This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Chevrolet Corvette is one of the 2934 range of cars from Chevrolet.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 4.6 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 220 bhp (223 PS/164 kW) at 4800 rpm and 407 N·m (300 lb·ft/41.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1298 kg.
The Chevrolet Corvette is claimed to achieve a top speed of 177 km/h (110 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2590 | 102 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1448 | 57 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1500 | 59.1 | |
| Lengte | 4267 | 168 | |
| Breedte | 1791 | 70.5 | |
| Hoogte | 1422 | 56 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.65 | |||
| Gewicht | 1298 kg | 2862 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 62.1 litres | 13.7 [16.4] 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 | 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) |
223 PS (220 bhp) (164 kW) bij 4800 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (Gross) |
407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) bij 3000 t/min |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
35.4 kW/litre 48.1 ps/litre 47.4 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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(Gross) |
87.73 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Carter 3744925 carburettor | ||
| 1102.5 kPa (159.9 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| 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 | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 171.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 126.39 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 169.49 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.91 kg/kW 13.22 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 | |||
| Draaicirkel | 11.30 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.CS. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.SE. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 5K x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 5K x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 6.70-15-4 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 6.70-15-4 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 279 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1787 cm2 | ||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.70 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 4554 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | 2934 | ||
| RAC rating | 48.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Chevrolet Corvette (1957) added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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