Tatra
700

Why it matters

The T700 was Tatra's last passenger car and the last of the air-cooled, rear-engined V8 line that began with the T613 of 1974. It was a heavily revised T613 with new front sheet metal and interior. Tatra ended car production in 1999 and went on to focus on heavy trucks.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Tatra 700 (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: TaurusEmerald · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Tatra 700 (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: I would appreciate being notified if you use my work outside Wikimedia. More of my work can be found in my personal gallery. · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Tatra 700 (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Bc. Jan Kaláb · CC BY-SA 2.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

British designer Geoff Wardle restyled the T613 for Tatra, building on an earlier T614 proposal that had almost reached production. In February 1995 Tatra's director of cars told him that the Czech government would order 100 cars if the model were substantially different. The first prototype was built in 1995 and shown to the government in December, and the production car was launched in April 1996.

The first 20 cars were completed quickly, but the order for 100 had not been fulfilled when the source was written. Bring a Trailer says fewer than 100 were built, with estimates of 75 to 100, and that a later T700-2 used an enlarged 4.4-litre V8 of 220 hp. At least one two-door T700GT was built with a 400 hp variant.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

The T700 is a four-door saloon with a 90 degree V8 mounted behind the rear axle (over it), a 5-speed manual transaxle, leather and wood interior and an overall length of about 202 inches. Changes from the T613 are new front sheet metal, rounded rear wheel arches, doors with a waistline that rises towards the rear, and a new rear side window. The tuned 4.36-litre version is recognisable by its shifted central pillars, extended front doors, lowered chassis and fifteen-inch wheels.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Lane Motor Museum – 1996 Tatra T700 Level B

   • 29 Tatra T700 cars produced ("Number Produced: 29")

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   History: Tatra T700 (1996-1999) Level C tatra.demon.nl (archived) · 2008-03-24

   • 90° V8-engine placed in the rear
   • 90° V8-engine
   • capacity of 3495 cm³
   • bore x stroke of 85 x 77 mm
   • compression ratio of 9,3:1
   • electronic multipoint fuel injection and a three-way catalytic converter
   • 147 kW (200 HP) @ 5750 rpm
   • maximum torque of 300 Nm @ 4000 rpm
   • 300 Nm @ 4000 rpm
   • engine is placed on top of the rear axle
   • double-circuit internally ventilated discs placed all-round
   • self-supporting four-seat four-door with security door-reinforcements

   Accessed 2026-11-13
3. 3
   Last of the air-cooled V8 Czechs: 1996 Tatra T700 Level C Bring a Trailer · 2018-06-14

   • rear-mounted, air-cooled V8
   • 3.5 liter 16-valve air-cooled V8 ... DOHC
   • 5-speed manual transaxle
   • overall length ... at 202 inches

   Accessed 2026-11-13