The Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sedan is a sedan/saloon with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power to the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 135 bhp (137 PS/101 kW) at 3800 rpm and 325 N·m (240 lb·ft/33.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic transmission.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1703 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2946 mm | 116 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1562 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Length | 5352 mm | 210.7 inches | |
| Width | 1953 mm | 76.9 inches | |
| Height | 1374 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 137 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1703 kg | 3754 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 83 litres | 18.3 [21.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5013 cc (305.912 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 88.4 mm
3.74 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
137 PS (135 bhp) (101 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
325 Nm (240 ft·lb) (33.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
20.1 kW/litre 27.3 ps/litre 26.9 bhp/litre 0.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
64.83 Nm/litre
0.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 17057108 carbuerttor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 814.7 kPa (118.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 626.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 80.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 79.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.92 kg/kW 28.26 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LowerTrailRA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | GR78 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | GR78 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 182369 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 44.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sedan added 2008-07-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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