Warning young drivers, built a robot Chevrolet Malibu 2016 mother.
The redesigned family sedan that General Motors presented at the International New York International Auto Show on Wednesday is longer, lighter, more economical and can get one that is the engine of the car to spy.
Chevrolet engineers have the role of "Teen Driver", the default will be seen in most of the next-generation Malibu as a way for parents as their cars are driven development. Parents can a PIN on the dashboard manual lift a central display screen to see how your child (or valet playful) to drive the vehicle. Maximum speed, distance and number of both active safety features such as front collision warning arise is recorded.
Fire, the car owner with PIN functionality enables the "Settings" Malibu MyLink system menu. This allows key in adolescence or a specific door them to pay another driver to plan as a valet recorded. The system parameters are made only registered keychain.
Malibu can be set on the mind of a young driver in another way. If a driver uses the named key holder, car audio mute, or in connection with the vehicle when the front occupants not wearing the device. It also triggers audible and visual warnings when the vehicle speed exceeds predetermined speed.
This is just one of the features Chevrolet hope will help them become more competitive in the market for family sedans.
Chevrolet has struggled to a player in the midsize sedan segment per year become the dominant sales of around 2.4 million vehicles and is used by the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Nissan Altima and Ford Fusion. These four panels represent only 60% of mid-size sedan sales.
But there are many other competitors vying for vehicle sales, including the Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima and Mazda6. Kia has released a new version of the Optima in the Hall of New York.
Chevrolet Malibu sold nearly 188,000 last year, with much of it for car rental companies and fleets. Toyota, by comparison, has sold more than 428,000 Camry.
The new Malibu has a 3.6 stretched distance longer than the current model-inch bays. The longer wheelbase has allowed designers to add 1.3 inches of legroom and give the vehicle a larger share of the more homogeneous. It is lighter than the current model almost 300 pounds. The plan should help the new Malibu better grades of fuel.
Under the hood is a 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder that produces 160 horsepower and is expected to reach about 27 miles per gallon in the city and 37 mpg on the highway engine. It is combined with a six-speed automatic transmission.
The car also features a choice of four-cylinder 2.0-liter Turbo with an estimated 250 horsepower. This engine is coupled with a new eight-speed automatic transmission. It is expected to reach to 22 miles per gallon in the city and 33 mpg on the highway.
"The new Malibu is the things in the right direction for Chevy," said Karl Brauer, car purchases in analysis firm Kelley Blue Book. "This car will eventually be able to compete in an already highly competitive segment."
One area where Chevrolet tries to jump competition with its hybrid version of Malibu.
Developed based on technology for the Volt plug-in hybrid is expected that the new hybrid Malibu have a combined rating of 45 miles per gallon of fuel. You better numbers Camry Hybrid and Fusion, said Stephanie Brinley, an analyst at IHS Automotive.
This is not a lot of benefits that may be short term, given the current price of gasoline. Struggling sales of hybrid vehicles, he said, and closed within 3% of the US automotive market.
"Will run more important than the fate of sales Chevrolet Malibu packaging, design and technology" for the full range of Malibu, Brinley said.
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