The Tatra 700 is a rear-engined luxury car released in 1996 by the Czech car maker Tatra. It was essentially a heavily restyled version of the Tatra 613 model it replaced. It is one of the last production cars with an air-cooled engine.
The T700 was offered as a 4-door saloon with a 3.5-litre 90° air-cooled V8 petrol engine. A later 700-2 version, consisting of the last 14 cars built, had a 4.3-litre engine, reaching , with a curb weight increased to . A version called T700 GT was also listed, although this may have remained a one-off. This model also had a 4.4-litre V8 but has a shorter height and length and is lighter, with a top speed of .
The model was not successful, nor produced in large numbers, and production was halted in July 1999.Nowill, Julian: "4 Czechoslovakia," East European Cars, p 103. Gloucestershire, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited, 2000. . Only 75 of these cars were ever built. The Tatra 700 was the last passenger car made by Tatra, after which it concentrated on trucks.
Specifications motor: Tatra 700, air-cooled V8 displacement: 3495 cc (3.5 L), or 4360 cc (4.4 L) max. power : at 5750 rpm, or max. torque : , or top speed: , or 0–100 km/h (0-62 mph): 10.8 s, or less than 5 s (T700 GT)
References
External links