Comparison of Chevrolet Corvette Convertible IV 5.7 i V8 and Ford Shelby I Cabrio GT 500 7.0 V8

Attribute	Ford Shelby I Cabrio GT 500 7.0 V8 ×	Chevrolet Corvette Convertible IV 5.7 i V8 ×
General
Make	Ford	Chevrolet
Model	Shelby	Corvette
Generation	Shelby I Cabrio	Corvette Convertible IV
Modification	GT 500 7.0 V8	5.7 i V8
Website	https://www.ford.com/	https://www.chevrolet.com
Number of doors	2	2
Number of seats	4	2
Body type	Cabriolet	Cabriolet
Transmission	manual	automatic
Number of gears	4	4
Production from (year)	1969	1984
Production to (year)	1970	1998
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	-	230
Combined consumption (l/100km)	-	12
Drive
Drive	Rear wheel drive	Rear wheel drive
Position of engine	Front,ongitudinal	Front,ongitudinal
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	340	300
Max. torque (Nm)	597	461
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	8	8
Cylinders arrangement	V engine	V engine
Valves per cylinder	2	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	6,997	5,733
Compression ratio	10.6	10.5
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	5,200	5,000
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	3,400	3,600
Cylinder bore (mm)	104.9	101.6
Piston stroke (mm)	101.19	88.4
Fuel system	Carburettor	Multi-point injection
Fuel tank (l)	76	76
Chassis
ABS	-	+
Front wheel suspension	-	Double wishbone
Rear wheel suspension	-	Helical spring
Steering type	-	Steering rack
Power steering	-	Hydraulic Steering
Front brakes	Disc	Ventilated discs
Rear brakes	Drum	Ventilated discs
Tires size	-	255/45 R17 285/40 R17
Turning radius (m)	11.46	-
Dimensions
Length (mm)	4,724	4,535
Width (mm)	1,811	1,796
Height (mm)	1,303	1,202
Wheelbase (mm)	2,743	2,444
Kerb weight (kg)	1,787	1,524
Minimum boot space (l)	-	187
Front track (mm)	1,486	1,466
Rear track (mm)	1,486	1,500