The Chevrolet Corsica is a front wheel drive road car, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The Chevrolet Corsica's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.2 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 177 N·m (131 lb·ft/18 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the driven wheels.
The Chevrolet Corsica weighs a claimed 1245 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2626 mm | 103.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1417 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Length | 4658 mm | 183.4 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1377 mm | 54.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1245 kg | 2745 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 57.6 litres | 12.7 [15.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2200 cc (134.252 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
| Bore/stroke ratio | |||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
122 PS (120 bhp) (89 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
177 Nm (131 ft·lb) (18 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
40.7 kW/litre 55.3 ps/litre 54.5 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
80.45 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1011 kPa (146.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 366.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 97.73 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.87 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.91 kg/kW 23.24 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 4565 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Chevrolet Corsica added 1996-03-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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