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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 01:41 AM
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Popular Mechanic 2008 Malibu?

Has anybody else seen this? I wonder how accurate it is.

As far as this picture goes, it looks pretty good, even if the roof seems a bit tall. It is still not my thing, but a big improvement over the current Malibu (which I do not hate, I just think it could have been better). It would be interesting to see a Maxx version of it (though I have never been a fan of that name).

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blog...e/2069157.html



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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 02:29 AM
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Re: Popular Mechanic 2008 Malibu?

That looks like a nice car with good visibility. I think its kind of silly when the concept sketches have the windshield really low, because you know it won't be after production. This photo actually looks reasonable.
Old Dec 11, 2005 | 09:28 AM
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Re: Popular Mechanic 2008 Malibu?

Deffinate SS Concept heritage in this one...
Old Dec 11, 2005 | 09:37 AM
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Re: Popular Mechanic 2008 Malibu?

That is one of the goofyist(if that's a word) pictures I have seen. You can pick out certian design cues that might be used but as far as the overall character, I hope it looks nothing like that. I am sure it is just the sketch because I would find it hard to see this car as "breathtaking".
Old Dec 11, 2005 | 10:24 AM
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Re: Popular Mechanic 2008 Malibu?

You can tell it is definately a sketch looking at just some possibilities. First thing I noticed is the greenhouse looks similar to an earlier Deville or something. Hopefully they'd change that a little and shorten the front overhang, even if it decreases some of the "swoopiness".
Overall, from what we see of the front, it looks like a definately good move from what we have now.
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