Tuesday, January 18, 2011

2011 Chevrolet Malibu Overview


2011 Chevrolet Malibu is a 4 door, 5 passenger family sedan manufactured by Chevrolet, a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company (GM). 2011 Chevrolet Malibu is available in 4 variants(trims) namely LS, 1LT, 2LT and LTZ.

Malibu Appreciation:
  • The New York Times referring to it as being "like a super Accord, but from GM"
  • Car and Driver magazine declaring, "Camry, Beware."
  • Motor Trend magazine, rated higher than the Honda Accord and Nissan Altima in the magazine's 2008 Car of The Year competition.
  • Kelley Blue Book named it the "2008 best redesigned vehicle".
  • Car and Driver stated that while it would not be "enough to steal the top-dog sales title from the perennial Honda and Toyota mid-sizers"
  • In January 2008, the new Malibu received the North American Car of the Year Award at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in voting among a panel of fifty automotive journalists in a field of entries
  • The Malibu's win marks the second straight year that a car built on GM's Epsilon platform has won the North American COTY Award

2011 Chevrolet Malibu is powered by ECOTEC 2.4L 4-cylinder DOHC engine with Variable Valve Timing (VVT) having displacement of 2.4 liters per 145 cubic inch. Max power of 169 HP is attained @ 6400 RPM and has a max torque of 160 @ 4500 RPM. All the variants are Front Wheel Drive(FWD). 2011 Chevrolet Malibu has a fuel efficiency of 33 MPG [hwy].

A 6-Speed Automatic transmission with Sequential Fuel Injection System is standard.

Other features includes(varies with variants(trims)):
4-wheel antilock disc brakes
Acoustic laminated glass
OnStar®(3) with Turn-by-Turn Navigation standard for the first six months
8-speaker Bose® premium sound system
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2011 Chevrolet Malibu SPECIFICATIONS:

Body style(s): 4-door sedan
Engine(s): ECOTEC 2.4L 4-cylinder DOHC
Displacement (liters/ cu in.) 2.4/145
Power:@ RPM 169@6900
Torque: lb-ft/rpm 160@4500
Transmission: 6-Auto
Exterior Dimensions (IN.)
Overall height: 57.1
Overall width: 70.3
Overall length: 191.8
Wheelbase: 112.3
Colors: Black Granite Metallic,Gold Mist Metallic,Imperial Blue Metallic,Mocha Steel Metallic,Red Jewel Tintcoat,Silver Ice Metallic,Summit White,Taupe Gray Metallic,White Diamond
Fuel Capacity:(gal) 16.4
Mileage(est)(city/highway): 22/33
Price Onwards: 21,975
Complete specifications: Specifications of 2011 Chevrolet Malibu
Website: Chevrolet Malibu
Download: Brochure of 2011 Chevrolet Malibu


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