Tatra 92

The Tatra 92 was an 6×4 off-road military truck model made by Czech manufacturer Tatra between 1937 and 1941. It was mainly used for transporting military cargo and personnel in Czech and later German armies, variants such as ambulance and field kitchen trucks were also produced.^[2] The significant part of the production batch was exported to Kingdom of Romania.^{[citation needed]}

Tatra 92
Tatra 92 early model
Overview
Manufacturer	Tatra
Also called	Tatra 93 (6×6 version)
Production	1937-1941 529 produced
Body and chassis
Class	Truck
Body style	Conventional
Powertrain
Engine	4.0L Tatra 92 V8[1]
Transmission	4-speed manual + 1-speed gearbox
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,800 mm (110.2 in) + 940 mm (37.0 in)[clarification needed]
Length	5.5 m (18 ft)
Width	2 m (6.6 ft)
Curb weight	3,800 kg (8,378 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Tatra 82

The vehicle was equipped with an air-cooled OHC V8 engine with 3981 cc rated to 54.5 kW (73.1 hp) power at 2500 rpm. The fuel consumption was up to 35 liters per 100 km (62 mi). The truck had three axles, of which both back axles were driven. It had 4 forward gears and 1 reverse gear. The truck chassis, based on the Tatra backbone chassis conception, has 1,800 kg (3,968 lb) empty weight. It was rated for 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) payload.^[3] The Tatra 92 was capable of traveling at 65 km/h (40 mph) speed.

In 1939, 80 cars of the Tatra 93 version with all three axles driven (6×6) were also produced exclusively for the Kingdom of Romania's Army. Tatra 93 was built as a high capacity staff car with removable roof.^[4] The modification increased the chassis weight by 50 kg (110 lb).^[1] In total, 200 Tatra 93 trucks were acquired by the Romanian Army.^[5]

Tatra 93