The Corvette Grand Sport Coupé is an automobile from Chevrolet, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Coupé is one of the C6 model family from Chevrolet.
Powering the Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Coupé is an overhead valve, 6.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 430 bhp (436 PS/321 kW) at 5900 rpm and 575 N·m (424 lb·ft/58.6 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels through a 6 speed manual transmission.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1502 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| 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 | 436 PS (430 bhp) (321 kW) at 5900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 575 Nm (424 ft·lb) (58.6 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52 kW/litre 70.8 ps/litre 69.8 bhp/litre 1.14 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.31 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1172.6 kPa (170.1 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 290.26 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 PS/kg 213.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 286.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.68 kg/kW 7.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 203544 | ||
| 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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