This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a rear mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Chevrolet Corvair 500 Powerglide is one of the 05/07/09 Corvair model family from Chevrolet.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 2.3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 80 bhp (81 PS/60 kW) at 4400 rpm and 170 N·m (125 lb·ft/17.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 2 speed automatic gearbox.
The Chevrolet Corvair 500 Powerglide weighs a claimed 1082 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 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2743 mm | 108 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Length | 4572 mm | 180 inches | |
| Width | 1699 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1303 mm | 51.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1082 kg | 2385 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 37.3% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 41.7 litres | 9.2 [11] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | Turbo-Air | ||
| Cylinders | Flat 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2287 cc (139.561 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.72 × 66.04 mm
3.37 × 2.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.3 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
81 PS (80 bhp) (60 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
170 Nm (125 ft·lb) (17.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
26.1 kW/litre 35.5 ps/litre 35 bhp/litre 0.57 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
74.33 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 7015310 H carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 934.1 kPa (135.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 381.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 74.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 55.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 73.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.14 kg/kW 30.3 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 5.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.50 x 13-4 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50 x 13-4 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 769285 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 69 | ||
| Model family | 05/07/09 Corvair | ||
| RAC rating | 27.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Chevrolet Corvair 500 Powerglide added 2022-08-17. Last modified 2022-08-17. |
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