1987 Nissan Pulsar NX Review - A Modular, Wacky, 80's Coupe!
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Drivetrain
1:51 - Interior
3:20 - BFB Test
3:30 - Seats
4:01 - Rear Hatch
4:57 - Exterior
5:19 - Final Thoughts
6:45 - Outro - Auta a dopravní prostředky
The video turned out great! Thanks for coming over man, it's so cool to have my car immortalized like this haha
Hell yeah fellow Pulsar NXer!
is this the same pulsar that was at the longwood car show recently?
@@jonahscott872 Yooo you're the guy with the Fiero! Yeah this is the same NX haha
@trashboat7687 yeah dude lmao. I saw the thumbnail, and I had a feeling it was u. Then, when he said it ws in florida, it was a dead giveaway 🤣
@@thejesterofdarkness I have one, too! Original owner!!!!
Wow … def remember as a kid the neighbor across the street having a red Pulsar and a family friend having a white one … truly nostalgic classics! 🔥
Same story for me as a kid the neighbour had a black one my friend and I would go bother him as soon as he came outside to flip up the headlights we would go crazy seeing the lights go up and down.
If young reviewers like you and the buying public keep banging this drum of missed opportunities by the current makers and their offerings maybe something will happen. Keep up the great work Zach, you are speaking for all of us!!!
Sadly, Nissan ceased to be in 2003. They were acquired (along with Mitsubishi) by Renault. That spelled the end of the cool, stylish, but most importantly reliable, well performing era.
@LynxStarAuto it's more of a merger. They're still very different than Renault
I'm often amazed by the cars that show up on this channel. So many well preserved examples of old cars, which tend not to be popular among enthusiasts (and therefore usually gone to scrap). Is this what it's like in the south where they don't salt the roads?
My uncle had one when I was a kid. It had t-tops and he would take off the hatch. We would ride around all day and night in the humid summers. He would come and pick me and my 2 cousins up
That car is in mint condition. I've always loved these cars. In Australia they were called the Nissan Exa and they were so cool. I'd love one but it would have to be standard/manual.
I had 2 of these when I was a teenager, a red xe and a black se. I can't believe you didn't mention the T‐tops, that was my favorite thing about them.
This is a much needed design language! We should switch our car to wagon or sedan any time🔥❤️
I had an 88 Nissan Pulsar NX Red. I loved this car. It was so much fun for me being a brand new enlistee in the military and serving in CA.
My younger brother used to have one of these in silver, with the regular hatch, he also had a cap thing for it too, he would switch back & forth every couple of weeks!
its an AMAZING car... i was gifted one for my 17th birthday by a family friend. i learned to drive manual on it. Had it for a few years and loved it. I went abroad to work for as summer and my folks got rid of it and got me a Sentra because they never liked the Pulsar.. i still cant get over it. if i still had it, it would be fully restored
I've had an nx SE since the early 90s and I still use it weekly I just love it. I've always been Nissan crazy. I've a 98 pulsar vzr, a skyline r34 and R32 , a Silvia, a sunny and a Nissan bluebird in my collection, however my favourite is the nx by far
I remember this car from Gran Turismo 4... I was surprised by how well it drove in the game even tho it was weird to look at
I’m 17 and have one of these it is a super fun car, and he broke everything down about the car perfectly
I learned how to drive manual in a 1988 manual Pulsar (same thing as this) a few years ago. It was fully restored and looked pretty nice but slow. Most useless back seat ever lol
Would you recommend dis car for a daily car now a days? What's the experience of the back seat?
@@joshuagamboaa.2345 I wouldn’t just because of the age. As for the back seat, it was extremely cramped. My head would touch the top even with my neck bent sideways
Hey man, I don't care about cars, but I watch your channel because it's cool, weird, and funny! Love your editing and jokes. CZcams is its own art and you are doing it well thanks
You don't care about cars? What's the matter with you? 🤨
Finally. A video on this car that's longer than 40 seconds
Cars like these make me loves the Japanese auto engineers even more!
A girl I liked had a black NX with gold pinstripes. It was so awesome to drive. The top came off as you demonstrated and we put those back in the hatch. I saw an NX that looked like a wagon once. I never knew they were modular! The speakers in the back are reminiscent of the tail lights. You're right about Nissan. They had some awesome vehicles late 80s early 90s!! I still love the 240 SX, 300 ZX (Amazing)! Thanks for this review, it was totally 80s! BTW, what aerial footage is that you have of a Florida beach? It looks so dirtly. Must be the Atlantic side, lol! Where I live in NW FL the beaches are white as snow! I hope you enjoyed your trip and I love this channel. My 2nd comment. My first was on the G6 review!
NX that looks like a wagon…. WAIT A MINUTE YOU SAW A PULSAR NX SPORTBACK?!?!?! THOSE ARE SO RARE AND AMAZING 😫❤
Always wanted to get one of those! Manual and t-top! Almost bought one but the seller decided to keep it...
I remember these cars when I was growing up. It is a shame Nissan does not take chances like they did back then. On the other hand, there is the new Nissan Z which is pure old school Nissan with the availability of a blue interior! YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! 😅
had a new '87 candy apple red pulsar back in 1988 while serving in Navy- beautiful car.
Great review. I like how you're not too judgemental with these.
Baaam 😍 thank you so much for making a review of the Nissan Pulsar NX, which was also called Nissan EXA in other countries. It was one of my favorites when I was a child and it still is though they never brought it to Germany. You’re absolutely right - Nissan was great between 1986 and 1995 ❤️
Its Always Interesting Seeing these.
Thanks for reviewing and showing. Had a red one back in the day, and it was a lovely car. Nice drive, and beautiful looks, a true head-turner.
My Grandpa had an '86! The Illinois winters killed it though. 😥
I drove my ex's 87 Nissan Pulsar (manual transmission) all the time back in the day!!! This was a great video! I think it was an SE 🤔
My 1989 Sentra is waiting for you Zack!
The switchable rear hatch reminds me of Inspector Gadget's car
fun fact bout the car, its essentially a b12 sentra/sunny, same chassis, suspension, base engine etc etc
the stand out part about the pulsar nx is the SE model, obv excluding the sportbak hatch, which had upgraded brakes same size as the b13 se-r, thick swaybars and a CA16de or 18de depending where youre from
i have a b12 sentra coupe and took the swaybars and front brakes from an SE because they were really the only upgrades aside engine lol
My uncle had a green one of these rotting away in his backyard in the countryside, I've always had a soft spot for these
Epic - that a perfect rad wood car. Makes me want to get a hatchback and take the hatch off
Very cool. Met a guy here in SoCal who had both hatches on his very clean Pulsar. odd car
Great info!!!
I had one of these back in the late 90s, you could beat anybody racing around the block lol
It would be really cool with the hatch off and T-tops open
It is, feels just like a convertible. I have 3 of these
WOW-!!!! my grandma had this as her “snow bird” car in Arizona
I had a 1987 SE that I bought in mid-1987 and kept for 8 years. Looking to find one for nostalgia's sake. Regarding the back seat, I thought all of the 87s had a vinyl back seat (like mine) - the one in this video has a cloth seat.
I always wanted one with the box top in the back
Before the crossover phase having 2 versions of the same CUV there was 2 versions of the same coupe. God I miss that era!❤️
Great video! I agree, this is back when Nissan made fun cars. A friend had the 300ZX in the 80's and it was a blast! I had Sentra a few years back. Fine for basic transportation, reliable but terribly boring.
My ex-girlfriend had a Second Generation Light Blue Pulsar! GOD she loved that car!! The only girl I think I ever met who could drive stick!!😎😎I ALSO LOVED those candy cane taillights!!!!!🧐
I had one of those back in in the late 90s,
Same but the 89
why did my 87 NX SE have good cloth front buckets and a cheapo vinyl folddown rear
Oh my God, these are so rare and amazing.
These cars are not as light as you think. The curb weight was in the high 2800's believe it or not. Had a lot to do with the equipment it came with, and the strengthening of the rear C-pillar. The hatch being removable, and could be driven with it removed. As such, it required strengthening in that area which added weight.
i think it actually weighs at 2400 which isnt all too bad considering its a sentra in disguise, which those were 2100 lbs
This is what I call a momentum car ur suppose to get the nx pulsar in manual and it's all about driving the slow car fast it's fun af and teaches u how to control the little guy u won't be gapping anything tho
I had a 1986 Nissan pulsar XL was told that was one of 100 important to the United States also had the 88 pulsar NX here in video both ultra rare cars🎉
We had one of these back in the high school shop class. We fit 11 people in it with the hatch closed.
Dawg I can barely fit four 😂
I love how there's no reason but 80s style for the taillights to be shaded like that. This would be cool with the wagon back.
Seen this car parked in the neighbourhood and I was wanted to know what kind of car it is
What a stunning car. How did they get it oh so right in the 80's?
you gotta stop finding me new cars to want you already made me buy an acty😂😂
Shares the same engine with the pre facelift B12 Nissan Sentra before the GA series engine
I had the chance to drive a 1992 nissan nx 2000 before these cars are so cool I wish we had something like this these days.
That car was an acquired taste back then. Eccentric, quirky, styling to be sure.
They were great little handlers though. Basically, that era's MINI Coopers.
5:12 - I could be wrong, but didn't the Escort GT have something similar?
Out side of the usa is call exa
A redline below 6,000 RPM for a 4-cyl cracks me up! Reminds me of my 85 Mustang
When I was 16, I owned a 1981 Pulsar NX 5spd manual, and my cousin owned a 1983 Pulsar NX 5spd manual. We used to race each other all the time lol. Is it a fast car? No. It’s very slow. Does it handle well? No. Absolutely suck. Is it light? Yes. Is it small? Yes. The lightness and small size make it fun. But it’s more fun for me due to the nostalgic factor. Is it a classic? Absolutely not. Don’t get that twisted people lol. I bought mine for $1500 back then. I wouldn’t spend more than $3k for one today lol.
I have a 1989 Ford Probe GT Turbo for you to review
1987 Subaru rx turbo as well
Pulsar was ahead of it's time with the styling. I drive an Xterra, in a world of boring crossovers and SUV's. The Xterra is/was something different. As far as the Rogue and Murano go those vehicles are very boring. Xterra is a lot of fun to drive.
Hey you're only a few hours from my location, you wanna review a Pulsar with a turbo charged 1.8L manual that has the shooting brake aka SportBak hatch?
I'd love to next time I head down to your area! You can submit it to Zackpradel.com/submit and I will email you when I head back down!
@@ShootingCars actually sending you an email as we speak
Hi. What years was this car sold in the USA from and did they all come in Convertible or T Tops?
Model years were '87-'90, all Pulsar NXs had T-tops
@@thejesterofdarkness Hi thanks.
Zack... I had this car, I don't really know why your saying is not fast? Well if you count 100mph as not fast then no but I remembered it flew on I-25! 1:44 if anyone knows about a car in Texas I'm willing to buy it!
I drove this car with the shooting brake style thing in Gran Turismo 6 I thought it was a hatchback version of this car
I drive my 89 Pulsar every day!!!
The Japanese manufacturers of the 90s are mostly different now. I miss those days. In my country it is the Nissan EXA.
If I remember correctly one mistake Nissan did was pricing this car higher than Civic and Civic was way faster and better handling car,not to mention tons of aftermarket options available. Pulsar essentially was Sentra in new hip trim.
5:30
Money talks. They built all these cars and everybody went for the more boring practical cars.
The market for the interesting stuff is really small.
All these automakers in the 90s and 2000s were at a point where they offered all sorts of stuff but everybody went for the new crossover.
So they trimmed out the fat that nobody really cares for on their books.
Ay, hope you doin alright bro 🤙
Nice, when Nissan was a top notch automaker in the late 80s..........
I love my pulsar
Was this one a T top?
I mean I remember a nissian quest having blue seats and my granparents volvo.
If Nissan were to make this car today, it would most likely have a CVT as its automatic transmission.
Hahahahha boom 💥
CVT 🤢
That Pulsar is so clean! The 15 year old me lusted after this car back in the day and I haven't seen one in years! Thank you for the great review and showing the interior so well. I didn't realize the Pulsar had the headlight up button like my 1992 Miata. My 1994 Probe GT didn't :(
Ahh a man of culture! My first car was an 89 Probe. Then I eventually got a 96 GT. The Probe most definitely did allow you to pop up the headlights and leave them up. All pop up head light cars did. It was a requirement by law as they would freeze in colder climates and get stuck closed.
On the probe the light switch had three positions. The first raised the lights, the second turned on the parking lights, the third turned on the headlights.
On the 89, one only had to turn the switch to the parking light mode, and turn off the vehicle. The parking lights would turn off on ignition off, and the lights would stay up. 👌🏽
I got the big brother nx2000
Not much power needed with this one. The modulasation is all you need that makes it special and unique!
My dad had a red one that I grew up in. He then gave it to my cousin and her husband, and they have stomach hands; everything they touch turns to sh*t!
Is this really a 1987 model?
If needed a turbo option, seriously underpowered but looked really cool
The funny thing is that the engine that came with the SE version from ‘88 onward, the CA18DE, had a turbo variant available in Asia/Australia regions in the early 80s. Why they didn’t offer that engine as an upgrade amazes me. I have a Pulsar with a CA18DET in it and she hauls ass when that boost hits.
@@thejesterofdarkness we got the CA18DE stateside, but none of the turbo variants made it over here. It boiled down to pricing language. It was a big tax ticket. So Nissan only brought the 300zx in turbo form here as it was considered a premium vehicle, whose customers could afford the premium price tag.
Have the sport bak
Aesthetic car
okay, but does anyone on here know of somewhere or someone that has this car for parts?
You could beat anybody around lol
No word on a T-top?
Hey my friend let you borrow that car lol
A year later the CA16DE was used much better engine.
driving the worst config with the anemic carb engine and automatic
Young man this a 3 speed automatic without overdrive,not a 4 speed automatic.
Tree-mendos
FIRST!
You "do have", or you have?
88 Toyota GT looks same. Toyota is nicer IMHO.
4 speed auto in the 1980s
This lower trim (xe) only had the 3 speed auto. The 4th gear (overdrive) was only on the higher trim se model.
Toyota's used to be borning cars, but now Nissan has gotten boring. Unfortunately, since Renault took over Nissan. their quality has gone downhill and they have those horrible unreliable Jacto CVTs
As a gay man who came out in the late 80’s, I can assure you that the Nissan Pulsar was very popular with women and gay men. I knew a couple of guys that owned one. Straight men wouldn’t be seen dead in one of those back in the day. Looking back, they are definitely fun little quirky cars that are rarely seen in northern states anymore.
As a 20 yr old in ‘01 who’s first car was a Pulsar NX, cruising through the college campus with the top off, my shirt off, listening to Hadaway’s “What is Love” and other sweet techno/dance beats, I always wondered why I couldn’t get a girl. It is only in my older years I understand why 🤣
I own 3 of them today and I would totally be caught dead in one of these but the shirt stays on, my teenager body has long departed this world.
Horrible
Weak unreliable nissan engine
It needs to smell like camels and aquanet. This video deserves another three zeros added to the view count.