The Malibu LS is a passenger car from Chevrolet, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon body style.
The power is produced by a turbocharged engine of 1.5 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 163 bhp (165 PS/122 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 2000-4000 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 6 speed automatic set of gears.
The Chevrolet Malibu LS weighs a claimed 1405 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2830 mm | 111.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4923 mm | 193.8 inches | |
| Width | 1854 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1466 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1405 kg | 3097 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 49.2 litres | 10.8 [13] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1493 cc (91.108 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74 × 86.8 mm
2.91 × 3.42 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
165 PS (163 bhp) (122 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 2000-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
81.4 kW/litre 110.7 ps/litre 109.2 bhp/litre 1.79 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
167.45 Nm/litre
2.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2104.2 kPa (305.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 373.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 117.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.51 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 116.01 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.56 kg/kW 19.31 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 27/37 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.7/6.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 11.5/15.7 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 32.4/44.4 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 27.0/37.0 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 | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 287 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 480502 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 1ZC69 | ||
| RAC rating | 13.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Chevrolet Malibu LS added 2016-04-10. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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