The Chevrolet Corvette is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power through the rear wheels.
It forms part of Chevrolet's 19400 model range.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 6.5 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 425 bhp (431 PS/317 kW) at 6400 rpm and 562 Nm (415 lbft/57.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the driven wheels.
The Chevrolet Corvette weighs a quoted 1524 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2489 | 98 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1443 | 56.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1463 | 57.6 | |
| Lengte | 4448 | 175.1 | |
| Breedte | 1768 | 69.6 | |
| Hoogte | 1260 | 49.6 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.79 | |||
| Gewicht | 1524 kg | 3360 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Chevrolet | ||
| Motor nummer | L78 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 6.5 litre 6490 cc (396.044 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 104 × 95.5 mm
4.09 × 3.76 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.09 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (gross) |
431 PS (425 bhp) (317 kW) bij 6400 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (gross) |
562 Nm (415 ft·lb) (57.3 kgm) bij 4000 t/min |
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| Specific output (gross) |
48.8 kW/litre 66.4 ps/litre 65.5 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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(gross) |
86.59 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | cast iron block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 11:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Holley 3868826 carburettor | ||
| 1088.2 kPa (157.8 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 811.25 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 282.75 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 207.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 278.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.81 kg/kW 8.03 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 | 5½K x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 5½K x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 7.75 x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 7.75 x 15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Di/Di-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 299 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 299 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.36 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 281336 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | 19437 | ||
| Model familie | 19400 | ||
| RAC rating | 53.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Chevrolet Corvette added 2012-07-17. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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