Is There a V6 Nissan Leaf S?

No, the Nissan Leaf S has never had an available V6 engine. The Leaf is an electric car that has never been outfitted with a gasoline engine.
Written by Cameron Thiessen
Reviewed by Jessica Barrett
There is no V6 Nissan Leaf S. Every Nissan Leaf is equipped with an electric motor powered by a rechargeable battery pack. The Nissan Leaf S has been the standard, entry-level Nissan Leaf model since 2013.
If you’re wondering whether or not there was ever a Nissan Leaf S with a V6 engine, you’re either mistaken about what the Nissan Leaf is or confused about what a V6 engine is. The Nissan Leaf is, in many ways, the modern era’s premier battery-electric vehicle (BEV). And electric vehicles cannot have V6 engines, because V6 engines run on gasoline.
“V6” refers to the way an engine with six cylinders is designed—the cylinders are arranged in “V” formations. Naturally, electric car motors don’t require cylinders, because they do not need to combust liquid fuel in order to power their wheels.
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If you’re looking for a vehicle that’s a compact car like the Nissan Leaf S but has a beefy V6 engine, you’re not going to find much. The smallest cars you can find with V6 engines are usually midsize sedans, although there are a few compact sedans that still have them. 
For a smaller vehicle with that much engine power, you’re probably going to need to look in the luxury segment.
Here are a few of the smaller V6 vehicles you can buy on the new car market:
If you just want a V6 engine and don’t care about the shape of the car, there are some V6 vehicles made by Nissan. Here are a few of the smaller V6 Nissan models:
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No—the Nissan Leaf S is a battery-electric vehicle that comes with a 110-kW AC synchronous electric motor.
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