The Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Convertible is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 6.2 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 460 bhp (466 PS/343 kW) at 6000 rpm and 630 Nm (465 lbft/64.2 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels via a 7 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1582 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2710 mm | 106.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1613 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4493 mm | 176.9 inches | |
| Width | 1966 mm | 77.4 inches | |
| Height | 1237 mm | 48.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1582 kg | 3488 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| 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 | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 (SAE net) |
466 PS (460 bhp) (343 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
630 Nm (465 ft·lb) (64.2 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
55.7 kW/litre 75.7 ps/litre 74.7 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
102.24 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1284.8 kPa (186.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| 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 294.81 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 PS/kg 216.83 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 kW/kg 290.77 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.61 kg/kW 7.7 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16/25 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.7/9.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/10.6 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 19.2/30.0 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 16.0/25.0 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 10 x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 12 x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin Pilot Super Sport P285/30 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin Pilot Super Sport P225/25 ZR 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 370 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 365 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 507265 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Convertible added 2017-01-05. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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