The Chevrolet Corvette is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the engine located in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 180 bhp (183 PS/134 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 346 N·m (255 lb·ft/35.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1528 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Californian, USA domestic market(s). | ||
| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2489 | 98 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1491 | 58.7 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1511 | 59.5 | |
| Lengte | 4707 | 185.3 | |
| Breedte | 1753 | 69 | |
| Hoogte | 1222 | 48.1 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 104 | 4.1 | |
| 1.89 | |||
| Gewicht | 1528 kg | 3369 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 90.9 litres | 20 [24] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | GM | ||
| Motor nummer | LG4 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5 litre 5002 cc (305.241 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 94.9 × 88.4 mm
3.74 × 3.48 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.07 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (net) |
183 PS (180 bhp) (134 kW) bij 4200 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (net) |
346 Nm (255 ft·lb) (35.3 kgm) bij 2000 t/min |
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| Specific output (net) |
26.8 kW/litre 36.5 ps/litre 36 bhp/litre 0.59 bhp/cu in |
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(net) |
69.17 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | cast iron block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 8.6:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Rochester 17080517 carburettor | ||
| 869.2 kPa (126.1 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 625.25 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| 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 119.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.38 kg/kW 19.02 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 | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 8 x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 8 x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | P225/70 R 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | P225/70 R 15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 298 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 298 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.07 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 281677 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | 1YZ87 | ||
| RAC rating | 44.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Chevrolet Corvette (1980) added 2012-07-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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