This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 5.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that has an output of 405 bhp (411 PS/302 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 522 N·m (385 lb·ft/53.2 kgm) at 5200 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 1589 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 291 km/h (181 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) | 1539 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 4506 mm | 177.4 inches | |
| Width | 1859 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1189 mm | 46.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 107 mm | 4.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1589 kg | 3503 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 76 litres | 16.7 [20.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.80 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.59 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LT5 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| 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 (SAEnet) |
411 PS (405 bhp) (302 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
522 Nm (385 ft·lb) (53.2 kgm) at 5200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
52.7 kW/litre 71.7 ps/litre 70.7 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
91.15 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Rochester fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1145.4 kPa (166.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7000 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 | 4.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 10.6 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 291 km/h (181 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 258.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 190.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 254.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.26 kg/kW 8.79 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 2.320 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I. | ||
| Rear suspension | I. | ||
| Wheel size front | 9½ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 11 x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | P275/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P315/35 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.5 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 3740 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 1YZ07 | ||
| RAC rating | 48.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 (1993) added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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