2016 Chevrolet Malibu
 

:suspicious: I think this vehicle reminds of something...

1.5L Inline-4 Turbo 160hp
2.0L Inline-4 Turbo 250hp
roughly 300 lbs lighter than predecessor

http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/cro...-4_1600x0w.jpg
http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/cro...bu_1600x0w.jpg
http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/cro...-2_1600x0w.jpg
http://www.chevrolet.com/content/che...g_stage._3.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VGNpzuPSKi...-Malibu-08.jpg

Im getting tired of that shape of car. Mercedes Audis this and so many more all with this exact same profile

Front looks pretty good... side lines not so much.. rear is ok. A lot going on in the cockpit.. all in all a much improved Malibu. Could Chevy finally be figuring out how to compete?

Civic headlights, Avalon grill, sonata taillights with hint of Audi, BMW and Mercedes.

GM really does not know how to make a nice looking interior

and exterior

they all look like commercial vehicle(rental car, cab, police car) to some extent.
that goes for Ford, GM and Chrysler.

Nothing special. Interior is gross; even the nice photo can't save it.

its plenty nice for a car thats primarily going to be used as a fleet/rental car.

when you are 50 and if you only drive domestic cars, you might find it attractive.
It is affordable, big and luxury (for these owners), speaking from my neighbour who owned the 5th gen Malibu V6.

For a Malibu that is beautiful, but when you take a look at every other car out there is just melts right in with the crowd.

Huge step forward for them tho but would still never buy one.

Chey should change their motto to:

"We couldn't beat them so we joined them"

Malibus are not bad cars better than Accords. We had one used as courtesy car for our customers for over a year. I'd always drive it. Never had problems.
the new malibus sells like hot cakes in China along with the rest of the GM- Cadillac- Buick lineup.
It's weird in a way that I see way more General motors in china than here

Please do enlighten us as to how Malibus are better than Accords :lawl:

Also that's because GM cars are cheap like hot cakes in China whereas no mainlander in their right mind would think twice about buying a Chevy Malibu over a CLA in Richmond.

I remember seeing a lot of Buick's in Guangzhou.

They were pretty much the Aveo equivalent though.

yeah Buicks are perceived as a status thing in China. I really don't know why.

Malibu better than Accord? :suspicious: What have you been smoking?

Why Chinese Buyers Are Obsessed With Buick
ALEX DAVIES
APR. 23, 2013, 12:22 PM

The heyday of Buick on American roads is long gone, but the brand is far from dead. In fact, business is booming — just not in the U.S.

The brand is hugely popular in China — the world's largest auto market — where having a large, foreign car is a status symbol.

Buick is the country's hottest luxury brand, according to the New York Times.

Sales numbers support those claims. The Buick Excelle was the number one passenger car in China in 2011, when 254,000 units rolled out of dealerships. The next year, Buick's sales in the country jumped 8%.

J.D. Power & Associates predicts total Buick sales in China could hit 1 million by 2016, according to the Detroit Free Press.

Why the love for a car that, in its homeland, is viewed as a relic of the past?

The common view of Buicks in China is different from that in the U.S. The cars are the choice of business people and government officials. Chinese executives are partial to minivans, which don't come with the kid-hauling image they have here.

General Motors, which owns the brand, has capitalized on that popularity.

When it saw Chinese executives were partial to minivans, it designed the GL8 Luxury MPV just for the market, making it especially spacious and comfortable.

By adapting to offer what Chinese buyers wanted, GM got its reward: It delivered nearly 67,000 GL8 Luxury MPVs in 2011. Sales rose 28% over 2010, to double the rate of the previous model.

Buick sales in the U.S. are trending up and nearing pre-2008 levels, but China is now the focus for the brand.

At the New York Auto Show, Buick rolled out three nice, somewhat boring new sedans. It saved the fireworks for the Shanghai Auto Show, where it showed off the dramatically redesigned Riviera, a super sleek, plug-in hybrid revival of an old model that was discontinued in 1999.

The concept car is supposedly inspired by a Chinese saying ("The greatest good is like water"), and it was partly designed by the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), GM's joint venture with China's SAIC Motor.

Buicks are huge in China because GM was smart enough to recognize buyers were fans of the brand, and then made cars they would like even more.

Why Chinese Buyers Love Buick - Business Insider

http://gmauthority.com/blog/wp-conte...-3-720x340.jpg

we love 'em here.. here's proof:
Browse Buick | U.S. News Best Cars

Large car category it's all GM vehicles,
same with top large affordable SUV's (not even/Hyundai/Toyota can keep up!)

I'd buy a new Malibu if it's rated anywhere near the impala V6

Looks like a CLA but with its own flair

but this is something we say about every vehicle since....forever...there are always design hints from other brands/models

You are fucking retarded if you think just because Malibus or some other domestic piece of shit sells better in China means they are better than Japanese counterparts. Clearly you learned nothing about history. Oh, and how about getting your Japanese cars destroyed whenever some conflicts arise between Japan and China?

look like it has braces

my favourite part of these pics is the scenery, looks really nice where ever this was taken

Unsure if trolling or genuinely retarded.

owner testimony


accord: 4.55/5

malibu: 4.45/5

no big differences pretty similar all rounded sedans