The Sport Roadster is a passenger car from Chevrolet, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door roadster body style.
Power is produced by a 3.2 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 60 bhp (61 PS/45 kW) at 3000 rpm and 176 N·m (130 lb·ft/17.9 kgm) at 800-2000 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels through a 3 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted kerb weight is 1175 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2769 mm | 109 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1462 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1462 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Length | 4247 mm | 167.2 inches | |
| Width | 1743 mm | 68.6 inches | |
| Height | 1721 mm | 67.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.53 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1175 kg | 2590 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 48.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 41.7 litres | 9.2 [11] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3178 cc (193.933 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.14 × 95.25 mm
3.31 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear |
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 61 PS (60 bhp) (45 kW) at 3000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 176 Nm (130 ft·lb) (17.9 kgm) at 800-2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 14.1 kW/litre 19.1 ps/litre 18.9 bhp/litre 0.31 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
55.38 Nm/litre
0.67 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 5.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 529.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 51.77 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 38.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 51.06 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 26.26 kg/kW 43.87 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 3 x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 3 x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 5.25-18 4 ply | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.25-18 4 ply | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 234322 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 26.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1932 Chevrolet Sport Roadster added 2011-02-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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