The Corvette is a rear wheel drive coupé road car with a front mounted engine, sold by Chevrolet.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) at 5000 rpm and 454 N·m (335 lb·ft/46.3 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1496 kg.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2443 | 96.2 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1466 | 57.7 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1501 | 59.1 | |
| Lengte | 4534 | 178.5 | |
| Breedte | 1796 | 70.7 | |
| Hoogte | 1176 | 46.3 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 107 | 4.2 | |
| 1.86 | |||
| Gewicht | 1496 kg | 3298 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | GM | ||
| Motor nummer | LT1 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 101.6 × 88.4 mm
4 × 3.48 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.15 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 304 PS (300 bhp) (224 kW) bij 5000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 454 Nm (335 ft·lb) (46.3 kgm) bij 3600 t/min |
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| Specific output | 39 kW/litre 53.1 ps/litre 52.3 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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79.19 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.4:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | EFI | ||
| 995.1 kPa (144.3 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | 5700 t/min | ||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 716.63 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| 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 203.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 149.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 200.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.69 kg/kW 11.17 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 | 2.250 | ||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 8½ x 17 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 9½ x 17 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | P255/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | P285/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | |||
| Rem diameter voor | 330 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.7 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.59 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 227315 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Chevrolet Corvette Automatic added 2010-12-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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