The Chevrolet Corvette Convertible is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine located in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
It's powered courtesy of 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 develops 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 454 N·m (335 lb·ft/46.3 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual 'box.
Claimed kerb weight is 1515 kg.
Top stated speed is 254 km/h (158 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2443 | 96.2 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1514 | 59.6 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1534 | 60.4 | |
| Lengte | 4483 | 176.5 | |
| Breedte | 1803 | 71 | |
| Hoogte | 1179 | 46.4 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 119 | 4.7 | |
| 1.84 | |||
| Gewicht | 1515 kg | 3340 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | 50% front | ||
| 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 | L98 | ||
| 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 (SAE net) |
243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) bij 4000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (SAE net) |
454 Nm (335 ft·lb) (46.3 kgm) bij 3200 t/min |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
31.2 kW/litre 42.4 ps/litre 41.9 bhp/litre 0.69 bhp/cu in |
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(SAE net) |
79.19 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | cast iron block; aluminum head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | tuned port fuel injection | ||
| 995.1 kPa (144.3 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| 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 | 6 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 14.6 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 254 km/h (158 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 160.62 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 118.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 158.42 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.47 kg/kW 14.14 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 | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 8½ x 16 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 8½ x 16 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | P255/50 ZR 16 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | P255/50 ZR 16 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 292 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 292 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.68 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.07 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 21582 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | 1YY67 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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