This automobile has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Chevrolet Corvette is one of the 867 model family from Chevrolet.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 4.6 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 290 bhp (294 PS/216 kW) at 6200 rpm and 393 N·m (290 lb·ft/40.1 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
The power is supplied to the wheels through a 3 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a stated 1373 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2591 mm | 102 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 4501 mm | 177.2 inches | |
| Width | 1849 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Height | 1331 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1373 kg | 3027 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62.1 litres | 13.7 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4639 cc (283.089 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.43 × 76.2 mm
3.88 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
294 PS (290 bhp) (216 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
393 Nm (290 ft·lb) (40.1 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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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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| Specific torque (gross) |
84.72 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Rochester fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1064.6 kPa (154.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 579.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 214.15 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 157.5 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 211.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.35 kg/kW 10.61 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5K x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5K x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.70 x 15 4PLY | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.70 x 15 4PLY | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 640948 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | 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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