Those wishing for a Prius-beater will be left sorely disappointed – the Malibu Hybrid’s electric drivetrain combined with a 2.4L 4-cyl engine delivers only 24 mpg city and 32 mpg highway. To give you an idea of just how weak this is, Chevy’s own estimates claim it is only 2mpg better than the non-hybrid model. Of course, the car is covered in hybrid badges so everyone still thinks you care about the environment.
The Malibu hybrid works primarily by using regenerative braking and shutting off the engine when the car is stopped, but it does have the benefit of powering all vehicle accessories with the engine off and boosting peak power. GM plans to build the Malibu hybrid in October with sales beginning soon after.
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Previous: GM is getting serious about its green credentials, with planned hybrid versions of the Cadillac Escalade as well as the Chevrolet Silverado, Tahoe line of SUVs, Saturn VUE and Mass Transit Buses that have already been put into production. Now comes details about its next hybrid model, the new Chevrolet Malibu, which according to The GM Source to see the spy images of it.
Reader Comments
Sat Jul 7 2007 10:33 AM
HECTOR says
This car is a PERFECT example of two things I know:
1. GM is ran - and mostly staffed - by underachieving people who lost their way a LOOONG time ago. Keep putting out shit like this and they'll forever be relegated to rental car fleets.
2. Global warming (caused by humans) is bullshit and the whole industry created to *fight it*, from Al Gore to carbon offsetting, is geared toward parting the fools with their money.
Basically I would rather walk than buy this Malibu idiocy...
Sun Jul 8 2007 12:20 AM
Gus says
That is dissapointing...
Mon Aug 6 2007 9:00 AM
94 taurus enthuist says
I like it.
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