| Nissan Leopard 3.0 Ultima (F31) | |
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First Appears In |
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I.D. Code |
F31 |
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Manufacturer |
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Layout |
FR |
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Transmission |
4-Speed Jatco Automatic |
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Default Horsepower |
185hp |
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Engine |
3.0 L Nissan VG30DE DOHC V6 EFi |
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Default Color Selection |
Dark Blue Two Tone, Gold metallic two tone, White two tone, white |
Nissan Leopard 3.0 Ultima is a car produced by Nissan Motor Corporation which was first introduced in Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6 as reward bonus car.
Description[]
The F31 Leopard appeared in February 1986 and was only available as a luxury GT coupé. This vehicle shared a platform with the Nissan Skyline R31, Nissan Cefiro A31, and the Nissan Laurel C32 to share development costs.
The F31 Leopard was directly competing mainly to the Toyota Soarer, Mazda Cosmo, and the Honda Legend coupe in 1986. Whereas Toyota offered the Soarer with several iterations of its 2 liter inline six and the single turbo 7M-GTE, Nissan had either non-turbo or turbo V6 inside its, then new, Leopard. The displacements of the engines were of either a 2.0L or a 3.0L, and they were the VG30DET, VG30DE, VG20DET (post 1988), VG20ET (prior to 1988), and VG20E. Early 2.0 turbo versions had the single-cam (per bank) VG20ET, but from August 1988, the quad cam version appeared. The bodywork was also facelifted at this time, and now featured a somewhat smoother front appearance. It was the facelifted version that was exported to the USA, and approximately 12,000 Leopards were sold (with around 6,000 of those being converted to convertibles by ASC). In the USA, the F31 was called the Infiniti M30.[9] Output of the VG30DE engine also increased marginally at the time of the facelift. Available in top spec form was the new turbocharged 3 litre VG30DET engine which produces 255 PS (188 kW). Only the smaller VG20ET and VG20DET engines had intercoolers.
The installation of 2.0 L engines in shorter vehicles was that so the lower trim packages offered Japanese buyers the ability to purchase a luxury coupe that didn't incur a yearly tax for owning a vehicle that didn't comply with Japanese Government dimension regulations. The use of a smaller engine also offered Japanese buyers yearly road tax savings.
Trivia[]
- This car is one of 3 bonus car in WMMT6 after transfer data from WMMT5DX+ and total Acquired is over MaxiG 500000 and this car is full tune instead actual horsepower.
- The Leopard and Nissan Fairlady Z 280Z-T (HGS130) would later became as playable car in upcoming WMMT games, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6 RR+.