Tatra is named after the Tatra Mountains, located between Slovakia and Poland. When Adolf Hitler saw the Tatra, he said it would be perfect for his roads.
This luxury sedan, with impressive aerodynamics and advanced technical solutions, was designed by Austrian genius Hans Ledwinka, one of the most respected engineers of the time. Beneath its distinctive rear end is an engine made of magnesium alloy, with hemispherical combustion chambers and forced air cooling. This, together with its aerodynamics, allows the car to easily exceed 160 km/h. Tatra is the world’s third oldest carmaker after Daimler and Peugeot.
According to wartime rumourology, its speed and rear-mounted engine made it a deadly weapon for the Nazis, as it became a favourite model of senior army officers. Due to the large number of accidents involving the Tatra T87, Hitler banned officers of the German armed forces from driving it.
