The Corvette Sting Ray 427 is a road car from Chevrolet, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 427 belongs to the 19400 range of cars from Chevrolet.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 7 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 425 bhp (431 PS/317 kW) at 5600 rpm and 624 Nm (460 lbft/63.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted kerb weight is 1519 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 245 km/h, or 152 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2489 mm | 98 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1443 mm | 56.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Length | 4448 mm | 175.1 inches | |
| Width | 1768 mm | 69.6 inches | |
| Height | 1260 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1519 kg | 3349 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 47% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | L72 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 6992 cc (426.678 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 107.95 × 95.5 mm
4.25 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
431 PS (425 bhp) (317 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
624 Nm (460 ft·lb) (63.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
45.3 kW/litre 61.6 ps/litre 60.8 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
89.24 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Holley 3892341 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1121.5 kPa (162.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 874 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 10.6 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 12.8 s
@ 112 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 283.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 208.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 279.79 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.79 kg/kW 8.01 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.920 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.TL. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½K x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½K x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.75 x 15-4PR | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.75 x 15-4PR | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 273119 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 19437 | ||
| Model family | 19400 | ||
| RAC rating | 57.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 427 added 2012-05-29. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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