The Chevrolet Corvette is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet-bodied car with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Chevrolet Corvette belongs to the 2934 range of cars from Chevrolet.
Its 4.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder that has an output of 250 bhp (253 PS/186 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 414 N·m (305 lb·ft/42.2 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
The Chevrolet Corvette weighs a claimed 1335 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2590 | 102 | |
| Voies AV | 1448 | 57 | |
| Voies AR | 1500 | 59.1 | |
| Longueur | 4267 | 168 | |
| Largeur | 1791 | 70.5 | |
| Hauteur | 1422 | 56 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.65 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1335 kg | 2943 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 62.1 litres | 13.7 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | GM | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 4.6 litre 4639 cc (283.089 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 98.43 × 76.2 mm
3.88 × 3 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.29 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (Gross) |
253 PS (250 bhp) (186 kW) à 5000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (Gross) |
414 Nm (305 ft·lb) (42.2 kgm) à 3800 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
40.2 kW/litre 54.6 ps/litre 53.9 bhp/litre 0.88 bhp/cu in |
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(Gross) |
89.24 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | |||
| Carburant | Rochester fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1121.5 kPa (162.7 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 579.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 189.87 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 139.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 187.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.16 kg/kW 11.96 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | LA.SE. | ||
| Roues AV | 5K x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 5K x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 6.70-15-4 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 6.70-15-4 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 279 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.55 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 234740 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 2934 | |||
| RAC rating | 48.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Chevrolet Corvette Automatic (1957) added 2011-02-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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