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Unfortunately it is difficult for me to get excited by a family sedan, especially one that is not… exciting. The seats in the Malibu are certainly made for cruising, they are comfortable but have zero lateral support and very flat bottoms — this does make ingress and egress easy.
The back seats though are a little harder to enter and exit from then some other cars in the class, the doors seem to have a small opening. Once inside though leg and head room are both excellent even with the huge trunk space. This car seems larger on the inside than the outside may suggest.
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The stereo system is powered by Pioneer and is fantastic — for a non-premium type of sound system it offers more bass than I’ve heard in a car audio system in a while, although come to think of it a lot of GM vehicles seem to offer great sound systems — maybe it’s the motown vibe coming through.
The centre stack offers my most-favourite of all interfaces, touch-sensitive buttons. They do seem to work okay but I don’t think I’ll ever change my view on this, give me tactile feedback please.
The lighting is excellent at night inside the Malibu. Although I’m not a huge fan of the green hue, the lighting effects are pretty cool with the dash and door panel accents lighting up for extra ambiance. When you adjust the volume on the stereo the light in the centre “moves” back and forth to signify the change, which is a pretty cool effect as well.
The interior is laid out logically and everything is easy to reach, my only complaint is the lack of a button to open the trunk. It can only be opened by the button on the trunk itself or by the key fob, a minor gripe but worth mentioning if you tend to drop people off a lot.
