Meet The New 'Bu, Same As The Old 'Bu

Derek Kreindler
by Derek Kreindler

The wraps have finally been taken off from the refreshed 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, and it…looks pretty much the same as the last one, though GM assures us that there have been real changes made.

Rear seat passengers get an extra 1.25 inches of knee room thanks to shorter bolsters, redesigned front seat backs and new cushioning for that places your backside deeper in the seat.

On the powertrain front, the base 2.5L engine has been revised, with a stop-start system adding 1 mpg all-around, or 23/35 mpg city/highway. Output is 196 horsepower and 186 pound-feet of torque, while the 2.0T gets a 14 percent bump in torque to 295 lb-ft (horsepower is unchanged at 259). Blind spot monitoring and cross-traffic alert are also part of the package.




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  • Wodehouse Wodehouse on Jun 01, 2013

    The cut of 5+ inches of wheelbase compared to the previous (and still great looking) generation Malibu is what really spoiled this new Malibu's looks. I know it was done to not overlap the new Impala/XTS. Those two would actually look better with 4 or 5 more inches of wheelbase. The new face fixes the sad sack look of the 2013 model, though.

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    • Shaker Shaker on Jun 04, 2013

      Previous Malibu had 112" wheelbase, 2013 is 108". My 2008 Elantra had a 104" wheelbase, so it's a step up for me.

  • Dhathewa Dhathewa on Jun 03, 2013

    GM just ran its montly Sales and Production conference call. They declined, twice, to discuss the price of the 2014 Malibu. If eAssist becomes standard, as seems the case, one would expect a significant bump in the base Malibu price. eAssist has traditionally been priced up towards Camry hybrid territory, without the corresponding benefit.

  • MaintenanceCosts It's not a Benz or a Jag / it's a 5-0 with a rag /And I don't wanna brag / but I could never be stag
  • 3-On-The-Tree Son has a 2016 Mustang GT 5.0 and I have a 2009 C6 Corvette LS3 6spd. And on paper they are pretty close.
  • 3-On-The-Tree Same as the Land Cruiser, emissions. I have a 1985 FJ60 Land Cruiser and it’s a beast off-roading.
  • CanadaCraig I would like for this anniversary special to be a bare-bones Plain-Jane model offered in Dynasty Green and Vintage Burgundy.
  • ToolGuy Ford is good at drifting all right... 😉
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