This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible Collectors Edition is one of the C6 range of cars from Chevrolet.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 7 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 505 bhp (512 PS/377 kW) at 6300 rpm and 637 Nm (470 lbft/65 kgm) at 4800 rpm respectively. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1522 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2685 mm | 105.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4460 mm | 175.6 inches | |
| Width | 1928 mm | 75.9 inches | |
| Height | 1236 mm | 48.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1522 kg | 3355 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50% 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 | LS7 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 7011 cc (427.837 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.8 × 101.6 mm
4.13 × 4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 512 PS (505 bhp) (377 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 637 Nm (470 ft·lb) (65 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.7 kW/litre 73 ps/litre 72 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.86 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1141.7 kPa (165.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 876.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 336.41 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.34 PS/kg 247.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 kW/kg 331.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.33 bhp/kg 0.15 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.04 kg/kW 6.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15/24 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.7/9.8 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 6.4/10.2 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 18.0/28.8 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 15.0/24.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 10 x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 12 x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 285/30 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 335/25 ZR 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 355 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 340 mm | ||
| Braked area | 3729 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.5 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 259545 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | C6 | ||
| RAC rating | 54.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible Collectors Edition (2013) added 2012-01-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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