Tatra 700

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700
Production period: 1996-1999
Class : Upper class
Body versions : limousine
Engines:
Petrol engines : 3.5–4.4 liters
(148–294 kW)
Length: 5130 mm
Width: 1800 mm
Height: 1480 mm
Wheelbase : 3130 mm
Empty weight : 1840 kg
Previous model Tatras 613
Tatra 700 hatchback
Tatra 700 notchback

The Tatra 700 is a passenger car model of the upper class of the Czech manufacturer Tatra . The vehicle with an air-cooled eight-cylinder rear engine was manufactured from April 1996 to 1999 as the successor to the 613-4 and was the last passenger car model from Tatra.

history

Development of the Tatra 700 began as early as 1992. Tim Bishop engineering company in Great Britain was to adapt the model 613-4 Mi to the latest emission regulations in the USA and Europe. The appearance of the car should also be revised. In 1995 Geoff Wardle - employed at the European Art Center of Design in Switzerland - dealt with the front and rear of the car. Design elements from earlier models of the brand were cited. The Czech government, which in the meantime got its company cars from Mercedes-Benz , promised to order 100 copies of the new Tatra if it should meet modern requirements. The new body was developed in cooperation with Tatra and presented to government representatives in December 1995. The first series copies were ready in April 1996, but the Czech government never kept its promise.

In addition to the hatchback sedan, there was also a notchback version and the 3.5-liter engine was accompanied by a 4.4-liter rear engine with 294 kW (400 hp) and a top speed of 250 km / h. Both units had intake manifold injection and a three-way catalytic converter . Nevertheless, the sales targets could not be achieved, and so Tatra gave up car construction when this model was discontinued in 1999. The total production of the Tatra 700 only reached about 65 vehicles. There is also a two-door version called the Tatra 700 GT. This was created by converting a damaged Tatra 613.

Technical data 3.5 liter engine

  • Year of construction 1996–1999
  • Length: 5130 mm
  • Width: 1800 mm
  • Height: 1480 mm
  • Wheelbase: 3130 mm
  • Front track: 1532 mm
  • Rear track: 1532 mm
  • Engine: eight-cylinder V-engine with four overhead camshafts, air cooling with axial fan , multi-point injection , three-way catalytic converter
  • Displacement: 3495 cm³
  • Output: 148 kW (201 hp) at 5750 rpm
  • Torque: 300 Nm at 4000 rpm
  • Gearbox: Hydraulically operated single-disc dry clutch, five-speed manual gearbox with center shift, fully synchronized
  • Drive type: rear-wheel drive
  • Empty weight: 1840 kg
  • Acceleration 0-100 km / h: 10.8 s
  • Top speed: 230 km / h
  • Standard consumption: 12.5 l / 100 km

See also

Web links

Commons : Tatra 700  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.tatra-register.de/geschichte.htm
  2. ↑ Tatra 700 GT at tatra-club.com