The reworked Chevrolet Malibu has been revealed at Auto Shanghai 2015 – designed and engineered specially for the Chinese market, it differs from the US-market facelift of the current eighth-generation model, which has since been replaced by an all-new car.
We’ve seen this car before, as pictures of the China-only D-segment sedan have been leaked earlier this year. At the front is an updated front fascia with a narrower upper grille, “eagle eye” headlights, a large lower grille and reshaped fog light surrounds, plus sharper lines on the bonnet.
The leaked photos also show more integrated “dual element” tail lights – they are said to harken back to the original Malibu – while the bumper has been subtly reshaped, hiding the previously-visible dual tailpipes.
Chevrolet says this facelifted Malibu is longer than before, although we are not sure if the added length is as a result of a longer wheelbase (manufacturers routinely offer China-only stretched variants of their cars to cater to local preferences), or simply a consequence of the new bumpers.
The engines offered – a 2.4 litre (2,457 cc) Ecotec SIDI (Spark Ignition Direct Injection) four-pot and a 2.0 litre DVVT mill – remain the same as before, but instead of the current Chinese-market five-speed automatic transmission, they are now mated to a six-speed unit, similar to our market.
So tell us, which facelift would you prefer to see arrive on our roads – the US-market face or this Chinese-market one?
China-only Chevrolet Malibu facelift leaked photos
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Malibu read it backward? pukima
Stupid comments of the year 2015
Backward should read buli ur mak
Haha.. I laughed ro your comment.. IMHO, I preferred the US Ninth iteration design compared to the China market design. This design looks too China-ish and have resemblance with the design of Chery car.
Handsome car that sadly will not be given a chance to survive by the Honda- and Toyota-centric public over here
No turbo no buy
Camry also dun hv turbo, pls inform potential buyer no turbo no buy Camry
Toyota doesn’t need turbo as they are king of Nurburgring.
US market face and design all the time! at least there’s a certain degree of american muscle car design to it.