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10-09-2007, 01:00 PM | #1 | ||
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Officially Official: 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/09/l...-pontiac-vibe/
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10-09-2007, 01:14 PM | #2 |
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10-09-2007, 01:26 PM | #3 |
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Looks like a Nissan.
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10-09-2007, 02:47 PM | #4 |
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Interesting. An improvement over the previous vibe.
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10-09-2007, 03:03 PM | #5 |
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Um... I'll reserve judgement until I see it in person, but that front end is not looking to good.
I wonder what engine they will have in it, or whether it will remain on a Toyo platform? If so, could they be going to the Camry 2.4L 4 cyl for some added oomph? |
10-09-2007, 03:23 PM | #6 |
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Read much? It says right there it's the Toyota platform
I think I saw somewhere else the new Matrix is the 2.4 |
10-09-2007, 04:18 PM | #7 |
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HA!
AVANTI missed this one. |
10-09-2007, 04:21 PM | #8 |
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I'd rather the high-revving 180hp 1.8 than the tepid 2.4 camry lump.
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10-09-2007, 04:24 PM | #9 |
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Hmmmmm....
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10-09-2007, 04:33 PM | #10 |
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Tuesdays are a bad day 4 me,long work day.
Anyway looks alot like the old one but then again I do not pay much attention to it. These cars are made on the old line were the Chevy Prizm and Toyota Corolla use to be made at.There was alot of hoopla when the Vibe and Matrix came out,how Pontiac designed theres and Toyota did there own.I wonder if it lived up to its expectation(Vibe) in sales for Pontiac.Toyota stopped the Matrix. |
10-09-2007, 04:50 PM | #11 |
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Jesus, from the bottom of the windshield forward, it looks HUGE. The headlight looks to be as big as the driver side window hahah.
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10-09-2007, 04:51 PM | #12 |
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I'm disappointed to hear that they are still separating the AWD model from the "performance" model. (i.e. you can get AWD w/ the small motor/automatic tranny OR a FWD with a fun motor/manual)
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10-09-2007, 04:58 PM | #13 |
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Thats because they believe that AWD adds too much weight. I guess the auto industry still believes that AWD and performance share a symbiotic relationship but in this case, its detrimental to the performance component... at least when it comes to straight-line performance.
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10-09-2007, 05:38 PM | #14 |
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This is the Pontiacified Blade/Auris/Corolla hatch, yeah?
Yar-boo sucks on the "fun" variant not getting AWD. |
10-09-2007, 05:46 PM | #15 |
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I actually like it. I always thought the original Matrix had a great combination of utility and economy in a small package. Looks like this one will continue that trend.
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10-09-2007, 07:05 PM | #16 |
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great, now it just looks like that horrific aztek
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10-09-2007, 08:03 PM | #17 |
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10-09-2007, 08:16 PM | #18 | |
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From a performance standpoint, it would be better if they found a GM platform for it and dropped in the 260 HP SIDI turbo out of the kappas and gave it AWD. |
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10-09-2007, 08:20 PM | #19 |
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ugly...very ugly
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10-09-2007, 09:10 PM | #20 | |
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Except for the AWD (which I am pretty sure the HHR does not have) Of all the mini-wagon (whatever you wanna call them) including GM's own HHR, and the PT-Cruiser and Caliber and a few others, I think this new Matrix is definitely one of the better looking ones, by far actually. |
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10-09-2007, 10:48 PM | #21 |
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it's what makes a subaru, a subaru
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10-10-2007, 01:37 AM | #22 |
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i hope they do start using the 2.4 motor, trying to move a car as big as that with the torque from the 1.8 could be a little painful
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10-10-2007, 08:18 AM | #23 |
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Again...I'm in the camp of thinking it's not that bad.
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10-10-2007, 08:30 AM | #24 |
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i never liked these cars
they never really tickled my preverbial fancy then again anything pontiac ever made besides the CLASSIC GTO and the GTP never really appealed to me good to see theyre trying new things |
10-10-2007, 12:17 PM | #25 |
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