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Chevrolet Malibu

Chevrolet Malibu
Chevrolet Malibu LTZ 2.4 – Frontansicht, 9. August 2013, Velbert.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer Chevrolet (General Motors)
Model years 1964–1983
1997–present
Body and chassis
Class Mid-size car
First generation
Chevrolet Malibu SS 283 2.jpg
1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu convertible
Overview
Model years 1964–1967
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door sedan
2-door hardtop
2-door convertible
Station wagon
Related Chevrolet Chevelle
Chevrolet El Camino
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Oldsmobile Cutlass
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
Pontiac Grand Prix
Pontiac LeMans
Second generation
Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Coupe.jpg
Overview
Also called Chevrolet Chevelle
Model years 1966–1972
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door sedan
2-door hardtop
2-door convertible
Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Platform A platform (RWD)
Related Buick Century
Buick Regal
Chevrolet El Camino
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Oldsmobile Cutlass
Oldsmobile Cutlass 442
Pontiac Grand Am
Pontiac Grand Prix
Pontiac LeMans
Fourth generation
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Malibu Classic Landau
Overview
Production 1978–1983
Assembly Arlington, Texas, United States
Lakewood Heights, Georgia
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Ramos Arizpe, Mexico
Valencia, Venezuela
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door coupe
4-door sedan
5-door station wagon
Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Platform A-body (1978–1981)
G-body (1982–1983)
Related
Powertrain
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase 108 in (2,743 mm)
Chronology
Successor Chevrolet Celebrity
Fifth generation
2001 Chevrolet Malibu.jpg
Overview
Also called Chevrolet Classic
Model years 1997–2003 (Chevrolet Malibu)
2004–2005 (Chevrolet Classic)
Assembly Wilmington, DE, United States
Lansing, MI, United States
Oklahoma City, OK, United States
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door sedan
Layout Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
Platform P-90 platform
Related Oldsmobile Alero
Oldsmobile Cutlass
Pontiac Grand Am
Oldsmobile Achieva
Buick Skylark
Powertrain
Engine 2.2 L L61 I4 (gasoline)
2.4 L LD9 I4 (gasoline)
3.1 L L82 V6 (gasoline)
3.1 L LG8 V6 (gasoline)
Transmission 4-speed 4T40-E automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 107 in (2,718 mm)
Length 190.4 in (4,836 mm)
Width 69.4 in (1,763 mm)
Height 56.4 in (1,433 mm)
Curb weight 3,051–3,142 lb (1,384–1,425 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor Chevrolet Corsica
Chevrolet Beretta
Sixth generation
2004-2005 Chevrolet Malibu -- 05-01-2010.jpg
Overview
Also called Chevrolet Malibu Classic
Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
Model years 2004–2007
2008 (Malibu Classic)
Assembly Kansas City, Kansas, United States (Fairfax Assembly)
Designer Crystal Windham (interior)
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door sedan
5-door station wagon
Layout Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
Platform Epsilon platform
Related Saab 9-3
Pontiac G6
Saturn Aura
Cadillac BLS
Fiat Croma
Opel Vectra
Powertrain
Engine 2.2 L L61 I4 (gasoline)
3.5 L LX9 V6 (gasoline)
3.5 L LZ4 V6 (gasoline)
3.9 L LZ9 V6 (gasoline)
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase 106.3 in (2,700 mm) (sedan)
112.3 in (2,852 mm) (wagon)
Length 187.8 in (4,770 mm) (wagon)
188.3 in (4,783 mm) (sedan)
Width 69.8 in (1,773 mm) (wagon)
69.9 in (1,775 mm) (sedan)
Height 57.5 in (1,460 mm) (sedan)
58.1 in (1,476 mm) (wagon)
Curb weight 3,174–3,415 lb (1,440–1,549 kg) (sedan)
3,458–3,620 lb (1,569–1,642 kg) (wagon)
Seventh generation
2008 Chevrolet Malibu LS -- 11-25-2009.jpg
Overview
Model years 2008–2012
Assembly Kansas City, Kansas, United States (Fairfax Assembly)
Orion Township, Michigan, United States (Orion Assembly)
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door sedan
Layout Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
Platform Epsilon platform
Related Saab 9-3
Pontiac G6
Saturn Aura
Cadillac BLS
Fiat Croma
Opel Vectra
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase 112.3 in (2,852 mm)
Length 191.8 in (4,872 mm)
Width 70.3 in (1,786 mm)
Height 57.1 in (1,450 mm)
Curb weight 3,415–3,649 lb (1,549–1,655 kg)
Eighth generation
2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco 1SA -- 02-29-2012 1.JPG
Overview
Also called Holden Malibu
Production

Oct. 18, 2011–2016 (North America)

2012-present production continues in China, Uzbekistan and Russia
Model years

2013–2015
2016 (Malibu Limited)

2013-present (China,Uzbekistan,Russia)
Assembly Detroit, Michigan United States (Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly)
Kansas City, Kansas, United States (Fairfax Assembly)
Bupyeong, South Korea (GM Korea)
Jinqiao, China (Shanghai GM)
Asaka, Uzbekistan (GM Uzbekistan)
Kaliningrad, Russia (Avtotor)
Designer Dan Gifford (2009)
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door sedan
Layout Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
Platform Epsilon II platform
Related
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase 107.8 in (2,738 mm)
Length 191.3 in (4,859 mm)
Width 73.0 in (1,854 mm)
Height 57.6 in (1,463 mm)
Curb weight 3,393–3,660 lb (1,539–1,660 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor
Ninth generation
20160619 Chevrolet Malibu 01.jpg
Overview
Also called Chevrolet Malibu XL (China)
Production 2015-present
Model years 2016–present
Assembly United States: GM Fairfax Assembly, Kansas City, Kansas
Designer Jaymer Starbody
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door sedan
Layout Transverse front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Platform E2XX platform
Related
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase 111.4 in (2,830 mm)
Length 193.8 in (4,923 mm)
Width 73.0 in (1,854 mm)
Height 57.7 in (1,466 mm)
Curb weight 3,086–3,457 lb (1,400–1,568 kg)

The Chevrolet Malibu is a mid-size car manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet from 1964 to 1983 and since 1997. The Malibu began as a trim-level of the Chevrolet Chevelle, becoming its own model line in 1978. Originally a rear-wheel-drive intermediate, GM revived the Malibu nameplate as a front-wheel-drive car in 1997.

Named after the city of Malibu, California, the Malibu was marketed primarily in North America, with the eighth generation introduced globally.

The first Malibu was a top-line subseries of the mid-sized Chevrolet Chevelle from 1964 to 1972. Malibus were generally available in a full range of bodystyles including a four-door sedan, two-door Sport Coupe hardtop, convertible and two-seat station wagon. Interiors were more lavish than lesser Chevelle 300 and 300 Deluxe models thanks to patterned cloth and vinyl upholstery (all-vinyl in convertibles and station wagons), deep-twist carpeting, deluxe steering wheel and other items. The Malibu SS was available only as a two-door Sport Coupe hardtop or convertible and added bucket seats, center console (with optional four-speed manual or Powerglide transmissions), engine gauges and special wheelcovers, and offered with any six-cylinder or V8 engine offered in other Chevelles - with the top option being a 300 hp (224 kW; 304 PS) 327 cu in (5.4 L) in 1964.

For 1965, Malibus and other Chevelles received new grilles and revised tail sections and had the exhaust pipes replaced but carried over the same basic styling and bodystyles from 1964. The Malibu and Malibu SS models continued as before with the SS featuring a blacked-out grille and special wheelcovers. Top engine option was now a 350 hp (261 kW; 355 PS) 327 cu in (5.4 L) V8.

The Malibu SS was replaced in 1966 by a new Chevelle SS-396 series that included a big-block 396 cu in (6.5 L) V8 engine, heavy duty suspension and other performance equipment. Other SS-396 equipment was similar to Malibu Sport Coupes and convertibles including an all-vinyl bench seat. Bucket seats and console with floor shift were now optional on the SS and for 1966 with the SS now denoting a car with a big-block engine, the bucket seats became a new option on the regular Malibu Sport Coupe and convertible, upon which any six-cylinder or small-block V8 could be ordered. Also new for 1966 was the Chevelle Malibu four-door Sport Sedan hardtop. Styling revisions on all 1966 Chevelles including more rounded styling similar to the full-sized Chevrolets with sail panels and tunneled rear windows featured on two-door hardtop coupes.


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