{"id":3932,"date":"2013-12-23T17:33:49","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T17:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wheelbase.ws\/store\/?p=3932"},"modified":"2014-01-02T17:35:13","modified_gmt":"2014-01-02T17:35:13","slug":"pontiac-vibe-2003-10-dec-23-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wheelbase.ws\/store\/pontiac-vibe-2003-10-dec-23-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Pontiac Vibe: 2003-’10 – Dec 23, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

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