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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2489 | 98 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1491 | 58.7 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1509 | 59.4 | |
| Lengte | 4636 | 182.5 | |
| Breedte | 1753 | 69 | |
| Hoogte | 1214 | 47.8 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.86 | |||
| Gewicht | 1529 kg | 3371 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | 49.2% front | ||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Chevrolet | ||
| Motor nummer | LT1 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 101.6 × 88.4 mm
4 × 3.48 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.15 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (SAE) |
335 PS (330 bhp) (246 kW) bij 5600 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (SAE) |
488 Nm (360 ft·lb) (49.8 kgm) bij 4000 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Ho carb | ||
| 1069.7 kPa (155.1 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | 6500 t/min | ||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 716.63 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | |||
| Prestasies | |||
| 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 | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 3.400 | ||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 8.0 x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 8.0 x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | F70-15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | F70-15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | |||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.70 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 124124 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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