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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

2013 Chevrolet Malibu production brought forward: report

0 comments Posted by hahahihi at 2:37 PM

Production of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu (2012 Holden Malibu for the Australian market) has reportedly been brought forward four months to speed up the replacement of the current model.

Bloomberg reports that General Motors will bring production of the all-new global mid-sized sedan forward from May 2012 to January.
Holden confirmed earlier this year that the Malibu would be launched in Australia in 2012, filling a hole in its product range between the locally manufactured Cruze and Commodore.
Holden spokesman Jonathan Rose could not confirm the advancement of Malibu production, but insisted that Holden currently had no plans to change its launch timetable.
“It’s still our plan to introduce the Malibu towards the latter end of 2012,” Mr Rose said.
Asked whether an advance in global production could lead to an early arrival of our Malibu, Mr Rose said: “Not at this stage”.
The Holden Malibu will be powered by a range of four-cylinder engines, including a 2.5-litre unit with 141kW of power and 245Nm of torque. The engine will be teamed with a six-speed automatic transmission.
Engineers from Holden’s Powertrain Engineering team are currently calibrating the Malibu for General Motors’ global markets, as well as for Australia’s unique conditions.
The Malibu has been undergoing testing at Holden’s Lang Lang Proving Ground, and this image shows Malibu engineers stretching its legs on public roads in Phillip Island, Victoria.
Read more about the upcoming 2012 Holden Malibu.
(Renderings by Theophilus Chin)

 

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2012 Holden Malibu engine details revealed

0 comments Posted by hahahihi at 2:30 PM

General Motors has confirmed more details about the 2012 Holden Malibu and its all-new 2.5-litre petrol engine.
(Rendering by Theophilus Chin)
The Malibu’s 2.5-litre four-cylinder Ecotec engine will produce 140kW of power and 250Nm of torque – giving it similar output levels to the Hyundai i45 and Kia Optima medium sedans (148kW/250Nm).
GM says the Malibu’s highway fuel consumption will be better than 7.8 litres/100km, but is yet to reveal combined cycle figures. That highway figure is hardly a surprise, given the current 2.4-litre Malibu achieves 7.1 litres/100km on the highway.
Considering the i45 and the Optima both achieve highway figures of 6.0 litres/100km and a combined cycle fuel consumption of 7.9 litres/100km, Holden will need the Malibu to better its current 7.1 litres/100km highway mark by a significant margin if it is to be competitive in Australia.
GM global chief engineer, Mike Anderson, said the direct-injection 2.5-litre engine promised to be one of the quietest and most refined engines in the medium car segment.
“The noise intensity is 40 per cent less than our 2.4-litre direct-injected engine, which was named one of Ward’s 10 Best Engines,” Mr Anderson said.
“Engineers also tuned the 2.5-litre to deliver more of its torque at lower rpm, giving the Malibu a stronger feel at launch and during on-demand manoeuvres, such as passing or accelerating on a freeway entrance ramp.”
GM says the Malibu will be offered with a range of “fuel efficient and powerful” four-cylinder engines, with turbocharged petrol and diesel engines expected to be revealed in time.
The Malibu will become a brand new nameplate in Holden’s Australian line-up when it is launched at the end of 2012.
The new model will be sold in almost 100 different countries – mostly in Chevrolet guise – as GM takes an increasingly global approach to its passenger vehicle range.
Expect more details on the 2012 Holden Malibu to be revealed over the coming months in the lead-up its late-2012 Australian launch.

 

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