The Corvette is a rear wheel drive convertible/cabriolet motor car with a front placed engine, manufactured by Chevrolet.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.6 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 230 bhp (233 PS/172 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 407 N·m (300 lb·ft/41.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The Chevrolet Corvette weighs a claimed 1376 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed quoted is 220 km/h, which is 137 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2590 | 102 | |
| Voies AV | 1448 | 57 | |
| Voies AR | 1500 | 59.1 | |
| Longueur | 4510 | 177.6 | |
| Largeur | 1855 | 73 | |
| Hauteur | 1308 | 51.5 | |
| Garde au sol | 203 | 8 | |
| 1.74 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1376 kg | 3034 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 61.4 litres | 13.5 [16.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | GM | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Cylindrée | 4.6 litre 4639 cc (283.089 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 98.43 × 76.2 mm
3.88 × 3 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.29 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (Gross) |
233 PS (230 bhp) (172 kW) à 4800 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (Gross) |
407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) à 3000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
37 kW/litre 50.3 ps/litre 49.6 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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(Gross) |
87.73 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 9.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1102.5 kPa (159.9 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 579.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 220 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 169.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 124.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 167.15 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.02 kg/kW 13.4 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 11.30 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | LA.SE. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | |||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | |||
| Rapport de pont | |||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 4906 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 48.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Chevrolet Corvette added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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