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Its name has been around for decades, but it seems like decades since the Malibu moniker was applied to a really interesting and compelling car. But it has now: Chevy's Malibu is a car that deserves respect. Based on GM's global midsize platform, the new Malibu is more than three inches longer than the old model, with a six inch longer wheelbase and a "wheels-at-the-corners stance" that helps contribute to a very nice driving experience. more... CHEVROLET COBALT SS SUPERCHARGED Chevy Unleashes a Cobalt Bomb Don’t take that to mean I think Chevy’s replacement for the Cavalier is a bomb in the sense of it being a failure. Instead, take it to mean this car is a blast, a lot of fun to bomb around in – that it offers megatons of driving entertainment behind the wheel. The model of which I speak is the Cobalt SS, the 205 horsepower ( with 200 ft. lb of torque, too) supercharged version of the Cobalt. This car moves! more... CHEVROLET IMPALA People who want a roomy and comfortable car to get them from Point “A” to Point “B” with little fuss and conscious thought may find themselves quite comfortable with General Motors' line. “The General” has a reasonable assortment of such vehicles, and I recently had the opportunity to try out the “mid-size” Chevrolet Impala. it qualifies as roomy and very comfortable, and will take one from “A” to “B” and back again without undue fuss and/or attention – though it probably won't get a car nut’s adrenaline going. Not that this car was designed to be the dream vehicle of those with motor oil in their veins. GM has built up a clientele for these cars over the years and is obviously trying not to rock the boat. more... A truck is a truck, unless you’re tricking it out with extra goodies to aim it at a particular market segment. Such is the case with the Chevy S10 Extended Cab LS, with the Xtreme package added to its regular list of accoutrements. This $31,105 (Canadian dollars) truck is nothing if not flashy and, if the stares it got from twentysomethings during my week with it mean anything, General Motors appears to have hit its target market bang on. more... What do you get when you slice some creature comforts from an Olds Bravada and add a muscular new look? The 2002 Chevrolet TrailBlazer - a "mid size SUV" that shows GM can really do things right when it wants. The TrailBlazer (I tested the LT model, which starts at about $29,000) shares its basic self with the Olds Bravada and GMC Envoy. Each comes with an all-new chassis and are powered (and I mean POWERED!) by a 270 hp, 275 lb.-ft torque, 6-cylinder engine that has more than adequate oomph for hills, passing or just blasting down the road with wild abandon. more... There are trucks, and there are TRUCKS. Chevy's 2002 Avalanche falls into the TRUCK category: it's big, powerful and comfortable. It's also unique. It's unique because GM has seen fit to make the Avalanche a kind of hybrid between a pickup truck and a sport utility vehicle. Its big cab seats five people comfortably, with the enclosed short truck deck offering plenty of storage space for the stuff you might want to haul. That may not sound particularly unique, but what other vehicle can you name that also offers the capability to turn the short bed crew cab truck into a long bed standard truck by folding down the rear seats and opening a pass-through to the deck? more...
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