The Chevrolet Malibu Sport Coupé is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the motor placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
It forms part of Chevrolet's 13500-13600 family of cars.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.8 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) at 4400 rpm and 298 Nm (220 lbft/30.4 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2845 mm | 112 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 5001 mm | 196.9 inches | |
| Width | 1930 mm | 76 inches | |
| Height | 1326 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 117 mm | 4.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3769 cc (229.998 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.4 × 82.6 mm
3.87 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
298 Nm (220 ft·lb) (30.4 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
27.7 kW/litre 37.7 ps/litre 37.1 bhp/litre 0.61 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
79.07 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester Quadrajet carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 993.6 kPa (144.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 628.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 5.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.35 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.35 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 475640 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 13537 | ||
| Model family | 13500-13600 | ||
| RAC rating | 36.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 Chevrolet Malibu Sport Coupé added 2016-04-03. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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