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Old 04-03-2012, 06:22 AM   #79
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Originally Posted by veronicamaeB View Post
The 2013 Malibu, according to USA Today, is following a trend within the auto industry to do away with gas-guzzling six-cylinder engines in lieu of fuel-sipping four-cylinder motors. The 2012 Malibu had a 3.6-liter V-6 in certain models, but this model year is dropping it altogether. Instead, the performance models will be getting a turbo-charged four-cylinder model that does promise to have some kick to it.
I suspect the turbo 4 will get about the same mileage but make a little less power than the NA V6, with more cost and more complexity (i.e. more ways for something to go wrong). That's what the Ford Ecoboost experience has generally been like, and I suspect it will be the same for GM.
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