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Tatra
MTX V8 (Metalex)
Mid-engined supercar developed with coachbuilder Metalex using the T613 drivetrain
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Miloš700 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 4 Built
- Years
- 1991
- Engine
- Tatra V8, mounted longitudinally above the rear axle · 3,919 cc / 3.9 LFactory: 3,919 cc
- Power
- 225 kW / 306 PSFactory: 225 kW
- Top speed
- 265 km/hFactory: 265 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Václav Král
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The MTX Tatra V8 was a two-seat Czech sports prototype built by the Metalex company in the early 1990s around Tatra V8 mechanicals. It began as a circuit-racing special and was converted into a road-going Supersport. It drew nearly 200 enquiries at the 1991 Prague motor show, and in 1997 the MTX Tatra V8 set the first official Czech land speed record.
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 MTX V8 (Wikipedia article: MTX Tatra V8)
Photo: Miloš700 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tatra MTX V8 (Wikipedia article: MTX Tatra V8)
Photo: Miloš700 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tatra MTX V8 (Wikipedia article: MTX Tatra V8)
Photo: János Tamás · CC BY 2.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionAll MTX Tatra V8 cars built, including two prototypes, before a factory fire destroyed the tooling (page: 'just four cars (including two prototypes) were built') | 41 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
The car was designed by Václav Král, reportedly while Czechoslovakia was still under the old regime, and built in a series of five at the Metalex workshops in the early 1990s. After the response at the first Autosalon Praha in 1991, the company prepared production, but then sold the whole project including manufacturing and intellectual rights. A fire at the new owner's premises ended hopes of production.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard MTX V8 (Metalex).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine manufacturer | Tatra2 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Tatra V8, mounted longitudinally above the rear axle2 Independently researched |
| Cylinders | 82 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 3,919 cc / 3.9 LFactory: 3,919 cc2 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 225 kW / 306 PSFactory: 225 kW2 Independently researched |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Five-speed synchromesh manual, rear-wheel drive2 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | 52 Independently researched |
| Driven wheels | Rear2 Independently researched |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | disc brakes on all four wheels2 Independently researched |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Laminate (GRP) body on a steel frame2 Independently researched |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 265 km/hFactory: 265 km/h2 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
A two-seat sports prototype with an aerodynamic body designed by Václav Král. The doors open diagonally upward and the headlights flip up. The body is laminate on a steel frame, and the engine and running gear come from a Tatra. The museum's exhibit is a black 1993 prototype.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Goodwood Road & Racing – Five weird nineties supercars you've never heard of Level C
- 4 All MTX Tatra V8 cars built, including two prototypes, before a factory fire destroyed the tooling (page: 'just four cars (including two prototypes) were built')
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2
Tatra V8 MTX (exhibit page, Sports Car Museum Lány) Level C Muzeum sportovních vozů Lány
- Motor a podvozkové skupiny byly použity z vozu Tatra.
- vidlicový osmiválec Tatra
- Motor je uložen nad zadní nápravou podélně
- vidlicový osmiválec
- obsah 3919ccm
- výkon 225kW
- pětistupňová synchronní, pohon zad.kol
- pětistupňová synchronní
- pohon zad.kol
- kotoučové na všech kolech
- laminátová s ocelovým rámem
- Max. rychlost: 265 km/h
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