"May be it seems churlish to complain about not achieving the excellent 5.3 L/100 km estimate (this is not a small car, after all), but consumers are right to expect something very close to the stated estimates especially when opting for a higher-priced hybrid vehicle."
Well, the autor here is gentle - comparing with Hyundai's official gas mileage, GM Malibu's is much more inflated. The point here is who lies more. For me the laurels are for Malibu!