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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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Número de puertas | 2 | ||
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| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2656 | 104.6 | |
| Vía delantera | 1572 | 61.9 | |
| Vía trasera | 1575 | 62 | |
| Longitud | 4566 | 179.8 | |
| Ancho | 1869 | 73.6 | |
| Altura | 1212 | 47.7 | |
| Despeje del suelo | |||
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.72 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 1460 kg | 3219 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | 51% front | ||
| Capacità serbatoio | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | |||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | Chevrolet | ||
| Código de motor | LS1 | ||
| Número de cilindros | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilindrada | 5.7 litre 5666 cc (345.761 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 99 × 92 mm
3.9 × 3.62 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1.08 | ||
| Distribución | overhead valve (OHV)
2 válvulas por cilindro 16 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal (SAEnet) |
355 PS (350 bhp) (261 kW) a 5600 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo (SAEnet) |
488 Nm (360 ft·lb) (49.8 kgm) a 4000 rpm |
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| Potencia específica (SAEnet) |
46.1 kW/litre 62.6 ps/litre 61.8 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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(SAEnet) |
86.13 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | |||
| Relación de compresión | 10.1:1 | ||
| Alimentación | SePFi | ||
| 1082.3 kPa (157 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 708.25 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | Y | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 5 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | 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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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.660 | ||
| Turning circle | 1.00 m | ||
| Suspensión delantera | I.DW.LS.ARB. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | I.DW.TLS.ARB. | ||
| Ruedas delante | 8½ x 17 | ||
| Ruedas detrás | 9½ x 18 | ||
| Neumáticos delante | Goodyear Eagle F1 GS P245/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Neumáticos detrás | 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 | ||
| Transmisión | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 0.7 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 2.73 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 80267 | ||
| Unidades producidas | |||
| 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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