The 2023 Chevy Malibu arrives as the eighth model year for the latest ninth generation, debuting several important updates compared to the 2022 Chevy Malibu. Now, GM Authority has learned that two of the Malibu’s convenience packages are no longer available to order.
According to GM Authority sources, two LPO-level Convenience Packages previously offered for the 2023 Chevy Malibu are no longer available. For those readers who may be unaware, LPO-level options are installed by the dealer, rather than at the factory when the vehicle is produced.
The two packages include Convenience Package 1, tagged with RPO code PDQ, and Convenience Package 2, tagged with RPO code PCM. Convenience package 1 was priced at $385, and included the Remote start kit (RPO code S6P) and Cargo net (RPO code W2D). Meanwhile, Convenience Package 2 was priced at $525 and included the Remote start kit, Cargo net, and All-weather floor mats (RPO code VAV).
Both packages were previously offered as optional for 2023 Chevy Malibu LS and RS trim levels. The packages were not offered for LT or 2LT trim levels.
As GM Authority covered last month, the 2023 Chevy Malibu no longer offers the Premier trim level, which has been repackaged as the 2LT trim level with the introduction of the latest 2023 model year. Critically, the Premier was previously the only trim level available with the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LTG gasoline engine and GM 9-speed automatic transmission, and as such, the 2023 Chevy Malibu no longer offers the 2.0L I4 LTG engine either.
Going forward, the 2023 Chevy Malibu is available exclusively with the turbocharged 1.5L I4 LFV gasoline engine, which mates to the MRG continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT). This combination was previously offered for all 2022 model-year Chevy Malibu trim levels, with the exception of the Premier. Output is rated at 163 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque.
Under the skin, the Chevy Malibu rides on the GM E2 platform, with production taking place at the GM Fairfax plant in Kansas City.
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How Long Will The CarDemic Go On???
Early ’24.
I am going to go out on a limb , but I firmly believe GM is making a Big mistake killing off the sedans. This decision will bite them in the behind some day, they ar Not marketing this vehicle properly. It is a real shame, if you notice the Asian car makers are mostly still making sedans. GM & Ford have thrown in the towel
Yes, they are also making a big mistake going all EV.
Of course they are making a huge mistake ‘deemphasizing’ sedans. What infuriates me with GM is they had a unique superior hybrid system called Voltec that by now should have been the main powertrain standard for GM non truck based vehicles. A brand new midsize sedan using a Voltec 2.0 system would be a great addition to the fleet and would generate attention from customers.
Evo69: Absolutely.
Mary is slowly killing the Malibu.
And also gm.
Agreed
The Malibu is now a very nice sedan in search for a drivetrain. The little turbo motor and the slush box Variable speed is an entry level mess. Bye bye Malibu…pray for rental car purchases. It’s a shame.
Cvt transmission, why. Gm seriously needs a new board of trustees. People want cars that are fun to drive, but presently there’s only 2 in there whole stable. Listen to your consumers and stop listening to the government’s wishes.
Ken: What about Honda? Toyota? Nissan? And the many more who also use only CVT’s? At one time I was like you and talked badly about the CVT’s (based on the early ones from the early 2000’s). But unless you drive one that is a well made CVT, I’d probably hold off on the negative comments. A while ago I had a 2014 spark with the CVT and I didn’t like that one. The next CVT was a 2020 Spark and that one was light years better. I now have a 2021 Malibu and find the engine/trans to be very good and quite competitive.
Dan B. I guess it depends on preference and expectations. CVTs are better than they used to be, but that’s faint praise. They suck out the fun and crispness of the driving experience, and I believe their longevity is still an issue. Honda may, or may not, get the CVT right, but that doesn’t speak for the rest of the industry. Last I checked the Accord 2 Litre motor was only available with a conventional transmission. GMs old ability exceed consumer expectation is gone, and mediocrity reigns, while Asia and transplants offer greater choice.
Catbert: I’ll agree with you on that. I was speaking in general/overall. Personally I prefer the 6 speed auto the most and then I’d take the CVT over the 8 or 9 speed any day. Now I wouldn’t ever expect a CVT in a Cadillac! But in the lower end Chevrolet and such, it’s a good trans. Also, they have actually been around for quite some time now. The very first one I can recall was in the Dodge Caliber, Jeep Patriot and Compass. One of my nieces got a Caliber back in 2005 with it and she never had one problem with it under some very hard abuse. I then had a 2007 Jeep Patriot with it and wasn’t that impressed. Then 9 years later I had a 2016 Jeep Patriot with the 6 speed that I liked a lot better. My next vehicle after that was a 2018 Buick Encore with the 6 speed. Of all the (many) vehicles I’ve owned, I absolutely liked the 6 speeds the best.
Just got a e-mail from my Chev Dealer for a, BIG “Labor Day Sale!”,
Had MSRP, + Tax, Title Transfer, Paperwork cost ,& $ 422.00 DOC FEE. Who is “Doctor Fee” & why do I have to pay him?? I think I will keep my 2017 Malibu for another 5 years!
It was a few weeks ago that GM Authority said the 2023 Malibu configurator was live. To this day, you still can’t build a 2023 Malibu on the Chevy site. What gives?
What gives??? Labor Day Holiday, school starting up, working from the cottage or campground. You must be old school automotive! Get with the program Dan B and learn to lower your expectations. Not your father’s GM!
Throw the 3.6L 9-speed Auto combination in there and also make a hatch version and you have a decent midsize sedan.
Dan b. Low hp, cheaper cars typically use cvts. They work in these cars by keeping the rpms up to keep them in the hamster wheel power band. I have driven several brands and disliked them all. Gm use to only put them in the cheapest of there cars, Chevy spark. Now there ruining the Malibu . And again a 1.5 liter. 2.0 was a 9spd, traditional tranny. Just another reason people are shopping for other brands. Most car reviewers don’t praise cvt transmissions as compared to a traditional . There crap.
Ken: Admittedly I like the traditional trans better if it’s the 4 or 6 speed. But I’ve owned a Cadillac CT4 with the 8 speed, I’ve owned a Volvo S60 with their 8 speed and I’ve driven numerous GM products with that terrible 9 speed. Now, I fully understand that many on here can’t handle that I dislike the 9 speed and that’s ok. But the two cars I put some miles on with it was absolutely the worst experience I’ve ever had (the ones with the 2.0L). The next one had the 9 speed with the 3.6L V6. It was marginally better, but for me that didn’t say much.
All I’m saying is that the CVT that I experienced in the 2020 Spark and now the one in this 2021 Malibu are better than many I’ve been in and driven and I think it’s better than all those gears that are not needed.
2 chevys in my garage with 9 spds and they are great, even fun to drive in manual mode. Just my experience
So hopefully they had the common sense to leave remote start as a free standing option for the LS and RS models.
old time GM executive once said “What’s good for GM is good for America” still holds true today…. Long live GM one third of the Arsenal of democracy, Ford and Chrysler being the other 2