page_title: Tatra 80
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Tatra 80 / History
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Essen, Technoclassica 2005. Tatra 80, Baujahr 1932, wassergekühlter 12-Zylinder-Motor, 5990 cm³, 88 kW (120 PS), vmax 140 km/h
context_page_description: The Tatra 80 is a Czechoslovak luxury full-size car built by Tatra between 1931 and 1935.
context_section_description: Hans Ledwinka designed the car in 1930. It was launched in 1931, the same year as the Tatra 70, and the two models have the same backbone chassis and swing axle suspension. The brakes are by ATE-Lockheed. The Type 80 has wire wheels, whereas the Type 70 has disc wheels.
  But the underlying difference is the engine. The Type 70 was built with a 3,406 cc six-cylinder OHC engine, but the Type 80 was given a 5,990 cc, 65-degree V-12 sidevalve engine. The engine produces 120 hp (89 kW), giving the car a top speed of 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph).
  Tatra supplied the bare rolling chassis, engine and transmission. Customers chose a body style and which coachbuilding company would build it. Four-door sedans, cabriolets and six-seat limousines were built. There is at least one example of a two-door, four-seat convertible. Sodomka of Vysoké Mýto built bodies for several Type 80 cars.
  The Type 80 was Tatra's most luxurious and expensive car, priced at Kčs 195,000 to 200,000.
  Tatra built 22 Type 80 cars between 1931 and 1935.
caption: Tatra T80 V12 engine
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