Alfa Romeo 159 vs Chevrolet Malibu
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £1,489 (better)
- £1,491
- New Zealand
- $2,451 (better)
- $2,455
- Australia
- $2,033 (better)
- $2,036
- United States
- $1,894 (better)
- $1,896
Official figures
- Uses
- 37 mpg (better)
- 37 mpg
- Also
- 7.6 L/100km (better)
- 7.6 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 574 miles (better)
- 490 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 445 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 454 kg
- Length
- 4,660 mm
- 4,933 mm
- Weight
- 1,445 kg
- 1,422 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.5 L turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 103 kW
- 119 kW (better)
- Torque
- 170 Nm
- 249 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- Continuously variable automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 6
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
159 or Malibu?
Which uses less fuel, the Alfa Romeo 159 or the Chevrolet Malibu?
The Alfa Romeo 159, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Malibu's 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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