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Chevrolet Malibu

Overview
Manufacturer	Chevrolet (General Motors)
Model years	1964–1983 1997–present
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size car

First generation
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

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
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	Buick Century Buick Regal Chevrolet Monte Carlo Oldsmobile Cutlass Pontiac LeMans Pontiac Bonneville
Powertrain
Transmission	3/4-speed manual 3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	108 in (2,743 mm)
Chronology
Successor	Chevrolet Celebrity

Fifth generation

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

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	4-speed 4T45-E automatic 4-speed 4T65-E automatic
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

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	2.4 L LE5 I4 (gasoline) 2.4 L LE9 I4 (gasoline/E85) 2.4 L LAT I4 (hybrid gasoline) 3.5 L LZ4 V6 (gasoline) 3.5 L LZE V6 (gasoline/E85) 3.6 L LY7 V6 (gasoline)
Transmission	4-speed 4T45 automatic 6-speed 6T40 automatic 6-speed 6T70 automatic
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

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	Buick LaCrosse Buick Regal Opel Insignia Saab 9-5
Powertrain
Engine	2.0 L LTG I4 turbo (gasoline) 2.0 L VCDi I4 turbo (diesel) 2.4 L LUK I4 hybrid (gasoline) 2.4 L Ecotec I4 (gasoline) 2.5 L LCV I4 (gasoline) 2.5 L LKW I4 (gasoline) 3.0 L LFW V6 (gasoline)
Transmission	6-speed 6T40 automatic 6-speed 6T70 automatic 6-speed manual (Europe and Uzbekistan)
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	Chevrolet Epica (EU, CN) Daewoo Tosca (KR) Holden Epica (AU) Chevrolet Lumina (ME)

Ninth generation

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	Buick Regal Cadillac XTS Opel Insignia
Powertrain
Engine	1.5 L LFV I4 turbo (gasoline) 2.0 L LTG I4 turbo (gasoline) 1.8 L LKN I4 hybrid (gasoline)
Transmission	6-speed 6T45 automatic 8-speed Aisin AWF8F45 automatic Voltec 5ET50 (MKE) Multi-mode electric transaxle
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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