Nissan Leopard
| Nissan Leopard | |
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| Production period: | 1980-1999 |
| Class : | upper middle class |
| Body versions : | Limousine , coupe |
The Nissan Leopard is an upper middle-class model produced in four generations by the Japanese car manufacturer Nissan from 1980 to 1999 .
Leopard (F30), 1980-1986
| Leopard F30 | |
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| Production period: | 1980-1986 |
| Body versions : | Limousine , coupe |
| Engines: |
Gasoline engines : 2.0-3.0 liters |
| Length: | 4630 mm |
| Width: | 1690 mm |
| Height: | 1345 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2625 mm |
| Empty weight : | 1115-1315 kg |
The first Leopard (also known as the Leopard TR-X) was introduced in September 1980 and should strengthen the Nissan offer in the upper middle class. The angular body, available as a two-door hardtop coupé and four-door hardtop sedan, had very thin C and D pillars and large glass surfaces. The car came up with a number of innovations, such as a consumption indicator on the dashboard. The Leopard was originally available with four- and six-cylinder naturally aspirated engines of 1800, 2000 and 2800 cm³; In September 1982, a two-liter turbo machine was added as part of a minor facelift, and in 1984 the three-liter turbo followed from the 300ZX sports car in the Leopard Turbo Grand Edition, which was produced in limited numbers.
Leopard (F31), 1986-1992
| Leopard F31 | |
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| Production period: | 1986-1992 |
| Body versions : | Coupe |
| Engines: |
Petrol engines : 2.0-3.0 liters (85-190 kW) |
| Length: | 4680 mm |
| Width: | 1690 mm |
| Height: | 1370 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2615 mm |
| Empty weight : | 1320-1460 kg |
In February 1986 the second generation Leopard (F31 series) appeared exclusively as a coupé; this car was exported to the USA under the name Infiniti M30 .
Like its predecessor, the new Leopard competed primarily with the Toyota Soarer in Japan . Unlike the Toyota, the Leopard Coupé, which looks very similar to the Soarer, could be ordered with different V6 engines, a SOHC two-liter injection unit with or without a turbocharger (from a slight facelift in August 1988 in DOHC version) or three-liter Six cylinders in suction or turbo design. The top machine developed 190 kW (255 hp). The two-liter turbo machines had a charge air cooler and only the two-liter suction cup was available with a manual transmission.
| Technical data Nissan Leopard F31 | |||
| Nissan Leopard | 2.0 | 2.0 turbo | 3.0 |
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| Engine: | 6-cylinder V-engine (four-stroke), fork angle 60 ° | ||
| Engine type: | VG20E | VG20ET | VG30DE |
| Displacement: | 1998 cc | 2960 cc | |
| Bore × stroke: | 78 x 69.7 mm | 87 × 83 mm | |
| Performance at 1 / min: | 84.5 kW (115 hp) at 6000 |
114 kW (155 PS) at 5600 |
136 kW (185 PS) at 6000 |
| Max. Torque at 1 / min: | 163 Nm at 3200 | 209 Nm at 3600 | 245 Nm at 4400 |
| Compression: | 8.5: 1 | 10.1: 1 | |
| Mixture preparation: | injection | ||
| Valve control: | OHC , chain drive | DOHC , drive via toothed belt | |
| Cooling: | Water cooling | ||
| Transmission: | 5-speed gearbox aW four-speed automatic rear-wheel drive |
Four-speed automatic rear-wheel drive |
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| Front suspension: | Wishbones, tension struts, coil springs | ||
| Rear suspension: | Trailing arm axle, coil springs | ||
| Brakes: | Disc brakes all around, brake booster | ||
| Steering: | Rack and pinion steering, servo-assisted | ||
| Body: | Sheet steel, self-supporting | ||
| Track width front / rear: | 1425/1425 mm | ||
| Wheelbase: | 2615 mm | ||
| Dimensions: | 4680 × 1690 × 1370 mm | ||
| Empty weight: | 1320 kg | 1370 kg | 1460 kg |
| Top speed: | approx. 180 km / h | approx. 190 km / h | approx. 205 km / h |
| 0-100 km / h: | n / A | ||
| Consumption (liters / 100 kilometers): | 8-13 pp | 10-16 pp | 10-16 pp |
Leopard J. Ferie (JPY32), 1992-1997
| Leopard JPY32 | |
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| Production period: | 1992-1997 |
| Body versions : | limousine |
| Engines: |
Gasoline engines : 2.0-4.1 liters (92-198 kW) |
| Length: | 4880 mm |
| Width: | 1770 mm |
| Height: | 1390 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2760 mm |
| Empty weight : | 1540-1650 kg |
The third Leopard, by the name of J. Ferie, presented in June 1992 was the Japanese home version of the Infiniti J30 , a four-door sedan with rounded shapes in the style of the contemporary Nissan Bluebird (U13) and Altima models . Two- and three-liter V6 engines or a 4.1-liter V8 with an output range from 92 kW (125 hp) to 198 kW (270 hp) continued to drive the car.
The Leopard J. Ferie shared the Y32 platform with the contemporary Nissan Cedric and Gloria models.
All Leopard J. Ferie were made at the Nissan Tochigi plant. Production of the third generation ended in June 1997.
| Technical data Nissan Leopard JPY32 | |||||
| Nissan Leopard J Ferie | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 DOHC | 3.0 turbo | V8 |
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| Engine: | 6-cylinder V-engine (four-stroke), fork angle 60 ° | 8-cylinder V-engine (four-stroke), fork angle 90 ° | |||
| Displacement: | 1998 cc | 2960 cc | 4130 cc | ||
| Bore × stroke: | 78 x 69.7 mm | 87 × 83 mm | 93 × 76 mm | ||
| Performance at 1 / min: | 92 kW (125 PS) at 6000 |
118 kW (160 hp) at 5200 |
147 kW (200 PS) at 6000 |
187 kW (255 hp) at 6000 |
198 kW (270 hp) at 6000 |
| Max. Torque at 1 / min: | 167 Nm at 3200 | 248 Nm at 3200 | 260 Nm at 4400 | 343 Nm at 3200 | 371 Nm at 4400 |
| Compression: | 9.5: 1 | 9.1: 1 | 10.5: 1 | 8.5: 1 | 10.5: 1 |
| Mixture preparation: | injection | ||||
| Valve control: | OHC , drive via toothed belt | DOHC , drive via toothed belt | DOHC , chain drive | ||
| Cooling: | Water cooling | ||||
| Transmission: | 5-speed gearbox aW four-speed automatic rear-wheel drive |
5-speed gearbox aW 4- or 5-speed automatic rear-wheel drive |
4- or 5-speed automatic rear-wheel drive |
4-speed automatic rear-wheel drive |
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| Front suspension: | Wishbones, tension struts, coil springs | ||||
| Rear suspension: | Multi-link axle, coil springs | ||||
| Brakes: | Internally ventilated disc brakes all around, brake booster, ABS | ||||
| Steering: | Rack and pinion steering, servo-assisted 3.0 Turbo aW with four-wheel steering Super-HICAS |
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| Body: | Sheet steel, self-supporting | ||||
| Track width front / rear: | 1500/1495 mm | ||||
| Wheelbase: | 2760 mm | ||||
| Dimensions: | 4880 × 1770 × 1390 mm | ||||
| Empty weight: | 1540 kg | 1480 kg | 1540 kg | 1530 kg | 1550 kg |
| Top speed: | approx. 180 km / h | approx. 195 km / h | approx. 210 km / h | approx. 225 km / h | approx. 240 km / h |
| 0-100 km / h: | n / A | ||||
| Consumption (liters / 100 kilometers): | 8-13 pp | 10-16 pp | 12-20 p | 10-17 p | |
Leopard (JY33), 1996-1999
| Leopard JY33 | |
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 Nissan Leopard JY33 |
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| Production period: | 1996-1999 |
| Body versions : | limousine |
| Engines: |
Petrol engines : 2.0-3.0 liters (92-199 kW) |
| Length: | 4895 mm |
| Width: | 1765 mm |
| Height: | 1425 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2800 mm |
| Empty weight : | 1550-1700 kg |
The fourth and final generation Leopard was introduced in March 1996 and was only available as a hardtop sedan. The model was based on the Nissan Gloria and Cima Y33 platform .
V6 engines with a displacement of 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 liters (the latter also with a turbocharger) and the equipment levels (in ascending order) XJ, XR, XV and XV-G were offered. In the XJ-Four with all-wheel drive, a 2.5-liter in-line six-cylinder with turbocharger did the job.
Production ended in June 1999, and no export took place.
| Technical data Nissan Leopard JY33 | |||||
| Nissan Leopard | 2000 | 2500 | 2500 turbo | 3000 | 3000 turbo |
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| Engine: | 6-cylinder V-engine (four-stroke) | 6-cylinder in-line engine (four-stroke) | 6-cylinder V-engine (four-stroke) | ||
| Engine type: | VG20E | VQ25DE | RB25DET | VQ30DD | VQ30DET |
| Displacement: | 1998 cc | 2495 cc | 2498 cc | 2987 cc | |
| Bore × stroke: | 78 x 69.7 mm | 85 x 73.3 mm | 86 x 71.7 mm | 93 x 73.3 mm | |
| Performance at 1 / min: | 92 kW (125 PS) at 6000 |
140 kW (190 PS) at 6400 |
173 kW (235 hp) at 6400 |
169 kW (230 PS) at 6400 |
199 kW (270 hp) at 6000 |
| Max. Torque at 1 / min: | 166 Nm at 3200 | 235 Nm at 4000 | 274 Nm at 4800 | 294 Nm at 4000 | 367 Nm at 3600 |
| Compression: | 9.5: 1 | 10: 1 | 9.0: 1 | 11: 1 | 9: 1 |
| Mixture preparation: | Electronic injection | ||||
| Valve control: | OHC | DOHC | |||
| Cooling: | Water cooling | ||||
| Transmission: | Four-speed automatic rear-wheel drive (2500 Turbo: all-wheel drive) |
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| Front suspension: | Wishbone axle, coil springs | ||||
| Rear suspension: | Wishbone axle, coil springs | ||||
| Steering: | n / A | ||||
| Body: | Sheet steel, self-supporting | ||||
| Track width front / rear: | 1500/1495 mm | ||||
| Wheelbase: | 2800 mm | ||||
| Dimensions: | 4895 × 1765 × 1425 mm | ||||
| Empty weight: | 1550-1700 kg | ||||
| Top speed: | not specified | ||||
| 0-100 km / h: | not specified | ||||
| Consumption (liters / 100 kilometers, Japanese standard): | 9.0-12.8 S. | ||||
Individual evidence
- ^ Automobil Revue , catalog number 1987, p. 422f.
- ^ Automobil Revue , catalog number 1995, p. 422f.
- ↑ http://history.nissan.co.jp/LEOPARD/htmls/car/lineup.html
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- Automobil Revue , catalog number 1995
Web links
- Leopard Y33 on Nissan History (status: 6/1999)
- Specifications of the Leopard models