0 in 2,718 mm Length 190 | " Updates [ ] Chinese facelift Eighteen months after the 2013 Malibu's debut, it received a mild refresh |
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The updated Malibu featured a sleeker, yet larger design similar to its full sized Impala | Partway through the 2010 model year, the GM badges were removed from the front doors |
4 in 4,912 mm coupe Chronology Successor For the 1978 model year, the Malibu name, which had been the bestselling badge in the lineup, replaced the name.
In Australia and New Zealand, the Malibu replaced the , and made its debut in 2013 as the Holden Malibu | 4 in 1,763 mm Height 56 |
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Hybrid version [ ] Chevrolet badge The ninth generation Malibu offers a model for the first time, featuring a 1 | The Malibu Hybrid uses a transmission "two motor drive unit" in GM terms similar to the , but a much smaller battery, no plug-in option and a different engine |
0 L V8 rated at 200 hp 149 kW; 203 PS that replaced the 283 cu in 4 | Niedermeyer, Paul September 24, 2012 |
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Reception [ ] The 2008 Malibu received critical praise from the automotive press, with referring to it as being "like a super , but from GM" and magazine declaring, ", Beware | 1 L I6 as basic engine and the 350 cu in 5 |
These special-order Malibus carried the unusual combination of GM's lowest-power carbureted V6 engine, the 110 hp 82 kW 229 cu in 3.
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