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Leopard
6 Litre Roadster
Hand-built replica-style roadster; factory capacity 25 per year.
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- V8 · 6,000 cc / 6 LFactory: 6 L
- Power
- 298 kW / 405 PSFactory: 405 PS
- Top speed
- 250 km/hFactory: 250 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Zbysław Szwaj (engineer, original design concept)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Leopard 6-Litre Roadster is a retro-styled sports car with a hand-finished aluminium body and a V8, which the maker presents as a world-class, exclusive car.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The company Leopard Automobile AB was set up in 1995, after an earlier Series 1 roadster of about 1994 was redesigned from scratch.
Production facilities at Mielec, Poland, were ready in 2002. The first car was completed in November 2003 and shown privately in Sweden to a limited group of enthusiasts.
The Leopard 6 Litre Roadster had its international launch in Paris in April 2005.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard 6 Litre Roadster.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | V81 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 6,000 cc / 6 LFactory: 6 L1 Independently researchedStated as 6-litre in the source without a decimal. |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 298 kW / 405 PSFactory: 405 PS1 Independently researchedThe source writes KM (koń mechaniczny), the same unit as PS. |
| Power at | 6,000 rpm1 Independently researched |
| Torque | 542 NmFactory: 542 Nm1 Independently researched |
| Torque at | 4,400 rpm1 Independently researched |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | tubular steel space frame with protective coating1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | ventilated, drilled Brembo discs with 4-piston calipers1 Independently researched |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | hand-built aluminium body1 Independently researched |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 250 km/hFactory: 250 km/h1 Independently researchedElectronic limit as stated by the maker. |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | 4 s1 |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Aluminium body hand-built by aviation specialists on a tubular steel space frame with a protective coating. The maker describes the chrome trim as copper-based and the interior as fully leather.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Leopard Automobile - Mielec (company page) Level C Leopard Automobile Mielec Sp. z o.o.
- 6-litre aluminium V8 engine
- 405 KM at 6000 rpm (KM is the Polish metric horsepower, PS)
- 405 KM at 6000 rpm
- 542 Nm at 4400 rpm
- tubular steel space frame with protective coating
- Ventilated and drilled Brembo discs with 4-piston calipers
- Aluminium body hand-made by aviation specialists
- electronically limited to 250 km/h
- 0 to 100 km/h in 4 seconds
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