The Malibu LT is a motor vehicle from Chevrolet, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its 2.4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that produces 169 bhp (171 PS/126 kW) of power at 6400 rpm, and maximum torque of 217 N·m (160 lb·ft/22.1 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1550 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 | 2852 mm | 112.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4872 mm | 191.8 inches | |
| Width | 1786 mm | 70.3 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1550 kg | 3417 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 61.7 litres | 13.6 [16.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2384 cc (145.481 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 98 mm
3.46 × 3.86 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 171 PS (169 bhp) (126 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 217 Nm (160 ft·lb) (22.1 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.9 kW/litre 71.9 ps/litre 70.9 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.02 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1143.8 kPa (165.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6600 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 596 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 110.55 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 81.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 109.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.3 kg/kW 20.54 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P225/50 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 296 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 276 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 163790 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Chevrolet Malibu LT (2008) added 2007-11-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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