Real Road Test: Nissan Stagea - 280bhp family wagon! (turn up the speakers)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- Think 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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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.
@@TheKenjoje But Ian did it better
They used to use Vauxhall Omega Estates . . . loads of room in the back for at least four.
@@TheKenjoje chest freezers. Plus their..... contents
@@TheKenjoje Bodies!
Mild mannered man with beard rags another rapid ricer AND says ‘here in the rear’
Is Hubnut getting addicted to BHP? How long before the C5 is running a huge turbo at 35 psi 😀
Before we know it Elly is going to end up LS swapped.
The C5 is leaving the fleet shortly.
He will put a v8 in TWC and do drag racing soon
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?
Middle age crisis, maybe? ;-)
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 😀👌
A minidisc player! Now I’m interested! That’s a handsome estate and the wheels suit it well.
I loved my old minidisc player, miss it now. ☹️
Excellent. If you don't love a big estate with far too much power, you need serious help.
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
Even though they are from 2004 they look like something from 2010-2015 when you see them on the road amongst other vehicles.
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!
And you look very smart behind the wheel!
A Nissan with power, lovely, watch the revs go up and the fuel go down. Going to the shop never has been more fun.
Plenty of these in NZ, although they tend to be driven by a specific type of driver....
Are we talking hoons here? Or is that just a Strine word?
who are they driven by?
@@caw25sha - Hoons is also use in NZ, liberated from 'Straya of course :)
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.
I admit to be a bit of a hoon. :)
Same engine and transmission as in my Elgrand e51, that are bulletproof with regular oil changes.
You beat me to it. I was gonna say the same.
Dont they have issues with blocked catalytic converters on the Elgrand (not the engines problem, admittedly)?
Yes. They have 4 and when the fronts break down they block the rears . I've had my rears de-cored.
Same as my e50 pulls at least 180kmh and still pulling hard ( on a track of course)
Wow,wow,wow what an awesome execution of a car design,as im living in the land of diesel pickups and suvs....... 😭
Another car I have never seen before. Your channel continues to educate!
I am curious how well these cars would have competed against a Volvo V70R AWD!
Sadly this was the end of the road for Nissan's estate cars, it was replaced by the looks-bigger-on-the-outside-than-is-on-the-inside Nissan Skyline Crossover or Infiniti QE35.
I remeber loving the older ones in GT1 as a kid. Nice to hear one giving it some
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!
The headlamps styling was borrowed directly from the Subaru Legacy of the same era.
I think you need to have a bit of a clear out and get yourself a more purposeful car . Something with 6 cyls as you obviously really enjoy a bit more power, there was a Renault Espace 3 ltr on ebay the other day
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.
Always nice with some JDM'y strangeness 😎👍
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.
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.
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. 👍
Very nice, if only petrol wasn't so expensive in this country!
No wind-defectors. Hurrah!
How very unHubnut 😁 You never cease to surprise Ian, I'd never heard of this car before.
I've never heard of it but I like it, very nice, understated car, thanks for that very good
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.
Keep the 280TE!!
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
@@mehrzahl2219 I intend to, but not as my daily driver. It is 30 years old now.
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.
@3:12 That is not that heavy for a car like this. It is barely heavier than a Golf.
The interior looks so G35. The Fuga came to the us as the m35/45 56etc very overlooked cars.
Because the Stagea Ian drove is essentially the V35 Skyline estate. The V35 was the first G35 sold in the NADM
You can’t beat a Q car 🤗
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 !
A rare driver on UK roads that knows his limits. If everyone was like you, it'd be a better place
Thats a fancy datsun
Never knew this existed. Once had a trip in a Mitsubishi LEGNUM / VR4 estate, same brilliant concept and as Audi RS wagons.
Like a Nissan 850. Rear is very Volvo.
Assembled at the Musashimurayama plant. Try saying that after a couple of pints!
Couldn't say it before a couple of pints.
Blimey!
My Mazda was assembled at the Hiroshima plant....glows in the dark.
@@AUmarcus HaHa love it.
@@AUmarcus mine too Mazda hofu assembly
I can imagine in Japan it might have been a bit of a gangster motor
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.
Sounds absolutely wonderful.
I quite like the wheels as well.
Love the hub nut acceleration laugh! It’s been a while. Great video. Looking forward to some tinkering.
Probably down to 15mpg on that test drive
Never heard of them but I think I want one now
The late 1990s and early 2000s - when estate cars and mass market hatchbacks had V6s and sounded considerably better than 2020s Formula-1 cars. I think I have come to the conclusion that I prefer V6s to straight 6s. Much growlier in general. I don't think they are really that much worse on fuel in normal use, the problem is that they make THAT sound when you press the faster pedal, and it is so addictive. Come the year 2030 and beyond, cars with that sound are going to be traded on the black market.
The basic truth is:
EVERY Japanese car with a 3.5 V6 engine is a driving machine, only if you afford the fuel cost.
I drive a Honda Elysion Prestige, which is smooth as.
I currently run a 2012 Ford Fusion saloon with a 3.0 litre 240 H.P. All Wheel drive Configuration, and entertaining is a word I would use. Same effect with cornering that would surprise you .Fuel efficient?? Alas NO.
...A wolf in sheep's clothing.
Love this car, like an under the radar Volvo T5R
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!
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.
The name for the Nissan luxury car sounded a lot like "Fugu", or "blowfish"! Of course, we didn't get this in the States, though it has some resemblance to the later Infinity "Q" models; kind of like if you wanted a 350-Z, but in wagon/estate form.
I borrow my buddy's Opel Insignia 1.9 turbodiesel aut now and then and it pulls extremely convincing.....
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...
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.
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.
Owned the more posh nissan fuga 350gt with the same vq35de engine like in that stagea. Was a quick and comfy car but ended up selling and got a au falcon wagon instead. The fuga had a bad overheating issues when sitting in traffic and couldnt figure out why.
Very common issue with VQ engines - the fan motors clog up and stop. They just need cleaning out then all's well again for many years.
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.
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.
If the owner ever wants an MD recorded he can ask me ;)
That rear is so Volvo!!
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.
I know, that purists are likely to catch and hang me into the wind by my gentleman private parts, but car this good and practical as a daily kinda deserves LPG conversion :-) Such a pity, that manuals are so rare on these. Note: I haven´t seen one in person yet, that must be due to the fact I´m from Slovakia :-D
These have shot up on price here in NZ
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.
Anyone who doesn't like automatics, you mean Furious Driving? 😂
Yeh he bought a merc w204 manual a very strange choice
@@DashDriver-z1r not particularly, until recently it hadn't given him any bother at all. Manual is the best choice for reliability in my experience
@@DashDriver-z1r I made the mistake of buying a W124 300TE a few years ago. You'd image it would have been a good combination but... no. Should have got an auto.
At another time I had an E30 325i touring auto. Should have been a manual.
Ho hum.
I'm looking for the Double Unicorn comments but can't find any! How is this possible?!?
I like large high powered estates - ideal for towing large caravans. I have a 184hp V6 Turbo diesel Vectra and makes a nice noise!!!
You were comparing the back of the car to a Volvo, which it does look like; i'd also say there is a feel as well of an Accord Estate, i can't say what one but, i think they released a version much like this Nissan, with a big engine and sports package.
Wow 😮! Now, I do like this a lot….
"It's just like a volvo" - but without the old person/James May stigma that tends to come with them... :P
I'm old but I agree.
And of course the clobbering everyone else at the BTCC stigma 😀
Doesn't have the 'hips' of a Volvo.
Very nice, I do like older JDM cars, so much better than the the modern French Nissan rubbish we get now!
This car is great! The sound is addictive.
I believe this engine also powered various high end Renault.... and sadly the Vel Satis....
Wouldn't mind letting you test drive my 2016 Toyota GT86. :) Great road test!
That's more powerful than Clarkson's Lamborghini (tractor).
Now that’s a nice car, understated.
Wouldn’t like to be paying for the petrol though.
I believe there's an aftermarket screen that auto logs in to your bank account, when you give it the beans Ha Ha
Just the job if you deliver stuff and are in a hurry.
I think Mr. Hubnut needs a regular diet of cars that make him chortle. Power, less is more is a good intellectual stance but there's also the not so intellectual appeal of a car that sucks your ____ down to the seat when you accelerate.
Have always been a fan of how these look outside, which is in stark contrast with the interior being so bland, boring, and slapdash.
Exit Stagea right!
What's all this complaining about the back seat Mr Seabrook, when are you ever travelling in the back seat. If ever you have to in that particular car why not take a cushion?? Joking aside, a cracking fun car and very practical if you ignore the MPG.
What a beautiful noise, theres an older one that's prettier and you can get a piano in the back....sadly I've only driven it on Gran Turismo 😭
reminds me of my 1st gen infiniti g35. love it.
Is this the non-turbo version? In the next village along there's someone who has a WC34 series 2 (the high beams are in the grill). I've passed it many a day wondering what it was, and now I know. Might go and knock on his door for more info. This gives me a resurgent lust for a 90's JDM import again. I owned a 1992 Subaru Legacy Turbo Estate/Wagon (at the time not available in the UK) and it was hilarious. Wish I'd held onto that money pit, despite 16mpg, despite super-unleaded, despite its mad exhaust. Also that old thing was a proper sleeper, looked like sh*t, but could even surprise boy racer Focus ST or whatever that modern rubbish is.
Correct, no turbo.
Lots of smile per mile, I hope you replaced the £100 of fuel you used during your playtime?
should have been sold in the UK to rival Volvos T5 and T6 fab car!
I have an unhealthy hankering for a mk1 stagea. Love the look of them.
Am I weird?
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.
@@jncg2311 seems like a good recipe to me, r33 gtst underneath, huge boot etc. I like them.
Its bloody gorgeous...with performance to match.
Nice car, is this V6 engine a Renault engine like the 3.5 engine in the 350Z?
It isn't a Renault engine. It was used in some Renaults, but its 100% Nissan.
@@HubNut Always learning, thank you.
What's the annual VED bill on an imported V6 monster like this?
I'm thinking the closest Volvo rival would be the P2 V70R AWD with geartronic. Bit more power but from a smaller engine with one less cylinder. Equally as satisfying in terms of exhaust audio though 😁
Road tax is broken down merely into the pre-2001 classes, so it's not too bad.
Pop a large rear spoiler on it and lower it 40mm, and there is your mid life crisis... yeah baby yeah
You need to find a 350gt sp model, with the HR engine and 4 wheel steering...👌
Sleeper wagons are always lovely.
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!
Do we think the rear wiper electrics were from Renault's electrical components box?
Wasabi nut rides again 🤓👍
Hmm less is more? Nope - MORE IS MORE FUN !!
I love this car, you could outsmart a lot of those VW, Audi and company wannabe race devils. Another dent in your powerless is more, Shame you didn't ship Betty over from New Zealand, she would have been a joy for all of you.
Um, you might want to have a look at the latest video...