Start with everything you want from your next car – and then prepare yourself to exceed those expectations. Take a close look at all that Malibu has going for it and you'll find the secret to its continuing popularity. The design is clean and the styling confident. The power is accompanied by outstanding fuel efficiency. The comfort and amenities are what you should expect from a premium mid-size sedan – minus the premium price tag. And then there are the intangibles – how Malibu will win you over not just for practical reasons, but also how it makes you feel when you drive it.
Fuel efficiency is more important than ever with gas prices so high. Malibu is engineered to deliver fuel-efficient performance, with sophisticated engine management technologies like Variable Valve Timing (VVT), as well as the benefits of a six-speed automatic transmission. They enable Malibu to earn a frugal 5.9 L/100 km highway fuel consumption rating that's better than a comparably equipped Toyota Camry or Ford Fusion.1 The engine also generates a satisfying brand of performance with a standard 2.4L ECOTEC® four-cylinder engine that produces 170 hp. If you want to up the ante, Malibu offers an available high-tech 252 hp 3.6L V6. For your own brand of performance.
Enter Malibu and the first impression is made by the sports car-inspired dual cockpit design. When you spend a bit more time inside, other aspects of Malibu's personality come to the fore. The tailored comfort is provided by standard power driver's seat height and lumbar adjusters, as well as a tilt and telescoping steering column. Take Malibu on the road and another attribute reveals itself – a remarkable quiet achieved through standard sound-dampening features such as acoustic laminated glass. As The Globe And Mail described in April 2011, Malibu "rides like a dream and is one of the quietest cars I've ever known."
Malibu is sure to put you in a listening mood, thanks to a standard CD player and an auxiliary audio input jack. LTZ models add a Bose® eight-speaker premium audio system, a USB port, as well as the largest playlist on the planet with the 130 channels of SiriusXM Satellite Radio™.2 Malibu also helps you stay safely connected with the added convenience of Bluetooth® hands-free phone connectivity standard on all LT and LTZ models. And let's not forget the enhanced safety, security and convenience of the standard OnStar® system that includes six months of the Directions & Connections Plan with Turn-by-Turn Navigation and OnStar RemoteLink™.
Malibu places safety in your hands with a series of driver control features that help you avoid incidents – before they occur. They include the standard StabiliTrak® system that detects a lateral skid and intervenes by adjusting brake pressure and engine power to help return your vehicle to its intended driving line. As an electronic stability control system, StabiliTrak® has proven to reduce the risk of a fatal single-vehicle crash by an astounding 36 percent.3 You can take added peace of mind from the fact Malibu earned a Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety4 for 2011.
1 2012 Chevrolet Malibu equipped with standard 2.4L ECOTEC® I-4 engine. Fuel consumption ratings based on GM testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Competitive ratings based on Natural Resources Canada 2011 Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption may vary.
2 Available in 10 Canadian provinces and the 48 contiguous United States. Subscription sold separately after trial period. Visit xmradio.ca for details.
3 According to information published by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, July 2007.
4 For more information, visit iihs.org/ratings.
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