The Nissan Stagea 260RS Autech Is a Skyline GT-R Wagon
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This is the Nissan Stagea, a Skyline GT-R Wagon. Today I'm reviewing this Nissan Stagea and I'll show you all the many quirks and features. I'm also going to get behind the wheel of the Nissan Stagea and show you what it's like to drive.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 THIS...
00:37 It Can Be Yours on CARS & BIDS!!!
01:19 Overview
02:59 Station Wagon with GT-R Powertrain
04:16 Production Numbers
04:46 Other Autech Performance Upgrades
05:13 Autech Cosmetic Upgrades
06:36 Subtle Badging
07:08 More Exterior Quirks & Features
07:43 Rear End Styling & Cargo Area
08:57 Interior Autech Upgrades
10:18 Notably Unnotable Interior
12:02 Rear Seating
13:32 Driving Experience
18:00 Final Thoughts
18:33 DougScore
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When you have kids but JDM is life...
now that I think about it, good idea!
Facts.
They can’t do left hand drive
...or single life, buying whatever ya want and having a huge Presa Canario dog. Lol
Or maybe you like to ski. Maybe you like the extra cargo space for yourself. No need for kids to choose this or enjoy it. That's a stereotype. Designed to target young families for the carmakers financial benefit, not to create a closed minded stereotype within the general public. People just have no minds of their own these days.
2 things:
1. You have to admire Doug for not using, not even once, the word “sleeper”
2. As an Italian there are few things I would want to happen in this world more than seeing Doug reviewing the best fast wagon my Country ever produced: the mighty Alfa Romeo 156 GTA Sportwagon with its “Busso” V6
Or perhaps super engine.
yess, I am second wanted him to review that since before, hopefully new fiat panda in future decades.. 🇮🇹
Sleeper is such a cringe term
Busso!
Какой всратый обзор, на солярисы и шконку-рахиты снимай.
The nostalgia for old Gran Turismo games is strong with this car. It was one of my favorites because even in a game against AI competition I loved the unassuming cars.
I used to love blowing the doors off the Ai in this thing! I drove a surprising number of miles in this thing in Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, I believe it was.
Will always have a soft spot for these because of Gran Turismo
@@Maddog93Tperiod!!!
I had a yellow one of these in Gran Turismo 2 and use to beat so many friends and AI with it!
@@chrisSVT yasss me too my favorite was the yellow color lolz twinsss
As someone who absolutely LOVES wagons, this is top tier. I think every cool sports/super car should be available in wagon form.
You blaspheme!
JOKE BTW.
As a proud owner of an Audi Allroad I absolutely agree
As a proud owner of a turbo forester I absolutely agree
like the e39 m5
Someone please get this man the R33 Autech 4 door GT-R.
Doug has come a long way, he can literally review top of the class, first class flagship hypercars (Which he does) everyday and sit and drink wine with company officials relaxing for the rest of his life, BUT NO, HE IS DOUG, OUR DOUG! HE WILL REVIEW CARS LIKE THIS AND I WILL WATCH IT TILL ETERNITY.
Yeah Doug has been on a roll with the quirky cars lately. Love it. I'm sure he enjoys checking out the newest sports cars, luxury cars etc. but I think you can tell that this is what he really likes to review.
Simp
Geez! Get a room! ;-) :-P :-D
he dropping those vids in dougcember.
Maybe not till eternity but close yes. 😂😅😊
It is CRAZY how much it looks like an early 2000s Honda Odyssey in the back.
exactly what i thought
we spent so much time seeing certain cars on the road growing up and in modern times that I have them memorized. There is a new Hyundai SUV that has the rear end of a 2003 Mustang.
Doug is absolutely right about all RB engines reliability in stock form. I had an R32 GTR with nearly 200K km before I sold it. It had intakes and a catback exhaust. I put on about 60k km as a daily driver.
Nothing broke. Nothing wore out. There were no leaks. All I did was fluid changes and brakes.
there are old nissans with L-series motors that can last just as long- my neighbor has a 510 wagon still kicking with its original L-16
@tommurphy4307 Dude, tell me about it. My 76 280Z still has the original L28 motor in it, and I'm just past 190K km. Those are equally unstoppable!
@@WrathRT190K km or 200K km is really nothing
That is probably the coolest wagon ever made. I love how much cargo capacity it has too. Wagons are great.
Yeah it eats all SUVs for breakfast with that... if only people realized it we would have had more of these. US now only has Outback and even this is a bit far from actual wagon version of Legacy unless you lower it, but its not even manual anymore even in europe...
These are some of the coolest wagons out there and I'm glad they are getting the love they deserve
Many of you feel sorry for this car. That is because you're crazy. It has no feelings, and the new one is much better.
Nothing right hand drive is cool. If you want a cool wagon get a mercedes R350
@@macbook802 or CTS-V Wagon
But hopefully not too much love. I still want to be able to afford one
I've owned an RSFour stagea for over a year now and they totally deserve the hype. They're super cool and fun to drive
I'm a sucker for big cars, sedans and wagons specifically, and I've been nerding out on the Stagea especially ever since I heard of them a few years ago. About a year ago, one showed up that was the exact trim and options I wanted (Manual, AWD, RB25DET NEO), so I jumped on it. Well, it finally got through Customs recently and is on its way to being delivered to me, and Doug posts this review right now. Thanks, Doug. You're not making the anticipation any easier by hyping this thing up. 😅
That's awesome! I'm the same I love big RWD sedans. Except, I was born and raised in Japan, I had a red Stagea toy car when I was a kid and my friend's mother had this car. I grew up with it so I bought a Ford Crown Victoria lol
This thing is small in person I live in Japan 😂 but I think roomy inside
Congratulations! Enjoy that fine machine. I'm considering importing one as well. Wagons are cool and fast wagons are really cool.
I really want any manual wagon! Just love the concept
how much was it? not ontly the car but all costs associated to it
As a Japanese vehicle nerd I've always had a ton of appreciation for this vehicle. Very happy to see Doug reviewing one and I hope for more quirky imports in the future.
You’re not a jdm nerd
Stagea 260RS AUTECH should've been returned to GT7 also.
@@Legend-lc9bv*not Japanese vehicle nerd
There, I fixed it. Know the difference between Japanese vehicles and JDM vehicles.
I always appreciate how Doug lets us sit in the driver's seat when he's giving us a tour of a vehicle's interior.
Quick Correction @7:10 - From the factory there should have been a "Stagea" badge on the rear above the left hand tail-light, as well as a fairly distinctive "AutechVersion" emblem above the 260RS sticker, so its still subtle, but not quite as subtle as this video would suggest :). Those parts are still available from Nissan though and the successful buyer at CARS AND BIDS should definitely track down a set to complete the car 😍
This example also had a later model steering wheel (series 2) and the blue light up cluster is aftermarket LEDs.. but fairly original aside from the head unit etc..
@@gav240z He also missed the greatest quirk of all - The Auto Cluster with a sticker to cover the gear tree - Autech put it there because in the Series 1 Nissan hadn't prudced a manual cluster yet.
@@comieodorwhat is Auto Cluster btw?
@@purwantiallan5089 I think he is talking about a cluster for a car with an automatic transmission- it may have had a P RND21 shifter position indicator in the cluster but apparently Autech put a sticker over that to cover it up. I'm just guessing though.
@@purwantiallan5089 I just looked it up, that is what he was talking about. In the instrument cluster, there is a vertical, rectangular recess between the speedometer and the tachometer. In cars with an automatic transmission, there would be a lighted shift indicator there. Since these had manual transmissions, they wouldn't need those. I guess all of the instrument clusters at the time were for automatic transmission-equipped cars. Rather than waiting for a different cluster for these with a manual transmission, they just used the auto's cluster and covered the shift indicator section.
The Stagea 260rs is less of a GTR wagon and more of an AWD Laurel wagon with a GTR drivetrain, so you don't quite get the same handling. Also, the Stagea didn't come with 4 cylinder, N/A and GTR motors. They also came with the Neo RB25DET. the RB25 Stagea also had an AWD version as well. One odd quirk is the RB25 versions had the R34 engine, yet the 260RS had the R33 RB26.
Finally someone else who knows about the Stagea… can’t believe how much garbage Doug says
@@21petergriffin420 I'm not a huge Stagea guy per se, but I've lived in Japan since 98', so I've seen my fair share.
The Stagea shares parts across Skylines, Silvia, Laurels, etc. There's no saying it's one thing over the other especially when the main component- the engine, is that of a Skyline/GTRs lol. So it's fair to dub it a Skyline wagon since it's powered by it. That being said there are plenty of N/A Stageas. Unless you misspoke...
Also, the S1 Stageas had R33 RB25/RB20's and the S1.5/S2 models has the R34 RB25/RB20's.***
@@AdultsAreTalking an A31 Cefiro has supension from an S13 and the drivetrain from an R32 GTS-t, but that doesn't make it a Skyline. The chassis of the Stagea is based on a Laurel. I'm not saying it IS a Laurel, but it isn't exactly a Skyline GTR either, since the engines can differ, but the chassis is the same. Engines are shared across many platforms. That doesn't make the cars the same. The chassis is what matters. A pulsar isn't a Silvia because it has an SR20.
Also, I didn't say there weren't NA models, doug said there were only NA 4 cylinder engines and the RB26. That's not true. They used other turbo engines as well.
@@justintaylor9458 well a suspension is very different than an engine sir. And regardless it's not literally a GTR wagon, just dubbed that name. Again, not to be taken literally. And Yes, the 260RS has the exact RB26DETT engine as a GTR. There's no other car on earth that came with a factory RB26 apart from a GTR and a 260RS. Hence the dubbed name.
That being said they do share parts with Skylines, Laurels, and Silvias. Half the suspension in my Stagea is taken from an S15 Silvia, my brakes from a Z32, my engine is from an R34 Skyline lol. Yes the chassis is mostly shared with the Laurel but it also came with Skyline subframes from.the factory. Everything is shared. But most cars are notably dubbed after what powers them. Similarly to how people call the RAM RT/10 a Viper truck.
Very cool. I love the 90s unapologetic chunkiness, especially the rear end! Not exactly a sleeper with that rear wing, but the next best thing! Also glad that the owner or owners chose to keep the original body, especially for the front, because that Skyline GT-R front end mod at 7:35 is definitely not where it's at!
Looks kinda Subaru-ish, the lights really don’t work with the bumper tho
@@wwanimator It does kinda look like a Subaru Forester from the 90s, just cooler!
rs6 looks better lil bro
@@irs4486 Eh, the RS6 is pretty cool and all, but it doesn't feel special and unique like this one, it lacks the presence. Also don't speak zoomer to me, I'm not a zoomer.
@@irs4486 wow you’re cringe
Lol, what a coincidence.
I was playing Gran Turismo 2 yesterday (after 20 years since I played it last time) and won Stagea 260RS. It was very odd and fascinating car when I played GT2 in my teens, but I never got a chance to get some more info about it and forgot about it thru the years. Today I have nice internet, so when the game reminded me this Nissan I went on TH-cam to find some information about it and bam… Doug put a video 1h ago with Stagea.
Awesome 😎
Sweet!
This is gorgeous! Always been a fan of wagons since I was a kid (drive a Passat Highline Wagon now) but man I would LOVE this.
I've been absolutely obsessed with the Stagea for a while now and after seeing this, I'm fully convinced my next car will be one. Autechs go for far more money than I want to spend on one, but base models are actually quite affordable. single turbo RB25 NEO that still hits the gentleman's 276hp, mated to an automatic and the same AWD (any manual example is basically double the price) and the dream would be to revamp that base model look with the existing GTR body kits, and paint it over in Millennium Jade. Aside from that I wouldn't touch it, I'd much prefer the comfort of it being a functionally stock family station wagon, and be able to show it off at cars and coffee.
One of my favorite wagons/JDM cars. A review I forgot I needed.
Love, love, love Stageas! I'm glad Doug is finally reviewing one.
Memories from GT2:)
Soo boxy and yellow paint.
Also i love how big it is inside.
And speed to max 180km is hilarious in modern days:)
Perfect timing, Doug! I just went on my lunch break! Thanks for the awesome and informative vids! Keep up the good work, ya quirky fella!
Can't wait for the Mitsubishi legnum/galant vr-4 review. These jdm wagons are so awesome.
Getting so much nostalgia for Gran Turismo 2 as soon as I saw Doug's video for this car popped up. I have fond memories of the first time I played GT2 and the very first car I used for the 4WD Challenge races was this very Nissan Stagea 260RS Autech Version in yellow with the HP fully maxed out. Good times! :')
The Stagea is already a really interesting car for me, but this one is on another level.
The same AWD System and RB26 engine from the Skyline GT-R? This makes this Nissan Stagea one of the coolest wagons i've ever seen, for sure!
My favorite out of the bunch of that era
Legnum vr4 looks too similar to the base and the galant coupe is arguably cooler
The 1jz altezza is cool but too similar looking to the regular is200
And the caldina gtt... that's just a different type of car, still a super wagon but a much less hefty celica gt-four wagon
You don’t need to get the 260RS to get ATTESA.
@@mclarenf1lm374 the altezza never came with a 1jz, every 1jz altezza has been engine swapped
@@Bird-nx5ef It did however come in N/A 2jz form, mostly in the 'Gita' wagon versions
@@redsnapper2889 And the 2JZ-GE used in the IS300/AS300 is nothing special either... and that's coming from an IS200 (1G-FE) owner.
Hi, Cefiro and Stagea owner here. The NISS ANN Stagea even as a 260RS isn't a skyline but an actual laurel C34, hence the WC34 in the model number.
Also I'd prefer the RB25 over the 26 but that's because of a couple of issues with the oil pumps in the 26 being a little weak due to the drive collar on the crank. you can get good power out of a 25 with no more than a td05 or 3076 and a tune.
the R33 RB26's have the long collar, so less oil pump failure on the motors that came in the 260's.
I agree that it's not a Skyline, but by the model number I believe it's based on the C34 Laurel.
@@afrost1443 yeah I meant laurel, it shares more parts with the c34 than a r33 or r34. Sadly my rs4 is an auto but I might just do a conversion if I find a good box.
@@thejeffler505 on the Stagea they have known to fail just as much. It's an easy fix anyway.
@@ceffydriver I had the equivalent C34 to your RS4 and had to research the Stageas a lot because there was 0 information about AWD C34s. I ended up swapping in an R33 GTR gearbox with not much effort.
The organic marriage of C&B with Doug's reviews bringing us cars like this is just really.... something, I don't have the proper words. More power to ya Doug !
I love when people front end swap these wagons. When done well, it looks so clean.
what a beautiful underrated car, finally a video about it!
This is the content for what i subscribed Doug once upon a time! ❤ Btw this wagon is more desirable to me 🏆 From Bangladesh 🇧🇩
First time seeing a fellow Bangladeshi commenting here 😄🇧🇩
dude I got a stagea a couple months ago, looked for a video from you. Didnt have one. NOW THIS, NIIIICE
Looks like a Volvo wagon from the period. Those were pretty cool too. But this Stageia is a very cool rarity. 👍🏻
I was going to say the same thing
Oh yeah the T5R flying bricks 💪
@@emilen2T5R in a nutshell.
My favorite generation of these. I actually see a regular one from time to time in my town in rural Russia, it's even the same color as the one featured in the video.
9:48 that is not a GTR cluster and those are not GTR seats - both unique to the 260 RS. You can see in the cluster where the display for the automatic would have been for most other Stagea models
Equally it’s not a GTR steering wheel….
Doug be pulling out some gems for real, never seen this b4❤❤❤😊
When I see a video like this popped up, I drop everything and start watching! Way more interesting than all the new cars 😊
Here are some quirks and features you didn't talk about.
Rear seat reclines quite a bit
2 levers in the trunk that's very close to the hatch opening will slam the 2nd row down with a satisfying thud. Then you can sleep in the trunk bed as it's a completely folded flat design.
The trunk door has a easy close function like a rolls royce. From 1996!
The stagea was probably one of the first Nissan's to have optional reverse camera, much like a Gloria or Cedric of the time. It's a big bulge outside and the display was in black and white.
For a wagon this size, it has no cup holders, they figured it out in series 2. Although a sprung and very fancy cup holder was available in all other trims at that time, but only when paired with an automatic.
That climate control is not where it was meant to be. Someone made some cuts to fit that 2din navigation head unit.
The trunk spare tire cover has a bib for your dogs to climb in and out of.
The bodykit for this generation was pp plastic, but they threw that away for fiberglass for series 2. They found out that they weren't going to sell a lot of these.
The VIN plate does not say RB26DETT like an actual Skyline GTR. The wagon had its white body shipped out to autech to have the R33 GTR drivetrain installed. So vin plate says RB25DET instead .....
My favourite quirk that he missed:
Nissan didn't make a manual option until the series 2 (which interestingly is almost as rare and featured the same 5 speed gearbox as the Autech 260RS, but with only the RB25DET motor) - and as such for series 1 cars, Autech used an automatic guage cluster with a sticker to cover up the selected gear lights (can be seen in this video between the Speedo and tach)
@@comieodor I was always curious if someone could peel that tape off and reveal the PRNDL display. The gauge cluster was not untouched otherwise, either. The tachometer reads a cool 10 on the x1000 rpm scale. Doug said the speed is higher but that is not true, it was still at gentlemen's agreed 180km/h nationally mandated electronic speed limiter of the time.
Yeah so many things from the trunks were missed out. Especially since these reviews are much about quirks and FEATURES!
The truck door easy close function was a rare option that most do not have. Also I've never seen or ever heard of these having a backup camera from the factory before. That's odd.
I love wagons especially older ones like this and the crown estate I hope Doug does more of these
Yeah he should do the Crown Athlete wagon from the same period
one of the coolest wagons that i’ve loved , another great review doug 😊
This is by far the coolest car ever to come out of Japan 🙏
Doug, we love you Doug
This is basically my top dream JDM car. There was a time these weren't too expensive. Sadly that was a good 10 years ago...
Second choice was Legnum VR-4 (though manual ones ultra rare and thus now, silly money).
I settled for a Subaru Legacy GT-B S Edition manual, in the end. Very happy with it. But would've been nice to have experienced the others.
GTB's are amazing and underrated cheap sleepers. I have a 1998 Subaru B4 RSK 98 octane tuned making 340hp. Love the car but the 5 speed gearbox is not the best, still faster than the new WRX and GTI.
Your mechanic would've hated you if you got a Legnum :p
I nearly bought a 260rs for $11k 5 years ago. Another like the 1 in this video was offered to me for $15k. I ended up paying a bit more for a better example though. Wish I bought all 3 given the way values have gone.
@@gav240z What a great deal, but i prefer the GTB since it has a better handling and faster when it is stock.
There's always the Skyline R31 Wagon which are a lot cheaper
I had no idea this thing existed 20 minutes ago and now I am in love.
Dougs genious on display with Cars & Bids benefiting his channel.. as intended.
This car looks awesome!! Its surprisingly similar to the early model foresters just bigger...
I know right, it has such similar swag to it… as a forester owner these have always had my heart
@@eugenef0zzy totally...especially towards the back with that wing....
@@vossti hatch wings 😍🙌
I love this car Doug. I hope you realise a load of people will be searching these up after seeing this video. It would be cool to see the upshift in google searches from like 6 months ago and compare them in 6 months time 😂
Screw a McLaren F1, THIS is the content I come to see. Rare, obscure high-performance wagons.
Finally the video ive been waiting for. i love my stag
I drive a friend's 260RS about a decade ago. Very cool. It feels very solid and the motor sounds amazing. Downsides are it's not that fast, even with mild mods due to the heavier body. Fuel consumption is really bad. A motor rebuild, not uncommon with something this old, will run well into the five figures in USD, as my friend found out.
beck/arnley offers most of the engine parts but they are usually rebox factory parts and they are quite pricey.
How are there still so many cars out there that I SHOULD know about, but don't?
That's F'N COOL!
because you probably didnt dive deep enough in the japanese market?
@@99Lezard99A lot of people aren’t nerds about cars lmao
@@idontgotagun9867 true that. but they can learn if they are into it
@@idontgotagun9867 lmao
Great review! I also would love to see a tour of Doug’s new HQ (like the old more doug videos where he used to review houses and hotel rooms)
Doug DeMuro... automotive hero.
Bringing another amazing vehicle to C&B!
If you ever look to expand to the Midwest to review cars from outside CA, LMK, I would love to talk to and work for you.
Dang it Doug. I secretly wanted one of these at some point...now everyone knows about them and the price is about to go up 🤦🏾
Shout out to reviewing one of my not-so-secret-anymore dream cars lol. I love this thing.
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Yes I waited for that one sooo long!
Never thought I'd see a Stagea on here. Makes me want to finish building mine. 😁
A rural mail carrier in my area (Northern Washington State) uses this exact car to deliver mail. I think it helps cause we get some really icy winters sometimes (and of course no RHD conversion needed) but every time I see it it just looks so ridiculous to see such a high performance vehicle delivering mail.
😬 So uneconomical. That drinks like horse in the Sahara
@@verttikoo2052 It can't be worse than JDM re-import Jeep Cherokees and Wranglers with their big six-cylinder engines that rural mail carriers love. Besides, Uncle Sam and by extension all of us are buying their gas.
:D
You should see some Taxis in Monaco. 😆
Thanks Doug, I am currently researching these. I'm sure this video won't drive up the prices at all.
Never imagined to see this reviewed anywhere in the us, beautiful wagon 👌
I just love the rear styling of this car. Its simple and clean and it looks fantastic.
That thing is freaking awesome! I don’t know what it is, but I absolutely love wagons (or estate cars if you’re a Brit). The Lancia Delta Integrale Evo is my all-time, dream car.
britishers don't know what a station wagon is??
To me this is the coolest car Doug did ever show on the channel.
I think we have to talk about the speedometer, though. Pretty sure this car goes faster than 180kph.
Much faster...
all japanese market cars are factory limited to 180kph. therefore most tachs only go to 180kph.
@@99Lezard99 Really? I didn't know that, thanks.
What a weird thing to do.
@@vibeslide government mandated.
I dream of owning this kinda car someday.
I really really want it.
This video is edging DOUGCEMBER 😈💯 AMAZING CAR
If it performs like that just with the StageA, imagine the StageB!
I own a Nismo 260rs with an Rbd25det and it had been the best car I've owned. Has all the practically but also all the performance you need to go up against even v8 cars. Love that it finally reached the US market becuase it means prices of them will sky-rocket in Australia. 😃
Just wait till they realise the doors come pre rusted from factory
If i had one i would never sell it, too rare for that. But if you want to cash in big time, well maybe...
You absolutely do not own a nismo 260rs 😂😂 it was a concept and in grand turismo but they never actually made any. There was however some nismo body panels available for purchase.
No such thing as a Nismo 260rs RB25DET. You most likely owned a RS FOUR Stagea with a Nismo bodykit.
Hi Doug, please add a sound portion cuz maaannn I really would love to hear that rb26, otherwise, gotta say this was a dope video, keep it up!
BEEEEEEEN waiting for this review
It doesn’t happen very often that Doug shows a car I didn't even know existed, but this is one of them.
Did no one else notice the "S" on the wheels is actually 2 unicorns?
weird photo that doug used to show when people do r34 front end swaps. people do ENTIRE front end swaps, lights, fenders, bonnet, bar. it looks perfectly like an r34 afterwards and its sick
bad news for junkyard dogs- more states are bringing back 'cash-4-clunkers'....boo-hoo.
I have spent alot of time in GTRs and this was probably one of the most fun and interesting cars I have driven . And it's a wagon ... so badass
Dammit Doug. I've been on the hunt for one of these for years and now all hope of getting one for a fair price is gone! 😅
You sadly forgot about all the other stageas, there are a lot of cool performance versions between the base model and the rs260. Btw autech also made a 4door gtr
love the autech r33 gtr
Doug’s channel is the kind of channel that has a bring a trailer commercial for its first advertisement…
finally doug! something wacky yet sooo cool
Definitely an acquired taste, that’s not exactly what I would call “a looker”.
It's a Japanese Volvo R. Boxy, practical, with a hint of sportiness in its design
Hard disagree, but maybe I've already acquired that taste 😅
@@nothinghere7391, Japanese Volvo, hmm, I can see that.
Can’t beat a sports wagon, ….. practical & Fast…..we used to own Subaru Legacy wagon, cracking car…👍🇮🇲👌
which country's flag is that?
@@tnhn1903 Isle of Man, i believe
@@tnhn1903 Isle of Man 🇮🇲. In UK….👍
@@synthblood correct 👍🇮🇲👌
@@ManxAndy oh cool, thank you for answering!
hell yeah doug was waiting for this one please do 1jz crown next
I saw one of these at a rest area in Michigan this summer and I had no idea what it was. When I first drove up I thought it was a Volvo, and then I said wait a minute it’s definitely not… What is it. Very cool to see the review! The one I saw was bright yellow and it was pretty sweet.
I unironically wish there were more performance wagons
Doug the kind of guy to hit on you in a bar so he can drive you home in his GT40
Doug is a type of a guy to go to the bar and order tap water please
huge fail on thinking you're funny
@@slowery43exactly and, of course, his fellow village idiot, ed valvonis had to chime in with his equally moronic comment. I can picture these two working the fry cooker for life
Doug the type of Doug.
@sextusdecimus Doug is the type of a guy to hit beach party in bikini
I love these, they've been very popular imports in Canada over the last decade because they're fun for the summer but they can also get you to the ski hill in winter.
i absolutely love your reviews... very well done... i should have had you do a review on my 1991 isuzu impulse..lol my first car. very under rated and very rare (as i found out later in life) but if you ever find one please do a review. id love to see what you think of the randomness of the car... fun and different
Ive never seen this thing, deserves so much more recognition
you know it’s gonna be good when he said “THIS” in the beginning
Need more reviews of cars like this. Really damn cool but unlike super and hypercars, actually remotely affordable and packed with loads of nostalgia.
Very cool, I thought it was a whole swap process, epic that they came stock with the drive train
Wow i never knew about these growing up! I love wagons and vans so i'll have to add this one to my list to get at the wife!
I owned a Stagea of the following generation. Shockingly good to drive!
Thanks Doug, now I have a new dream car.
I had a '97 RS4, fitted with a similar body kit to the one you see here, but with the RB25DE in rear wheel drive only, which topped out at about 190km/h. They tend to develop rust under the wing mirrors and in the sills. Very stable in a straight line but prone to understeer in the twisties. I always lusted after one of these but would never have managed the bill for petrol, tyres, and insurance. This is the car you want! I now drive an E50 Elgrand, fitted with the VQ35DE. It's not short on power....
I FRICKEN LOVE WAGONS. FIRST CAR WAS A 96 VOLVO 850 TURBO BACK IN 2015. I BOUGHT IT OFF A CORNER LOT WITH A BROKEN ODOMETER STUCK AT ABOUT 225000 MILES. FUNNY PART WAS IS THAT IT LASTED ME 3 YEARS SO I GOT MY MONEY'S WORTH (A LITTLE OVER 2 GRAND). I DIDNT EVEN KNOW IT WAS A 5 CYLINDER TURBO AT THE TIME BUT THERE IS JUST SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAGON SILHOUETTE THAT IS JUST SO ATTRACTIVE TO ME TO THIS DAY. THIS CAR HAS THOSE SAME EXACT VIBES THAT MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH THE SILHOUETTE IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE TAILLIGHTS, SPOLER, ROOF RACK ETC. ITS ALL SO PERFECT. THANK YOU DOUG
I always loved wagons this thing is so awesome i can't believe I never saw one even online
Ambidextrous Doug showing off!
How have I never heard of this car? Frickin awesome
I have never heard of this until now. But I WANT IT!!
Wooooow! I remember driving this one in Gran Turismo 2 telling myself "Wooooow that beast is fast!", the beginning of a passion for sport wagon!
1:38 damn that looks like a XV20 Camry with the front of a XV10 Camry, perfectly validating Doug's point about most normal skylines as normal transportation mentioned at that frame
ITS BEAUTIFUL!!!