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Nissan Leopard 2nd generation (F31)

Years
1986–1992
Chassis
F31
Drivetrain
FR
Nissan Leopard 2nd generation (F31)

Image: TTTNIS / CC0

Story

From this generation the lineup was a 2-door coupe only. Its eight-unit multi-headlights stand out, and it is the generation familiar from "Abunai Deka".

Chassis

Width1,690 mmHeight1,370 mm
Wheelbase2,615 mmLength4,680 mm
Curb weight
1,460kg

Production plants

  1. Murayama Plant

    Musashimurayama, Tokyo

    1986–1988

  2. Production moved in 1988
  3. Oppama Plant

    Yokosuka, Kanagawa

    1988–1991

US import eligibility

Earliest cars
Eligible since February 201125 years after sales began in February 1986
Last cars
Eligible since 201725 years after sales ended in 1992 (month not recorded)

Eligibility depends on each car's month of manufacture on its build plate, not on the sale dates shown here (NHTSA).

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Engineers

Isao Sono

Isao Sono

A designer who worked in the design department of Nissan Motor. He worked on the exterior design of the fourth-generation Fairlady Z (Z32) with Yoshio Maezawa, Toshio Yamashita and others.

Naganori Ito

Naganori Ito

Hometown: Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture

Chief engineer of the eighth-generation Skyline (R32). Shinichiro Sakurai's foremost disciple, he took over as chief engineer near the end of the seventh generation's development, and then led the eighth generation from the early stages of its development.