2008 Chevy Malibu (Large Pics)

[mikeyb]

Ford does it too... the Ford Focus, Mazda6, Mercury Milan, and some Lincoln all used the same platform as well. Same cookie dough, just different cookie cutter lol.

Ford Focus (C1 platform) = Ford Fusion CUV (Euro), Ford C-Max MPV (Euro) Mazda3, Mazda5, and Volvo S40/V50/C70/C30. Future models = Ford Kuga CUV, Volvo XC50, and MKII US Focus.

Fusion (CD3 platform) = Mazda6, Merury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ, Mazda CX-9, Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX.

 

[jeg0024]

Ford Focus (C1 platform) = Ford Fusion CUV (Euro), Ford C-Max MPV (Euro) Mazda3, Mazda5, and Volvo S40/V50/C70/C30. Future models = Ford Kuga CUV, Volvo XC50, and MKII US Focus.

Fusion (CD3 platform) = Mazda6, Merury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ, Mazda CX-9, Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX.

Yeah, thats what I was going for lol. Thx.

 

[mikeyb]

Here is more.

Ford CD3 2 platform:
2008 Mazda6
2009 Ford Fusion
2009 Mercury Milan
2009 Lincoln MKZ
2010 Ford Edge
2010 Lincoln MKX

European C/D-chassis (EUCD)
2007 Volvo S80 Sedan
2007 Ford S-MAX MPV
2007 Ford Galaxy MPV
2007 Land Rover Freelander/LR3
2007 Ford Mondeo Sedan and Wagon
2007 Volvo V70 and XC70 Wagons
2009 Volvo XC60 CUV
2010 Volvo S60 Compact Sports Sedan

 

[TinmanMS6]

Ford does it too... the Ford Focus, Mazda6, Mercury Milan, and some Lincoln all used the same platform as well. Same cookie dough, just different cookie cutter lol.

Yup it is. And Pontiac G6, Saab 9-3, Cadillac BLS (Euro), Opel Vectra and Signum, and the next gen Saab 9-5.

Atleast its not just different head and tails like GM use to do back in the good old days.

Yeah, I'm not so much referring to platform sharing like you guys are referring to as an entirely identical car mechanically with some styling changes.

Fusion, Milan, and MKZ are like different option packages of the same car.

The Saabs, at least, are heavily modified versions of this chassis.

I don't think a lot of people know this, but IIRC every single car that Honda makes is based on a modified version
of two different chassis.

 

[Protephile]

This is the part I don't get. I really believe the US automakers would sell even more cars (to people like us, for example) if they just made a real effort to
'get it right'.
I think there are a lot of people who'd love to buy an American car again, if they
could be proud of driving one. Especially 'old' guys like me who got their licenses when Japanese imports were a rare sighting.
That said, I love my Mazda and will always have one. Mazda does get it right.
Good looks, good handling (very important to me), nice interior, and reliability.
Geez, GM, is it really that hard????

 

[jeg0024]

It's all about the $$$

 

[TinmanMS6]

GM's starting to come around, but it seems like everything they come out with that's any good at the moment is imported from Opel or Holden. The new CTS looks promising as well.

 

[andrew.savage]

Well, i kinda like it. And i do like the interior. All i have to say is that finally an American car company came out with a steering wheel that doesn't look like it should be on a SUV.

 

[jred321]

i like it way better than the last gen. does it make me want to buy one? def not

 

[coolmazda5]

Reviving this thread FWIW...

I finally got a chance to see and seat-on an LT at a mall showroom today (2LT?, leather, nice 17 5-spoke wheels and a decent metallic silver paint). It definitely looks/feels much better than its predecessor and it has some nice touches but, although the front and backs seats are very spacious, the exterior looks humongous (not just long but "bloated", check out 2007-2008 numbers below, they don't look thaaat different in essence, but...). Mid-size sedans are all following the Honda Accord "bigger is better" trend, mmmmh, bah...

And yeah, what is with the taillights? I wanted to see them in-person, but my opinion did not change a bit, they look ugly (pics and in-person) (headshake

2007:
overall length (inches): 188.3
overall width (inches): 69.9
overall height (inches): 57.5
wheelbase (inches): 106.3
front track (inches): 60
rear track (inches): 59.3

2008:
overall length (inches): 191.8
overall width (inches): 70.3
overall height (inches): 57.1
wheelbase (inches): 112.3
front track (inches): 59.6
rear track (inches): 60.0

 

[mikeyb]

You sat on?

 

[TinmanMS6]

I saw one on the street the other day. Looks good.

 

[AtenzaNY62]

still looks boring... the exterior is just uhhh kinda bulkish? cant really find the right word for it, interior looks good though, but dont like the color combo

 

[Newf]

I'm sure we'll all get to rent one some day, or perhaps they'll make yet another american taxi cab.

 

[melicha8]

The interior is amazing Lightyears ahead of what GM is putting together now. I think that cheese slicer front end is nasty s***

 

[whitemp5seattle]

the front end looks autistic...

 

[TinmanMS6]

the front end looks autistic...

I've got absolutely no idea what that's supposed to mean. What does autism look like?

 

[whitemp5seattle]

(hand) I meant down syndrome...d'oh