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CAN CHEVY’S NEW MALIBU OUTWIT, OUTLAST, AND OUTPLAY JAPAN’S FINEST TO SAVE AMERICA?

words ron kiino

BACK IN 1964, Chevrolet introduced the Malibu name on the Chevelle, a coupe and sedan that filled the gap between the full-size Chevy and the smaller Chevy II of the time. Measuring 193.9 inches long and weighing 3060 pounds, the $2635 body-on-frame Chevelle Malibu SS, powered by a 220-horse V-8, achieved 0 to 60 in 9.7 seconds and the quarter mile in 17.4 at 80 mph. No dragstrip diva, the Malibu was nonetheless a solid family car, especially when it came to cruising the blacktop of the red, white, and blue. See the USA in your Chevrolet? Heck, Dinah Shore would’ve gladly jumped into the driver’s seat. Today, though, the Malibu’s original big and thirsty V-8, body-on-frame construction, and live rear axle are all history, replaced with clean and efficient four-…

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MotorTrend (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2008

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