Photo: auto.ifeng.com via autohome.com.cn
This just in from China-based auto.ifeng.com and autohome.com.cn: the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu has been fully exposed in the Asian country by the carparazzi. What you see in the three-photo gallery below is the real deal and word has is that the mid-size Chevy sedan will debut in China in April and the United States of America at a later date.
Though the eighth generation of the nameplate has been around with us since 2011, Chevrolet has been working on a replacement for at least two years now. Our spy photographers caught heavily camouflaged pre-production mules on many occasions, but this is the first production-ready example caught camo-free.
As its often the case with the carparazzi bunch from the Chinese country, the photos are very pixelated and low-res, but fret not though ‘cos all three pics show us what we want. Starting with the front fascia design, the ninth-gen is a sleeker machine, boasting with 2016 Chevrolet Volt-inspired headlights, a bigger radiator grille and round fog lights instead of cool LED strips.
Moving on to the side profile view, nothing much has changed over the 2015 model year Malibu. In terms of powertrain options, GM product development head Mark Reuss said something about “groundbreaking technology.” Still, don’t expect more than a 196 horsepower 2.5-liter naturally aspirated four-banger or a 269 HP (193 kW) 2-liter turbocharged four-pot mill. Let's wait and see what this the 2016 Malibu pans out...
As its often the case with the carparazzi bunch from the Chinese country, the photos are very pixelated and low-res, but fret not though ‘cos all three pics show us what we want. Starting with the front fascia design, the ninth-gen is a sleeker machine, boasting with 2016 Chevrolet Volt-inspired headlights, a bigger radiator grille and round fog lights instead of cool LED strips.
Chevy forums and reports hint that the Epsilon II platform will be swapped for the all-new E2XX, a FWD or AWD architecture that will be shared with the all-new Opel Insignia and 2017 Buick Regal.
You may remember that pre-production mules were wearing LED daytime running lights at the sides of the front bumper, which makes it even more curious: will the China-spec Malibu come with rounded fog lights and the US-spec boast with LEDs or both specifications will be alike?Moving on to the side profile view, nothing much has changed over the 2015 model year Malibu. In terms of powertrain options, GM product development head Mark Reuss said something about “groundbreaking technology.” Still, don’t expect more than a 196 horsepower 2.5-liter naturally aspirated four-banger or a 269 HP (193 kW) 2-liter turbocharged four-pot mill. Let's wait and see what this the 2016 Malibu pans out...
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