The Chevrolet Malibu Convertible Powerglide is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet-bodied automobile with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.7 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 250 bhp (253 PS/186 kW) at 4800 rpm and 468 Nm (345 lbft/47.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 2 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1585 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2845 mm | 112 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1521 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Length | 5009 mm | 197.2 inches | |
| Width | 1915 mm | 75.4 inches | |
| Height | 1344 mm | 52.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 117 mm | 4.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1585 kg | 3494 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | L65 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 88.4 mm
4 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
253 PS (250 bhp) (186 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
468 Nm (345 ft·lb) (47.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
32.5 kW/litre 44.2 ps/litre 43.6 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
81.63 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 7040114 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1025.8 kPa (148.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 716.63 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 159.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 117.62 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 157.73 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.5 kg/kW 14.2 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | F78 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | F78 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 318494 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 13667 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Chevrolet Malibu Convertible Powerglide added 2013-02-25. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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