The Corvette is a motor car from Chevrolet, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The Corvette is part of Chevrolet's C7 range of cars.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 6.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 430 bhp (436 PS/321 kW) at 5900 rpm and 575 N·m (424 lb·ft/58.6 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual 'box.
It weighs a quoted 1455 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2685 | 105.7 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | |||
| Spoorbreedte achter | |||
| Lengte | 4435 | 174.6 | |
| Breedte | 1844 | 72.6 | |
| Hoogte | 1245 | 49 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.65 | |||
| Gewicht | 1455 kg | 3208 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | 51% front | ||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Chevrolet | ||
| Motor nummer | LS3 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 6.2 litre 6162 cc (376.028 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 103.25 × 92 mm
4.06 × 3.62 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.12 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 436 PS (430 bhp) (321 kW) bij 5900 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 575 Nm (424 ft·lb) (58.6 kgm) bij 4600 t/min |
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| Specific output | 52 kW/litre 70.8 ps/litre 69.8 bhp/litre 1.14 bhp/cu in |
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93.31 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | cast aluminum block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.7:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | SFI | ||
| 1172.6 kPa (170.1 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 770.25 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 299.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 PS/kg 220.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 kW/kg 295.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.54 kg/kW 7.58 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 16/26 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.7/9.0 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/11.1 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 19.2/31.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 16.0/26.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 8½ x 18 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 10 x 19 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | P245/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | P285/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 340 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 6 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.5 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.42 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 640464 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | C7 | ||
| RAC rating | 52.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Chevrolet Corvette added 2020-02-14. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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