The Chevrolet Corvette LT1 is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power to the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) at 5000 rpm and 461 N·m (340 lb·ft/47 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1544 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 259 km/h, or 161 mph.
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 | 2443 mm | 96.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1466 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1501 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4534 mm | 178.5 inches | |
| Width | 1796 mm | 70.7 inches | |
| Height | 1176 mm | 46.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.86 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1544 kg | 3404 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52.1% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LT1 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 88.4 mm
4 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
304 PS (300 bhp) (224 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
461 Nm (340 ft·lb) (47 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
39 kW/litre 53.1 ps/litre 52.3 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
80.41 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | GM fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1010.5 kPa (146.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 716.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 12.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 259 km/h (161 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 197 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 144.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 194.3 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.9 kg/kW 11.53 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.LS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.LatLi.TrailLi.LS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.49 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 20746 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Chevrolet Corvette LT1 added 1996-03-26. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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