I thumbed the start button, adjusted the mirrors, and backed away from the coffee shop. A couple of miles later, my co-driver/navigator was distracted and we missed a turn on our route guide. I hustled around an unexpected roundabout, trying to make up time, and the mid-sized sedan dove into the...

It's easy to make fun of what amounts to an appearance package, but appearance remains a very important part of the car-buying decision. This isn't a Warsaw Pact country, circa 1980. To sweeten its midsize pot, Chevrolet crafted an RS-badged version of its Malibu sedan for the 2019 model year...