Tatra 80: which version to buy
There is one Tatra 80 to buy. In the catalogue it is a single-generation car (1 generation, 1931-01-01 to 1935-12-31), one body (Cabrio), and one named version: 6.0 MT. That version is Gasoline, 120 hp (88 kW) at 3000 rpm, 5988 cm³, 12 cylinders, V-shaped, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No, Front, longitudinal, Carburetor, Manual, 4 gears, RWD. Top speed is 140.
There is one Tatra 80 to buy. In the catalogue it is a single-generation car (1 generation, 1931-01-01 to 1935-12-31), one body (Cabrio), and one named version: 6.0 MT. That version is Gasoline, 120 hp (88 kW) at 3000 rpm, 5988 cm³, 12 cylinders, V-shaped, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No, Front, longitudinal, Carburetor, Manual, 4 gears, RWD. Top speed is 140. Torque, 0–100, fuel use, weights, tank, ground clearance, and wheel size are not measured. There is no second engine, no restyle as a separate generation, and no automatic or extra-drive variant in the data, so a “which trim” choice is arithmetic on one row: you either take 6.0 MT or you do not take a Tatra 80.
Tatra 80 specs: what the only version actually is
6.0 MT is the whole model line. Production window of the version matches the generation: start 1931-01-01, stop 1935-12-31. Body is Cabrio. Engine type is Gasoline. Displacement is 5988 cm³. Output is 120 hp / 88 kW at 3000 rpm. Cylinders: 12, layout V-shaped, 2 valves per cylinder. Boost: No. Engine position: Front, longitudinal. Fuel system: Carburetor. Gearbox: Manual, 4 gears. Drive: RWD. Front suspension: Dependent, leaf spring. Front brakes: Drum. Rear suspension, rear brakes, compression ratio, bore and stroke, fuel grade, CO2, eco class: not measured.
That is the full shopping list. A buyer comparing Tatra 80 “engines” is comparing this row to itself.
Generations: 1 generation, one Cabrio, one version
1 generation ran 1931-01-01–1935-12-31. Body: Cabrio. Number of versions in the data: 1 (6.0 MT). There is no later generation to “wait for,” no earlier generation to “buy used cheaper,” and no restyling listed as a separate generation. The year span is five calendar years of the same named car. If the question is “which generation of Tatra 80,” the answer is 1 generation. If the question is “did a facelift change the engine,” the data does not list a restyle or a second modification, so nothing in the numbers changed between a first and a second version because a second version is not there.
Buying “early” versus “late” inside 1931-01-01–1935-12-31 is not a spec choice in this catalogue: start and stop of 6.0 MT are the same dates as the generation. You are not choosing a 1931 engine versus a 1935 engine on paper.
Engine and gearbox: Tatra 80 6.0 MT table
| Version | hp | kW | rpm (power) | Nm | Displacement (cm³) | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Valves/cyl | Boost | Gearbox | Gears | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 MT | 120 | 88 | 3000 | not measured | 5988 | Gasoline | 12 | V-shaped | 2 | No | Manual | 4 | RWD |
Power per litre on 6.0 MT: 120 hp ÷ 5.988 L = 20.04 hp/L (rounded to two decimals). In kilowatts: 88 kW ÷ 5.988 L = 14.70 kW/L. There is no second displacement to compare, so you cannot “pay for more litres” or “downsize” inside Tatra 80. The extra cylinders versus a hypothetical four- or six-cylinder car are not a Tatra 80 option; the count in the data is 12, V-shaped.
Boost is No. You are not choosing a forced-induction 6.0 MT versus a naturally aspirated one. Fuel system is Carburetor, not a second injection type. Gearbox is Manual with 4 gears; there is no Automatic and no other gear count. Drive is RWD; there is no AWD or FWD Tatra 80 in the data. Engine position is Front, longitudinal for this one version.
Torque (Nm) and torque rpm are not measured, so newton-metres per litre and a torque-to-power story cannot be calculated. Do not treat missing Nm as zero; it is not measured.
Performance: top speed 140, 0–100 not measured, mpg not measured
6.0 MT maximum speed: 140. 0–100: not measured. City / highway / combined consumption: not measured. Tank: not measured. CO2: not measured. Eco class: not measured.
What a buyer can use: a top-speed figure of 140 on 6.0 MT, and the knowledge that acceleration and economy are not measured, so they cannot decide “the quicker Tatra 80” or “the Tatra 80 with better mpg.” There is no second version whose 0–100 or consumption you could subtract. “Which Tatra 80 is faster” has one measured speed: 140. “Which Tatra 80 sips less fuel” cannot be answered from these numbers.
Power is quoted at 3000 rpm. That is the only engine-speed number in the data. Without Nm, you cannot convert that into a torque curve or a “pull from low rpm” ranking.
Dimensions, weight, clearance: not measured (so weight per hp is not measured)
Kerb weight: not measured. Gross weight: not measured. Ground clearance: not measured. Tank: not measured. Wheels: not measured.
Weight per horsepower cannot be computed for 6.0 MT because kerb mass is not measured. 120 hp with an unknown kerb weight is not a power-to-weight ranking. Ground clearance cannot be compared across versions because there is one version and the value is not measured. Wheel size is not a purchase filter here.
What is measured on the chassis side: front suspension Dependent, leaf spring; front brakes Drum. Rear suspension: not measured. Rear brakes: not measured. A buyer who wants to pick “the Tatra 80 with independent front suspension” or “discs up front” will not find that split in this model’s data: the one version is Dependent, leaf spring and Drum at the front.
Which Tatra 80 version to buy
Buy 6.0 MT. It is the only named version. You are not choosing between a 6.0 automatic and a 6.0 manual, or between two 6.0 MT cars that differ in horsepower (there are not two rows with the same name and 299 vs 309 hp). The name in the database is exactly 6.0 MT.
What the numbers buy you, stated as arithmetic and labels, not as a second car:
- Displacement 5988 cm³ and 120 hp: 20.04 hp per litre. If you expected a high specific output, 20.04 hp/L on Gasoline, boost No, Carburetor, 2 valves per cylinder, is the measured specific output of this car — there is no hotter Tatra 80 tune in the table.
- 88 kW is the same output in another unit; 88 / 120 is the kW-to-hp pair given, not a second engine.
- 12 cylinders, V-shaped, Front, longitudinal: that is the engine architecture of the only buy. You cannot specify a different cylinder count on Tatra 80.
- Manual, 4, RWD: the transmission and drive you get. There is no extra-money Automatic or extra-drive option listed, so “what the extra money buys” inside this model is not a second gearbox or a second axle — those rows do not exist.
- Top speed 140: the only performance number you can rank. You cannot pay more inside Tatra 80 for a higher listed speed.
- Cabrio, 1 generation, 1931-01-01–1935-12-31: body and years are fixed. You are not choosing a saloon Tatra 80 or a later generation’s platform.
What you cannot use to pick a “better” Tatra 80 because they are not measured: Nm, 0–100, city/highway/combined fuel, tank, CO2, eco class, kerb weight, gross weight, clearance, wheels, rear suspension, rear brakes, compression, bore and stroke, fuel grade. Treat those as not measured on 6.0 MT, not as “this car has no such systems.”
Tatra 80 problems and reliability (as far as these specs go)
This catalogue row does not list failure rates, spare prices, or known faults. Reliability is not a number here. What the spec sheet does fix, and what a buyer should not invent around:
- Fuel system: Carburetor. There is no injection alternative in the data.
- Boost: No. There is no turbo/supercharger variant whose extra complexity you could accept or avoid.
- Brakes listed: Drum (front). Rear: not measured.
- Suspension listed: Dependent, leaf spring (front). Rear: not measured.
- Drive: RWD. Gearbox: Manual, 4 gears.
If the shopping question is “which Tatra 80 is the simple one,” the data has only 6.0 MT, and that car is already Gasoline, Carburetor, boost No, Manual, RWD. There is no “complex” twin in the table to contrast.
mpg, fuel, and running the only engine
Fuel consumption figures are not measured for 6.0 MT. Tank volume is not measured. Fuel type label in the data for the engine is Gasoline; the separate “fuel” field is not measured. You cannot rank Tatra 80 mpg, you cannot size a tank, and you cannot pick a diesel Tatra 80 — fuel type of the engine is Gasoline.
Specific output 20.04 hp/L on 5988 cm³ at 120 hp / 88 kW at 3000 rpm is the efficiency-of-displacement number you do have. It does not convert into litres per 100 km.
Dimensions again, as a buying filter
You cannot filter Tatra 80 by kerb weight, gross weight, clearance, or wheel size: all not measured. Body type is Cabrio for the one generation. If Cabrio is not the body you want, this model’s data does not offer another body.
Short buyer’s checklist
1. Model: Tatra 80. Generations in data: 1. Body: Cabrio. Years: 1931-01-01 to 1935-12-31. 2. Version name to keep exactly: 6.0 MT. 3. Engine: Gasoline, 5988 cm³, 12, V-shaped, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No, Front, longitudinal, Carburetor, 120 hp / 88 kW at 3000 rpm, Nm not measured → 20.04 hp/L. 4. Drivetrain: Manual, 4, RWD. 5. Speed: 140. 0–100: not measured. 6. Economy, tank, CO2, eco class: not measured. 7. Weight, clearance, wheels: not measured (so kg/hp not measured). 8. Front axle in data: Dependent, leaf spring; Drum. Rear of both: not measured. 9. Other versions: none. Other generations: none. Same-name twins at different hp: none.
The extra money, if any, is not described in this dataset (no prices). What the numbers buy is one Cabrio, one engine, one gearbox: 6.0 MT. That is the Tatra 80 to buy because it is the Tatra 80 that exists in the table.