The Corvette is a rear wheel drive coupé motor vehicle with a front placed engine, sold by Chevrolet.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5.7 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 350 bhp (355 PS/261 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 488 N·m (360 lb·ft/49.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic 'box.
The Chevrolet Corvette weighs a claimed 1460 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 282 km/h or 175 mph.
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 | 2656 mm | 104.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1572 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 4566 mm | 179.8 inches | |
| Width | 1869 mm | 73.6 inches | |
| Height | 1212 mm | 47.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1460 kg | 3219 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 51% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] 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 5666 cc (345.761 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 (SAEnet) |
355 PS (350 bhp) (261 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
488 Nm (360 ft·lb) (49.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
46.1 kW/litre 62.6 ps/litre 61.8 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
86.13 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SePFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1082.3 kPa (157 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 708.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 282 km/h (175 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 243.06 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 178.76 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 239.73 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.59 kg/kW 9.34 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 1.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.LS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.TLS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½ x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | Goodyear Eagle F1 GS P245/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear Eagle F1 GS P275/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2714 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 80267 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 48.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Chevrolet Corvette Automatic added 2001-06-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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