This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine that delivers power to the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 259 bhp (263 PS/193 kW) at 5500 rpm and 353 Nm (260 lbft/36 kgm) at 1750-5500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1649 kg.
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 | 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 | 1649 kg | 3635 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 263 PS (259 bhp) (193 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 353 Nm (260 ft·lb) (36 kgm) at 1750-5500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 96.7 kW/litre 131.4 ps/litre 129.6 bhp/litre 2.12 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
176.68 Nm/litre
2.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2220.2 kPa (322 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 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 159.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 117.12 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 157.06 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.54 kg/kW 14.26 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 | 8.0 x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0 x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | P225/55 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/55 R 17 | ||
| 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 | 293689 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 Chevrolet Malibu LT Turbo added 2012-11-16. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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