Chevrolet Malibu
The Chevrolet Malibu combines affordability and style in a mid-size family sedan. The lineup starts out with a 197 horsepower, 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine, but it is also offered with a sporty 2.0-litre, turbocharged four that produces 259 horses. A 2.4-litre, battery- assisted four-cylinder mild hybrid, offered in the Eco trim level, provides 182 ponies while returning impressive fuel economy figures. All versions of the Malibu are paired with a six-speed automatic transmission.
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Pre-Owned Chevrolet Malibu or Ford Fusion: Which One Is Best?
Pre-Owned Chevrolet Malibu or Ford Fusion: Which One Is Best?Still looking for a pre-owned mid-size sedan? You are among the small minority of people who don’t prefer SUVs and it’s perfectly fine! We agree, driving a car is often much more fun. Models like the Mazda6 or the Honda Accord are good choices if you favour driving pleasure. The …
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Accidents that save lives
Accidents that save livesDuring the last 50 years, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) developed ever stricter crash test standards. Manufacturers have answered by building safer vehicles. Here are the highlights of automotive safety throughout the years. Please, check out our photo gallery !
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2016 Chevrolet Malibu: Game on After Sweeping Changes
2016 Chevrolet Malibu: Game on After Sweeping ChangesVICTORIA, BC – The Chevrolet Malibu nameplate has been around for 50 years. It's a staple in the Chevrolet lineup around the world, but recently has lost some steam in a heavily contested market. With the midsize segment being second for cars in Canada and tops in the United States, …
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Heading West to Visit the new 2016 Chevrolet Malibu
Heading West to Visit the new 2016 Chevrolet MalibuThis week, The Car Guide will be heading to the southern tip of Vancouver Island in Victoria to drive the ninth-generation 2016 Chevrolet Malibu. It's a quick generational change for the midsize Malibu sedan, with its previous makeover occurring in 2013. However, in a heavily-contested segment that features the likes …
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2016 Chevrolet Malibu: The Midsize Sedan Strikes Back
2016 Chevrolet Malibu: The Midsize Sedan Strikes BackAlthough the market is currently very favourable to SUVs of all kinds, the midsize sedan segment is still a popular one. In the United States alone, two million of these cars are sold every year. In that category, Chevrolet’s been offering the Malibu for quite a while now, and although …
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Spotlight On The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu
Spotlight On The 2016 Chevrolet MalibuThis week, Car Guide is travelling to sunny California to drive the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Malibu. The Malibu has had an interesting history in the last few years: the eight generation of the midsize sedan was launched in 2013, and received its ''mid-cycle refresh'' only 18 months later. Now, we …
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Chevrolet Malibu Production to End in November
Chevrolet Malibu Production to End in NovemberWe’ve been hearing about it since 2019 , but now it’s official: the Chevrolet Malibu will die later in 2024. According to reports by The Detroit News and other U.S. media outlets, which spoke with a GM spokesman, the once popular midsize sedan will stop being manufactured on November 4, …
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GM Axes its Lone Remaining Hybrid Car
GM Axes its Lone Remaining Hybrid CarGeneral Motors has just confirmed reports that the Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid will be dropped following the 2019 model year. This isn’t a surprise. When the automaker announced the elimination of the Chevrolet Volt late last year, it made it clear that fully electric vehicles were the future, not hybrids. The …
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Chevrolet Malibu Production to End in 2024
Chevrolet Malibu Production to End in 2024Do you hear that? That’s the bell tolling for the Chevrolet Malibu , the American midsize sedan which somehow avoided the axe when General Motors killed six car models last fall as part of its North American restructuring plan. According to a report by Automotive News , the once-popular Malibu …
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2019 Chevrolet Malibu: Styling Enhancements and New Features
2019 Chevrolet Malibu: Styling Enhancements and New FeaturesIn order to remain competitive with the new generations of the Honda Accord , Toyota Camry and Nissan Altima , Chevy’s midsize sedan receives some cosmetic updates and adds features to its list of available equipment. General Motors actually presented the 2019 editions of the Chevrolet Malibu, the Chevrolet Cruze …
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A New Nine-speed Automatic Transmission for Chevrolet
A New Nine-speed Automatic Transmission for ChevroletAutomakers are continually adding gears into their automatic transmissions for the sake of fuel economy, and that obviously includes General Motors. The 2017 Chevrolet Malibu will be their first model equipped with a new nine-speed automatic transmission. The latter will be matched to the turbocharged, 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine that, up …
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2016 Chevy Malibu Hybrid gets 5 L/100 km in city
2016 Chevy Malibu Hybrid gets 5 L/100 km in cityThe 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid has received a combined fuel economy rating of 46 mpg from the U.S. EPA—equivalent to roughly 5.1 L/100 km. Powered by an all-new direct-injected 1.8-litre four-cylinder gas engine and a two-motor drive unit based on the one found in the 2016 Chevrolet Volt , the …
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Chevrolet Renews Its Car Lineup For The Montreal Auto Show
Chevrolet Renews Its Car Lineup For The Montreal Auto ShowThe 2016 model year is a busy one for the GM’s bowtie brand, and at the Montreal Auto Show, Chevrolet will be proudly showing off their vastly rejuvenated range of cars. The 2016 Chevrolet Spark is positioned once again as the brand’s smallest car of the lineup. According to GM, …
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Chevrolet Launches Red Line Series For SEMA
Chevrolet Launches Red Line Series For SEMADuring SEMA (the Specialty Equipment Market Association, which is the biggest exposition of parts, tuners and modified vehicles on the planet), more than one automaker brings unique vehicles to show people what their parts division can do. Chevrolet usually brings vehicle to this show, and 2015 will be no exception, …
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Motoring TV 2005 Episode 9
Motoring TV 2005 Episode 92005 BMW M5 2005 Chevy Corvette 2004 Chevy Malibu Maxx why good summer wipers may not handle winter conditions child seat safety pick-up trucks are becoming more utility-friendly possible alternative to the SUV?
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Review: Chevrolet's Teen Driver Technology
Review: Chevrolet's Teen Driver TechnologyConnectivity is apparently what consumers desire, and so auto makers are always trying to offer something new. Introducing GM's Teen Driver technology. General Motors says this feature is the first in the industry with a built-in system that lets parents view on a display how their teenager drove the vehicle.
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MOTORING TV: Luxury Car of the Year for 2017
MOTORING TV: Luxury Car of the Year for 2017Motoring TV recently held it's 1 hour Car of the Year Special on the TSN network where we picked the best in class for 2017. Here are the nominees and winner in the Luxury Car category. (This segment originally appeared on Motoring TV 2017 episode #6) …
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Motoring TV: Green Car of the Year for 2017
Motoring TV: Green Car of the Year for 2017Motoring TV recently held it's 1 hour Car of the Year Special on the TSN network where we picked the best in class for 2017. Here are the nominees and winner for Green Car of the Year. (This segment originally appeared on Motoring TV episode #6) …
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Review: 2016 Chevrolet Malibu
Review: 2016 Chevrolet Malibu"Now as we all know, there are a lot of good vehicles in this midsize sedan segment," says Motoring TV's Brad Diamond. You can also add 'new' to that statement, with a handful of automakers unveiling new or refreshed entries for 2016. Chief among those is Chevrolet, with the Malibu …
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Test Drive: 2016 Chevrolet Malibu
Test Drive: 2016 Chevrolet MalibuSure, crossovers are all the rage these days, but there's something to be said for the family sedan, a staple in driveways everywhere for decades. Chevrolet knows how important the family sedan still is, and it has responded with the completely overhauled 2016 Malibu , a car that is stylish, …
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Apple CarPlay in 2016 Chevrolet Malibu
Apple CarPlay in 2016 Chevrolet MalibuIn the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu you'll find many technologies such as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto that via a plug can reflect your smartphone interface onto your car's touchscreen. Learn more on the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu .