehicles... which obviously isn't true since a wagon is just a bricked up version of a sedan and usually gets better options most of the time. Volvo has proved the stigma is dead for decades now.
"I buy low, sell high and act mid" is basically the mantra for every Crypto Bro ever.
Buy high never sell
Buy high, buy high again, keep buying high, and oh god please this has to pay off eventually
@@whatr0 never don't buy high
6:31 that third cable is likely the kick down cable that goes down to the transmission (I’m not sure if the transmission in the President is electronically controlled or not) that cable only comes into play when you stomp your foot to the floor for WOT; it essentially tells the transmission to downshift to a lower gear because the engine is about to wind up to maximum Speed.
Thanks for explaining this! I have a '95 Infiniti Q45 and when you push the gas pedal down all the way it clicks. I guess the click is what actuates that cable
@@theflipphonechannel8198our 15 QX60 and 19 Pathfinder both have this too, huh
It's not a kickdown. The transmission in these are Electronically controlled, there's no need for a mechanical kickdown. Also neither of the cables goto the transmission. It's 3 cables one goes to the pedal, ones it he Cruise control and the last links the linkage on the right hand side to the throttle body.
btw there's an actual Kickdown button on the pedal assembly that tells the TCU when to kick down. That's what you feels when pressing the pedal.
@@glavos7536 thank you for the clarification, like I mentioned in my original post I wasn't sure if it was electronically controlled (because some manufacturers still had mechanically controlled transmissions back then, and electronically controlled transmissions were just becoming mainstream) and it shows that even before their partnership with Renault, they were being cutting edge and innovative!
thats one of the things I love about cars, no matter how many years you've been reading about them you still find out about a car you didnt know about previously.
I absolutely love the front end on this car.
Car culture often doesn't make sense, but I think Japan's relatively pristine roads make coilovers feel like less of a compromise than they would in the US.
I love all of these Japanese luxury boats. I have an 86' Cressida, LS430 and next will be a Century with that glorious wool interior.
Stifles farts!
Cressida is pretty goat ngl
Fun fact: LS400 prototypes were badged as Cressidas during road testing.
A creature of taste I see 👍.
Wool is dope.
That fan is terrifying. Rip to all the drivers who lost a hand when boss said “better check the oil before we head back to Osaka”
Viscous clutch on the fan, and its made of flexible plastic, if you know what u are doing you can literally stop that fan with your hands as long as the viscous clutch isnt frozen
Some old man: “Is that a Lincoln”
Man I'm so happy you guys made a video about one of these. I own a '95 Q45 and it's so hard to find any recent, quality videos about these cars
thought I was recognizing it.
That's a classic
Massive sunroof for a 90s car.
The electric headrest is probably the most opulent thing about this. A dedicated electric motor to raise a two pound piece of braced foam that's as close as your head is to you at all times.
YEA!
Nope. The factory radio had a motorized door which covered the bass / treble / fader / balance controls. Now that's opulent.
That little sun flap above the mirror…
Oh Mr Regular, I always watch your videos to find moments like 14:15, it's really those observations that make your reviews your reviews, and makes them feel so much deeper than they ever deserved to be.
They originally did the power output on the VH45 with out VVT for the gentlemans agreement. It's actually just over 300 hp/tq. It's becoming more and more of a popular swap for NA Z owners that don't wanna spend a ton on used TT engines. But yes, that 2nd throttle is for cruise control. My biggest fuss is how the intake makes it look like a FWD engine.
I thought it was FWD when he opened the hood
When I got my Q45 inspected they kept trying to put the rollers on the front wheels. I kept trying to tell them to look under the back for the independent suspension and Trans axle
Ooh, a Japanese Towncar.
Ffuuuccckkkk I kinda want one
@@fithianmt7468 and with that, there go the prices
Looks like a Lincoln LS
Nissan actually copied the jaguar xj40 sovereign design down to the chrome mirror caps
@@fithianmt7468 No, you don't. These are Japanese BMWs they are very expensive to keep running when they get old, and thats if you can do your own repairs, parts for these things are stupid expensive
The fuel injection system absolutely does not tolerate ethanol and side feeds in this size are also expensive.
When these cars were young I actually felt these were nicer than the LS400s (But the Lexus product was also reliable).
90s Japanese luxury is what I wish all luxury cars had
That's too good for us plebs
The Toyota Century even in mid-00's looked like a pimpmobile from the early 1970's without the "visual loudness" and kitsch style.
Oh shit, I passed this exact car out by the Promenade mall in Center Valley in my work truck the other night. Didn’t expect to see it again here!
Yes, it def was us!!! We live less than 5 min from the Promenades
The original Q45 was such a gem. Absolute blast to drive for a car its size. I love the gauge cluster font.
I hope you swing back to this one and do an update when he gets his bag setup. This dude sounds cool as hell.
Thank you, I will keep them posted once everything is done.
@@kmorris448 oh hey I’m in the SUv modding world now too. Currently converting an x3 to a turbo manual RWD setup. I look forward to your updates
"who drive in cursive on swiss cheese roads"..... Pure poetry man! I LOVE IT! It so true too 😂😂😂
Mentioned in the same breath as Texas roads. Can confirm veracity.
Truly a beautiful statement about a not so beautiful thing
3:00 Nissan did produce several limousines for the Japanese Royal Family, one which lasted for a good couple decades till it was replaced by a Toyota Century.
Morbid Fact: there are also bespoke Hearses from each manufacturer!!
The Nissan Prince Royal was actually designed by Prince Motor Company, which was acquired by Nissan in 1966. So Nissan simply slapped its name on the Prince Limousine. The styling was a scaled up Gloria which was ALSO a Prince product.
At least Nissan had the courtesy to keep the "prince" in the name which is more than any American company would have done
Man oh man it would've been nice if Nissan would've seen fit to mass produce that W64 v8 though. The only Japanese Big Block v8!
The throttle cables, ABS module, etc are in funky sports because the engine was designed for a LHD car. All of that would be more direct and make a lot more sense if the pedals were on the left side of the car.
That dash design reminds me of early 2000s Saab 9-3 and 9-5. The way it curves around, has two tone color, points slightly at the driver and even the location of the hazard light switch is very similar.
You know this car was introduced in 1989, right?
My dad has had his 1996 Q45 in the same color combo since 1998. All stock, everything works, 230k miles or so. It's as good as you say it is. Great pulling power, great sound, comfortable, quiet, handles well.
He loves the car but is ready for something else...so if anyone near Sacramento, CA is looking for one of these, send me a message.
Those Q 45s are golden
I'm glad he has the 96... The transmissions in the 1994s were absolutely weak and I went through multiple ones before selling my car. 175k miles when I sold it though. I got 225k miles out of my 2004 M45...although that car cost more to keep on the road than a Bentley.
Right as my friend is talking about buying one of these this video pops up. Japanese luxury simply "hit different frfr ong" as the youth say.
no "youth" ever said it like that 😆 though yes, it does hit different, JDM luxury is it's own flavour.
Stop
@@sneakerfreak2002 make me 😏
Just imagine how many "mistresses" have done awful things in that backseat.
That's why its loaded with air fresheners
aye that’s my dad’s car man he not getting no action in that backseat💀
REALLY LMAO 🤣 I didn't even think about that?
@dsmith8820 You should see all the air fresheners in all my other cars and truck!
@@kmorris448 I like you already!
In the four years I’ve owned my car I’ve only been the passenger a handful of times. Even if we love to drive we also deserve a break every now and then. Take care of yourself RCR family.
13:52 to 15:04 *A dialogue worthy of your time* (the reason we watch _'Regular Car Reviews')._
Why did automakers stop making good-looking cars? This thing is so handsome; a true classic.
Just looked up what this looks like with the stock wheels. They were really going for Bentley vibes with those. With the current Nissan wheels this definitely feels more Towncar-ish
I feel the same way but my wife loves it.
I like my Late 80ties nissans
Everything is somehow thought out.
Every line every pipe and cable is taken care of.
The ignition has a separate system to the crank angle sensor.
You get OBD by turning a pod with a screwdriver.
It knows you want to go full throttle before the pedal is down all the way because it is checking how fast you push it down.
It is close to unstallable because it has its own fast responding throttle body.
If you put your foot on the cluch the ECU puts the engine in a different timing and fueling mode to assist with launch.
The inside of the Car goes on like this, no Color mismatch no squeaky noises. Every Switch feels like it would last another 30 years.
Electrical systems don't fail apart from used up brushes from the altenator.
And even if the altenator fails, engine management would work down to 8. something volts because all important systems run on their own voltage regulator.
And thats a 1986 B12 Sunny coupe... only one bar over the lowest class nissan would make.
We lost it in the mid 90ties when features became more important than long therm cars.
FYI the transmission is the RE4R03A. Same one in the Z32TT. It will hold first even if its smacking the limiter.
It makes manual swaps pretty easy too since it just needs an adapter plate
same one in the patrol, tuff transmission
I used to have a G50 Q45. it was fantastic. mine rusted out to not be safe in a crash anymore. I had the full Powertrix z32 catalog on that car and it handled incredibly well.
Thats incredible, the G50 was IMO one of the most rust resistant Nissan products EVER made, you live in upstate Ny by chance?
I haven't heard you give such positive feedback in a while.
Saw one these in Iwakuni last week. All black. Thought it was an older Quattroporte
Yea i can understand that if being logical and not knowing your cars...
It certainly does!
Nissan President must have been driving in a lot of neighborhoods. Housing is through the roof!!
What an awesome and obscure car review. I love what you do and how you do it, RCR.
“You deserve to breathe.” Brilliant!
It looks like the sort of car that was popular with high ranking yakuza, probably still is!
Also looks like a car you wouldn’t want to get hit by, looks like a tank.
Yakuza slicing fingers with that barely shrouded fan. 😂
They were pretty stoutly made,
I stripped one once, the bare chassis, literally no doors, glass, wiring, interior, sunroof, subframes, I even took out rhe fuel tank....
Literally the bare shell (ok it still had the spindles so it could roll but still....)
Still weighed 1300lb
These cars in short wheelbase, decontented q45 form weighed more than a Chevy Caprice of the same era, despite the Nissan product having an all-aluminum engine
Such a neat car, didn’t know much about them but that was informative and surprisingly wholesome, love it. Didn’t think id be so into JDM luxury but I really dig it. Japan had some cool exclusive sedans! Back when Nissan cared.
As far as I'm concerned, RCR is still the best car reviewers out there!
He’s using the Toyota Century voice! This is gonna be good!
I believe the dual throttles are for a variable runner intake, that's why the intake runners look like a fwd/sideways engine on top, it probably uses short runners for TQ in the low/mid range then switches to short runners past 5000rpms or so for high rpm HP...that is just my guess, I didn't look it up.
Nope, no variable runners with the VH45 DE
The intake looks like that to make the runners as long as possible. The weird throttle arrangement was to dampen throttle response (cant startle the executive riding in the back if your foot twitches, now, can we?)
That little visor above the rear view mirror is genius.
I didn't know about until he pulled it down.
That third black cable is called the automatic transmission kick down cable, very mechanical way of doing something we now easily do electronically
If you look closely there are actually three cables coming out of the driver side cable horn, one of which runs the throttle body, the other two are likely the pedal and cruise control. Probably set up this way to enable the same throttle body with cars that did and did not have cruise control.
All LS400 had three cables and all had cruise.
@@Chalado-Schamane Both the VH45 and the 1UZ were also used in other vehicles.
The philosophy at the end tho🔥
Infiniti Q45 with right-hand drive.
This looks like a Buick from an alternate universe where GM actually gives a crap about stuff like wiring and paint
Whats sad is Nissan has gone backwards with the Infiniti brand while Buick has gone forward
I honestly dont think Infiniti has anything even comparable to a Buick these days
That said, few cars have the kind of paint quality a 1st gen Q45/President has, Ive yet to see ONE G50 chassis car with bad paint (with exception to the moonroof where it peels off) they literally go to the junkyard still looking brand new
Love the looks of The President, looks damn good for a 90s car. There's something about 90s luxury JDM sedans, the reason why I imported my JZS161 Aristo and love it dearly
That little sun visor above the rear view mirror is for the dome light not to reflect the light from said dome light into the mirror at night (the Passat B5.5 or 3bg has it also) Edit.. yes, it can be used to block the sun also
Nope. I had the 94 Q45 and the visor did nothing for the done light. Its purely for sun blocking and was very useful. The 2004 Q45 and M45 cheaped out and just had a printed dark texture in that area of the windshield instead of the separate visor.
@6:54, the large fan with tiny shroud was an option Nissan thought the Yakuza would enjoy using when they had to chop off someone's finger....
RCR confused by the choice of ancillary placements lol...Best thing I've heard in ages.
Sometimes Bryan- there isn't a reason...it just is.
BTW Bryan...that'll be kickdown analogue style as opposed too cruise control i bet...might be wrong but going by my own so say experience as I'm in the UK and these cars are a little more prevalent.
Hello RHD Q45 with and 80's front fascia.
I had a 1991 Q45, which is the USA version of this. I loved that car. Did not have anyone to work on it, and I couldn't be bothered, but it was so much fun for the few years I had it. The 4.5L V8 sounded beautiful. My TL 6MT is faster, but the Q sounded like a race car.
I also loved how solid everything felt. It's old school luxury, back when it was about materials quality, not tech bling that becomes tacky and irrelevant in three years...or zero, depending on how crap their "infotainment" abortion is.
The official car of "papa" from your favorite NTR doujin
THOSE WHEELS LOOK GREAT ON IT! ❤💯
Thank you, R.C.R. You guys are awesome 👌
the shroud actually helps funnel the air through the radiator. Safety is an afterthought.
1990s Nissan are great. I still remember my poorly maintained I30 from 2000 and it had 380,000km on it before it got written off in a hailstorm. The car drove like a dream after I did a quick tune up.
It also feels like the newer Nissan stuff coming out is moving back to higher build quality. Out of the none luxury department they have the best interior build quality and I work with a lot of newer vehicles for work
I just love that how I was expecting watching car reviews, but ended up with learning life lesson, nice one!
It's worth noting that the model you reviewed is the short wheelbase JS model, not the regular LWB President
Damn the ending about deserving a break hits close to home
that transmission feature where it holds the gear, maybe that was intentional like you said in case someone with the need to outrun or get away from someone was being pursued? seems to be the type of problem the people that would be in the back of these things might have. Someone below mentioned that in their q45 when they floor it all the way it "clicks" at the bottom, perhaps that click is what is holding the gear. You said it shifted once you lifted.
A lot of people use to manually shift the older q45s because of this. Plus it came with a gated shifter which I don't think this one had....
I just saw this exact car pass me in Catasauqua a week or two ago, and I just had to take a second look.
This thing looks like some sort of weird Town Car and Buick park avenue baby.
The Q45 was a real curiosity when it came out in the US, I remember the general take being praise that Nissan wasn't afraid to experiment with styling and appeal to a younger buyer, while Lexus and Acura were snorefests meant for your retired aunt spending your dead uncle's generous pension. It's funny that the Q45 was just a slight redesign of the President seeing as its styling is not very adventurous at all, but the slight redesign they did was certainly a head turner back in the late 80's. Buying a Q45 meant that although you have a 401K, you're still dtf, and as a teenager I respected that.
One of RCRs best. Love coming home from work to these.
I have one of these and im so glad they are getting more recognition
I met the owner this afternoon at Bear Creek where he was showing a SECOND President (dark blue with gray cloth interior). Very nice guy! And extremely knowledgeable about JDM cars. Hope to see a review of that one soon!
Thanks for the comforting message at 14:36
Classic beautiful RCR ending. Thanks.
Brings back memories of an old Q45 slowly returning into the earth parked forever in the back lot of a Nissan dealership. NEVER MOVED AN INCH.
It's so beautiful! Those rims look great too.
Imagine sitting in the front passenger seat and the person behind you start collapsing your headrest on you lol.
It did happen when we said hey what is this button for??? And I folded 😂
Whoa a Texas Roadhouse reference on an RCR?!?! Love it
I'm glad he's gonna get better wheels and air suspension.. this car was definitely slammed at one point.
YAAAS, finally a noteworthy enough TH-cam video about the President for me to share. It's been an exhausting 2 years explaining what that shiny not-a-Bentley-not-a-Cadillac is in my driveway.
1995 Nissan President. When you fly from LA to Narita-Tokyo 4x a month first class on JAL.
I had a 1994.Q45. Great car. Mine was green with a white leather interior. Doors, dash, even the face of the dash was wrapped with real leather. No one knew what it was and I was fine with that. When asked what it was, I'd always respond "Nissan". Very smooth highway cruiser. Extremely weak transmissions, as I went through 3 of them before I sold the car at 175k miles. Surprisingly few squeaks and rattles, even after 175k miles. My luck with the 2004 M45 wouldn't be as good - took the first 75k miles to get rid of the squeaks on that car. Both still light years ahead of Mercedes on that front. It also was a ridiculously heavy car and definitely put some wear on the tires. It demanded tires with a stiffer sidewall. One time I put Bridgestones in instead of my usual Goodyears and regretted it, as it made the car wobbly. Goodyears went back on and life was good. It was also the only car I ever owned with a dome light. I put red theatrical lighting gels in the front reading lamps and it was awesome, especially with the white leather interior. I did a lot of night driving and left them on at night. One last tidbit: this was also the first car I had where you could control radio volume from the steering wheel. It did so by using a little motor to manually turn the radio's volume knob. The radio also had a motorized door which covered the bass / treble /balance / fader / Dolby controls. And the CD changer was an extra $1,000 which I refused to pay on principle, so cassette.adapter and Sony Disc man or laptop it was.
Some of the Nissan Presidents did have a pull down front seat back to turn the rear seat into a lay flat bed.
thank you !! such an amazing creator
Man the front of that thing really has XJ40 vibes specifically with the square headlights and hood/grill shape lol. Make sense since the XJ40 was 88-94' so it was contemporary with it.
That is the best sun visor setup I've every seen. Very cool.
Didn't this come to the US as the Infiniti Q45 in the 90s?
The Deceptacon plate really adds to it
A BMW seeing the President in its rearview mirror will use its right turn signal and move out of its way like a peasant knowing its place.
Rolls-royce/cadillac allanté front,
altima/late town car side,
Buick rear
And the interior of a jaguar xj6 but with more plastic instead of high-polish wood...
Overall a fine pralin mixture of many flavors...each "hand made"...
Having a second family also in New Hampshire is a huge flex.
I'd love to see a review of a Y32 Nissan Cedric
The slight serifs on the "C" in the instagram teaser totally gave it away
Respect to the Decepticon stuff
This is the best looking Crown Vic I've ever seen!
Happy birthday mister president.
the ending of the video was so poetic
its an infiniti q45
Wasn’t expecting the self care message, but it’s good to hear