The Chevrolet Corvette is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
The Chevrolet Corvette belongs to the 1YZ37 range of cars from Chevrolet.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.7 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 190 bhp (193 PS/142 kW) at 4400 rpm and 366 Nm (270 lbft/37.3 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 4 speed manual set of gears.
It weighs a claimed 1545 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2489 mm | 98 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 4689 mm | 184.6 inches | |
| Width | 1758 mm | 69.2 inches | |
| Height | 1212 mm | 47.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.88 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1545 kg | 3406 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 49.2% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | L48 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 88.4 mm
4 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
366 Nm (270 ft·lb) (37.3 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
24.7 kW/litre 33.6 ps/litre 33.1 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
63.84 Nm/litre
0.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 7043203 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 802.2 kPa (116.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 716.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 124.69 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 91.7 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 122.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.9 kg/kW 18.21 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | GR70 x 15B | ||
| Tyres rear | GR70 x 15B | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 327481 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | 1YZ37 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Chevrolet Corvette added 2013-04-02. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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