Originally Posted by MtViewGuy88
Especially when you can get a Honda Accord LX with the 160 bhp 2.4-liter I-4 engine with a five-speed automatic instead and get decent performance and 24 mpg city, 34 mpg highway fuel economy for less money than what Chevrolet wants for the Malibu SS.
Because presumably the individual shopping for the Malibu SS wants some performance in their family sedan, and just because a four-cylinder Accord has one more gear in its transmission doesn't mean it's gonna keep up with a car that has 80 more horsepower. Now if you were making some kind of comparison to the Accord V6, perhaps you'd have more of a point.