2016 Chevy Malibu: Teen Driver, Hybrid & Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

[@Riptide710]

I love it when these companies send out an actual engineer who worked on the vehicle to work with the media rather than some marketing person who has no idea what they're talking about

[@Pinkpolo85]

Agreed!!!! Watched one and the lady didnt even know the mpg. She kept looking down at the papers

[@ElCapo07]

What a great engineer. Very knowledgable on the subject. Great video.

[@Ts_Evildroid]

Not only is this car good looking, it is the first time I have ever truly enjoyed watching a review of an every day family car. They are usually boring & not very fun to watch. Chevy needs to get that guy out there more & have more chief engineers like him. He is very personable & you can tell he truly wanted to build a great car & deliver a great product. Great video guys

[@chrisengletx]

Honestly, that GM engineer is amazing. I know he doesn't look it at first glance, but there's a guy who's charming, passionate about his work and extremely enthusiastic. and very knowledgeable. When you spend time with a guy like that it makes all those other clips with car marketing folks seem so empty. Nice work GM. He's a keeper! He made the review fun.

[@Pinkpolo85]

My favorite ride along with an engineer!! I was laughing and joining in on the conversation like I was in the back seat!!! I like it when their down to earth and relatable. You can really tell he is passionate about his job!!!! And I really like the redesign!

[@lffit]

This guy from GM is really likable, and the car is nice, said at this time by basically a Ford guy!

[@JordanDecarie25]

+lffit nice that he knew the product not just regurgitating what is printed on a brochure. Thanks for the info Jesse, and you represented the product very well.

[@MrBobbyBrown2006]

He sure is proud of that car!

[@RAJohnson713]

+Tyler Knudson bc it's ugly inside and out

[@billd5211]

I can't believe their already looking at 2019 and 2021, That's incredible how much of a secret they keep it! Jesse did an amazing job also.

[@billd5211]

Also when you review the 2016 cruze could you please use the same "vlog" like long video?? Loved this one

[@garywebb7481]

I bought one and love it. It is averaging close to 47 mpg. First car I ever bought that gives the mpg as stated on the window sticker. Great job Chevy.

[@wicky201]

How's the torque? Acelleratng onto the highway? I have a 2004 Malibu and it's time for a new one.

[@henryprz24]

Great interview... Jesse was great. More recording with him would be a great idea.

[@johnbarnes9118]

One of the best informative videos out there. Nice job!

[@kc5077]

This was one of the best interviews. Jesse Ortega sweat the details and showed pride in his work. He was one of the most engaging guests never mind that it's a mainstream midsize sedan.

[@glsracer]

I'm glad to see an engineer that is so well spoken and knowledgeable about his product line. I had been a GM guy but lately I've had Volvos and Toyotas, as time goes on I've been more drawn to GM but I find it that the Buicks and Cadillacs are too gaudy and they don't hit the value proposition very well when you spec them out. I've had several Chevy rental cars recently and I can see the improvements that have been made but the Chevy brand isn't very aspirational and with Buick targeting Infinity's demographic plus older folks, there's not much in GMs line that appeals to younger engineers. I'm really hoping that Buick will become less like Infinity and more like Volvo, Acura, and Lexus.

[@ZeroGorDIE]

+glsracer I'm a little confused, in what regard is buick like infinity? and how is it not trying to be Acura and Volvo?

[@glsracer]

ZeroGorDIE​​ sure, looking at the design language, GM has gone with a more bulbous design with large swooping curves and crome accents. This includes non-functional and general distasteful faux chrome hood or front side fender louvers. This design language has been a staple of Infinity design for some time. Volvo, Acura, and Lexus generally focus on crisp lines and svelt shapes (with exception given to Lexus spindle grills of late). With regard to demographics, Infinity has targeted affluent minorities for some time as a bid to move them from Nissan products into higher level products as their wealth increases. When Buick was reborn they started heavily targeting the same demographics. Lately I have noted a shift in their marketing, but until they tone down the curves and excessive amounts of chrome, I doubt they will appeal to Volvo, Acura, Lexus, or Audi buyers, though they could definitely find cross over from BMW, Mercedes, and Infinity. 

[@Antenox]

I'd rather have a guy like this sell me this car rather than some marketing specialist.

[@motorcitymuscle1598]

@ 3:37 the gas pedal looks nice but they forgot the brake

[@FoodyTunes]

Great video! Call this guy up and ask to talk Chevys more often on TFL. He was smart and gave good info but didn't sound like he was trying to me a salesman.

[@canddmeyer]

I got to sit in a 2015 Malibu at the recent Las Vegas auto show. Hopefully this is an improvement as the 2015 backseat was barely good enough for small children.

[@kennash7736]

Eyes on the road during an interview would be appreciated! Great youTube channel. Would be nice to know how the field of vision of cars tested measurers up.

[@coureurdebois]

looks so nice the tail lights look sexy.

[@Danlubar]

excellent! great video and hats off to the engineer, first class man built a first class car. thanks!

[@Boomhauer333]

Not too shabby looking and the mileage is quite nice so i'm sure this car will be on the list to consider but I what is the price?

[@wantsanewvehicle]

+Juggernaut383 According to the video.. starts at about $22k and goes all the way up to about $38k (according to Roman, other guy said $36k)

[@Boomhauer333]

wantsanewvehicle Thanks, looks like I wasn't paying attention...priced pretty much on the average, not too bad.

[@fallenentity2]

The manual says to use regular unleaded not below 87, but can you use 85 in Colorado?

[@tylerkawall4461]

why are they sitting in the hybrid version, but then showing the premier driving around? Do they have the hybrid engine available in the premier model?

[@ZStHope]

Authentic[Ortega]; excellent review! When will the hybrid be available?

[@mattrichter7332]

9 kids, jesus christ. You need a Chief Engineer's salary to support that

[@bivens3ify]

Man this car is nice it really look and behave like a telsa. This car will out sell the impala. This is the car for me. I drove my brother's hybrid and I fell in love with this car.

[@aidanl9535]

That is a beautiful car

[@wisb_1658]

the outgoing malibu had a good style i likes the way it lookes

[@ThousanWhite]

My daily commute is about to change from 5 minutes to 50 minutes. I think I'm gonna trade in my Audi S3 for a lightly used Malibu Hybrid next year

[@asfandasadiq4634]

So did you go with the Malibu ?

[@joeljean973]

how much?

[@Thatsotaguy]

Really wish Chevy had an awd car..

[@johnhammel8415]

ok....nice safety and good looking car, good job guys.

[@dahsk7872]

The Chevy Guy reminds me of Jonah Hill, lol

[@johnhammel8415]

roman, you're awesome.

[@darylwizzard]

The Malibu is a very upscale looking car to me. The taillights were well designed, the sides reminds me of Mercedes-Benz. I'm an uber/personal private limo driver so I'm looking for luxury style and good gas millage. The Malibu looks very good to me

[@chrisfear782]

I remember watching the teaser of the new Malibu and when they put it on a dyno , all four wheels were spinning and that made everyone think it was getting awd. But ig not

[@ghry7803]

Nope,

[@Fordraptor12]

You guys should really put the car specs in the description of this video, it's really annoying trying to fast forward and rewind to different points in the video just to find the part where you talk about the specifications.

[@mrwafflez000]

i LOVE the back end but I'm really not feeling the dual grill look

[@chickenstrangler3826]

+MrWafflez000 I don't really like the tail lights to be honest and the granite color isn't really working for it but other than that its near perfect for the price.

[@Nestle245]

I like the screen, its different, too much attention in these Chevy's tho, everyone thinks your a cop until you get out of the car, besides that great car. I would definitely choose this over the Impala since it's almost about the same size.

[@CAZARESXBAKED]

that was in PALO ALTO CA

[@dougdarden5810]

I love this Chevy malibu premier I really do have everything.this will be a prefect tool for my teen it's like I right there coaching her through kinda reminding her stay on the right path and fellow rules this is great I personally like it for myself especially I love the style,frame of the car different features just don't trade this model in for nothing in the world I promised this the true car love it I am buy this who ever come up with this design wow! you are brilliant master mind..thank you so much for sharing...

[@Pibbmasta]

Please.... pleeeease chevy make a car thats affordable, good looking, comfortable and above all - make a car that just works. Not for a few years, not for 50k miles or only within the warranty - but something that stretches out to the hundreds of thousands. I want to be a chevy guy, but I hear too much negativity. I'll wait to see what happens with this new lineup, but I'm really really hopping we can start relating "reliable" with chevy again.

[@rlhmarines]

+Jonathan A That's bs, I've owned primarily GM cars and trucks over the last 20 years and have put well over 200,000 miles or more on them with no issues other than normal routine preventive maintenance. My daughters 2007 Camry LE had its wheel bearings go bad before 50,000 miles along with engine sludge issues.

[@rlhmarines]

+Jonathan A I'm still on my original wheel bearings and shocks on my '01 Tahoe and it has 20" aftermarket wheels on since new in 2001, no problems with 256,000 miles. Toyota had an issue with engine sludge with 4 cylinder cars, look it up. You can have your own opinion but not facts.

[@rlhmarines]

+Jonathan A So you agree after all that Toyota did have an issue with sludge, just as I said in the beginning. Bashing is making false claims and baseless claims of inferiority, something that I never do. I present you with first hand real world account of an issue and not a second or third person account told to by a friend, neighbor or relative of someone.

[@johnhammel8415]

you are in to the details of reviews

[@liquidjubb3672]

I want to be a chief engineer of a vehicle some day too! does anyone know what type of engineer I must become? I'm thinking mechanical...

[@peterlaskiewicz8252]

+camaro_ boy_z28 As a GM engineer I can tell you most are Mechanical/Electrical Engineers, or at minimum some type of engineer.

[@liquidjubb3672]

+Peter Laskiewicz Nice! I do think mechanical engineering is the way to go! thanks for the info.

[@Logosfollower]

Wow I really like that backside I must of missed it last video

[@680ecks]

Wow the guys seems gteat ,very enthusiastic about the cat . Usually cant get through a interview with engineering guys in it . I am actually thinking about looking at a malibu ,i drove a rental previous mkdel and was very impressed with it . I fell for all the bad reviews and though it was going to be a poor car it was fantastic for the week. The new one seems even better and with midsize cars sale being loor thinking you may be able to get a good deal on one .

[@ponchoman49]

It's overall improved but as per usual GM penny pinching several nice features on the previous model were left behind on the new one. Examples being the very handy storage behind the touch screen. Why was that omitted for the tacked on new version? Why did they stick a block out panel on the storage tray to the left of the steering wheel? Why did they omit the overhead sun glasses holder? Why did the volume base engine lose 36 hp from the 2013-2015 car? Yes it lost some weight but you would think dropping 300 LBS and going to such a dinky engine that highway mileage would have improved more than ONE MPG The packaging also sucks with this car. For instance you must move all the way to the top model just to get a leather wrapped wheel and a visible exhaust. Another major annoyance is the over sized 19" tires on this small and light of a vehicle. You are forced into these monster tires as std fare on both the Premier and the 2LT which means all 2 liter turbo cars. Worse the weird looking alloy wheels on the 2LT look as if something is missing and a kid designed them. Finally in my personal view the front of this car looks homely!

[@2lazeblue]

I never knew it was a luxury car I see it as a plain Jane no worries if it gets a dent type car

[@ksorsomeplace]

Why does Chevrolet not offer a naturally aspirated V6? Why no offering some two tone interiors and some other color than black, tan, and gray? What's GM's response? Just 2 interior color choices on the top of the line Premier??? Give me some choices.

[@aaron___6014]

wow this car looks impressive, but if you're got a family of five or some friends you need a center headrest.

[@58sa200]

jesse needs to lead the engineering on a new el camino. a guy with a mullet is only suited for the position

[@uncleshrek32]

Sweet Mullet...

[@jamesgjt]

teen driver.... = mykey in ford....

[@GlenWFord-ps8ts]

Quietest car I have ever seen.

[@MaestroTJS]

8:33 So let me get this straight, you will let them drive the car without seatbelts, but you won't let them listen to music without seatbelts. Was that a joke? That makes no damn sense at all.

[@chrisfear782]

I said exactly the same thing , one time I rented a BMW 3 for a week and one time I went to get gas and I forgot to put my seat belt back on and the car would not move a bit until I put it back on.

[@MaestroTJS]

***** I think you are kind of reaching, but okay.

[@saifkhan-kp6jk]

+Maestro_T car reviews is right. Disabling the radio is a push towards using your seatbelt but it's not forcing you, in case you really need to use your car

[@wantsanewvehicle]

Sorry, but fuck the 'teen driver' thing. It's exactly like the ford mykey - which has been around for like 10 years. I bought a used rental car (2012 taurus) that only came with one key, because somebody lost the other one. Mykey was active on that key, and in order to disable it you need an admin key, or to pay a ford stealership $200+ to disable it. I've rented other fords after that and mykey was not active, so the rental company didn't activate it - somebody that rented it did to be an asshole. As far as I know, you can activate all the keys are 'mykeys' if you wanted to, and then somebody would have to pay a stealership a lot of money to get them changed back to admin keys. Oh and.. did you forget the comparison video? I thought that was up next.. :p

[@TFLcar]

Midweek mashup video will be published on Wednesday

[@wantsanewvehicle]

The Fast Lane Car mmk

[@njo2994]

+wantsanewvehicle Yep had to pay a dealership $175 for a new key for my focus because the my key was active and wouldn't turn off. you have to have 2 keys to turn it off and I bought it with only one. funny thing was the dealer didn't even know you needed two and they deactivated my key to try to turn it off so my car sat at the dealer unable to move for over a week waiting for ford to ship the new key to me.

[@wantsanewvehicle]

***** oh geez.. why didn't the just reactivate that key? lol should of at least waived the fee after screwing you out of your car for a week..

[@njo2994]

wantsanewvehicle because apparently they needed 2 to reactivate the key as well. This ford will be my last, because thats not been the only issue. Their dealers seem to be extremely under educated.

[@MikeUtoober]

this technology has gone too far now, you shouldnt need lane keep assist, adaptive cruise control, tire pressure monitor system, crash avoidance system, and the whole no radio without seat belts on as well as the babysit your kids driving thing with speed limiters, rev limiters, no "safety" features being able to be turned off is all absolutely stupid

[@YourMajesticKyng]

I see cars all the time with blind spot monitoring fucking up. These safety features don't compensate for a bad driver.

[@evilmuffen117]

+Mike Utoober So..safety technology to make things easier and safer is wrong? Not being able to turn it off is only if the parents don't want their teen drivers to get themselves killed. Teen drivers are usually bad drivers and make stupid decisions, there are no downsides to any of the technology you just listed.

[@MikeUtoober]

+ViperVenom X if you need all those electronic babysitters you shouldnt be driving at all

[@MikeUtoober]

+evilmuffen117 shouldnt need these electronic babysitters, if you do please get off the road

[@evilmuffen117]

Mike Utoober The point is that teens do and no one is a perfect driver, you're lying to yourself if you do. Safety features only help prevent accidents. Yes drivers shouldn't rely on those features, but most people don't.

[@mikiawilgenbusch1527]

Why, oh why won't Chev/GM put head rests in all seating postions in their vehicles......just a stupid lack of safety on their part. We formerly drove a Yukon xl and now Cadillac Escalade ESV ( don't even get me started on the fixed headrests in the 2nd row) . Now that my kids are coming out of carseats/boosters with built in head restraints, we are looking at other vehicles that are more passenger safety concious. Nice vehicles otherwise.

[@pimpmyride7278]

No wonder this car sux. The engineer even needs an update!!! A mullet!!!!????? Plus he's a hundred years old!!!!get some youth into gm!!!

[@aquanb93]

I just can't get with this styling 😔😔

[@ZachsAdventures290]

The Malibu needs a diesel.

[@ZachsAdventures290]

+Piznick64 Just a diesel not a diesel hybrid.

[@ZachsAdventures290]

+Piznick64 The BMW 328d gets upwards of 50 mpg.

[@lasers33]

looks hideous

[@jeffk464]

Unfortunately he is out engineered by Honda, Toyota, Kia, and Mazda.

[@lukebrown8134]

Unfortunately that's your opinion :)

[@Christdeliverme]

"jr." won't have a clue how to drive a car...

[@MadmaxMusic93]

Ford fusion hybrid looks much nicer

[@stfu4779]

And both look better than a entry level Tesla 💀

[@dvddmc]

Don't like the ass end. I like the 2015's better

[@edzweiger4548]

Boring