The Chevrolet Corvette is a convertible/cabriolet with 2 doors and a front mounted powerplant which supplies its power to the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 330 bhp (335 PS/246 kW) at 5600 rpm and 488 N·m (360 lb·ft/49.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1529 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 220 km/h or 137 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2489 mm | 98 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1509 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Length | 4636 mm | 182.5 inches | |
| Width | 1753 mm | 69 inches | |
| Height | 1214 mm | 47.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.86 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1529 kg | 3371 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 49.2% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | LT1 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 88.4 mm
4 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
335 PS (330 bhp) (246 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
488 Nm (360 ft·lb) (49.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
42.9 kW/litre 58.4 ps/litre 57.6 bhp/litre 0.94 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
85.12 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ho carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1069.7 kPa (155.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 716.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 14.5 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.57 s
@ 100.55 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 220 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 218.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 160.94 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 215.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.21 kg/kW 10.38 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8.0 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | F70-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | F70-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 124124 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Chevrolet Corvette added 2004-12-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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