Chevrolet Corvette is a car that has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Chevrolet Corvette is one of the C5 model family from Chevrolet.
Powering the Chevrolet Corvette is an overhead valve, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 345 bhp (350 PS/257 kW) at 5600 rpm and 508 N·m (375 lb·ft/51.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
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 | 2654 mm | 104.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1572 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 4564 mm | 179.7 inches | |
| Width | 1869 mm | 73.6 inches | |
| Height | 1212 mm | 47.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | LS1 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5665 cc (345.7 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99 × 92 mm
3.9 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 350 PS (345 bhp) (257 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 508 Nm (375 ft·lb) (51.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 45.4 kW/litre 61.7 ps/litre 60.9 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
89.67 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1126.9 kPa (163.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 708.13 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19/28/23 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.4/8.4/10.2 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/11.9/9.8 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.8/33.6/27.6 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.0/28.0/23.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| 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 | 2.660 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½ x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | Goodyear Eagle F1 P245/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear Eagle F1 P275/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.5 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 641102 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 1YY07 | ||
| Model family | C5 | ||
| RAC rating | 48.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Chevrolet Corvette added 2020-02-15. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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