This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front located engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.7 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 345 bhp (350 PS/257 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 475 N·m (350 lb·ft/48.4 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1472 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2654 | 104.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1575 | 62 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1577 | 62.1 | |
| Lengte | 4564 | 179.7 | |
| Breedte | 1869 | 73.6 | |
| Hoogte | 1212 | 47.7 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.72 | |||
| Gewicht | 1472 kg | 3245 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 72.4 litres | 15.9 [19.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Chevrolet | ||
| Motor nummer | LS1 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5.7 litre 5666 cc (345.761 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 99 × 92 mm
3.9 × 3.62 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.08 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (SAE net) |
350 PS (345 bhp) (257 kW) bij 5600 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (SAE net) |
475 Nm (350 ft·lb) (48.4 kgm) bij 4400 t/min |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
45.4 kW/litre 61.7 ps/litre 60.9 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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(SAE net) |
83.83 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | aluminium block & heads | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.1:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | SePFi | ||
| 1053.5 kPa (152.8 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | 6000 t/min | ||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 708.25 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 237.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 174.77 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 234.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.72 kg/kW 9.56 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| 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 | 2.700 | ||
| Draaicirkel | 12.60 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.DW.LS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.DW.TLS.ARB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 8½ x 17 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 9½ x 18 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | Goodyear Eagle F1 P245/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | Goodyear Eagle F1 P275/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 302 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 302 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 6 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.5 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.42 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 95810 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 48.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible added 2002-06-21. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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