TATRA a.s. is a producer of heavy duty all-wheel-drive 4x4, 6x6 and 8x8 off-road trucks featuring with exceptional performance in difficult terrain and climatic and environment conditions. A strong point of the TATRA make is its original design of the chassis. During most of the 100 year history of vehicle production, both commercial and military products of TATRA have won recognition even in the harshest climatic and terrain conditions.
The TATRA chassis consists of a central "backbone" tube, extending along the whole length of the vehicle and covering all parts of the driveline, and of independent swing half-axles, coming out of the "backbone" tube and swinging up and down around the backbone tube center line. While each wheel copies the profile of the terrain, the rigid backbone tube actually eliminates any twist or bending of the chassis. In this way TATRA trucks can overcome various obstacles at higher speeds than vehicles of conventional design, offer exceptional mobility, as well as unusual comfort for the driver and load when operating off-road or cross-country.
transport of sensitive loads, special bodies or superstructures; high ride comfort and faster drive off-road Long life of the chassis Driveline shafts and other components are covered and protected inside the "backbone" tube The chassis can operate "frameless", which makes it possible to fix certain bodies directly to the chassis crossmembers INDEPENDENT SWING HALF-AXLES Each wheel moves up and down independently, therefore: remarkably higher speed on rough roads; quick pass over obstacles; exceptional off-road and cross-country mobility and excellent absorption of shocks and vibrations caused by rugged road surface Swing half-axles are extremely resistant against impacts and shocks
High degree of commonality for commercial and military models AWD 4x4, 6x6, 8x8 and 10x10 versions in production Different wheelbase alternatives available for each version Suitable as cargo or troop carriers, and particularly as chassis for different kinds of special superstructures Lockable side- and inter-axle differentials CTIS Various PTO options TATRA, a.s., produce three families of military trucks: T815 -Family of military trucks and chassis, not meeting some of the legislation requirements. Available in 4x4, 6x6 and 8x8 configurations with 8- or 12-cylinder air- cooled TATRA engines (170, 235 and 265 kW). Dedicated for export to markets with no or low legislation standards. ARMAX – Family of military trucks or chassis based on current production commercial models, meeting all European emission, noise, and axle load standards. Available in 4x4 and 6x6 configurations with 8-cylinder TC/AC air-cooled TATRA engines (230, 255 or 300 kW) and 10-speed manual TATRA transmission FORCE – Family of military (or commercial) vehicle or chassis models for special purposes, using several different makes of water cooled engines over 300 kW, special or automatic transmissions, as well as other high-performance design features enhancing the outstanding off-road mobility of the TATRA-concept chassis. For more detailed descriptions of these vehicles, please click on the tables to the right.
vehicles of GVW’s up to 74 metric tons over the most difficult terrains, particularly in desert sands at ambient temperatures of up to 55 ° C, as well as on roads and in the mountains. Its 8x8 chassis adopts the unique TATRA design of suspension, including the latest development of the TATRA suspension system – TATRA combination suspension (KING FRAME®) – at the rear axles. This combination of leaf springs and airbags located above the "backbone" tube make it possible to keep the height of the fifth wheel at constant height, independent of the load. |
TATRA T815 S1 |