2008 Malibu Pricing Announced

The 2008 Malibu won't hit dealerships until mid-November, but Chevy announced pricing today for the new model lineup, which includes a hybrid version of the midsize sedan.

The base price of $19,345 is a more-than $2,000 jump over last year's base version and places the Malibu at the top of the price sheet above competitors like the Ford Fusion ($17,770 for the base model) and Toyota Camry ($18,570). Pricing of the new Honda Accord has yet to be announced.

The Malibu hybrid, which Chevy now says will debut at the same time as the rest of the lineup, comes in at $22,140 — about $3,000 less than the Camry Hybrid. Full pricing follows, not including a $650 destination charge.

Base LS: $19,345
1LT: $20,305
2LT: $21,985
LTZ: $26,345
Hybrid: $22,140

Comments

The 07 Aura Green Line costs $22,695.
So the Malibu Hybrid's price might hurt Aura's sales.

I guess this Malibu Hybrid has a 2-Mode system and everyone will watch its mileage.

If it gives 40 MPG, then its surely a hit.
It may grab shares from not only Aura, but also Camry. Prius is still at a higher level in mileage.

Will this be a full hybrid or the "light" hybrid like in some other vehicles? If its a light, then the mileage may still fall short of the Camry's. If its close or better then Chevy could see some brisk sales.

Phaeton-

Previous kicking tires columns have said that it will be a "light" hybrid. The improvement in mileage is pretty dismal, giving something like low 30's.

However, they may still make considerable sales as many people will just want to buy a hybrid, and get that symbol on the back so they too can be trendy. Most people never keep track of their mileage, so they'll drive around thinking they're getting great mileage even when they're not.

Wow, I think Chevy had a good opportunity to try to steal sales by doing what Hyundai has for years, make good cars with lots of standard features for less than the competition. Does the LTZ at least come with a V6 Standard? The Camry XLE starts at $24,500 4 cyl (5 speed at) with standard moonroof and such nicer amenities.

Won't be long until the incentives are rolled out. This car has a nice interior, however the exterior is not in the same class as the Altima, Accord or Camry. Toss in the Chevy name plate and I'd guess the rebates start at a minimum $2,000. I look forward to driving one when I travel on business.

I don't care what the price, it looks like crap.

Somehow the wheels in the picture reminded me the Cobalt.

It's a light hybrid just like the Aura, the two mode won't be out for another year.
The base Malibu also comes with a 4-spd auto standard and a 6 -spd available later next year

The price on the base seems steep to me beating everyone in the class but still having a 4sp automatic. As was said above with pricing like that they are going to need rebates. I like Chevy for giving me the most car for my $ but with this pricing I have to wonder. Guess to be fair I need to do a side by side with standard features vs. the others. From the side I still say it has an Acura TL look to it, especially the rear half.

to be fair automatic is standard on the Malibu and an option on the Camry and Fusion, even though not many are ever built with manuals. So add $1000 basically to those prices and it's close. still a 4-spd is not optimal.

I work at a Chevy Dealership in sales. I don't understand how people will justify buying the Malibu hybrid. It has only a two mile gain in the city? I know GM likes its SUV's but its public image needs a prius killer. I'm curently the top sales person at a Buick, Pontiac, GMC, Chevy dealership. I belive GM is the best auto company in the world but sometimes misses the buyers motives. Someone from GM please contact me before I move to Toyota. I've worked with the public for seven years and I think I could relay a lot of information on style, performance, and just customer perceptions.

The hybrid is a "hybrid"

Bases prices don't matter much since most cars have more spec anyway. Better to compare similarly equipped cars.

Tor: "Bases prices don't matter much"

IMHO, I utterly disagree with that part of your statment.

Yes, it's true that we SHOULD compare Apples to Apples (of the same type), and I agree with you on this.

But look @ ALL THE ADS- imports or exports! 1st thing that you'll notice: start at (extra small fonts) $16000 (MSRP) (very large fonts), then another part of very small fonts on "vehicle equipped at shown: $23000, not including tax, license, etc.

(I'm just making up the #'s there)

My point is, even though I agree with you that we should compare similar equipped car, the attention grabber to consumers is the starting at (very small fonts again) BASE PRICE. That's what causes their interest to take notice of the said vehicle, and that's what bring them to their dealership. In fact, that's how the imports (Nissan, Toyota & Honda), as well as Domestics (GM, Ford, Chrylser) sells their cars. In fact, here's an example, Ford compares its Fusion AWD with Camry & Accord, but when it's time to talk 'bou price and special deals, they list the base version with essentially the lowest price plus all the rebates! Now if the ad is showing how great the Fusion AWD is VS Camry & Accord, shouldn't Ford list the actual price of the AWD instead?