Poland isn’t famed for its automotive manufacturing. Sausages yes. Cars no. But one small company in Warsaw, established in 1992, has been doing their best to change all that. Leopard Automobile has been making sports cars since 1994, but their latest creation is something rather special.
Called the Leopard 6 Litre Roadster, the car is based around a computer-designed tubular steel space frame chassis which has been crash tested in the UK. The engine is a GM-sourced LS-2 all-aluminium 6.0 litre V8 which produces 405 horsepower @ 6,000 rpm and 542 Nm of torque @ 4,400 rpm. The transmission is a 6-speed manual Tremec T-56 gearbox. With this drivetrain, the Leopard 6 Litre Roadster can bolt to 62 mph (100 km/h) in just 4 seconds dead. The top speed is 156 mph (250 km/h).
The styling of the Leopard 6 Litre Roadster is one of its most distinctive features. It joins the long list of retro and classically inspired contemporary sports cars with modern underpinnings. Overall it’s a reasonably handsome looking car, although the front end lets it down a little bit. Something about the headlight positioning doesn’t look quite right to my eye. But if you can live with that, then you probably won’t have any complaints about the rest of the car.
The styling of the Leopard 6 Litre Roadster is one of its most distinctive features. It joins the long list of retro and classically inspired contemporary sports cars with modern underpinnings. Overall it’s a reasonably handsome looking car, although the front end lets it down a little bit. Something about the headlight positioning doesn’t look quite right to my eye. But if you can live with that, then you probably won’t have any complaints about the rest of the car.
The interior too is well designed. It’s slightly more refined than you might expect. And although it has a little bit of a kit car vibe to it, it’s neat, tidy and well thought out. I particularly like the center console with its chromed shifter, hand brake and four simple round buttons. The cleverly designed chrome roll bar with integrated high-mount brake light is also worthy of a mention.
Other highlights of the Leopard 6 Litre Roadster include powerful Brembo brakes at all four corners, custom designed lightweight alloy wheels forged by RH Alurad, and a quick-rack power-assisted steering system.
If you want to put a Leopard 6 Litre Roadster in your driveway then be prepared to dig deep. Each car costs a rather exorbitant 130,000 EUR ($170,000).
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