GM Announces 2016 Chevrolet Malibu - Page 3

TheCaptain · 03-04-2015, 06:25 PM

I see a five door sedan... the hatch is back!

ToolFan66 · 03-04-2015, 06:54 PM

I guess haters will hate, My wife owns a 2012 Camry, she loves it, and that little car is a blast to drive IMO.

FenwickHockey65 · 03-04-2015, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCaptain

I see a five door sedan... the hatch is back!

GM seemed to be toying with the idea of a hatch...I wonder if it really will be.

Q'smuscle · 03-04-2015, 07:45 PM

Yikes! Don't think that I'll like this new Malibu over the nice looking current one!

Number 3 · 03-04-2015, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by stoopid

I wonder if it has to do with a shared platform being retired. Maybe the Cruze and Malibu both use the same platform and since the Cruze is changing it necessitated the Malibu's new gen?

Malibu's a fleet car. It's going to be a cold day it truly competes with the Accord in the eyes of the market. I think there's other technical reasons for the change, there's no wheel to reinvent here.

Malibu and Cruize do not share an architecture. Cruize is Delta, Malibu is Epsilon.

Supposedly, both are moving to next gen versions of those two architectures.

SSeric · 03-04-2015, 09:55 PM

We've got a 15 Malibu 2LTZ Turbo in Atlantis Blue. Fully loaded, it's a pretty impressive car. Have yet to see another turbo model on the road. Figure we'll hold onto it until GM announces their plans for the final farewell of the Chevy SS.

roorback · 03-04-2015, 10:05 PM

I agree GM addressing the short-falls of the current model so quickly is refreshing.

I'd buy the mazda6 over every car on that list. If the malibu has some of that mojo then I'd be interested.

oklapike · 03-04-2015, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by roorback

I agree GM addressing the short-falls of the current model so quickly is refreshing.

I'd buy the mazda6 over every car on that list. If the malibu has some of that mojo then I'd be interested.

Well, if the teasers are any indication, the new Malibu should at least have the looks.

stoopid · 03-05-2015, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by KMPrenger

Read again...that's not what he said when talking about the Malibu.

I guess I'm stoopid because I'm only seeing "these other pos makers got their act together, so can the malibu". Not sure how else I'm supposed to interpret that first paragraph.

Anyway, I found the 7th gen's sales numbers. I wasn't aware the 8th gen was struggling in comparison, and can't find anything to support that. Help?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrol...American_sales

stoopid · 03-05-2015, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Number 3

Malibu and Cruize do not share an architecture. Cruize is Delta, Malibu is Epsilon.

Supposedly, both are moving to next gen versions of those two architectures.

Strange since the Impala isn't changing(?), and the Malibu shared that platform [just went and looked it up].

FenwickHockey65 · 03-05-2015, 10:53 AM

Impala is on Premium Epsilon shared with XTS.

Malibu is SWB Epsilon.

stoopid · 03-05-2015, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Impala is on Premium Epsilon shared with XTS.

Malibu is SWB Epsilon.

?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Epsi...orm#Epsilon_II

Current and announced vehicles built on Epsilon II:

2008–present Opel Insignia, Buick Regal (saloon, hatchback, estate) (SWB)
2010–present Buick LaCrosse/Alpheon (LWB)
2010-2012 Saab 9-5 (LWB)
2012–present Roewe 950 (LWB)[2]
2013–present Chevrolet Malibu, Holden Malibu (SWB)
2013–present Cadillac XTS (LWB)
2014–present Chevrolet Impala (LWB)

What's the difference?

FenwickHockey65 · 03-05-2015, 10:57 AM

They're derived from the same Epsilon architecture but they aren't the same platform.

And just because Malibu is switching to E2XX doesn't mean everything on Epsilon needs to switch.

stoopid · 03-05-2015, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

They're derived from the same Epsilon architecture but they aren't the same platform.

And just because Malibu is switching to E2XX doesn't mean everything on Epsilon needs to switch.

Yeah I get that, just wondering what the actual difference between the platforms [academic question].

Small/large I guess based on this thread, although some of the details in this link turned out to be wrong:

http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f...t-where-83822/

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