This vehicle has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.7 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 375 bhp (380 PS/280 kW) at 6000 rpm and 501 Nm (370 lbft/51.1 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1572 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 282 km/h or 175 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) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Length | 4506 mm | 177.4 inches | |
| Width | 1859 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1189 mm | 46.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1572 kg | 3466 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 76 litres | 16.7 [20.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LT5 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5727 cc (349.483 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99 × 93 mm
3.9 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 380 PS (375 bhp) (280 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 501 Nm (370 ft·lb) (51.1 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.8 kW/litre 66.4 ps/litre 65.5 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
87.48 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Rochester fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1099.3 kPa (159.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 715.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 282 km/h (175 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 241.87 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 177.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 238.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.62 kg/kW 9.39 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 12.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.49 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.34 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 20735 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 1YZ07 | ||
| RAC rating | 48.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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