Skyline GT-R Wagon! Nissan Stagea 260RS Autech Version // Nürburgring

[@thisjustanother]

Owner of this stagea here. I couldn't thank misha enough for taking the car for a lap around. It was my first time on the lap and i was white knuckling the door handle the entire time. One hell of an experience. The car has been amazing to own.

[@stratman9449]

congrats to you for owning this amazing car.....and taking it to the Ring....long ships like this are usually very "stable" and have a good overall safe balance....and i loved how it powered away from the BMW for the first 1/2 of the track...haha great stuff...cheers man.

[@Will_M600]

I love the f zeros 😊 dream car stuff there U got an instagram?

[@ckinz16]

Nice car. Go dodgers

[@benridesbikes6975]

Rad car my friend, these things get stolen all the time here in Aus, else I'd probably have picked one up! People want them for the RB. I have the M35 250RS Stagea instead! No one wants to steal a VQ25DET :D. I sold my R33 GTST as people kept trying to pinch it from work, three times in one year. Super sad that it is that way, but I'm digging the Stag regardless.

[@Dasbush121]

My 260 is a love hate relationship. Previous owner did a poor r34 front end conversion. Chased an oil leak led to finding a bad turbo and a single turbo conversion. Mine will probably make an appearance up there next summer.

[@カワタカ-b6p]

2日連続で同年代の日本のワゴン車、しかも当時トヨタと日産のハイエンドワゴンの登場で面白かったです。当時の日本メーカーは最高出力280PSの自主規制をしており、どちらも一応公表値280PSリミット一杯まで出してました。そんな2台が現代、しかもニュルでミーシャのドライブ。日本人には感慨深いものがあります！

[@mohdhazwan87]

Yeah.. hope supra a80 owner to come too

[@kaakster1]

❤❤

[@SupraTompan]

Bro, we Europeans (I'm from Sweden) love your legendary Japanese cars. They have a deep respect here.

[@カワタカ-b6p]

Hi ! @@SupraTompan 返信ありがとう。ヨーロッパのローカルラリーを見ていると北欧は今もVolvo 240シリーズが元気に走っていますね。日本ではあまり見かけなくなりました。しかしトラックに関してはVolvoやScaliaが人気で増えています。良い車に国境は無く世界中で愛されますね。あと日本人はIKEAも好きです😊

[@vandalpaulius]

I just love how BMW from the same era was glued to the rear. FIrst half of the lap could be filmed in the 1999 and no one would know :D

[@mynt253]

🤓Akchually, since it's a facelift coupe (March 2003 onwards), the E46 could not have been there in 1999

[@rickyturner2742]

I wouldn't say glued. In the twisties, it caught up, but on the straights, the Stagea was off. A decent suspension setup, the M3 wouldn't have a look in

[@Touge_ghost]

The m3 wouldn't get a look in because it is clearly not a m3 that was after the stagea..a m3 would out perform the stagea in every department apart from boot space😂

[@Bassalicious]

@@rickyturner2742 Also Misha's first time driving the car and being pretty conservative because it's TF and not his car. The way the beamer overtook through Fuchsröhre didn't look like he had much of a safety cushion. Also tried to go around the outside of Kallenhart - an off-camber, tightening turn... Not gonna happen. He even got onto the grass and the curb you never want to touch. He was on it hard, Misha wasn't even revving it out all the way, let alone take risky lines.

[@fknbastages]

Either the owner asked him to take it mostly easy, or Misha was afraid of the curves. He had the Beemer on the speed, but not the corners. It was pretty good for an old station wagon. I hope the guy fixes the suspension to handle curves better and brings her back.

[@Terogr]

Proper JDM aftermarket goodies. HKS intake, Blitz coils, Volk Racing rims, Apexi filter. Very nice

[@snip3d]

Very period accurate. I love it also.

[@ELJ666]

Super Street Magazine the absolute best

[@ChrisLee-UK]

@@Terogr yup, a nicely put together gem 👌🏼

[@cze33e]

The late 90s and early 2000s really was a golden era in the automotive world.

[@pioner4692]

It was golden era not only in automotive industry but for tech too. Nowadays everything is overcomplicated and it getting worse year by year.

[@RaffleE46]

Cars were just simpler and easy to fix back then

[@RaffleE46]

Like now you don’t even have a freakin dip stick to check your oil levels, how ridiculous is that lol

[@imoovabull6042]

for Euro and jap cars yes. but the real era was the 60's-70's.

[@junit7590]

​@@RaffleE46"lifetime" trans fluid

[@philipp-rt8mt]

BMW: 3:03 "Let's catch this slow brick!" 3:08 "Wait, I thought this would be easier!" 3:13 "WTF is this thing???"

[@stratman9449]

i'm sure he said a few other things too...not to be printed.....haha....i loved it when the Beemer got very small on the straights....

[@JeremiBulakowski]

It reminds me of an old video with RS4 and 911 - "Was ist das für ein Kombi?!"

[@SpleenicProjector]

@@JeremiBulakowski kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5rYfamCpMd0qZY

[@skippylegrandgourou2069]

A classic, i drive a JDM Subaru B4 RSK, looks like a basic legacy but you have 280 + hp and twin turbos.

[@JDM-Andy]

I love that scene :D

[@TacticalTradie]

As a stagea owner im so pleased to see some healthy strut tops

[@benridesbikes6975]

Just don't peel back the sheet between the tower and the firewall, what you don't know can't hurt you!

[@rorynesta7766]

is that an issue with stageas too?!

[@thisjustanother]

@@rorynesta7766 its a problem with most every car from japan. due to the weather and the salt

[@rorynesta7766]

@@thisjustanother not exactly,my friend....my gtr never had those issues and nor did the 100 or so R32-R34 GTRs and evos we imported from Japan.I know snowy areas have the rust due to salting from snow and ice.Never had a stagea though and never read that they had those issues from imported from Japan to NZ as I have been looking to buy a 260RS in the near future.

[@wolfie3153]

Very cool . Thanks Owner, brings on Nür 260RS stagea

[@TACOL678]

Love the diversity of car on your channel 👌🏽

[@BiZZiB]

Trunk space was frigging enormous! What a sleeper😂 Great lap!

[@volvo09]

Estate / wagon cars are always my favorite.

[@possibly8180]

​@@volvo09it makes the platform being usurped by crossovers with barely any utility left in them all the more tragic.

[@midend]

Sleeper? Yeah you could sleep inside with that space

[@stratman9449]

a true (overnight) sleeper....

[@chrisbleurgh7425]

​@@midend yep 6'2" and I could lie down flat in the back of my RSFour.

[@RDSAlphard]

Yesterday was 1JZ goodness Today is RB26 goodness I hope tomorrow is T5 goodness Double Unicorn, Nissan Stagea! I really do enjoy the inline-6 engine noise, and the drives just so nice!

[@skippylegrandgourou2069]

I hope he will do a JDM Subaru GTB, that have 280hp and twin turbo, it used to be the fastest wagon with a 270km/h but limited at 180 km/h

[@Draco_Alpha]

it's a straight six? that's awesome.

[@Satori-Automotive]

0:12 please drive that beast around the Nordschleife!

[@JJAY1243]

He did, the video will likely come eventually

[@ChrisLee-UK]

I'm sure Stateside Supercars has Misha in that beast in one of their videos...watch this space I guess :D :D

[@flashback0994]

I think the video will come because Vika @haveanamesorry made a short video where she overtook Misha in this car on a lap.

[@robmanueb.]

Oh man! Been binging on Roadkill for weeks as someone has been uploading the whole series to KZbin.

[@stratman9449]

yes please....looking forward to see that....

[@edwardhewer8530]

Knowing these are Recaro seats; the stock seats in almost all Nissans from that era were excellent. Yes seating position as well was always good.

[@TwoentyFiver]

Older Gran Turismo games that I got the chance to play with does seem to display the actual number. The 260RS has 281 hp and RS Four S has 279 hp. I always remember that number. I always use it every time I play GT, so I remember those numbers. The 260 RS weighs 1,720 kg; the RS Four S is around 1,680 give or take. And regarding the 280 PS, it was supposed to stop the horsepower war back in the day. The manufacturers decided to settle this themselves instead of letting the Ministry of Transportation set the number for them. This way, they could just bypass the 280 PS mark since they’re the ones who made that number. So, to make the gov’t happy, they “advertised” in ads, brochures etc. about 280, even though most ppl know it makes more than that. That’s just my thought, but I think it’s more reasonable than what most ppl think, that is by actually limiting the power of the car. It’s hard to do if the engine itself was supposed to be powerful and even if it’s true, 30-40 hp difference can be felt.

[@Worthers199]

I was in Japan recently and saw loads of these. I love them

[@AI-Records24]

There’s some cars that are just cool. No matter if you’re VAG super fan or BMW lifer, cyclist😅can’t deny this is a cool car.

[@vdubster]

I’m die hard VW but I’d have this.

[@edugamer950]

Proud owner of 2 BMWs and that RB noise does things to me...

[@nikoyannaros48]

Nobody has shown his foldable seats 👌 . I like seeing these types of cars. So I can better guess the possible speed in the turns with my car.

[@BubbbaZ]

ahh my daily driver for 10 years here in australia, love the 2nd gen stageas!! the v8 beaters

[@dqkneely9803]

Its wild to think that you've tracked many newer cars than this and they broke. 25yr old nissan: SOLID. they just don't make cars like they used to.

[@cm-oo1td]

I was once at a friend's house and his friend visited after chatting for a few hours in his garage we walked out and one of these was parked outside, I said is this yours 😮 why didn't you tell me this was here . His reply was " I didn't think you would know what it was '

[@kanaric]

Thank god another one without that ridiculous front end swap.

[@katzicael]

These are still pretty common sight on New Zealand roads. Less of the 260RS now, but still plenty of Stagea.

[@Drifty325i]

Was immediately looking on trademe lol

[@liamjohnson8497]

​@@Drifty325iand not a single 260rs on there, probs 75k now

[@rorynesta7766]

@@liamjohnson8497 yeah last one i saw was $75k for a 160,000km car.Decades ago there was one selling for $15K.Prices are through the roof now.

[@seanocd]

​@rorynesta7766 I was seriously shopping for C34 about 10 years ago in Australia. Cheapest 260RS was about $20k then, and a good RS-Four was starting at about $12k. I ended up buying a low km first gen manual V70R for half the price of an auto RS-Four. I love the C34 Stags but I made the right decision.

[@rorynesta7766]

@@seanocd hows the V70R?I wish the prices would drop for the stagea but for the 260RS,its still high.For the specs etc,its price is similar to a used Audi RS6.

[@AP-op4rc]

Ahhh wagons and some el Camino pickup truck/muscle car thing. This channel has blessed us with many gifts.

[@liquidleopard4495]

1:27 Car magazines knew in the '90s that the Skyline GT-Rs power ratings were made of sandbags and lies. Everybody knew the R34 GT-Rs rating of 280 PS was nonsense when the Skyline 2.5L single-turbo version was also rated 280 PS. The Gran Turismo game showed the R32 GT-R as having about 305hp, R33 GT-R had 320hp, and the R34 GT-R got up to 336. They were at least _close_ and may have had insider info from Nissan. If this Stagea had a couple of bolt-on mods, it would have made up for being "old" and ensured it kept over 300hp.

[@TwoentyFiver]

Someone actually noticed this as well lol 😂 Older GT that I got the chance to play with does seem to display the actual number. The 260RS has 281 hp and RS Four S has 279 hp. I always remember that number. I always use it every time I play GT, so I remember those numbers. The 260 RS weighs 1,720 kg; the RS Four S is around 1,680 give or take. And regarding the 280 PS, it was supposed to stop the horsepower war back in the day. The manufacturers decided to settle this themselves instead of letting the Ministry of Transportation set the number for them. This way, they could just bypass the 280 PS mark since they’re the ones who made that number. So, to make the gov’t happy, they “advertised” in ads, brochures etc. about 280, even though most ppl know it makes more than that. That’s just my thought, but I think it’s more reasonable than what most ppl think, that is by actually limiting the power of the car. It’s hard to do if the engine itself was supposed to be powerful and even if it’s true, 30-40 hp difference can be felt.

[@InternetEntity]

I don't know what scares me most: thinking about how rare a Stagea 260RS is (the only version to have the full RB26 in what must already be a low-volume car) or considering that some of these cars will have been gutted as donors for their drivetrains... Still prefer an R34 or R32, if I had that luxury.

[@TwoentyFiver]

It’s rarer than an F40, around 1,050 if I’m not mistaken

[@petersauer94]

Such a brilliant looking station wagon 1999 year, and still looks modern most people would not even know ❤😊

[@robertc.8684]

That E46 330i brakes and steers good!

[@dlg9309]

Someone should definitely bring a Legnum

[@Leonidae]

You mean Galant VR4?

[@wesleypui4353]

@@Leonidae you mean the galant vr4's wagon cousin which is called the Legnum?

[@Leonidae]

@@wesleypui4353 it was called Galant outside Japan, whether it was a wagon or not.

[@junit7590]

​@@Leonidaedoesn't matter thr galant is the sedan the legnum is the wagon, seeing as it's japanese whatever the jdm name is that's the name of the car. So it's not a mitsubishi 3000gt, it's a mitsubishi GTO, it's not a miata it's an MX-5, it's not a sunny gtir it's s pulsar gtir, it's not a 4 runner it's a hilux surf

[@junit7590]

​@@wesleypui4353got em😂

[@chrisguest3452]

260RS a perfect compromise with the wifey, family wagon with a mean streak. When dad was driving he was never late for kid pick ups! one of my bucket list cars for sure alongside the 32 GTR and the HR31 GTS-R. not many mods on this example shown which is nice, not pushed to hard but still plenty rapid enouh to give the question markk showing on the drivers heads as they when past.

[@pl4819]

No rattles, pure engine and blow off valve sounds!

[@Bassalicious]

A double unicorn! Holy smokes. That's sick.

[@ChrisLee-UK]

Pretty sure grey BMW man was losing the will to live for a minute there haha. Nice lap and always love some JDM goodness :D

[@robc8593]

Being out dragged by a photocopier engineers car. lol

[@ChrisLee-UK]

@@robc8593 😂

[@soulsweeper1630]

I mean it’s just a regular e46 so I’m sure he isn’t too sad

[@Futur_Chov]

Love those hidden gem like this wagon

[@ImpérioLatinoIbérico]

bro stagea 260rs is pure gold, extremely rare car, and considered factory build, only thing that i would trade that is a r33 4 door GTR, that would be other insane car. it is like the m5 but cooler ahahahah

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

I always wondered what the GTR would be like with taller gears. Looks like this is the answer. Great lap and impressive car. I miss my R32 GTR, maybe it’s wagon time

[@rorynesta7766]

i just sold my gtr and debating to get the stagea 260rs or not but they are super expensive now.

[@Cwomack07]

Ahhh that’s my older sensible daily dream goal car right there! So happy it look d to live up to expectations… crazy to think Nissan had these back in the day.

[@AdminAbuse]

Very nice build, a real exotic here to see in Germany

[@sinoevc]

His acceleration is simply amazing, and the trunk space is still quite large. It's just crazy

[@bamboosho0t]

Last time I came this early, she told me to leave.

[@ContentBoatLake-mw1dx]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@FawnZilla]

🤣

[@PeeKK-]

Yooo 😭😂

[@AI-Records24]

So you’re the one she was complaining about then!

[@enfantterrible4868]

bro last time i came while pulling over the condom 😭

[@powerconversionlimited4013]

THIS is what it's all about 6:15

[@daveyanderson6166]

THAT'S THE ONE!!! Dream car right there.

[@DarkWarjo]

Love the Autech RS, my friend used to have one that he made a track beast known as "Speedwagon" in Finland :)

[@TheNismo777]

Love it! I think I prefer this over that crown wagon

[@Tsenngu]

This ONLY has 260HP?...seems wild. It just bottoms out the speedo with no effort or sound. Amazingly quiet at 7500rpm. Some engineering marvels these skylines. The wagon version looks completely awsome with that huge trunk.

[@thisjustanother]

so on paper, the hp is 276. but that was because of japan pact from the companies for their domestic vehicles. but of course there was stuff done after. easily reaching near 300.

[@BarryFarman-z1b]

Ha. Hi misha, this is the 2nd estate car vid i just seen. The crown!! I'm wondering has anyone turned up with a Mitsubishi legnum😅 that would be cool!!

[@kylem2010GT]

The Nissan Stagea is one of my all-time favorites. And is that a Soot Sprite hanging from the rear view mirror? Studio Ghibli fan detected!

[@punkypink83]

ohhhh i love this car so much! even more than the GT-R and i honestly don't say that often.

[@gulfcitynd]

Gtr power with plenty of storage not bad also i love how the speedometer goes to 110mph lol even though its capable of eat more lol

[@dominolehmann8227]

Reminds me about the old timed when Tim Schrick tested this wagon :)

[@kristijancoric3604]

Tom Selek called, he wants his mustache back😊...

[@elektrinisungurys422]

I love how the owner had to collect himself after the chicane!

[@thisjustanother]

@elektrinisungurys422 first time ever on the track, didn't have any idea what to expect, and misha just sending it.

[@Ben-wp6bm]

Finally seeing me and my dads favourite car and family car on one of the most famous tracks in the world

[@Scotch876]

“You can live in a car, in a race car but you cannot race a house. That’s what they say, right?” - this sound to me like something what Morty from R&M would say. =)

[@faunastation5147]

that was properly quick

[@12345678939218]

Thats a big surprise in the handling aspect. Thanks for sharing this pearl Misha.

[@koopatroopa187]

Shouldn't be. They're literally an R33 Skyline GT-R station wagon.

[@obc993]

The power buildup is great

[@PBRatLord]

I love fast wagons and I cannot lie!

[@zzerod]

stagea's with r34 front swap look too cool

[@SullyDocks]

Wish you could take my "ST205 GT4 Celica wagon" for a spin! Toyota ST215 GTT Caldina!

[@esaedvik]

Or anyone happen to have a Lexus IS300 SportCross? :D

[@rolkabolka]

​@@esaedvikthat was driven by Misha . And that was a 6 speed trans swap from an IS200.

[@rorynesta7766]

i was thinking that too! I got a caldina GTT too and wonder how it would fare on here.

[@scoobysean555]

Love it 👊

[@CheeseNoodleOZ]

GTR LOOOOOONG BOI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sub 10 minutes in a Stag, not bad

[@thisjustanother]

would have been better if we didnt have those yellows

[@sighheinrich]

Cool car my dude! ... also fun fact, 1½ seconds in I was guessing that the owner was American :-) I think Americans use 99,9% of the worlds baseball caps :D

[@jblizzard5577]

Oh man. This guy. Pmsl @13:27 “WOW”👍

[@kevinbecker1542]

I fkn love this car

[@gakiddo]

What a week of wagons :D

[@RedEemblem]

The Japanese take on Volvo bricks. 350-400 hp w'd be a healthy amount of power to make up for the super long gearing

[@3picmotivation]

I would love to see someone bring you a Lincoln Mark VIII. It was a fast car in it's day but I mostly am interested in how it would handle.

[@Eko_Kats]

I like how 180 on speedometer is mostly recommendation

[@andrelucas2208]

This car look amazing!

[@TheEoinB]

GT2 Vibes!

[@jptothetree]

One of my dream cars right there! Just a thing of beauty (and utility 😆)

[@brendoderf4748]

Hahaha that bmw behind you in the beginning thought you were just a normal wagon and wanted to pass but didnt realize how fast it was haha

[@dylanrc2994]

I'm from the USA, but the car is very interesting!

[@deadmanschest4322]

It looks like the term 'sleeper' was made for this car. ;)

[@karolj2510]

One of my favourite jdm cars. Way more interesting than gtrs

[@firlyafianto6820]

Real deal sleeper family wagon 😁

[@isf4801]

JDM всегда удивлял набором интересных и казалось бы, несовместимых друг с другом, характеристик))

[@MaciekBudnicki]

Owner looks like Super Mario.

[@lepermessia4]

Японский гоночный сарай ❤❤❤

[@NN-pr8ru]

*YESHHHHH!*

[@insanegymrat4837]

Wish I still had my R33 Gtst 4-door, it was very rare.

[@gazman9468]

Now I want to bring you my M35 Stagea Misha ;-)

[@BollocksRadio]

A lap on the Hot Rod Ranchero tribute would be very cool ;D

[@imunknownsource8696]

I wish Japanese still make crazy wagon like this... But well that's impossible. Thanks for the video...

[@joelopez5018]

That ranchero though. Run that thing on the Nurburgring. 😅

[@dennisthemenace92]

It’s coming, don’t worry!

[@Bonzoguy66]

Reminds me of the Volvo 855R

[@TW-bh2mi]

please dont ever compare a gtr based car to a volvo. that is sacrilidge

[@Bonzoguy66]

@@TW-bh2mi They raced the Volvo , remind you . The conxept is the same...a sleeper wagon , with a turbo engine , and lots of space .

[@TW-bh2mi]

@@Bonzoguy66 this a rb26 engine and the gtr attesa system we are talking about.

[@mamalui]

Agreed! It even looks like a Volvo from certain angles. Enough so that people on the street mistake it. Volvo has the inline 5 turbo. Nissan has the inline 6 turbo. Both sound great, just different. Would love to own both :)

[@TW-bh2mi]

@@mamalui Sacrilidge this an rb26 i know the internet is funny but you cant be serious kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYTNZmSeh7acidk For reference this is what you say sound like a volvo. rofl And where are you located to see so many stagea that ppl confuse them for volvos because not once have I ever seen a stagea and thought here comes a volvo.

[@EternalBlade8228]

I remember i used the stagea a Lot in granturismo 2. Pretty much idiot proof going around corners, fully upgraded ofcourse

[@Scheltokeeper]

"Was'n das für'n Kombi?" 🤣

[@Schaufelor]

Kömbiiii🤣

[@Scheltokeeper]

@@Schaufelor "Was is denn mit dem Kömbi los?"

[@martinchapman2168]

Good video

[@БенджаминФранклин-я2ь]

GTR WAGON

[@klauserwin9860]

Another JDM exotic for European Standards!

[@sunnyuutsu]

I'm still waiting Misha to drive a BNR34 on Nurburgring, one day!

[@Furkankeskinnn]

Why is the website shows whole october as closed for"Tourist Drives Nordschleife" ? Is there a mistake on system? Does track still open?

[@uwesenft9304]

Kann es.sein das der Tachometer falsch anzeigt? Und noch ne lustige Aussage von einem Dummi......Ich dachte im ersten Moment, der Hobel ist ein Volvo😂😂😂😊

[@distrackedhavocked2597]

Love it ! 😂

[@諾哉]

オーテックステージアは、GT-Rとほぼ同じエンジンでした😂

[@135i.]

日本ではスカイラインGT-Rの顔面を移植した「スカージア」が流行りましたw

[@fauzanriez9472]

Nice Stage A.

[@TheHeiner0411]

We're waiting for Mitsubishi Galant VR4... Then the tripple would be complete 😍

[@module79l28]

Man, who were they trying to fool with those speedometers? 😄