Tatra T815
| T815, T815-2, TERRN°1 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Tatra |
| Production | 1983 – present |
| Assembly | Kopřivnice, Moravia, Czech Republic |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Heavy Truck |
| Body style |
COE Cab forward |
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| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Tatra T813 |
| Tatra ON AIR T3D-928 EURO 5 SCR | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Tatra |
| Combustion chamber | |
| Configuration | V8 |
| Displacement | 12,667 cc |
| Cylinder bore | 120 mm (4.7 in) |
| Piston stroke | 140 mm (5.5 in) |
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| Turbocharger | 1 |
| Fuel type | Diesel fuel |
| Cooling system | Air-cooled |
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| Dry weight | ~ 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) |
Diesel naturally aspirated or turbocharged
Tatra T815 is a truck family, produced by Czech company Tatra. It uses the traditional tatra concept of rigid backbone tube and swinging half-axles giving independent suspension. The vehicles are available in 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, 10x8, 10x10, 12x8 and 12x12 variants. There are both air-cooled and liquid-cooled engines available with power ranging from 230–440 kilowatts (310–590 hp). As a successor to Tatra T813 it was originally designed for extreme off-road conditions, while nowadays there are also variants designated for mixed (both off- and on-road) use.
The T815 and its descendant models brought the Czech truck racer Karel Loprais to victory six times in the Dakar Rally.
Designed to eventually replace T148 the prototype T157 was introduced in 1970 and several more prototypes were designed between 1970 and 1974 period but no production resulted. Due to protests from another Czech manufacturer LIAZ which was assigned by the government central planning committee to manufacture trucks of similar class Tatra dropped the T157 and instead started to concentrate on a heavier class as the replacement for T813 and T148 which was introduced in 1983 as T815 series. In 1989 Tatra modernized T815 series and introduced new T815-2 which received further upgrade in 1994 and just 3 years later in 1997 the new cabin TerrN°1 is introduced. Another facelift followed in 2000 where changes included among others new instrument panel and cab attachment and for the first time there is an option for fitment of liquid-cooled engines. The latest facelift of cabin came in July 2010. Due to emission requirements changes in 2003 Tatra developed all new V8 engine T3C to comply with Euro III where it followed the tradition once again with its air cooling design. The further developed T3D engine was introduced in 2006 with its SCR and Euro IV compliance.
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