1995 Nissan President: Regular Car Reviews  

Nissan President, the official car of the old Yakuza boss who is too patriotic to buy an s class

Looks like a fever dream version of a 90's Lincoln town car

Just flashed back to the Q45 interior. Quiet as a tomb and handled soft as pudding. Nissan in the 90's had class.

"I buy low, sell high and act mid" is basically the mantra for every Crypto Bro ever.

That engine bay is super clean.

Absolutely LOVE 90s Japanese domestic cars... They just have, the stuff.

6:31 that third cable is likely the kick down cable that goes down to the transmission (I’m not sure if the transmission in the President is electronically controlled or not) that cable only comes into play when you stomp your foot to the floor for WOT; it essentially tells the transmission to downshift to a lower gear because the engine is about to wind up to maximum Speed.

thats one of the things I love about cars, no matter how many years you've been reading about them you still find out about a car you didnt know about previously.

I absolutely love the front end on this car. Car culture often doesn't make sense, but I think Japan's relatively pristine roads make coilovers feel like less of a compromise than they would in the US.

I love all of these Japanese luxury boats. I have an 86' Cressida, LS430 and next will be a Century with that glorious wool interior.

That fan is terrifying. Rip to all the drivers who lost a hand when boss said “better check the oil before we head back to Osaka”

Some old man: “Is that a Lincoln”

The electric headrest is probably the most opulent thing about this. A dedicated electric motor to raise a two pound piece of braced foam that's as close as your head is to you at all times.

Massive sunroof for a 90s car.

Man I'm so happy you guys made a video about one of these. I own a '95 Q45 and it's so hard to find any recent, quality videos about these cars

They originally did the power output on the VH45 with out VVT for the gentlemans agreement. It's actually just over 300 hp/tq. It's becoming more and more of a popular swap for NA Z owners that don't wanna spend a ton on used TT engines. But yes, that 2nd throttle is for cruise control. My biggest fuss is how the intake makes it look like a FWD engine.

That little sun flap above the mirror…

Ooh, a Japanese Towncar.

90s Japanese luxury is what I wish all luxury cars had

Oh Mr Regular, I always watch your videos to find moments like 14:15, it's really those observations that make your reviews your reviews, and makes them feel so much deeper than they ever deserved to be.

Oh shit, I passed this exact car out by the Promenade mall in Center Valley in my work truck the other night. Didn’t expect to see it again here!

3:00 Nissan did produce several limousines for the Japanese Royal Family, one which lasted for a good couple decades till it was replaced by a Toyota Century. Morbid Fact: there are also bespoke Hearses from each manufacturer!!

"who drive in cursive on swiss cheese roads"..... Pure poetry man! I LOVE IT! It so true too 😂😂😂

Just imagine how many "mistresses" have done awful things in that backseat.

The original Q45 was such a gem. Absolute blast to drive for a car its size. I love the gauge cluster font.

In the four years I’ve owned my car I’ve only been the passenger a handful of times. Even if we love to drive we also deserve a break every now and then. Take care of yourself RCR family.

Right as my friend is talking about buying one of these this video pops up. Japanese luxury simply "hit different frfr ong" as the youth say.

The throttle cables, ABS module, etc are in funky sports because the engine was designed for a LHD car. All of that would be more direct and make a lot more sense if the pedals were on the left side of the car.

I like my Late 80ties nissans Everything is somehow thought out. Every line every pipe and cable is taken care of. The ignition has a separate system to the crank angle sensor. You get OBD by turning a pod with a screwdriver. It knows you want to go full throttle before the pedal is down all the way because it is checking how fast you push it down. It is close to unstallable because it has its own fast responding throttle body. If you put your foot on the cluch the ECU puts the engine in a different timing and fueling mode to assist with launch. The inside of the Car goes on like this, no Color mismatch no squeaky noises. Every Switch feels like it would last another 30 years. Electrical systems don't fail apart from used up brushes from the altenator. And even if the altenator fails, engine management would work down to 8. something volts because all important systems run on their own voltage regulator. And thats a 1986 B12 Sunny coupe... only one bar over the lowest class nissan would make. We lost it in the mid 90ties when features became more important than long therm cars.

Why did automakers stop making good-looking cars? This thing is so handsome; a true classic.

I hope you swing back to this one and do an update when he gets his bag setup. This dude sounds cool as hell.

My dad has had his 1996 Q45 in the same color combo since 1998. All stock, everything works, 230k miles or so. It's as good as you say it is. Great pulling power, great sound, comfortable, quiet, handles well. He loves the car but is ready for something else...so if anyone near Sacramento, CA is looking for one of these, send me a message.

When you open the trunk and 4 or 5 cat boys escape.... "They're microchipped, just drive, I have a meeting to get to"

That dash design reminds me of early 2000s Saab 9-3 and 9-5. The way it curves around, has two tone color, points slightly at the driver and even the location of the hazard light switch is very similar.

Just looked up what this looks like with the stock wheels. They were really going for Bentley vibes with those. With the current Nissan wheels this definitely feels more Towncar-ish

Nissan President must have been driving in a lot of neighborhoods. Housing is through the roof!!

13:52 to 15:04 *A dialogue worthy of your time* (the reason we watch _'Regular Car Reviews')._

I haven't heard you give such positive feedback in a while.

FYI the transmission is the RE4R03A. Same one in the Z32TT. It will hold first even if its smacking the limiter.

What an awesome and obscure car review. I love what you do and how you do it, RCR.

It looks like the sort of car that was popular with high ranking yakuza, probably still is! Also looks like a car you wouldn’t want to get hit by, looks like a tank.

I used to have a G50 Q45. it was fantastic. mine rusted out to not be safe in a crash anymore. I had the full Powertrix z32 catalog on that car and it handled incredibly well.

This looks like a Buick from an alternate universe where GM actually gives a crap about stuff like wiring and paint

Infiniti Q45 with right-hand drive.

He’s using the Toyota Century voice! This is gonna be good!

Saw one these in Iwakuni last week. All black. Thought it was an older Quattroporte

I had a 1991 Q45, which is the USA version of this. I loved that car. Did not have anyone to work on it, and I couldn't be bothered, but it was so much fun for the few years I had it. The 4.5L V8 sounded beautiful. My TL 6MT is faster, but the Q sounded like a race car. I also loved how solid everything felt. It's old school luxury, back when it was about materials quality, not tech bling that becomes tacky and irrelevant in three years...or zero, depending on how crap their "infotainment" abortion is.

That little sun visor above the rear view mirror is for the dome light not to reflect the light from said dome light into the mirror at night (the Passat B5.5 or 3bg has it also) Edit.. yes, it can be used to block the sun also

I believe the dual throttles are for a variable runner intake, that's why the intake runners look like a fwd/sideways engine on top, it probably uses short runners for TQ in the low/mid range then switches to short runners past 5000rpms or so for high rpm HP...that is just my guess, I didn't look it up.

RCR confused by the choice of ancillary placements lol...Best thing I've heard in ages. Sometimes Bryan- there isn't a reason...it just is. BTW Bryan...that'll be kickdown analogue style as opposed too cruise control i bet...might be wrong but going by my own so say experience as I'm in the UK and these cars are a little more prevalent.

Such a neat car, didn’t know much about them but that was informative and surprisingly wholesome, love it. Didn’t think id be so into JDM luxury but I really dig it. Japan had some cool exclusive sedans! Back when Nissan cared.

“You deserve to breathe.” Brilliant!

As far as I'm concerned, RCR is still the best car reviewers out there!

The philosophy at the end tho🔥

That third black cable is called the automatic transmission kick down cable, very mechanical way of doing something we now easily do electronically

If you look closely there are actually three cables coming out of the driver side cable horn, one of which runs the throttle body, the other two are likely the pedal and cruise control. Probably set up this way to enable the same throttle body with cars that did and did not have cruise control.

THOSE WHEELS LOOK GREAT ON IT! ❤💯

The official car of "papa" from your favorite NTR doujin

Hello RHD Q45 with and 80's front fascia.

It's worth noting that the model you reviewed is the short wheelbase JS model, not the regular LWB President

Love the looks of The President, looks damn good for a 90s car. There's something about 90s luxury JDM sedans, the reason why I imported my JZS161 Aristo and love it dearly

the shroud actually helps funnel the air through the radiator. Safety is an afterthought.

That little visor above the rear view mirror is genius.

I had a 1994.Q45. Great car. Mine was green with a white leather interior. Doors, dash, even the face of the dash was wrapped with real leather. No one knew what it was and I was fine with that. When asked what it was, I'd always respond "Nissan". Very smooth highway cruiser. Extremely weak transmissions, as I went through 3 of them before I sold the car at 175k miles. Surprisingly few squeaks and rattles, even after 175k miles. My luck with the 2004 M45 wouldn't be as good - took the first 75k miles to get rid of the squeaks on that car. Both still light years ahead of Mercedes on that front. It also was a ridiculously heavy car and definitely put some wear on the tires. It demanded tires with a stiffer sidewall. One time I put Bridgestones in instead of my usual Goodyears and regretted it, as it made the car wobbly. Goodyears went back on and life was good. It was also the only car I ever owned with a dome light. I put red theatrical lighting gels in the front reading lamps and it was awesome, especially with the white leather interior. I did a lot of night driving and left them on at night. One last tidbit: this was also the first car I had where you could control radio volume from the steering wheel. It did so by using a little motor to manually turn the radio's volume knob. The radio also had a motorized door which covered the bass / treble /balance / fader / Dolby controls. And the CD changer was an extra $1,000 which I refused to pay on principle, so cassette.adapter and Sony Disc man or laptop it was. Some of the Nissan Presidents did have a pull down front seat back to turn the rear seat into a lay flat bed.

1990s Nissan are great. I still remember my poorly maintained I30 from 2000 and it had 380,000km on it before it got written off in a hailstorm. The car drove like a dream after I did a quick tune up. It also feels like the newer Nissan stuff coming out is moving back to higher build quality. Out of the none luxury department they have the best interior build quality and I work with a lot of newer vehicles for work

The Q45 was a real curiosity when it came out in the US, I remember the general take being praise that Nissan wasn't afraid to experiment with styling and appeal to a younger buyer, while Lexus and Acura were snorefests meant for your retired aunt spending your dead uncle's generous pension. It's funny that the Q45 was just a slight redesign of the President seeing as its styling is not very adventurous at all, but the slight redesign they did was certainly a head turner back in the late 80's. Buying a Q45 meant that although you have a 401K, you're still dtf, and as a teenager I respected that.

Thank you, R.C.R. You guys are awesome 👌

This thing looks like some sort of weird Town Car and Buick park avenue baby.

I met the owner this afternoon at Bear Creek where he was showing a SECOND President (dark blue with gray cloth interior). Very nice guy! And extremely knowledgeable about JDM cars. Hope to see a review of that one soon!

its an infiniti q45

I'm glad he's gonna get better wheels and air suspension.. this car was definitely slammed at one point.

that transmission feature where it holds the gear, maybe that was intentional like you said in case someone with the need to outrun or get away from someone was being pursued? seems to be the type of problem the people that would be in the back of these things might have. Someone below mentioned that in their q45 when they floor it all the way it "clicks" at the bottom, perhaps that click is what is holding the gear. You said it shifted once you lifted.

@6:54, the large fan with tiny shroud was an option Nissan thought the Yakuza would enjoy using when they had to chop off someone's finger....

I just love that how I was expecting watching car reviews, but ended up with learning life lesson, nice one!

YAAAS, finally a noteworthy enough RU-vid video about the President for me to share. It's been an exhausting 2 years explaining what that shiny not-a-Bentley-not-a-Cadillac is in my driveway.

It's so beautiful! Those rims look great too.

A BMW seeing the President in its rearview mirror will use its right turn signal and move out of its way like a peasant knowing its place.

1995 Nissan President. When you fly from LA to Narita-Tokyo 4x a month first class on JAL.

One of RCRs best. Love coming home from work to these.

I have one of these and im so glad they are getting more recognition

Didn't this come to the US as the Infiniti Q45 in the 90s?

12:09 those aren't Nissan wheels, they look like knockoff A90 Supra wheels with Nissan center caps. I say knockoffs because actual Supra wheels wouldn't work in a President (different bolt patterns in both cars)

Imagine sitting in the front passenger seat and the person behind you start collapsing your headrest on you lol.

I just saw this exact car pass me in Catasauqua a week or two ago, and I just had to take a second look.

While President never got the chance, Nissan did won royal family limousine once, all the way back in 1967. Prince Royal Limousine was Japan’s royal family’s ride for 38 years until 2005 because Nissan told them to stop. Then they switched to Toyota Century, and it’s been Toyota ever since.

Thanks for the comforting message at 14:36

Holly I know the name plate of nissan president but this is the first time seeing it on any media outside of google pic And god those rims are TERRIBLE on this car, a non painted steelies with thicc side wall would be better than this

Whoa a Texas Roadhouse reference on an RCR?!?! Love it

Damn the ending about deserving a break hits close to home

This and the Century are such baller automobiles, way more than any Rolls-Royce or Bentley save the classic ones, on the level of GroBer Mercedes.

absolute baller

Classic beautiful RCR ending. Thanks.

I was waiting for a little guy to step out and just stand here....."Come on Marge...He's gonna do something, and you know it's gonna be good."

Brings back memories of an old Q45 slowly returning into the earth parked forever in the back lot of a Nissan dealership. NEVER MOVED AN INCH.

The shroud was never intended to protect your fingers, simply to direct airflow in a more efficient manner. Because I’m cooling an engine, darn your appendages.

I laughed at the en français part!!! 😂😂😂😂 Dude's basically getting blown in the back seat!!!

Respect to the Decepticon stuff

I was today years old when I found out what JDM meant 🤦🏽‍♂️

Nice Ford Grand Marquis.

Man the front of that thing really has XJ40 vibes specifically with the square headlights and hood/grill shape lol. Make sense since the XJ40 was 88-94' so it was contemporary with it.