2016 Chevy Malibu Hybrid LT
The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu LT Hybrid is
still a few months away from becoming available for order, but this didn't stop
GM from releasing new details on it, including its starting price.
The mid-sized model borrows some of the
technology from the second-gen Chevy Volt and uses a 1.8-liter direct-injected
internal combustion engine, mated to a two-motor electric drive unit, slightly
tweaked, developing 182 hp and returning a GM-estimated 48 / 45 / 47 mpg in city
/ highway / combined. On electric power, the Malibu Hybrid can go up to a top
speed of 88 km/h).
"The Malibu leverages knowledge and
technology directly from the second-generation Chevrolet Volt. By leveraging
technology, we are broadening our level of expertise and lessons learned to
bring consumers a world-class hybrid", said the marketing director of
Chevrolet Cars and Crossovers, Steve Majoros.
Some of the standard features that come
with the car include the MyLink Radio with a 7-inch color touchscreen display,
a rearview camera, cruise control, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
compatibility, push-button start with passive entry and 10 airbags.
The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid also
comes with the standard Lane Keep Assist, Front Pedestrian Braking and Low
Speed Front Automatic Braking. All Malibu versions get the Teen Driver, a
system that mutes the audio and any paired device when the front-seat occupants
aren't wearing their seatbelts and it also allows parents to view info on how
their teenagers drove the car.
General Motors will offer the 2016
Malibu Hybrid LT from US$ 28,645 and the model will become available next spring.
The vehicle is built at the GM Fairfax Assembly facility, in Kansas City.
