Review: 2016 Chevrolet Malibu 1.5T
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- Опубликовано: 14 июн 2016
- I review the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu LT1 with the 1.5T engine. What do you think of these?
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I drove this car as a rental for about 4 months and fell in love with the simplicity of it. Now you can find a lot of these under $10k with less than 40k miles. If you're searching for a daily, this is it.
where can you find these under $10,000 with less than 40,000 miles? I see you did post the comment 3 years ago, so maybe with cars making their way out now?
Does anyone else stilllll think about that zack and cody episode whenever they see PRNDL? xD.
aww thank you! and you have a blessed day in your moms basement :)
yes
If anyone in here has a newer Chevy with Start/Stop, place the shifter in manual mode and use the buttons to place it in it's highest gear. That would be sixth with this car. The trans will shift normally and keep the start/stop feature turned off. You're welcome.
Yeah but you have to do that every time you start the car.
Eddy L yes
And it is so worth it the auto/stop can be a pain in the ass especially if you in LA dealing with LA traffic that shit gets annoying.
I can respect the 16 Malibu mine has over 110,000 miles and its still running like its brand new
Also in the LT if you press and hold the start button for 10 seconds or more it disables auto start stop
nice im purchasing mine tomorrow
@@dakotayounce5137 on the ls doesn’t work?
are you sure it works like that ?
So been pretty reliable?
I love how polite and humble this guy is during all this reviews , even when that branch fell in his car he was upset and polite
The intro gets better every time you watch it. I miss the old music but the glamour shots make up for it.
Finally getting my 6th gen blacked out Camaro convertible this week. Thanks for the great reviews for helping me make a decision! GM has really stepped up their game
THE INTRO WAS SICK
woah the intro was great!
Dude your video quality has improved significantly from when you started, keep up the great work!
You really need to review the 2.0T Premier model. That car is an absolute blast! I have a feeling you would love the power delivery. The 8 spd really makes a world of difference. I LOVE my Premier! Going from the a '13 LS trim to the new Premier was night and day to me...
I dont need an exciting car. Just a car that can get me to point A to Point B. With no break downs. I'm good.
Finally an intro I can get behind.
The holder behind the lever is the wireless charger for phones
For a second I thought that the car revving in the intro was the Chevy Malibu and I was like "holy shit Chevy made the Malibu to a supercar?" Lol. Good intro Matt!
Nice intro Matt! And also a very nice review!
I like the new intro. Keep up the great work.
Good God, that intro! I love it
LIKED THE INTROOOOOOO SOOOOO MUCH
Holy smokes. You said "nice" over 30 times before you even started driving
he does that in every video!
Probably not easy to do an on-the-fly review but yeah, he definitely struggles with vocabulary.
Good review. Love the new intro too. But I must add that the old intro song by Disfigure was pretty much your song. It was like your trademark. Lol. Every time I heard it in another RUclips video I would think "What's up everybody! SubaruWRXFan here for another car review! This is of course the..."
Almost like how I hear "Jessica" by the Allman Brothers Band I think of Jeremy Clarkson introducing the Top Gear shows. Haha
Other than that, love this new intro. An epic intro. Keep up the good work!
Haha great comparison! Yeah I miss the song a little as well, I may try to find a way to work it back in at some point.
+subaruwrxfan do a remix!
os opz What's up suckers! SubaruWRXFan here with the meanest, dankest car review!
Review ends with a mic drop. lol
+EA40 hahahah subaruWRXfan>THUG LIFE!
FYI that lil rectangle slot that you said was for keys it is actually a wireless charging slot. That's how it is in my 2016 Malibu
at 4:14 you mention a "Nice little slot" for keys or whatever, but no...it's slot for charging a wireless phone (like a Samsung Galaxy s6 which I have) It's a rubberized pocket and your phone just slides in and starts charging, very nice.
A lot of these self appointed internet car reviewers quite often do not know what they are talking about. This guy seems nice enough but I have watched several of his reviews and cannot figure for the life of me how this channel has so many subscribers . The reviews are not that good IMO.
it is not a charger. it might be in top models. but not on mine
mine is a 1lt
Just too follow up, I have this car and really like it. Currently have 33,000. Miles, and constantly getting 35 MPG or better. Still very comfortable.
Very slow tho
Intro was lit 🔥
That intro 🔥🔥🔥
Nice looking car, seems like Chevy is following the lead of the Ford Mondeo/Fusion and Chrysler 200 in finally making the Malibu look sleek. I like having the C pillar glass behind the back door. I know it's a minor styling nitpick, but I like that about my 4th gen Subaru Legacy as well, which has the C Pillar glass with a properly done Hofmeister kink. I hate that Subaru cheated on the 6th gen Legacy with a plastic filler piece behind the straight edge window cutoff on the back door.
Intro, bro. Sweeeeeeet
That intro though.. Much wow!
I cant wait to mine a 2016 it really is an awesome looking car
My ideal midsize sedan would have a 3 power train options which are 2.5L NA I4 with 205 hp and 200 ft-lbs, a 3.4L V6 with 295 hp and 310 ft-lbs, and a hybrid with a 150 hp 1.8L NA I4 and an electric motor for 220 combined hp. All options would have double cam phasers for both exhaust and intake to allow an adjustment range of 80 degrees for both the intake cam(s) and exhaust cam(s) and Variable valve lift similar to VTEC and does both exhaust and intake. Also 2 transmission options for the 2 gas only power plants a 9 speed automatic and a 9 speed DCT. The hybrid would get a Prius inspired power split device.
That intro tho 👍👏👏
I hate the start/stop technology too. Drives me crazy to have the car shut off whenever it stops. Especially in traffic.
That little slot isn't for putting your keys its for cell phone for wireless charging. Its actually very nice feature to have, way better than in the 2016 Camaro. Camaro cant fit any newer phones.
that intro was mint
Love the intro
that intro was awesome...
the new styling isn't too bad.
that wheel spin and turbo! hahaha
It had turbo
this engine would rock in the cruze
They also have a 1.6T I4 with about 205HP and 221LB-FT. That engine would be amazing in a Cruze RS. A Malibu RS should get the 275HP and 295LB-FT version of the 2.0T I4.
Yes. This is too little power for the mailbu. At least like 175hp for this base engine
+Luke Hoisington They could easily tune this 1.5T. The 1.4T in the Cruze makes 153HP. 1.5T and only 7 more HP? That's absurd. Once Chevrolet puts the 8-Speed in the base model and the 9-Speed in the 2.0T models, I'm sure a more potent 1.5T with somewhere around 175HP / 195LB-FT will be created.
+Evan Ganske that is ridiculous that this is only 7 more HP than a cruze.
Mine is beginning to give me engine problems I currently have 103k on mine, it was trouble free up until about 80kmiles then front axle front went and every since then it been issue after issue, my most recent issue is causing the engine to run extremely ruff and randomly stall out, if i can go back and do it again i would choose a Toyota or honda
Good review
NICE Review: 2016 Chevrolet Malibu 1.5T
I'm having the same issue in my 2016 Malibu. I have to pull over and turn the car off, wait 3 to 5mins. then turn it back on and it drives normal. Mostly it happens on the highway and it's so random. This happened of course after my warranty ended. I cleaned out the throttle body, that didn't help. I been reading online that it could be the accelerator pedal. I may buy one and see if that will help.
I wish you would have gotten one with the cloth interior and the non-leather wrapped steering wheel. As you probably noticed, everything is rock hard plastic and in the cloth models there is a cheap scratchy cloth material on the parts where there is leather stitching. They did a good job on the restyle, but they STILL don't know how to do good interiors. When I test drove one of these I heard rattles from the door panels and dash with 41 miles on it.
awesome intro!
I was excited that Chevy may have something that could compete until I saw one in person. The car is narrower than its competition and in lesser models the interior seems rental grade. Also they will have to incentivize to get pricing competitive with competition.
You should do a review of the new Mazda 3 2014 models as part of your budget consumer oriented reviews. :D
You should do a review on the Premier 2.0T model!
When he accelerated the car...... "Eeh it's ok 😐" lol I like the looks of the car. Not a big fan of the 1.5t ecoTech engine though.
I’m saving up for this car. Rn I drive a 06 Malibu
I'm buying either the Malibu 2LT or a well equipped Fusion SE or almost late model year Titanium for the discounts.
My 2014 Malibu is anything but buttery smooth at all
Hey Matt, I would love a review of a 4th gen legacy/outback 3.0 or 3.6. I know you did a 5th gen but i'm really only interested in the 4th gen.
I found one of these online, 4 hours away and i'm interested in it which led me to this video. I find online a lot of people think the 1.5L non-turbo is too underpowered. Has anyone got any first hand experience and can clarify this? I'm not one whose going to take it to the race track, but if i'm going from 20 mph down a highway on-ramp to 65 mph merging onto the highway i don't wan't to get run over so to speak. With it being 4 hours away (and my current vechile getting 12 mpg) a test drive isn't the cheapest thing to maneuver. Thank you!
EDIT: I'm confused, trying to understand Malibus :( Are all 1.5L Malibus turbocharged? I found two online, one says it is Turbo, the other just says "Gas 1.5L". Malibus are so tricky because of the packages. You got the leather package, Driver Confidence Package, Convenience & Technology Package, LZ 1, LZ2, LTZ 1, LTZ 2. It's so hard to know what's what :(
Did you save $5000 bucks from the SS? Pretty sure SS is like 45k or so starting price? thats like 20k more in price and almost double this cars value?
I just had one of theses as a rental. I don't know if your higher trim level changed some of these things...but some things I found are
-the rear view mirror was awful. It looked like a cheap toy.
-the blind spot was BIG!
i like this car alot
Much better intro. No more obnoxious ultra loud techno.
@subaruwrxfan the slot by the cup holder that you mentioned to be a key holder is actually wireless phone charging. Just a heads up.
Yes, that is a phone holder. However, the wireless phone charging feature is only available on higher trim levels (if I remember correctly).
I want to see a 1970 Malibu Sport review now.
have you ever driven a 50hp n.a. car. Thats slow. 8sec from 0-60 is quiet fast
do the bmw x3 28i 4 cylinder turbo...u will be really impressed by how it handles
He doesnt mention that the malibu is a LT Premier package cuz I have the LT1 package and it doesnt have lane departure or leather seats which I'm glad for cuz I hate leather interior
Is there a version of this video at normal speed?
lol
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It looks pretty good, I like the headlights. One thing that's annoyed me with Chevs is the logo on the front. Seems dated and too large or something... can't quite put my finger on it.
Not much of an annoyance. The start stop is much more annoying. The logo is tradition. Doesn't do anything that will affect how the car feels, drives, and handles.
If you don't like that, chevy also added bowties to the high beam lens.
It is too big and looks cheap; agreed.
I feel like two of Matt's favorite words are nice and pretty, haha
I bout this car for my wife.
33k so far so good. Turbo makes me nervous bc expensive to fix or replace. The older GM vehicles fell apart after 125k hope the new one's hold up better. I'm borrowing a 04 4 runner from my parents 202k ,great running vehicle still. Love Toyota for reliability. Just think Chevys look better. I have to give it back to my parents In July lol they're trading it on for a newer one. I'm going to buy a crew cab z71 Silverado. Then getting a used 4 runner once those are paid off. Then I'll be set . Lol no more car payments after that . Just maintain those and pay cash if needed for new vehicle. This has been a great car so far. Just see how it does after 125k...cmon GM..these better last
Before you get a car from a dealer learn about before you talk about it. Before I bought mine I did my home work and knew about everything so that the dealership couldn’t blind side me with a lot stuff I didn’t want or needed. I love this car . I have the LT with leather and it’s a very comfortable ride. So before you make a video learn about it and know what that little slot behind the shifter is. It’s a wireless charger if your model comes with it. 🥴
You should start adding sound systems to your reviews!
Copyright strikes! Copyright strikes!
you should review the new Honda accord. the 2.4 liter is actually very peppy.
I noticed that the rear speakers are exposed, why is this....bean counters?
Will this be great for a new driver
LOVE MINE
How long have you had yours?
how can i get more power in this car
Cool new Intro.
And the car will teach americans that downsizing is crap, please dont make the same mistakes and drive cars around with chainsaw turbo engine, like here in europe.
We have no choice. The government is forcing stricter gas mileage on the manufacturers, causing them to develop tiny turbo 4s and 9 and 10 speed automatics.
AWAITING A 2016 HONDA CIVIC REVIEW!!!
Very tough class to stand out in. When you got excellent stalwarts like Camry, Accord, Altima and Mazda 6. GM's past is this car's worst enemy.
@subaruwrxfan I'm going to buy a second car. Which car would you choose between a 370z sport tech , Genesis 3.8 coupe, G37 coupe.. Which has the sportiest feel? Also I heard paddle shifters are faster than manual in the 370z.. is that true??
G37X better to go Luxury AWD sporty to better than the 370z 370z feels cheaply built.
@subaruwrxfan Also any other car you would recommend in the 30k range?? 2013 audi supercharged v6 maybe?
@subaruwrxfan audi s4*
how does this compare to the cruze? alot of people and even the salesman i talked to when i test drove a new cruze were saying they think the new cruze is better than the new Malibu even with the size difference
I've driven both and actually prefer the cruze. I REALLY did not like this new malibu.
i ended up going with a Malibu lt simply for price. i was offered an lt that the dealer had a demo with 2k miles on it and after negotiations i had the price down to 19k compared to the 23 that they wanted for a cruze and while the cruze was nice and sporty this felt more comfortable and more spacious to me
ahhh that old intro has finally gone!
I'm probably in the minority, but I still fail to see how all these LCD touch screens in modern cars have an advantage over physical buttons and knobs. In my 2007 Jeep, I can operate anything I need to operate simply from touch (or voice), without having to take my eyes off of the road. With a touch screen there is no point of reference and you have to look at the screen to operate it. Unless I am missing something, I don't understand the benefit. Also, in my experience with rental cars with LCD screens they are always low resolution/pixelated and have crappy contrast which automatically makes the interior feel outdated when I'm used to looking at high quality displays at home/work. Oh well, there's no use complaining because manufacturers seem dead set in putting them in every car these days. At least this car has mechanical gauges still, which I think looks so much classier and timeless than a digital display.
Depends on the car, the new audi's and some of the newer caddy's have nice lcd instrument cluster.
That’s what I think too. It’s almost like texting and driving if you’re constantly looking at the screen. I almost never use the touch screen
wow man nice intro
you should review a gt500
I drove the LT2 with 2.0. It felt like the engine was working more to get the car going vs. my Camry with the 3.5 V6. I would strongly prefer some non-turbocharged engines as an option.
Why are reviewers surprised when a 4-cyl doesn’t do 0-60 in less than 5 sec?
So I heard a Buick engineer say the stop-start cannot be defeated on the new Lacrosse. Guess the same applies to this car.
That is 100%. There is no off button. I own a '16 Malibu myself. Its odd initially but I've gotten over it after a few days.
The start stop can be disabled by putting it in L then pressing up until the gauge cluster says 6. (assuming you want the transmission to shift through all the gears)
I'm headed to buy this car used tomorrow morning. What do you think the reliability might be on a small turbo engine over tiem? That really is my only concern?
Rick Destroyer engine size doesn't play on reliability. Reliability is design quality. This engine will have no strain pulling the car
thanks.
Rick Destroyer how's it been for you?
I ended up buying a 2016 Jetta 1.4 turbo with a 5 speed. Absolutely love it. Very fun to drive.
Rick Destroyer I'm not being biased but you made an excellent decision. I own one also (2016 Jetta) and it is very fun and nice to own. Chevy owner satisfaction declines quickly
I drove the previous version with start/stop feature for a week as a rental. It cannot be turned off and I only got around 23mpg overall anyway. I would never go near a car with that annoying stop/start crap that can't be turned off. it's pretty annoying. This car would be crossed off my list immediately due to that "feature" alone.
I love it. In the 2.0 liter turbo it takes off like the engine was never off and keeps its gas mileage. I think the 1.5 liters lag is due to it not having as much hp.
Seriously, Why would the put a glossy screen----tilted upwards-----without a hood type thing covering the top of it ! there is soo many reflections.
I'm looking for a used driver door for my car...
can you do a review on the MAZDA 2004 Hatchback? Im in the market for one and i would love to see a review from you if you can ? Keep up the videos! :)
MAZDA 3 Hatchback *
I looked at a 3 hatchback before I bought my GTI. Mazda probably wins on reliability, the GTI has a much much nicer interior, and drives a whole lot sportier. You you are paying for the higher level mazda 3 I would go for the GTI instead.
oops, didn't see you were looking at 2004. never mind
all good , but thanks for the heads up
Great review!!...between the new Cruze and the Malibu, which one had the best pickup?
Thanks.
The new 1.4L Turbo from the new '16 Cruze is not that far away from '16 Malibu with the base 1.5L Turbo. The existing 2.0L Turbo is where its at. Which is also in the new Camaro, ATS, Malibu, and Regal.
08' Honda Fit Sport please
I don't quite care for the styling of the Malibu, but the Impala however..wow
If chevy sharpened up the rear and side profile and threw in an LS3 with a manual, they'd have a great sports sedan.
+Driv3n to Dr1ve already is. Called chevy SS. You're welcome.
I like it, it looks weird, but the good kind. It's not boring at least.
If you want a "fun" sedan, get a Chevy SS. That should be plenty of fun and then some.
It seems like he gets cold after a week of driving lol
review a 300zx twin turbo!!!!!!
What's better this or the Cruze
Size. Big car. Love it
quite classy!!
Honda Accord, Camry V6, and even the Sonata 1.6T and 2.0T are faster and a better option that can be had for 30 grand and under. No way I could get this over those.
the Sonata Eco 1.6t is a phenomenal car. I have driven every model of the last 3 generations of the Sonata, and I own a 2008 Sonata with the 3.3 V6. The Eco has excellent get up and go, gets excellent fuel mileage, the 7 speed DCT is way better than the 6 speed in the Veloster or Fords DCT. My ONLY complaint is that it doesn't come with a sunroof.
Malibu is offered with a 2.0T which would better compete with the larger turbo and V6 options you mentioned.