If you’ve been wanting to come back to a domestic sedan, but felt the quality, styling and features just weren’t there, the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu is your ticket back to the good old days. Great Surround sound audio, 22in wheel; good quality turning radiance. Long-legged occupants will appreciate the Malibu’s generous legroom both front and rear. Many critics believed GM could never build a mid-size sedan to compete with the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. But, the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu sedan has made believers out of the most strident GM-bashers and given the entire mid-size segment a loud wakeup call. Chevy’s Malibu is a stylish sedan with a handsome, intelligently laid-out interior, a choice of fuel-efficient 4- or 6-cylinder engines, and a penchant for driving. Unfortunately, Chevrolet does not offer a hybrid Malibu, leaving green-friendly drivers to shop the Fusion, Sonata, Optima or Camry hybrids. If the 2012 Malibu mid-size sedan falls short in one area, it’s the car’s entertainment and communications offerings. Unlike the Ford Fusion, the Malibu doesn’t offer a SYNC-like system and there is no factory navigation option, although turn-by-turn directions are available through the OnStar system. If these things are an important part of your car-buying decision, you may want to hold off a bit longer when the all-new 2013 Malibu sedan arrives. Already unveiled, the 2013 Malibu offers an even bigger dose of expressive styling, a very cool interior and GM’s MyLink voice-activated communications system.