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2021 Chevrolet Malibu Changes, Updates, New Features

The 2021 Chevrolet Malibu receives the following minor changes and updates for the 2021 model year:

Exterior

  • Addition of Gloss Black grille (LPO-level item)
  • Addition of one exterior color:
    • Cherry Red Tintcoat
  • Deletion of two exterior colors:
  • 19-inch aluminum (Q82) wheels are now available for retail orders on LT models
    • For the 2020 model year, this wheel option required the following when ordered for LT models:
      • Midnight Edition
      • Redline Edition

Interior

  • Addition of Bucklet to Drive
    • Customizable
  • Addition of Wireless Apple CarPlay and Wireless Android Auto
  • Revised shift knob design
  • Deletion of all-weather floor liners (LPO-level item)

Packaging

  • Addition of Sport Package, which is available on LT models and includes:
    • Black nameplate badge
    • Black front and rear bowties
    • Blacked-out grille
    • 19-inch Black-painted aluminum wheels
      • 245/40R19 all-season, blackwall tires
    • Requires Jet Black interior
    • Not available with:
      • Mosaic Black Metallic exterior color
      • Redline Edition
      • The following LPO-level items
        • Appearance Package
        • Illuminated Black bowtie emblem
        • Gloss Black emblems, for door and trunk
        • Black Bowtie
        • Dark Chrome horizontal leading edge grille
  • Redline Edition now includes Redline outside mirror decals (LPO-level item), also includes:
    • Nameplate badge in Black with Red outline
    • Black front and rear bowties
    • 19-inch Black-painted aluminum wheels with Red hash marks,
      • 245/40R19 all-season, blackwall tires
    • Blacked-out grille
    • Black outside mirror caps
    • Requires:
      • Jet Black interior
      • One of the following exterior colors:
      • Silver Ice Metallic
      • Summit White
      • Mosaic Black Metallic
    • Not available with:
      • Midnight Edition
      • Sport Edition

Mechanical

  • Deletion of Sport lowering suspension kit (LPO-level item)
    • For the 2020 model year, the Sport lowering suspension kit was only available on Premier models

The updates and changes described here are specific to the U.S. market and may be different for other markets.

Discussion

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