Not exact matches
The new 2016 Chevrolet Malibu is 2.3 - inches longer
overall, on a 3.6 - inch longer wheelbase, yet it weighs 300 pounds less
than the uninspired
car it
replaces.
The second - generation Cruze has a 0.6 - inch longer wheelbase and is 2.7 inches longer
overall, with 2 inches of that going to rear - seat legroom, and it weighs as much as 250 pounds less
than the
car it
replaces.
The new
car is roughly the same size
overall as the
car it
replaces, but the wheelbase has been stretched more
than two inches for better rear - seat legroom.
The
overall effect is that of a smaller
car, even though the now - mandatory long - wheelbase US model is actually an inch longer
than the
car it
replaces.