Chevrolet Malibu News
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The Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid, which shared some components with the former Chevrolet Volt, has also been dropped from the lineup for 2020.
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GM debuts 9-speed automatic, offering 2-percent efficiency improvement
General Motors will debut a new 9-speed automatic transmission in Chevrolet models.
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Can Malibu Hybrid volume cut costs, kickstart sales for Chevy Volt?
General Motors is trying to get as much use as possible out of the current-generation Chevrolet Volt's Voltec powertrain.
Stephen Edelstein -
2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid: First Drive Of Sedan Using Volt Hybrid System
The second generation of GM’s Voltec plug-in hybrid system is now powering a car that doesn’t actually have a plug at all. The new 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid uses essentially the same powertrain as the 2016 Chevy Volt, but with a far smaller battery pack. That makes it a new entrant...
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2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid Starts At $28,645
The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid starts at $28,645.
Stephen Edelstein -
47-MPG Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid: Volt's Sibling Without A Plug May Be First Of Several: MORE UPDATES
It's rare that a carmaker entirely replaces a car after just three model years, but the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Malibu is remarkable in more ways than that. Chevy will offer a full-hybrid model of the new 2016 Malibu that goes head to head with hybrid mid-size sedans from Toyota, Ford, Honda...
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Stop-start engine technology is used widely in cars in Europe, but until recently very few automakers have applied it to vehicles sold in the U.S. For the most part, that's because the benefits aren't shown up in EPA testing. But a few automakers are also worried that customers may not be accepting of the gas-saving technology. Chevrolet needn't have worried with the Malibu, which utilizes stop-start on the base 196-horsepower 2.5-liter engine. According to Wards Auto, the media and customers alike have reacted positively to the technology. It could encourage Chevy, like Ford and its recent...
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2014 Chevrolet Malibu Start-Stop System: How It Works (And Why It Has 2 Batteries)
The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu's 2.5-liter engine matches the pricier Malibu Eco's hybrid drivetrain for fuel economy.
Stephen Edelstein -
2014 Chevy Malibu Gas Mileage: Making Eco Mild Hybrid Irrelevant, Again?
The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu gets a new base engine, and with it come new, higher fuel-efficiency ratings from the EPA. But does the improved gas mileage mean the Malibu Eco model no longer has a reason to exist? For the new model year, Chevy made a large number of changes to the year-old vehicle...
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2014 Chevrolet Malibu Gets Start-Stop As Standard, Revised Interior, Updated Styling
Chevrolet has released details of its latest 2014 Malibu, set to go on sale this fall. Among the changes, the biggest news is that all Malibu models will get stop-start technology on the standard model--shutting down the engine when stopped to conserve fuel. Fitted to a new 2.5-liter gasoline...
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2013 Chevrolet Malibu: Gas Mileage Choices For Mid-Size Sedan
Chevrolet is fielding a three-pronged gas mileage attack on the market with the 2013 Malibu, ditching V-6 options and concentrating on fuel-efficient fours instead. New to the range is a 2.0-liter turbo. While it develops a punchy 259-horsepower, highway mileage is a respectable 30 mpg. One rung...
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Cheaper, Older Outgoing 2012 Chevy Malibu More Popular Than New 2013 Malibu Eco Model
When an existing car model gets redesigned for a new model year, automakers and dealers often offer big discounts and incentives to anyone willing to buy the outgoing model. Usually, some car buyers choose to buy the discounted outgoing model, while others opt for the newer model, but according to...
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Every year, there have to be winners and losers in the automotive world. Usually, winners and losers are picked by sales figures, but according to CNN, the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco mild hybrid may be the least-liked car of the year so far. Not measured by sales, but by negative reviews. When The Car Connection tested the 2013 Malibu Eco, editor Marty Padgett concluded that the mid-size sedan "does an impressive job of forgetting it's a hybrid, mild or no." He suggested that "tech-wary drivers may grok to its invisibly efficient 37-mpg highway EPA rating." His conclusion? "The new Malibu's a...
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2013 Chevrolet Malibu Priced At $23,150 (Sans Eco)
Launching the greenest model of a car first isn't all that common. Often carmakers want to get their high-end luxury variants out in front to draw attention to a new car. While the 2013 Chevy Malibu Eco has been out for several months, Chevrolet has just now priced the standard 2013 Malibu model...
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2013 Chevy Malibu Eco Starts At $26,000, Rated 38 MPG Highway
Chevy's Malibu Eco mild hybrid will deliver near-hybrid highway fuel economy from a starting price of $26,000.
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2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco: Video Tour At New York Auto Show
First came the news that the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu would have only four-cylinder engines, following the path set by the 2011 Hyundai Sonata and other midsize entries. Then came the official unveiling of the line at last week's New York Auto Show, complete with projected gas mileage numbers. The...
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2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco Gets 38 MPG: Live Photos, Preview
Today at the New York auto show, General Motors pulled the wraps off what it says is Chevrolet's first global mid-size sedan, the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. And while the Malibu is a completely new car, with significant upgrades in safety and technology features, the true draw for those interested in...
Bengt Halvorson -
EcoCar2 Will Challenge College Teams To Build Greener Cars
The winning team for the third and final year of the first EcoCar Challenge has yet to be announced, but the next three-year competition has already been unveiled. On Wednesday, representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors officially launched EcoCar2, whose tagline will be...
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It may be named after an exclusive Los Angeles beach community, but the Chevrolet Malibu is going global. In a big way. Chevy has just released a teaser photo and a few details of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ concept car it will unveil at the Auto Shanghai 2011 show, just 36 hours before media previews open at the New York Auto Show. U.S. fans and buyers can follow the live unveiling on Chevrolet’s Facebook page, as seems to be the fashion these days. It will also live-stream the event on iPad and iPhone mobile devices. UPDATE: GM has just released this interior photo of the Malibu via...
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GM Confirms Return Of Mild Hybrid Models In 2011
With the demise of Saturn, GM was left with only one model featuring its mild hybrid system, the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid sedan, but sadly even that green vehicle was dropped from the automaker’s lineup this year. GM is planning to bring back its mild hybrid models, however, and according to...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Challenge Bibendum: 7 Cars from The Sustainable Future
The Challenge Bibendum brings the sustainable-mobility world together every year or so--though sometimes, the 2010 edition of the Bibendum didn't come together as quickly as planned. It's a long way from North America to South America, after all. On day one, our travel group was cleaved in half by...
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Green Car Sales: Winners and Losers of 2009
It's beginning to look as if the worst is over for U.S. auto sales. The year that just closed was, in the immortal words of Queen Elizabeth II, an annus horribilis, with only 10.4 million vehicles sold, down 21 percent on 2008 and the lowest total since 1982. But some light seems to be appearing on...
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GM Mild Hybrid System To Return In 2011, On Steroids
As Mark Twain is supposed to have said, "Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." (Although, sadly, he actually didn't say it.) In this case, the "my" is the General Motors mild-hybrid powertrain, sometimes known as the Belt-Alternator-Starter or BAS system. And it will return for 2011...
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GM Pulls The Plug On Malibu, Vue Hybrids
Chevy's midsize Malibu sedan has enjoyed widespread praise among automotive media, but one version of the vehicle is conspicuously absent from GM's plans for 2010. The Malibu Hybrid will no longer be available next year, as GM continues to whittle away at its product lineup. The Hybrid achieved an...
Robert Scardino