The Corvair Convertible is a motor car from Chevrolet, with rear wheel drive, a rear mounted engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
The Chevrolet Corvair Convertible belongs to the 900 range of cars from Chevrolet.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 2.7 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 110 bhp (112 PS/82 kW) at 4400 rpm and 217 N·m (160 lb·ft/22.1 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2743 mm | 108 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1382 mm | 54.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 4572 mm | 180 inches | |
| Width | 1702 mm | 67 inches | |
| Height | 1298 mm | 51.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 53 litres | 11.7 [14] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
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| Cylinders | Flat 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.7 litre 2683 cc (163.727 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.3 × 74.7 mm
3.44 × 2.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
112 PS (110 bhp) (82 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
217 Nm (160 ft·lb) (22.1 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
30.6 kW/litre 41.6 ps/litre 41 bhp/litre 0.67 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
80.88 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Rochester 7024024 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1016.4 kPa (147.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 447.17 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 | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | 4.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.50 x 13-4PR | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50 x 13-4PR | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 411730 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 967 | ||
| Model family | 900 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1964 Chevrolet Corvair Convertible added 2015-03-29. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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