I'm undecided on the looks of the Malibu Max... on the one hand, I like it. But on the other, I'm not sure I'd want to drive a car that looks like this.
*shrug*
None of GM's products do a whole lot for me, and the Malibu is just another "Oh... okay." sort of car. For that money, it would not be my first choice. Probably not even in my top five...