Car twins - picture chase :)

Both the streamlined design and the technical specifications, especially the air-cooled flat-four engine mounted in the back, give the T97 a striking resemblance to the KdF-Wagen or Volkswagen, the later Beetle. It is believed that Porsche used Tatra's designs since he was under huge pressure to design the Volkswagen quick and cheap[citation needed]. According to the book Car Wars, Adolf Hitler called the Tatra 'the kind of car I want for my highways'.[2] Ferdinand Porsche later admitted 'to have looked over Ledwinka's shoulders' while designing the Volkswagen.[3]
Tatra sued Porsche for damages, and Porsche was willing to settle. However, Hitler cancelled this, saying 'he would settle the matter.'[4] When Czechoslovakia was invaded by the Nazis, the production of the T97 was immediatley halted, and the lawsuit dropped. After the war, Tatra reopend the lawsuit against Volkswagen. In 1961, the matter was settled when Volkswagen paid Tatra 3,000,000 Deutsche Mark in compensation.