The Chevrolet Corvette is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5.7 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 220 bhp (223 PS/164 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 353 N·m (260 lb·ft/36 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1638 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2489 mm | 98 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Length | 4704 mm | 185.2 inches | |
| Width | 1753 mm | 69 inches | |
| Height | 1219 mm | 48 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 109 mm | 4.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.89 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1638 kg | 3611 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 47.6% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 90.9 litres | 20 [24] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | L82 | ||
| 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 (gross) |
223 PS (220 bhp) (164 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
353 Nm (260 ft·lb) (36 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
28.6 kW/litre 38.9 ps/litre 38.4 bhp/litre 0.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
61.57 Nm/litre
0.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 17058210 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 773.8 kPa (112.2 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 136.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 100.16 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 134.31 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.98 kg/kW 16.68 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 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.920 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8.00 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.00 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P225/70 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/70 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 281061 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 1YZ87 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Chevrolet Corvette Automatic (1978) added 2012-07-15. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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