Nice looking family car.

http://www.chevrolet.com/malibu/

 

The LTZ model comes with LED taillamps.

 

it has 2 dorrs to many... the problem with most new cars they are building

 

 

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2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU

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$20,645-$27,645
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HIGHS, Yes you will get `high driv'in a Malibu [][&:]
Sleek styling, attractive interiors, lots of safety equipment, solid V-6 and four-cylinder engines, available six-speed auto.

LOWS
Four-cylinder models only have a four-speed automatic transmission at launch.

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WHAT'S NEW
Redesigned for 2008.

BEHIND THE WHEEL
It stops and handles as well as most of its opposition, although the powertrains aren’t as smooth as the best of the Japanese competition.
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CAPSULE REVIEW
All-new for 2008, the Malibu at last looks like it will be competitive with the likes of the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord. Closely related to the Saturn Aura, it has sleek sheetmetal and a vastly improved interior compared with the outgoing model. [/align]

 

I saw the 08 Accord. I thought it was ugly.

 

sadly, i just think Chevrolets design department has gone to crap. they are trying to look like the japanese auto makers... and that is just sad.

 

Okay Cowboy, one more time if the other MCFer's don't mind.

Americans have been DESIGNING most of the Japanese cars for the last 20+ years.

Because of the success of AMERICAN designers for Japanese automakers, the BIG 3 Automakers are taking note.

AMERICAN designers have DEFECTED from NISSAN, TOYOTA, & others to go to work for the BIG 3.

I says kudos to those American Designers who made Japanese cars popular and are now doing it for American companies.

Once again, MOST of the CURRENT Japanese cars were NOT DESIGNED by Japanese people.

Thank you for letting me post this for the 20th time.

 

Nissan Design America[/align]Nissan Design America, (NDA) is a world-renowned design studio located in San Diego California, and is home to 60 of the fewer than 500 automotive designers in all of North America. In close coordination with engineers at the Nissan Technology Center North America (NTCNA) located in Farmington Hills, Michigan, designers at NDA create vehicles specifically for the North America market. Nissan designers are responsible for the creation of the Altima, Maxima, Xterra, and Frontier, as well as the 350Z. NDA has been recognized as one of the world's foremost creative design facilities and has won several prestigious awards from around the globe. To keep their design skill sharp, NDA staff members often work on non-automotive products, which have ranged from a 150-foot yacht to preschool furniture to golf clubs.

(These teams consist mostly of Americans with Japanese and American Supervisors. This comment inserted by GPD)

 

(Once again, mostly American designers with Japanese, supervisors, consultants and co-designers.)

Calty Design Research Incorporated (also simply known as Calty) is a Toyota design studio established in 1973. They have two facilities: one in Newport Beach, California and another in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Calty's primary focus is exterior styling.[1]
Here is a time line and list of vehicles Calty has contributed to:
[ul][*]2007 Toyota FT-HS concept[*]2006 Toyota F3R concept[*]2005 Scion t2B concept[*]2004 Toyota FTX concept[*]2004 Lexus LF-C concept[*]2003 Lexus LF-X concept[*]2003 Toyota FJ Cruiser concept[*]2002 Toyota Matrix[*]2001 Toyota RSC concept[*]2001 Toyota RAV4[*]2000 Toyota Celica[*]2000 Toyota Avalon[*]1999 Toyota Solara[*]1997 Toyota Prius[*]1997? Toyota Solara convertible concept[*]1995 Lexus FLV concept[*]1995 Toyota Tacoma[*]1991 Lexus SC[*]1990 Toyota Previa[*]1990 Toyota Celica[*]1989 Toyota MX21 concept[*]1985 Toyota FXV-II concept[*]1979 Toyota Hilux[*]1978? Toyota FXV concept[*]1978 Toyota Celica[*]1977 Toyota F100 concept[*]1977 Toyota CAL-1 concept [/ul]