Interesting article:
Chevrolet Corvette (C4 248 PS) specs
| Price in US | $32,455 - $37,819 |
| Car type | Coupe |
| Curb weight | 1505-1535 kg (3318-3384 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 4.32 m (170 in) long, 1.74 m (69 in) wide, 1.14 m (45 in) high |
| Wheelbase | 2.36 m (93 in) |
| Introduced | 1987 |
| Origin country | United States |
| Gas mileage | 12.0 l/100 km (20 mpg US / 24 mpg UK) |
| CO2 emissions | 287 g/km |
| Views | 8.8k |
| Submitted by | 196ss |
Lap times
| Track | Time |
|---|---|
| Willow Springs | 1:41.00 |
Performance
| 0 - 50 kph | 2.4 s |
| 0 - 80 kph | 4.5 s |
| 0 - 100 kph | 6.3 s |
| 0 - 130 kph | 11.9 s |
| 60 - 100 kph | 3.3 s |
| 80 - 120 kph | 5.3 s |
| 0 - 30 mph | 2.0 s |
| 0 - 40 mph | 3.1 s |
| 0 - 50 mph | 4.0 s |
| 0 - 60 mph | 5.3 s |
| 0 - 70 mph | 6.9 s |
| 0 - 80 mph | 8.9 s |
| 0 - 100 mph | 14.7 s |
| Est. 1/8 mile | 10.0 s @ 83.9 mph |
| 1/4 mile | 13.9 s @ 99.0 mph |
| Top speed | 245 kph (152 mph) |
| 600ft slalom | 110.1 kph (68.4 mph) |
| Lateral acceleration | 0.92 g (9 m/s²) |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | V8 OHV |
| Displacement | 5.7 l (350 ci / 5735 cc) |
| Power | 248 ps (245 bhp / 183 kw) @ 4300 rpm |
| Torque | 461 Nm (340 lb-ft) @ 3200 rpm |
| Power / liter | 43 ps (43 hp) |
| Power / weight | 163 ps (161 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 303 Nm (224 lb-ft) / t |
| Efficiency | 21 PS per l/100 km |
| Transmission | 4 speed + overdrive |
| Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
Braking distance
| 100 kph - 0 | 42 m (138 ft) |
| 30 mph - 0 | 10 m (32 ft) |
| 60 mph - 0 | 38 m (124 ft) |
| 70 mph - 0 | 52 m (172 ft) |
Interior noise
| Noise @ idle | 56 dB |
| Noise @ 50 kph | 66 dB |
| Noise @ 80 kph | 69 dB |
| Noise @ 100 kph | 72 dB |
| Noise @ 70 mph | 74 dB |
Corvette competition
196ss 5y ago
John 4y ago
6.3 to 60? I was pulling mid to low 5's and best quarter (stock) high 13's to a worst of 14.2 at carlsbad and terminal island .
Aaron 3y ago
They cheated by choosing the worst car available to face the vette just to make a quick buck, and trashed the company when their get rich quick scheme didn't work. They should've read the terms before making a fool of themselves and just gotten Senna and the F40 instead of being lazy.
07CorvetteZ51 3y ago @Aaron
The Vette was way faster than the Consulier GTP despite Warren Mosler's claims. Mosler needed to go back to the drawing board to make a better car in order to match a Corvette. Sure Car and Driver didn't make the money, but they proved a point. I remember this article well.
Aaron 3y ago @07CorvetteZ51
Mosler did go back to the drawing board, and that was before the test took place. Yet, the guys at C&D chose to use a car that didn't have any of the updates and chose amateur drivers which meant the test would prove which is easier to drive fast rather than which is actually faster and has higher limits. If they chose a Corvette C4 ZR1, and it beat the Mosler, then I would've been less suspicious, but they chose a base model vette and claimed it was faster than a lightweight track focussed Mosler? now I doubt that very much.
07CorvetteZ51 3y ago @Aaron
Csaba Csere is not a bad driver, if he was quicker in the Corvette, the Corvette was quicker. I have experience with the C4 Corvette, Mosler's Consulier GTP was slower. The Corvette has higher limits due to lots of engineering and development, which the Consulier did not have. Mosler learned a lesson and made faster cars later.
