2016 Chevy Malibu | 2016 Ford Fusion | |
$21,625 | MSRP | $22,600 |
27/37 | Fuel Economy | 22/34 |
250 | Max Horsepower | 240 |
Yes | Remote Keyless Start | No |
2016 Chevy Malibu Vs. 2016 Ford Fusion
The new design of the 2016 Chevy Malibu is sure to leave you speechless. With an innovative and aerodynamic new look, the Chevy Malibu has been redesigned to give you efficiency across the board. The new designed has lengthened the Malibu to give its passengers more room and comfort, while keeping in mind a design for a more fuel efficient vehicle. The 2016 Chevy Malibu gets an impressive 27mpg city and 37 mpg highway while the 2016 Ford Focus only conjures up 22mpg city and 34mpg highway. Chevy kept their customers in mind while giving the 2016 Chevy Malibu a complete makeover and reshaped and redesigned certain areas of the car to increase fuel economy and create a more bold and stylish look. In terms of the 2016 Chevy Malibu vs 2016 Ford Fusion, the Malibu appears to still be lightyears ahead of the Fusion.
While both the Malibu and Fusion offer various engine options, and a hybrid option, the Malibu comes out ahead in terms of maximum horsepower with 250 and the Fusion behind at a 240 horsepower. Malibu's hybrid version will come out with an estimated 48mpg city and 45 mpg highway while the Fusion's hybrid version will only come out with 44mpg city and 41 mpg highway.
Features and Specs of the 2016 Chevy Malibu
Today, everything seems to be about convenience and at Chevy they look for ways to make the features of their vehicles more convenient for their customers. The Chevy Malibu offers remote keyless start, like something out of the future, we no longer need to insert a key to start our vehicles. With the simple push of a button the engine roars and is ready to drive, convenient right? While the Chevy Malibu offers remote keyless start the 2016 Ford Fusion sadly does not offer this for their customers.
While it is no surprise that Chevy continually comes out with new or updated safety features, one feature that is new this year and the 2016 Chevy Malibu is launching is the Teen Driver feature which allows parents to monitor their teens driving habits along with setting perimeters such as setting predetermined speeds and controlling music volume. Parents are able to see maximum speed reached, distance driven and number of times the safety features were engaged. Along with Teen Driver, Chevy also offers various other safety features such as front pedestrian alert, lane keep assist, side blind zone alert, forward collision alert, rear cross traffic alert, front and rear park assist, and adaptive cruise control with front automatic braking. While the Ford Fusion has a few safety features to offer their customers, nothing is equivalent to the Teen Driver feature that Chevy is launching in this years model.
With the Chevy Malibu's MSRP coming in almost exactly $1,000 below the 2016 Ford Fusion's MSRP, it is without a doubt that the Malibu has plenty more to offer for an even greater value. The Chevy Malibu's new design and slew of new safety features are sure to leave you breathless. To learn more about the Chevy Malibu's safety features and other specs visit our website. Once you see it for yourself, we are sure that you too will fall in love with the 2016 Chevy Malibu.