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Description
The Vibe was a collaboration between General Motors’ Pontiac division and Toyota, which called its version the Matrix. Essentially, the wagon’s sheetmetal was Pontiac’s creation, which sat atop a Toyota Corolla-based platform. Both the Vibe and Matrix were assembled at a California plant jointly owned by both automakers. The standard 1.8-liter powerplant (also Toyota-sourced) was rated at 130 horsepower (later 126) except when installed in all-wheel-drive models where the output was reduced to 123 ponies. GT versions (FWD only) used a 170-horsepower 1.8. The Vibe received a mild styling update for 2005 and Pontiac launched an all-new version for 2009. Both the Vibe and the Pontiac brand were cancelled following the 2010 model year.