Start with what the Tatra 80 is: a sedan (automobile) / sedan, convertible, limousine, Landaulet (car) / landaulet with 5,990 cc Tatra 80 V12, built from 1931 to 1935, when streamlining and independent suspension were arriving together. What it meant takes a little longer. The shape is credited to Hans Ledwinka.
Under the skin
The engine is 5,990 cc Tatra 80 V12. On the scales it comes to 2500 kg. Drive goes through a 4-speed manual. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Bugatti Type 57, the Chevrolet Suburban, the DKW F1. Nearby in the Tatra catalogue sit the Tatra 10 and the Tatra 600 kabriolet.
Owning one today
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Tatra 80 has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.