最近谍照记者在靠近通用密歇根州米尔福德试验场拍到了正在测试的2019款迈瑞宝，不过，该车进行了严密的伪装，或许只有使用X射线才能看清车身线条。与4月拍到的谍照一样，这些照片也并不能透露什么细节。它的形状和车身细节与现行版差不多，但预计前后保险杠会进行升级。车厢内同样将采用轻度升级，增加更多配置，但不会很多。至于性能，现在谈论还为时过早，谈论新车将搭载何种引擎同样为时过早。预计新车仍将搭载九速变速箱，另外，由于科鲁兹和探界者都搭载了1.6升涡轮柴油引擎，因此这台引擎也有可能引入迈瑞宝。即便雪佛兰不再提供柴油引擎，混动系统也是必不可少的。现行版迈瑞宝搭载了1.5升和2.0升引擎，功率分别为119千瓦/160和186千瓦/250马力。其中1.5升引擎搭配六速自动变速器，而2.0升引擎搭配九速自动变速器。虽然已经是谍照记者第二次拍到2019款迈瑞宝，但最终量产版不会很快亮相。雪佛兰将于明年发布2019款迈瑞宝。
2019 Chevy Malibu Prototype Caught Hiding In Plain Sight
Use your x-ray vision and you might be able to make out the lines of the new Chevy Malibu under all that camo. With a heavy amount of body cladding to hide its final identity, the 2019 Malibu was spotted testing near GM’s Milford Proving Grounds in Michigan.
Similar to spy shots from back in April, this photo set doesn’t reveal much. The same relative shape and body lines carry over from the current generation, with some expected updates coming on the front and rear bumpers. Inside is likely to be much of the same – minor updates with some added equipment, and not much else.
As far as performance is concerned, it’s a bit too early to try and try and decipher what kind of engine Chevy will shoehorn under the hood. The same nine-speed gearbox is expected to carry over, and given that both the Cruze and Equinox are now available with a 1.6-liter turbodiesel option, we could see the same on the Malibu. Even if Chevy decides against the diesel, though, the hybrid should Malibu carry over.
For now, the Malibu comes equipped with turbocharged 1.5-liter and 2.0-liter engine options, capable of producing 160 and 250 horsepower (119 and 186 kilowatts) respectively. The 1.5-liter option comes paired to a six-speed automatic, while the 2.0-liter turbo includes the aforementioned new nine-speed gearbox.
This is just the second time we’ve seen the new Malibu out and about, so don’t expect to see the final product anytime soon. Chevy is likely to reveal the updated sedan next year available for the 2019 model year.