Chevrolet officials on hand for media drives of the new-generation 2013 Malibu midsize sedan say the turbocharged Malibu LT and LTZ will go into production "in a couple of months," meaning the car will be in showrooms sometime in the last quarter of the year.
The 259-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder will be available for the LT and LTZ trim levels of the 2013 Malibu lineup, which started sales earlier this year as a 2012 model solely in the mild-hybrid Eco variant. The lowest-cost buy-in for the Malibu turbo is an LT (with required 3LT trim) at $27,710, a price that includes the $760 destination rap. A top-trim Malibu LTZ turbo goes for $30,925 that includes destination.
The Malibu's turbo 2.0-liter joins the Malibu Eco's 2.4-liter and a conventional 2.5-liter four-cylinder (197 horsepower/191 pound-feet of torque) to form a three-powertrain lineup for the 2013 model year. Premium fuel is recommended, but not required for the turbo.
The expanding-for-2013 Malibu lineup also will include 10 standard airbags, up from the eight standard bags found in the 2012 Malibu Eco. For driver and passenger there are frontal airbags, knee bags and side-impact bags. Rear outboard passengers get pelvis/thorax side-impact bags and there are new roof-rail airbags on each side. Not enough baggage? Head/thorax side airbags for the 2013 Malibu's backseats are optional.
The 2013 Malibu's full-boat LTZ trim includes leather seats, heated front seats, remote start and 18-inch wheels. A premium package for the LTZ brings more: passive keyless entry with push-button start, high-intensity discharge headlights, memory for the driver seat and mirrors and 19-inchers at all four corners.
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