The Chevrolet Malibu Sport Sedan is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its 4.1 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that develops 155 bhp (157 PS/116 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 319 N·m (235 lb·ft/32.5 kgm) at 1600 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual transmission.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1545 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 | 2946 mm | 116 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1521 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Length | 5110 mm | 201.2 inches | |
| Width | 1915 mm | 75.4 inches | |
| Height | 1351 mm | 53.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 119 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1545 kg | 3406 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53.2% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4.1 litre 4093 cc (249.77 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.42 × 89.66 mm
3.87 × 3.53 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
157 PS (155 bhp) (116 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
319 Nm (235 ft·lb) (32.5 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
28.2 kW/litre 38.4 ps/litre 37.9 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
77.94 Nm/litre
0.94 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 7040017 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 979.4 kPa (142 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 682.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 101.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 100.32 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.37 kg/kW 22.33 lb/bhp |
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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 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | E78 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | E78 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 317361 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 13539 | ||
| RAC rating | 36.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Chevrolet Malibu Sport Sedan added 2013-02-25. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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