The Stagea's name is built from the word STAGE plus A, for Advance.
Lead trim: 2.5 VQ25DD direct injection (215 PS) · up to 276 hp
Nissan Stagea M35M35 · 2001–2007
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FactThe Stagea's name is built from the word STAGE plus A, for Advance.
Released in October 2001 as a wagon on the FM platform shared with the V35 Skyline, with the VQ V6 replacing the old RB sixes: the 2.5 L VQ25DD and 3.0 L VQ30DD direct-injection engines and a new 2.5 L intercooled single-turbo V6. Grades were the RS, the luxury-oriented RX, the crossover-style AR-X (raised ride height) and "t" for turbo, with FOUR all-wheel-drive versions; the 300RX had the 3.0 and the 250RS, RS V and RX the 2.5. Autech built the 350S Axis model (June 2003–August 2004) with the 3.5 L VQ35DE and a 6-speed manual. The August 2004 facelift reorganised the range into RX and AR-X with new grille, bumpers and 17-inch wheels and dropped the turbo, offering the 250RX and the 350RX (rear- or four-wheel drive) and AR-X FOUR with the VQ35DE.
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Trims & Figures
5 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 VQ25DD direct injection (215 PS) | 2001–2007 | 2.5 L V6 | 212 hp | 199 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.5 VQ25DET turbo (280 PS) | 2001–2004 | 2.5 L V6 | 276 hp | 300 lb-ft | — | 4WD | — | — |
| 3.0 VQ30DD direct injection (260 PS) | 2001–2004 | 3.0 L V6 | 256 hp | 239 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 3.5 VQ35DE (272 PS) | 2001–2007 | 3.5 L V6 | 268 hp | 260 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 350S Autech Axis 3.5 VQ35DE 6-speed manual (280 PS) | 2003–2004 | 3.5 L V6 | 276 hp | 268 lb-ft | — | RWD | manual | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
The Stagea's name is built from the word STAGE plus A, for Advance.
Autech's Stagea 260RS quietly used the R33 GT-R's ATTESA E-TS and RB26DETT, officially rated at 280 PS to dodge Japan's gentleman's agreement.
Nissan built the 260RS in a single 1997 production run of around 100 cars through Autech, its performance-tuning subsidiary.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
Cooling the C6 RS6’s twin-turbo V10 took seven separate radiators and four electric fans under the bonnet.
The original RS6 debuted Audi's clever hydraulic Dynamic Ride Control suspension — and enough owners got tired of its leaking dampers that they ripped the whole system out for plain coilovers.
The C7-generation RS6 Avant never officially reached America at all — buyers there got the RS7 Sportback instead, running the exact same engine and platform in a different body.
For a few years, this Outback's six-cylinder trim came with genuine McIntosh audio — the same esteemed hi-fi name found in home theaters, one of the only cars ever to get it from the factory.
Subaru didn't have the budget for an all-new SUV, so it dressed up a Legacy wagon instead. A Subaru of America executive later put it bluntly: "[the Outback] saved our company."
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This Outback shared Top Gear's Car of the Year crown — an unusual honor for a jacked-up wagon to split with the Ford Mondeo in 2007.
A wagon beat the SUVs at their own game: this Outback generation won Motor Trend's Sport/Utility of the Year award for 2010.