This car has a 2 door coupé body style with a front located engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
The Corvette Grand Sport Coupé is part of Chevrolet's C6 series of cars.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 6.2 litre naturally aspirated dry-sumped 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 436 bhp (442 PS/325 kW) at 5900 rpm and 580 N·m (428 lb·ft/59.1 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
The engine powers the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1502 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 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 | 4460 mm | 175.6 inches | |
| Width | 1928 mm | 75.9 inches | |
| Height | 1237 mm | 48.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1502 kg | 3311 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 51% front | ||
| 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 aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | dry 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 294.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 PS/kg 216.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 kW/kg 290.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.62 kg/kW 7.72 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 9½ x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 12 x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | P275/35 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | P325/30 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 355 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 340 mm | ||
| Braked area | 3729 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.56 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 203522 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 1YG07 | ||
| Model family | C6 | ||
| RAC rating | 52.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Coupé (2010) added 2009-09-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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