The Chevrolet Malibu LS is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power to the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.5 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 197 bhp (200 PS/147 kW) at 6300 rpm and 259 Nm (191 lbft/26.4 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1539 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 | 2738 mm | 107.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 4864 mm | 191.5 inches | |
| Width | 1854 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1539 kg | 3393 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2457 cc (149.935 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 101 mm
3.46 × 3.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 259 Nm (191 ft·lb) (26.4 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 59.8 kW/litre 81.3 ps/litre 80.2 bhp/litre 1.31 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
105.41 Nm/litre
1.27 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1324.7 kPa (192.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 614.25 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 129.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 95.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 128.01 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.48 kg/kW 17.5 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 25/37 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.4/6.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 10.6/15.7 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 30.0/44.4 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 25.0/37.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.680 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | P215/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 297 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.64 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 293678 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 Chevrolet Malibu LS added 2012-11-16. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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