The Chevrolet Corvette is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet-bodied car with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The Corvette is part of Chevrolet's 867 series.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.6 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 315 bhp (319 PS/235 kW) at 6200 rpm and 400 Nm (295 lbft/40.8 kgm) at 5100 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual 'box.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2591 | 102 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1448 | 57 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1499 | 59 | |
| Lengte | 4488 | 176.7 | |
| Breedte | 1788 | 70.4 | |
| Hoogte | 1344 | 52.9 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.73 | |||
| Gewicht | |||
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 62.1 litres | 13.7 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Chevrolet | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 4.6 litre 4639 cc (283.089 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 98.43 × 76.2 mm
3.88 × 3 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.29 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (gross) |
319 PS (315 bhp) (235 kW) bij 6200 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (gross) |
400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) bij 5100 t/min |
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| Specific output (gross) |
50.6 kW/litre 68.8 ps/litre 67.9 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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(gross) |
86.23 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 11:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Rochester 7017320 fuel injection | ||
| 1083.5 kPa (157.2 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 579.88 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| 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 | 3.700 | ||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 5K x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 5K x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 6.70 x 15 4PR | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 6.70 x 15 4PR | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 279 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.70 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 326359 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | 867 | ||
| RAC rating | 48.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Chevrolet Corvette added 2013-04-01. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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