The Malibu Premier is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor vehicle with a front mounted engine, from Chevrolet.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 250 bhp (253 PS/186 kW) of power at 5300 rpm, and maximum torque of 353 N·m (260 lb·ft/36 kgm) at 2000-5000 rpm.
A 9 speed automatic 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
The Chevrolet Malibu Premier weighs a claimed 1462 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2830 mm | 111.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4933 mm | 194.2 inches | |
| Width | 1854 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1462 kg | 3223 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 59.9 litres | 13.2 [15.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
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| 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 (SAE net) |
253 PS (250 bhp) (186 kW) at 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
353 Nm (260 ft·lb) (36 kgm) at 2000-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
93.3 kW/litre 126.9 ps/litre 125.1 bhp/litre 2.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
176.68 Nm/litre
2.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2220.2 kPa (322 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| 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 173.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 127.51 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 171 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.84 kg/kW 13.1 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22/33 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/7.1 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/14.0 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/39.6 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/33.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½ x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½ x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | P245/40 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | P245/40 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 287 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 9 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 2.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 699809 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2021 Chevrolet Malibu Premier added 2020-08-21. Last modified 2020-11-07. |
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