The Chevrolet Corvette is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
The Chevrolet Corvette is one of the C6 model family from Chevrolet.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 6 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 400 bhp (406 PS/298 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 543 N·m (400 lb·ft/55.4 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
A 6 speed automatic 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1442 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2685 | 105.7 | |
| Voies AV | 1577 | 62.1 | |
| Voies AR | 1542 | 60.7 | |
| Longueur | 4435 | 174.6 | |
| Largeur | 1844 | 72.6 | |
| Hauteur | 1245 | 49 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.65 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1442 kg | 3179 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 69 litres | 15.2 [18.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Chevrolet | ||
| Type moteur | LS2 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 6 litre 5970 cc (364.312 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 101.6 × 92 mm
4 × 3.62 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.1 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 406 PS (400 bhp) (298 kW) à 6000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 543 Nm (400 ft·lb) (55.4 kgm) à 4400 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 50 kW/litre 67.9 ps/litre 67 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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90.95 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | cast aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10.9:1 | ||
| Carburant | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1143 kPa (165.8 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 746.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 281.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 206.85 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 277.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.83 kg/kW 8.08 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 17/27/21.5 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/8.7/10.9 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/11.5/9.1 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.4/32.4/25.8 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/27.0/21.5 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.DW.TL. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.DW.TL. | ||
| Roues AV | 8½ x 18 | ||
| Roues AR | 10.0 x 19 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | Goodyear Eagle F1 GS P245/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | Goodyear Eagle F1 GS P285/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 325 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.67 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.56 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 227205 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| C6 | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Chevrolet Corvette Automatic added 2010-12-26. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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