The Corvette is a rear wheel drive coupé road car with a front positioned engine, sold by Chevrolet.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.7 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 255 bhp (259 PS/190 kW) at 5600 rpm and 380 Nm (280 lbft/38.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1499 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 196 km/h or 122 mph.
Full specs
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| 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 | 1509 | 59.4 | |
| Lengte | 4636 | 182.5 | |
| Breedte | 1753 | 69 | |
| Hoogte | 1214 | 47.8 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 122 | 4.8 | |
| 1.86 | |||
| Gewicht | 1499 kg | 3305 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | 49% front | ||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | GM | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 101.6 × 88.4 mm
4 × 3.48 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.15 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
259 PS (255 bhp) (190 kW) bij 5600 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
380 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.8 kgm) bij 4000 t/min |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
33.2 kW/litre 45.1 ps/litre 44.5 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
66.28 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 9:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Ho carb | ||
| 832.9 kPa (120.8 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 716.63 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | |||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 196 km/h (122 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 172.48 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 126.85 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 170.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.88 kg/kW 13.17 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 | 3.400 | ||
| Draaicirkel | 12.00 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.W.SE.RA.ARB. | ||
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| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Di/Di | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | 4124 cm2 | ||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.55 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44121 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| 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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