Description: Mid-Size Hatchback Sedan
Base MSRP Range: $20,165 - $23,265
Invoice Price Range: $19,056 - $21,985
Where built: USA

Maxx is a four-door car similar to Malibu's sedan, yet its wheelbase stretches to add room to the rear of the cabin and there's a cascading back door in hatchback format. Maxx's back bench slides almost seven inches back and forth to vary the space for people or cargo. The back of the right front bucket also folds forward to form a flat horizontal surface, and backs of the rear bench, divided into two sections, fold on the same plane.

To shed extra light into the rear compartment, there's a fixed skylight overhead with retractable sunshade. Trims for Maxx follow the pattern of Malibu with tiers of LS, LT, LTZ and SS.

The first three of these extract power from Malibu's uplevel 3.5-liter V6 rated at 201 hp with a four-speed automatic transmission. Malibu Maxx SS the sporty edition draws the new 3.9-liter V6 with 240 hp.