Chevrolet Malaysia’s Malibu microsite is finally up, teasing the Korean-built D-segment sedan (along with its “Camaro-inspired tail lamps”). Registration of interest is now open. Could its Malaysian launch finally be around the corner?
This has been a really long time coming – as early as January, a dealer flyer provided the first indication that the eighth-gen Chevrolet Malibu would be introduced in Malaysia, ahead of an oto.my ad in March promoting a 2.4 Ecotec with an indicative price of RM163k.
Last month, we saw a black example at Naza Automall PJ, and a check with sales personnel yielded an estimated price of RM175k. Finally, earlier this month, Chevy Malaysia teased the car on Facebook.
Underpinned by GM’s Epsilon II platform (Opel/Vauxhall Insignia, Buick Regal), our Malibu is likely to be powered by a naturally-aspirated 2.4 litre Ecotec four-cylinder engine that makes 165 hp and 225 Nm of torque. Drive should go to the front through a six-speed Shiftronic auto.
The one we’re getting isn’t the latest version per se – the Malibu was facelifted in June 2013 with a more aggressive-looking front end; only two years after the eighth-gen car made its debut in Shanghai.
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Drive this quite some time oversea…Good Car…to me i can say 5 star quality ride and handling if i compare to toyolta cama ree.
for sure i will buy this car..
If Chevrolet change their cross on this car, majority of Malays will buy this car and sales would be very high. Remember the majority of buyers in Malaysia are Malays and it will be good if you can take away the cross logo.
That’s a misconception on the logo because Chevrolet’s history mentions it to be a bow tie, not a cross. On the flip side, you can see the crusade sign on the Alfa Romeo badge, but not many would complain. It’s just whether people are aware of it or not, I guess..
that logo my man…is a bow tie…not cross
That guy thinking is primitive that’s why he say like that..bowtie n cross cannot differentiate.
What a narrow minded..
Then you better not use a word with alphabet “t”.
Don’t even order and eat roti canai since the word roti got “t” that just like cross! lol
Seriously bro? Because of the logo, then malays won’t buy? Some people can be really narrow minded to the extent that it really surprising to me.
that is not cross logo idiot….that is bow tie ….a sister of next tie…do u know that????
Doesnt matter whatever opinions about cross/bowtie symbol; d fact on d ground is many Malay refuse to buy them because of that.
If i’m d chevy’s marketing/sales boss, i’d rather change d logo to get better sales than trying to change majority ethnic’s sentiment. For God’s sake just put d Holden logo – period. Better sales. More bonus. Tak perlu pening2.
The Middle East do not have any problem with the so called ‘cross’, which in actual fact,is a bow tie…
Enough said.
Good car + Bad After Sales Service + Spare Parts Problem = Ownership Disaster.
I’d have hoped a 2.0 turbo instead of the 2.4 Ecotec.
Though some of the US reviews have said the 2015 MY one is not the most “exciting” to drive, compared to the Mazda6. Hopefully it’s better than a Camry.
That aircon vent is soo Myv-ish. Just turned me off. Nevertheless loved the exterior & muscular rear design.
“all new” but we getting the old before latest facelift model? Said it many times before, Malaysia is being treated as a dumping ground for old outdated models, or old discontinued models being sold alongside another ” new” model that was supposed to replaced the older model
Sometimes is not that Malaysia is a dumping ground but the Authorised dealer or importer that is buying of the old stock cheap and sell to the public …. at sky high price and 6 months down the road, sales is slow and they decide to slash prices to move the cars. Suckers who buy will them early ….. Chevy in Malaysia buy them after 1 year launch then your losses will not be as high.
din know chevrolet still exist in malaysia…havent seen any of their cars or showroom lately
Dont buy chevy, me and my colleague have owned them and they are horrible cars, the gearbox, engine, wheel bearing, horn, foldable side mirror, aircon, interior panels, auto wipers will all go bad in 3-4 years. They even refuse to replace factory defective parts, instead they wait for owner’s individual warranties to expire, then inform them about the problem, even before the part goes bad! For info i own a chevrolet captiva 2.0D (I recently spent rm5500 fixing the aircon) and my colleague owns a cruze. Both of us regret it, and they are not cheap cars, i paid 161K and he paid 98k.
really? tak jadi beli lah macam ni
Yeah, noticed the trend tat some big crony companies with monopolies bring in wat the chinese call ” cold car models” or something like tat, than after a few months no bisnis, they slash prices add more features…the early buyers became the victim, just like motorist who paid their summons early Rm100, today Starr paper reported dbkl giving discount only pay Rm30
is this it???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQknqC__F80
nope that’s the u.s. model which is not sold out of usa. u.s. gets the facelift and the turbo. the rest of the world, not at this point in time.
apologies, the body is the correct model but not the engine which we don’t get.