The Chevrolet Corvette is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power through the rear wheels.
Its 7.4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder that develops 270 bhp (274 PS/201 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 529 N·m (390 lb·ft/53.9 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed manual set of gears.
The quoted kerb weight is 1600 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 200 km/h (124 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2489 | 98 | |
| Voies AV | 1491 | 58.7 | |
| Voies AR | 1509 | 59.4 | |
| Longueur | 4636 | 182.5 | |
| Largeur | 1753 | 69 | |
| Hauteur | 1214 | 47.8 | |
| Garde au sol | 122 | 4.8 | |
| 1.86 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1600 kg | 3527 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 49% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | GM | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 7.4 litre 7440 cc (454.017 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 107.95 × 101.6 mm
4.25 × 4 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.06 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
274 PS (270 bhp) (201 kW) à 4000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
529 Nm (390 ft·lb) (53.9 kgm) à 3200 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
27.1 kW/litre 36.8 ps/litre 36.3 bhp/litre 0.59 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
71.1 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 8.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 893.5 kPa (129.6 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 930 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | |||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 171.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 125.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 168.75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.95 kg/kW 13.27 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.00 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.W.SE.RA.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Di | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | 4124 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.08 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 43824 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 57.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Chevrolet Corvette added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-04-01. |
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