phile

Looks more like a retarded version of the G35's rear.

phile

@ this Edmunds quote:

keg1997

Exactly what I said (see post #72)...

CCColtsicehockey

wow definitely a huge improvement. not going to get me to buy an american car but atleast chevy will be producing a decent looking car for once.

SodaLuvr

Hertz has always had mid-line (LT trim), V6 models in their rental fleet, so I think one should be able to sample the new 3.6L V6/6-speed Auto combo if they rent from Hertz. Enterprise on the other hand, always stocks their fleet with the basement trim LS models.

charliemike

Great, more GM models oversold to fleets and holding about 33% of their MSRP after 3 years!

heyitsme

Can't say I see the negative of the comparison except that the Mitsubishi looks better...This car has no design for its rear.

Beltfed

GM is actually cutting fleet sales dramatically to help bring margins and resale values up.

charliemike

God I hope so. I was considering a GTO (I realize it's not a fleet car) for about a half a second and then smacked myself and was reminded of a $20k Grand Prix that was worth $7500 with average mileage and vg condition 26 months later.

Beltfed

Actually, GTO's have been holding fairly well actually.......that 400hp LS2 rear drive is much different from a FWD GP and people know that fortunately.

Folks have been picking up 06s for $27-$29k on average, that's mucho car for the $.

gavriil

Source: http://img.netcarshow.com

gavriil

In this pic we can tell a little bit more about the tecture of the interior. And it looks better than in the previous pics.

phile

Looks like electroluminescent gauges

Layout is very similar to the Accord's, although Honda managed to squeeze that little storage cubby at the bottom of the vertical stack. I don't think that little rectangular outline in the Malibu actually pops open.

Ashburner

I love the 2-tone burgundy and black interior!

charliemike

Really? I'm just really gunshy I guess. Though I'd love a LS2 GTO I like that it's a sleeper ... Less hassle from The Man.

dom

Not sure about that rear end. But another good effort form the general. This along with the Lambda platforms look very promising.

Moog-Type-S

This is a big improvement for GM....much better than the previous gen.
A very good product.....but how does it compare to it's asian competition....?

My thoughts are it's not quite there....the interior is vastly improved, and is almost on par with its competitors...if not already on par....The exterior is nice, but here is where the design is lacking....the rear is just bad, and the rest of the design is good, and tasteful, but not class leading or pushing the edges like Camry.

Keep it up GM, and you will have a true winner in a couple of generations down the road.

dom

From the sound of things its an Aura clone. And according to the mags the Aura is still not up to the level of Asian competition. Although the interior in the Malibu looks alot better than the Aura's IMO.

heyitsme

Maybe picking one up at a greedy dealer for that much as a brand new left over from 06. Car is an idea brought together with old parts, might as well get a used vette vs a new gto.

kansaiwalker1

Werd

ostrich

Sorry, but the grill is mighty ugly.... and the side profile looks just like the TL. Then the rear looks like G35. It's not absolutely terrible but it is just like a bit of different cars being thrown together... very derivative... and I wish that Chevrolet would get rid of that ugly gold emblem.

heyitsme

I have to see it in person. I can see after a 2nd look how it isn't such a hot design front and rear.

gavriil

http://gmtv.feedroom.com/linking/index.jsp?skin=oneclip&fr_story=FEEDROOM171911]Video of the introduction of the Malibu[/URL]

gavriil

If you wonna skip the intro, skip to around 3:45.

gavriil

Source: www.americancarfans.com

gavriil

One has to admit, the front looks srorty/upscale, both at the same time. Plus, it looks like nothing else in the market. They did a good job. The only thing I dont like about the exterior is the design of the rear lights.

Infamous425

the rear bumper and valence looks good its just the tail lights and how flat/verticle the trunk is that ruins it

agranado

I can live with the rear lights though. Overall, this car should do well.

titan

Absolutely. GM has finally, finally, come with a true mainstream, bread and butter family sedan that could possibly give the lead competition a run for it's money.

phile

Yup, the rear is the weakest point. The rest of the design is so good they really could've done much better.

titan

I really like the small details Chevy did to the car... they really took there time. I love the Chevy logo on the headlamp projector.



Also, the molded lips above the tailpipes in the rear lower fascia... these are the things GM's designers would have overlooked in the past.

titan

Here's the first real world pic of the two tone interior that I've seen. Personally, I really like it. I'm loving the guages; that shit is hot.

phile

They took their time looking at one of the best when it comes to details: VW.

Check out the VW logo in the Jetta's headlight:

bigman

Looks good. The rear is a little off to me, but overall it's a lot better than most things Chevy has put out in the past 10 years..

DEI99662

DETROIT -(Dow Jones)- General Motors Corp. (GM) has informed the United Auto Workers union that the auto maker delayed production plans for a Chevrolet Malibu slated to be built in Fairfax, Kansas, in the near future. It is the second product program GM has told the UAW it is delaying in recent days.

In an informational flyer distributed to UAW employees in Lordstown, Ohio, and posted on UAW Local 1112's Web site, union officials told workers they had been given "news from the corporation that they have suspended two new vehicle programs for North America." Local 1112 is one of two union locals representing more than 4,000 workers in Lordstown, where GM builds smaller cars, including the Chevrolet Cobalt.

On Tuesday, Dow Jones Newswires reported GM had told the UAW that it is halting development of its so-called Delta vehicle program. Lordstown builds Delta-based cars and officials there have been negotiating a new labor agreement that would allow GM to cut labor costs at the plant in return for being awarded the next round of Delta cars, slated for production in 2009.

The flyer posted on the Local 1112 site mentions the Delta program suspension, and said that GM has "also delayed the Epsilon program which was under construction at the Fairfax, Kansas, assembly plant where they currently build the Chevy Malibu."

A GM spokesman and a spokesman for the UAW couldn't immediately be reached for comment.

While the threat to delay the Delta small car is seen as potential political posturing by GM in an effort to win UAW cooperation, delaying Epsilon production plans could hurt GM in the near term, as it aims to revive its position in the U.S. market. The Malibu, which is slated to be launched as a redesigned vehicle in the near future, is aimed at better competing with Toyota Motor Corp.'s (TM) Camry sedan.

Meantime, a UAW official at the Lordstown facility said talks on the agreement - dubbed a Competitive Operating Agreement - have been cut off by high-level UAW officials in Detroit. The UAW and GM had been negotiating cost cuts, such as the outsourcing of several jobs, up until Wednesday, this official said.

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/...7_FORTUNE5.htm

AsianRage

Bad looking rear fascia. Good looking front fascia. Loving the gauges.

Ruski

Yeah, the tail lights are very much VW-like too. I think they tried to follow VW as close as possible with this design.

chungkopi

i'm not feelin the rear but they did a great job overall. 100 times better than the current malibu.

ostrich

I don't mean any disrespect to anyone but I still can't believe that we are discussing the Chevrolet Malibu.... ROTFLOL!

Costco

I actually like it. What are the powerplant and drivetrain choices?