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Car and Driver just posted the review of the hybrid Malibu... we looked hard at the hybrid (it was the first choice) and that was what i was going to go with until i discovered the payment quote was misunderstood / misquoted.... when we saw how much cost difference for us it was, it was too much, and we backed down to the 1.5. Really badly wanted the hybrid but the 1.5 is pretty good as well. Plus we get the full trunk volume as well. http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2016-chevrolet-malibu-hybrid-test-review

Start stop hasn't come on much so far. If you are soft on the brake pedal, it won't shut off. It's no CTS but it'll do. Mazda is way overrated. The car gets good test numbers because of the way they ring it out but in normal driving it doesn't shift or wind up fast enough to feel quick. And it's not quiet sounding like the Mali. I'm surprised at how Sprite the 1.5 and real tranny is when you learn the torque band. When off the gas it just cruises well and is really quiet.

I love that fact that MY MALIBU doesn't have a dash that is completely dominated by a huge center stack with endless buttons. We gots a few climate buttons, and the touchscreen and it doesn't take over the whole car. brilliant! ^^^^^ you made lots of great points.

this is craziness. we picked up our new 16 1LT malibu today! Insane that the neighbor 2 doors down picked up a new Fusion! Coworker got a new Malibu a couple days ago too! Got a member rides gallery and topic going on, anyways.....here is my take on the deal The Impala is still the solid posh v6 cornfield states cruiser. It's your large and comfortable classic GM car. It does that well. This new Malibu is entirely different than the old Malibu. It's leaps ahead. But it still doesn't intrude on what the Impala is. The main thing is that the car was designed to be much more useful for space and then it's completely engineered for fuel efficiency. So it has a light chassis. A lot of that lightness comes into the cabin. Materials and finishes are not thick and posh like they would be in an Impala. The Malibu dead on nails the mid size class now though, and to me it's like i am getting a large and spacious economy car. It's got a small turbo and basic interior. It just has more room than a Cruze. It's a 'move up econocar'. Believe me,I've test driven a $h!hton of the cars in the midsize class. All of them have their cheapness about them. The Malibu is among one of it not the quietest. The Mazda and Honda are tin cans in comparison. Passat is cheap and dated. Fusion feels like a tank now. Camry's and Altimas are terrible. It's crazy but to me this new Malibu is like my 99 SHO Taurus. It sort of has that same feel inside the cabin with the big pod sticking out of the dash, and the seating positions etc. and the general Aura. SHO had more go juice and was much heavier. I think Chevy needs to double the 1.5t and put a 3.0 liter tt v8 under this hood...LOL The midsize car class has become the new class of econocars. Much cheaper than crossovers and get great mpg. All the leaders in this class practically lease or fleet a bunch of them. People that get these cars want something cheap and kind of nice to get them by a few years. Something like an Impala is more like something you would keep a long time. Midsize car class has become full with disposable cars, they are good cars, it is just more of a commentary on society today and the reality of the market. Whoever makes the best consumer product wins and the interior only needs to just be 'nice enough'. And now as of today being an owner..ok, leaser, i gotta tell you I like the interior a lot. Can't wait to see the Regal based on this platform.

https://www.cheersandgears.com/gallery/album/1247-2016-malibu-1lt-15t/ let me know if the link works. some of the best ones are not up there yet due to file size.