The Chevrolet Corvette is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power through the rear wheels.
The Chevrolet Corvette is one of the C4 range of cars from Chevrolet.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 5.7 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 230 bhp (233 PS/172 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 447 N·m (330 lb·ft/45.6 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
A 4 speed manual with overdrive transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
The stated kerb weight is 1459 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2443 mm | 96.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1534 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Length | 4483 mm | 176.5 inches | |
| Width | 1803 mm | 71 inches | |
| Height | 1179 mm | 46.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1459 kg | 3217 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 51% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | L98 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 88.4 mm
4 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
233 PS (230 bhp) (172 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
447 Nm (330 ft·lb) (45.6 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
29.9 kW/litre 40.7 ps/litre 40.1 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
77.97 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 979.8 kPa (142.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 716.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 159.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 117.55 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 157.64 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.51 kg/kW 14.21 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.360 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | P255/50 VR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P255/50 VR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 641091 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 1YY07 | ||
| Model family | C4 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Chevrolet Corvette added 2020-02-15. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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