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02-13-2007, 10:24 AM | #1 |
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Toyota cuts Matrix with Blade
Matrix' successor will have a Mazda3 feel By MARK RECHTIN | AUTOMOTIVE NEWS AutoWeek | Updated: 02/12/07, 12:06 pm et LOS ANGELES - Toyota will replace the Matrix in spring 2008 with a sleek hatchback inspired by the brisk-selling Mazda3. Toyota insiders say the Mazda3 -- the hip cool car in the compact class -- is the visual benchmark for the Matrix successor, which is expected to be called the Blade. The Corolla-based hatchback will get a narrower greenhouse and thicker C-pillar than the Matrix has. The vehicle already is sold in Europe as the Auris and in Japan as the Blade. But the U.S. version will have its own sheet metal, including a different belt line. Toyota registered the Blade name with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The Japan-market Blade is powered by a 158-hp, 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that produces 161 pounds-feet of torque. That would be a step up from the Matrix's 1.8-liter engine's 126 hp and 122 pounds-feet of torque. Last edited by darknightohio; 02-15-2007 at 09:38 AM. |
02-13-2007, 10:29 AM | #2 |
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I have grown to like the goofy looking Matrix.
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02-13-2007, 10:57 AM | #3 |
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O_O!!! look at that spoiler! now thats what im talking bout!
ha...ha...ha |
02-13-2007, 10:59 AM | #4 |
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i think this is where all the ricers get their ideas from..
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02-13-2007, 11:07 AM | #5 |
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02-13-2007, 11:12 AM | #6 |
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Its a sports car, its a wagon, its a compact..... WTF people?
Its ugly, its weak, and its been done before by a lot of other companies. 0 points for originality. |
02-13-2007, 11:16 AM | #7 |
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Looks like a subaru
big freakin spoiler there lol wow. Wonder how its sister the Vibe will look. Hopefully if they are styling it after the mazda 3... they might give it some more power. probably not. |
02-13-2007, 11:19 AM | #8 |
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wrong forum, it's the new Impreza testing at the Toyota plant
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02-13-2007, 12:17 PM | #9 |
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Love the ricer spoiler!
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02-13-2007, 05:04 PM | #10 |
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Don't believe that the Blade is replacing the Matrix. Just trust me on this one.
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02-13-2007, 06:58 PM | #11 |
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are you sure it's the lexus looking, 2.4 L engine blade...?
or is it the cheaper looking, 1.8 L engine auris... |
02-13-2007, 08:52 PM | #12 |
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It's the new STI, geez!
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02-14-2007, 12:04 PM | #13 |
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That would be a step up from the Matrix's 1.8-liter engine's 126 hp and 122 pounds-feet of torque.[/QUOTE] but a step down from the Matrix's 190 hp XRS model.... |
02-14-2007, 05:36 PM | #14 |
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I couldnt find the picture I was looking for but this is close to what that spy shot reminded me of:
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02-14-2007, 08:31 PM | #15 |
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For ppl who actually want to see what the Blade looks like without all the stupid disguising, heres the JDM version:
http://www.nihoncar.com/news-393-X.html Ed |
02-14-2007, 11:29 PM | #16 |
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looks like the new impreza
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02-15-2007, 01:35 AM | #17 |
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found this on c&d's website. |
02-15-2007, 03:11 PM | #18 |
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02-15-2007, 07:57 AM | #19 |
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why all the spy getup? This car has been out for a month already!
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02-15-2007, 09:53 AM | #20 |
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Because it isn't the same car. Check out the base of the A pillar (glass portal on and the front of the C-pillar. Oddly, they're quite different. At first I thought that the camo was just hiding the A pillar corner glass.. but then I noticed how the door handles are closer to the greenhouse on the camo'd car. If the camo were hiding the glass, the door handles would appear even further away from the glass. Weird.
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02-15-2007, 09:12 AM | #21 |
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I liked my XRs... I didnt find it underpowered until I spent a month in the STi and went back to the XRs for a camping trip... hmmm I sold the car a week later... It is kind of predictable that they would chop the top off the matrix and head more in the direction of the Mazda3 but if they dont do something to make the inside more comfy theyll be in the same boat with a different car! The engine could benifit from some extra ponies... They put the same 1.8L VVTL-i in the Lotus Elise and Exige and are able to tune it to 190, the XRs (04) lists at 173!! I dynoed out at 200whp with exhaust and intake mostly because I removed all the restrictions to airflow. But the Lotus version is even easier to tune... now if they could put that into this new car... whoah! that would be nice...
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02-15-2007, 09:55 AM | #22 |
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What is strange is that Autoweek removed the spyshot from their article.
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