This vehicle has a 2 door coupé type body with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Chevrolet Corvette Convertible belongs to the C7 range of cars from Chevrolet.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 6.2 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 436 bhp (442 PS/325 kW) at 5900 rpm and 580 Nm (428 lbft/59.1 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 1461 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2685 mm | 105.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4435 mm | 174.6 inches | |
| Width | 1844 mm | 72.6 inches | |
| Height | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1461 kg | 3221 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | LS3 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.2 litre 6162 cc (376.028 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.25 × 92 mm
4.06 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 442 PS (436 bhp) (325 kW) at 5900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 580 Nm (428 ft·lb) (59.1 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.8 kW/litre 71.7 ps/litre 70.8 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.13 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1182.8 kPa (171.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 770.25 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 302.57 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 PS/kg 222.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 kW/kg 298.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.49 kg/kW 7.51 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16/26 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.7/9.0 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/11.1 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 19.2/31.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 16.0/26.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½ x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10 x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | P245/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | P285/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 340 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.5 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 638528 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | C7 | ||
| RAC rating | 52.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible added 2020-02-14. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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