The new year is just days old, but demand is already starting to build for two all-new Chevy products that are set to debut in the coming months—and not just among shoppers: The team at Forbes magazine just named both the Chevy Malibu and the Chevy Camaro ZL1 Convertible among its “Most Anticipated Cars of 2012.”
The first entry in the reinvented Malibu lineup—the 2013 Malibu Eco—will launch in the first quarter of the year, with the rest of the gang expected to follow soon after. All will offer a fresh, highly aerodynamic new shape, a premium interior displaying high levels of attention to detail, and plenty of other customer-satisfying content, including:
- Chevy MyLink—The brand’s high-tech connectivity/infotainment system, with easy access to apps like
- Pandora and Stitcher Internet radio, as well as a full-color, high-res touchscreen.
- Fuel-efficient powertrains—Showcasing an all-new 2.5-liter I4 engine, as well as the available eAssist light-electrification system, which enables EPA ratings of up to 25 mpg city/37 mpg highway in the Malibu Eco.
- Numerous safety measures—10 airbags are available, including dual-stage driver and front passenger air bags, driver and front passenger pelvic/thorax side-impact air bags, driver and passenger knee air bags, roof rail air bags with rollover protection, and second-row head/thorax side-impact air bags.
As for the 2013 Camaro ZL1 drop-top, when it launches late next year it will be nothing less than the most powerful Camaro Convertible ever offered as a production model. That’s courtesy of a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine that leverages a Roots-style blower to unpack some 580 hp and 556 lb.-ft. of torque. And while that’s enough to overpower supercar convertibles like the 2012 Aston Martin DB9 Volante or 2012 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG, it won’t discompose the Camaro ZL1—the architecture underlying the car was designed right from the start to provide a stable platform for drivers, with significant underhood and underbody bracing.
“The Camaro ZL1 convertible will be one of the most powerful and most capable, convertibles available at any price,” said Al Oppenheiser, Camaro chief engineer. “This is a car that is guaranteed to put a smile on your face every time you drop the top—or hit the gas.”
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