What's this then?

[Cock Womble 7]

Parked right outside my flat. I may have seen it around before, but I'm not clued-up enough on my Japanese stuff to know what it is, although it does look a bit tasty.

Your help, please.

[Toyless]

Nissan Stagea estate.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-STAGEA-RS4-Turbo-SKYL...

[Cock Womble 7]

Toyless said:

Nissan Stagea estate.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-STAGEA-RS4-Turbo-SKYL...

Ah, I see. What's with the horsey badge though?

[Egg Chaser]

Yep, Nissan Stagea. Same engine and drivetrain as a Skyline I think.

[soad]

One fast mother. Competition for the Legacy

[RB26DETT]

Nissan Stagea, think of it as a Skyline Estate. Competition to the Mitsubishi Legnum and Subaru Legacy.

[Jw Vw]

Egg Chaser said:

Yep, Nissan Stagea. Same engine and drivetrain as a Skyline I think.

Haven't seen one of those before, must be an import?

[james_gt3rs]

Cock Womble 7 said:

[davepoth]

Jw Vw said:

Haven't seen one of those before, must be an import?

Yep, JDM only. Quite often seen with a GTR front end attached.

[maniac0796]

Egg Chaser said:

Yep, Nissan Stagea. Same engine and drivetrain as a Skyline I think.

Just don't think of it as a GTR. Only got a single turbo 2.5 engine IIRC, rather then the twin turbo 2.6.

[Squabbler]

maniac0796 said:

Just don't think of it as a GTR. Only got a single turbo 2.5 engine IIRC, rather then the twin turbo 2.6.

...and is as heavy as a pair of race-prepped GTRs

[Egg Chaser]

Jw Vw said:

Haven't seen one of those before, must be an import?

Yep.

maniac0796 said:

Just don't think of it as a GTR. Only got a single turbo 2.5 engine IIRC, rather then the twin turbo 2.6.

I know, but I bet an RB26DETT would fit in quite easily

[Emsman]

More worryingly, it looks like Norton Road?

Eta- what's it like to be the one being stalked for a change!

Edited by Emsman on Sunday 13th February 17:21

[Yodafone]

I nearly bought one last year, but didn't have the space to keep it, they feel fantastic to drive very comfy and huge amount of space to lug bits about.

You can pick them up cheap too!!!!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1968013.htm

Edited by Yodafone on Sunday 13th February 17:19

[greanmachine]

To confirm a few things about Stageas

Most Stageas in the Uk are RB25 single turbo autos with AWD and are about 80kg heavier than a GTR . Quite a bit of this however is the bumpers and exhaust - you really dont want to drive into the back of one

But..........RB26 twin turbo engines do drop straight in infact some came out the Autech factory like this with a manual gearbox and these had the full GTR running gear, brakes , suspension and HICAS .



A few pics of mine from Jap performance magazine last November




Has a 2.7 forged tomei engine and runs over 500bhp atw with about 480ft lbs torque at 4500rpm ( revs to nearly 9000 if you have the balls)


More info on stagea.co.uk