2012 Chevrolet Malibu LT w/2LT FWD Automatic

• Door handles, chrome
• Fascia, front body-color with chrome accent
• Fascia, rear body-color with chrome license plate bezel
• Glass, acoustic, laminated
• Glass, Solar-Ray light-tinted
• Grille, Black with chrome surround
• Headlamps, halogen composite with crystalline-like lenses and automatic exterior lamp control
• Mirrors, outside power-adjustable body-color, manual-folding
• Moldings, body-color bodyside
• Moldings, body-color rocker with bright inserts
• Tail lamps, incandescent
• Tire, compact spare and jack assembly
• Tires, 17 (43.2 cm) touring, blackwall
• Wheels, 17 (43.2 cm) Chrome-Tech aluminum
• Window trim, bright, side
• Wipers, front intermittent, variable, speed-sensitive

• Air conditioning, single-zone manual
• Audio system feature, 6-speaker system
• Audio system, AM/FM stereo with USB port, CD player and MP3 playback seek-and-scan, digital clock, auto-tone control, Radio Data System (RDS), automatic volume, TheftLock, auxiliary input jack and 36 cross-band presets
• Bluetooth for phone, personal cell phone connectivity to vehicle audio system and HMI (Human Machine Interface)
• Console, floor with floor shifter, integral sliding armrest and dual storage compartment
• Cruise control, electronic with set and resume speed
• Cup holders, dual front and rear
• Defogger, rear-window electric
• Door locks, power programmable with lockout protection and delayed locking
• Driver Information Center with driver customization, warning messages and vehicle information including outside temperature display, trip odometer and programmable menu functions
• Floor mats, carpeted front and rear
• Instrumentation, analog with speedometer, engine temperature, fuel, tachometer and PRNDL
• Lighting, ambient, front interior door handles
• Lighting, interior rear reading lights
• Lighting, interior with front reading lights
• Map pockets, driver and front passenger seatbacks
• Mirror, inside rearview auto-dimming with 8-point compass display
• Power Center, rear includes a 110-volt AC adapter with 3-prong outlet
• Power outlets, 2 auxiliary
• Remote vehicle starter system includes enhanced Remote Keyless Entry
• Seat adjuster, driver 6-way power
• Seat adjuster, driver power lumbar control
• Seat adjuster, driver power vertical height
• Seat, rear 60/40 split-folding seatback
• Seats, front bucket with UltraLux reclining seatbacks and adjustable outboard head restraints
• Seats, heated driver and front passenger
• Shift knob, leather-wrapped
• Sill plate, bright accent
• SiriusXM Satellite Radio (subscription required)
• Steering column, tilt and telescopic
• Steering wheel controls, mounted audio controls
• Steering wheel, 3-spoke leather-wrapped with mounted cruise controls
• TAPshift manual shift control on shift knob
• Theft-deterrent alarm system, content theft alarm
• Theft-deterrent system, vehicle, PASS-Key III+
• Trunk release, power, interior
• Visors, driver and front passenger illuminated vanity mirrors, covered
• Windows, power with driver Express-Down and Up and rear passenger lockout

• Battery, maintenance-free with rundown protection
• Brakes, 4-wheel antilock, 4-wheel disc
• Engine, ECOTEC 2.4L DOHC, 16-valve, 4-cylinder Variable Valve Timing MFI uses gasoline only (169 hp [126.0 kW]
• Exhaust tip, chrome, single
• Front wheel drive
• Steering, Electric Power Steering (EPS) assist , infinite assist for low and high speed maneuvers
• Suspension, 4-wheel independent
• Transmission, 6-speed automatic electronically controlled with overdrive

• Air bags, dual-stage frontal, and thorax side-impact, driver and front passenger, and head curtain side-impact, front and rear outboard seating positions includes Passenger Sensing System (Head Curtain Side Air Bags are designed to help reduce the risk of head and neck injuries to front and rear seat occupants on the near side of certain side-impact collisions. A note about child safety: Always use safety belts and the correct child restraint for your child's age and size. Even with air bags and the Passenger Sensing System, children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate infant, child, or booster seat. Never place a rear-facing infant restraint in the front seat of any vehicle equipped with an active frontal air bag. See your vehicle Owner's Handbook for more information.)
• Automatic Crash Response
• Daytime Running Lamps
• Door locks, rear child security
• LATCH system (Lower Anchors and Top tethers for CHildren) for child safety seats
• OnStar Equipped (subscription required)
• OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation
• Safety belts, 3-point, all seating positions includes front seat pretensioners
• StabiliTrak, stability control system with brake assist, includes traction control
• Stolen Vehicle Assistance
• Tire Pressure Monitor
• Trunk emergency release handle

Model Highlights

The 2012 Chevrolet Malibu comes in three different trim levels--LS, LT and LTZ. A 169-hp, 2.4L 4-cylinder engine is standard for all models. It is Flex Fuel-capable, and can run on an E85 ethanol/gasoline blend. A 252-hp, 3.6L V6 with variable valve timing is optional on the LT and LTZ trims. A 6-speed automatic is standard on all trims. With the 4-cylinder engine, the Malibu achieves respectable fuel-efficiency ratings of 22 mpg city, 33 mpg highway. Inside and out, the Malibu's lines are modern and attractive, with great attention to detail. The flowing instrument panel forms a "dual cockpit" design. LTZ models get front fog lamps and attention-getting LED rear lamps. With its 4-wheel independent suspension and either 17- or 18-inch wheels, the Malibu offers a smooth ride and sporty handling response, due to a standard rear stabilizer bar. Four-cylinder models have electric variable-assist power steering, while V6 models have hydraulic power steering. Interiors in LS and LT Malibus are cloth, while the LTZ offers standard leather seating. Gauges are displayed with distinctive blue backlighting. Available ambient lighting backlights the center console and door pulls, and the overhead console in LTZ models bathes the center console area with LED light. All Malibu models, including the base LS, come quite well equipped, with cruise control, remote keyless entry, a tilt/telescoping steering wheel and an MP3-compatible CD audio system. Top LTZ models include heated front seats, steering-wheel-mounted audio controls, a 6-CD stereo and a remote starter system. XM satellite radio is available on all Malibus. A power sunroof is optional across the range and the upgraded stereo is optional on LS and LT models. Front passenger airbags, head-curtain side airbags covering front and rear outboard seats and seat-mounted thorax-protecting air bags are standard for all models. Additionally, StabiliTrak electronic stability control is standard across the Malibu range, and it incorporates brake assist and traction control. GM's OnStar system is standard on all Malibu models.