The Chevrolet Corvette is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet style car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It is part of Chevrolet's 867 model series.
The Chevrolet Corvette's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.6 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 290 bhp (294 PS/216 kW) of power at 6200 rpm, and maximum torque of 393 N·m (290 lb·ft/40.1 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
The Chevrolet Corvette weighs a claimed 1379 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2591 | 102 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1448 | 57 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1499 | 59 | |
| Lengte | 4501 | 177.2 | |
| Breedte | 1849 | 72.8 | |
| Hoogte | 1331 | 52.4 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 150 | 5.9 | |
| 1.74 | |||
| Gewicht | 1379 kg | 3040 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 62.1 litres | 13.7 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Chevrolet | ||
| 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) |
294 PS (290 bhp) (216 kW) bij 6200 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (gross) |
393 Nm (290 ft·lb) (40.1 kgm) bij 4400 t/min |
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| Specific output (gross) |
46.6 kW/litre 63.4 ps/litre 62.5 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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(gross) |
84.72 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | cast iron block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Rochester fuel injection | ||
| 1064.6 kPa (154.4 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 213.22 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 156.82 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 210.3 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.38 kg/kW 10.65 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 | 3.700 | ||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 5K x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 5K x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 6.70 x 15 4PLY | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 6.70 x 15 4PLY | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 279 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.70 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 640937 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | 867 | ||
| RAC rating | 48.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Chevrolet Corvette added 2020-02-15. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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