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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2489 | 98 | |
| Voies AV | 1491 | 58.7 | |
| Voies AR | 1509 | 59.4 | |
| Longueur | 4636 | 182.5 | |
| Largeur | 1753 | 69 | |
| Hauteur | 1214 | 47.8 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.86 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1529 kg | 3371 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 49.2% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Chevrolet | ||
| Type moteur | LT1 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 101.6 × 88.4 mm
4 × 3.48 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.15 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (SAE) |
335 PS (330 bhp) (246 kW) à 5600 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (SAE) |
488 Nm (360 ft·lb) (49.8 kgm) à 4000 tr/mn |
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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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(SAE) |
85.12 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Ho carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1069.7 kPa (155.1 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | 6500 tr/mn | ||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 716.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | |||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 6 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 14.5 s | ||
| 0-400m | 14.57 s
@ 100.55 mph |
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| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 8.0 x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 8.0 x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | F70-15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | F70-15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | |||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.70 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 124124 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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