Tatra 700

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.[2]

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,[3] had a 4.3-litre engine, reaching 234 PS, with a curb weight increased to 1930 kg.[4] A 400 PS 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 360 kg lighter, with a top speed of 316 km/h.[5][6]

The model was not successful, nor produced in large numbers, and production was halted in July 1999.[7] Only 75 of these cars were ever built.[8] 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 : 201 PS at 5750 rpm, or 234 PS
• max. torque : 300 Nm, or 380 Nm
• top speed: 230 km/h, or 250 km/h
• 0–100 km/h (0-62 mph): 10.8 s, or less than 5 s (T700 GT)

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