The Chevrolet Corvette is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet style motor vehicle with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It is part of Chevrolet's 2934 series.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.6 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 250 bhp (253 PS/186 kW) at 5000 rpm and 414 Nm (305 lbft/42.2 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1294 kg.
Full specs
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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Anzahl türen | 2 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2590 | 102 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1448 | 57 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1500 | 59.1 Zoll | |
| Länge | 4267 | 168 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1791 | 70.5 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1422 | 56 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | |||
| 1.65 | |||
| Leergewicht | 1294 kg | 2853 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 62.1 litres | 13.7 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | GM | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Hubraum | 4.6 litre 4639 cc (283.089 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 98.43 × 76.2 mm
3.88 × 3 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.29 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (Gross) |
253 PS (250 bhp) (186 kW) bei 5000 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (Gross) |
414 Nm (305 ft·lb) (42.2 kgm) bei 3800 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (Gross) |
40.2 kW/litre 54.6 ps/litre 53.9 bhp/litre 0.88 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (Gross) |
89.24 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | nassersumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | |||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | Rochester fuel injection | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1121.5 kPa (162.7 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | 5 | ||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 579.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 195.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 144.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 193.2 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.94 kg/kW 11.59 lb/bhp |
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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.CS. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | LA.SE. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | 5K x 15 | ||
| Rädergröße hintern | 5K x 15 | ||
| Reifen vorn | 6.70-15-4 | ||
| Reifen hintern | 6.70-15-4 | ||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Dr/Dr | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | 279 mm | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 3 gang Schaltgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.70 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 4664 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | |||
| 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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