Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Chevrolet Malibu in Shanghai: arriver in Italy

The official presentation of the new Chevrolet Malibu, at the Shanghai Motor Show 2011, provides for the simultaneous debut of the new model designation of Detroit is in Asia than in the U.S., or two of the 100 countries across six continents, where the sedan Yankees medium will be introduced in coming months.

The exterior design of the Malibu is bringing many details inspired by the beauty sisters Sport Camaro and Corvette, which give the sedan a touch of American enthusiasm and sportsmanship. The front is dominated by the generous rolling machine that separates the symbol and the two drop projectors with LED technology.

The tail high and massive it is noted for the square-shaped headlamps, very similar to those used on the Camaro and the spoiler incorporated the generous trunk and the trunk that joins harmoniously with the bumper hanging from the profile that dominates the two drains . Particularly taken care of the aerodynamics is also a complaint that the value of aerodynamic Cd of 0.28, also on some models sold in North America are also electrically adjustable air intake to increase the efficiency of fuel consumption and pollutant emissions .

Made on the new Epsilon II platform called the Malibu is 4.86 meters long, 1.85 wide me 1:46 m high, pointing to measures more compact than the car it replaces, or the Chevrolet Epica. The smaller sizes are due to a shortening of the wheelbase of 11.4 cm which should not be at the expense of the abundant space and the generous trunk that measures 462 liters, 113 more than the previous model.

Compared to its predecessor, the American four-door shows a significant step both for the quality of the materials for the design and ergonomics of the dashboard and center console. The latter is almost vertical, incorporating the main controls of the car, including dual-zone automatic climate control and infotainment system MyLink, which includes the Smartradio audio system, navigation system, Bluetooth hands-free phone number and services online including Pandora internet radio system.

All these functions can be controlled and displayed via a touch screen that conceals a handy items. The rest of the interior is decorated with numerous chrome details or finished dashboard, while the seats can be upholstered to order two-tone leather with exposed stitching. Also at night, the cabin is lit by blue lights that give a soft and relaxing environment.

The Chevrolet Malibu will be available at first only with a 2.5-liter engine which were not released technical data, but almost certainly should deliver 190 hp and 245 Nm of torque downloaded through the Hydra-Matic 6T40 automatic transmission with six reports. The model envisaged for the European market will have a wide range of 4 and 6 cylinder engines mated to a manual or automatic transmission and run either on petrol, diesel, dual fuel LPG-petrol.

The new Chevrolet Malibu is available in the United States from 2012 stands in LS, LT and LTZ. The body can be customized with 10 different colors, while the interior will be available with four color combinations.

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