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Originally Posted by stoopid
They gave up on start/stop I think for the Malibu.
The 2.5L is a decent engine, certainly fine for most drivers. Shit, it's the base engine for the Traverse and Impala. I think it gets to 60mph in the mid 7 second range which is good.
The interior isn't crappy by any stretch, but the back seat is definitely a bit tight.
Again, GM could send out the best car of the bunch in every respect and people are still going to buy a friggin Corolla. If I had to guess, the Malibu is simply there to fill the niche and is nothing more than a placeholder in that division. They're just too late to the game, for at least this round. They have a good foothold into the smaller sized cars, obvious trucks, and performance, so it wouldn't surprise me to see them double down efforts there and only change cosmetics on the Malibu.
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2.5L isn't in Traverse. Good god that'd be a dog.
1.6T should replace the 2.5L in Malibu.