The Chevrolet Corvette is a convertible/cabriolet with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power through the rear wheels.
The Corvette is part of Chevrolet's 2934 family of cars.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.3 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 210 bhp (213 PS/157 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 366 N·m (270 lb·ft/37.3 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 3 speed manual transmission.
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 | 2591 | 102 | |
| Voies AV | 1448 | 57 | |
| Voies AR | 1499 | 59 | |
| Longueur | 4267 | 168 | |
| Largeur | 1790 | 70.5 | |
| Hauteur | 1298 | 51.1 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.65 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | |||
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 62.1 litres | 13.7 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | GM | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 4.3 litre 4339 cc (264.782 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 95.2 × 76.2 mm
3.75 × 3 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.25 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (Gross) |
213 PS (210 bhp) (157 kW) à 5200 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (Gross) |
366 Nm (270 ft·lb) (37.3 kgm) à 3200 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
36.1 kW/litre 49.1 ps/litre 48.4 bhp/litre 0.79 bhp/cu in |
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(Gross) |
84.35 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9.25:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Carter WCFB 2366SA carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1060 kPa (153.7 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 542.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
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| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 5K x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 5K x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 6.70-15-4 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 6.70-15-4 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 279 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 3 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.70 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 234685 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 2934 | |||
| RAC rating | 45.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Chevrolet Corvette added 2011-02-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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