<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Vibe]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Vibe]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/vibe http://jalopnik.com/tag/vibe <![CDATA[Latest Toyota Pedal Fix Involves Hacksaw, Bubble Wrap]]> A service bulletin outlining yet another fix for Toyota's unintended acceleration problems (this time, the Pontiac Vibe) shows just how difficult re-engineering a car part is. Steps involving hacksaws and bubble wrap are both comical and a little unnerving. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5586073&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[JD Power: Hyundai Genesis Highest-Ranked Newly-Launched Vehicle]]> The 2009 Hyundai Genesis ranks highest in launch performance among vehicle models introduced during the first ten months of 2008, according to J.D. Power and Associates' 2009 Vehicle Launch Index released today. Hyundai? Yes, Hyundai. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5320256&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GM Kills Vibe Early, Can't Quit NUMMI]]> The irony of Toyota building the last Pontiac was perhaps too much for GM, consequently, they've decided to axe the Vibe in 2009. However, GM is still searching for a way to build products at NUMMI with Toyota. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5296769&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sweet Irony: Last Pontiac Actually A Toyota]]> According to the 2010 GM Product Guide, the 2010 model year Pontiac Vibe is the only model from the doomed brand for 2010 and is, therefore, the last Pontiac. That's right, the last Pontiac is actually a Toyota. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5285970&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pontiac Vibe, Solstice Are Dead, Won't Live On As Chevys]]> GM CEO Fritz Henderson just told journalists the Pontiac Vibe and Solstice will not live on at other brands. Also, he's gonna have to talk with Toyota about what they're gonna do with NUMMI. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5229396&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pontiac Vibe Commercial Featuring Shwayze. Wait, Who?]]> You know you're not 'hip' or 'with it' anymore when when you see a musical artist featured in a new ad campaign and you don't know if they're a nobody or a somebody. Does anybody know who Shwayze is? It's kind of a catchy tune, that relies a little heavily on the fact that Shwayze rhymes with everything. The ad is undeniably targeted at that wannabe-indy-hipster-with-cash demographic that Pontiac is probably just drooling over. Maybe Pontiac is trying to pull an Apple and make artists with their ads. Whatever the case, we're still not sure about this whole "Is Car" slogan Pontiac is running. Nevertheless, the product they're churning out lately is way better than the "Driving Excitement" days so we're not complaining. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=382218&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pontiac Drops Vibe's Price to $15,895]]> Those in the market for a Toyota Matrix might want to make note of the fact that its twin, the Pontiac Vibe, is going to be dropping its base price to $15,895 (with shipping charges) when it goes on sale in February. That's a decrease of $1,500 over the 2008 model price. We're not that surprised by the move, year-over-year sales of the Vibe are down 20.8% and a lower price would make it more competitive in the increasingly competitive not-quite-entry-level market. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=330769&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Pontiac Vibe Revealed On Video]]> More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=319483&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Pontiac Vibe Revealed]]> Well, look at who's trying out the multisurface look. It's Pontiac, with a new Vibe GT for 2009, set to be unveiled at the Los Angeles auto show in November. Away with the cladding, this Vibe gets a new, facet-filled body update, while retaining that downward-sloping roofline and angylar c-pillar. The all-wheel drive version returns as well. Lock up your Imprezas. [via Autoblog] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=308868&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Pontiac Vibe]]> We'd heard the NUMMI-built Pontiac Vibe would be getting itself a makeover for 2009 and a quickened pace for coming to market. Mostly we hear it's because Toyota's unhappy with the sales mix on its platform-mate, the Matrix. Now we've got proof that the new-look Vibe's getting a slightly updated IP and steering wheel on the interior. The outside's seeing a beltline that's heading even higher. It's still expected to be a cheap little SU-wagon — just like its platform-prostituted cousin at Toyota. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=301942&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[What Car Makes You The Saddest?]]> Beat this: the year was 2002, sink or swim time for old Pontiac. They needed something, anything, to bolster their "excitement" branding because for the past ten years the division had done little but crap out plastic-clad rentals. Why not a sporty little wagon? Sure, the kids will love it, families on a budget will love it and people who have to haul a lot of lightweight junk around (like my friend Peter the photographer) would be all over it. Obviously, this calls for a clean sheet design, right? No, Pontiac is part of GM, the largest car maker the world has had ever known. Therefor Vibe was (and still is) nothing more than a re-skinned and re-badged Toyota Matrix. And what's a Toyota Matrix? Glad you asked. Like a Lexus R330 is actually a Camry, the Matrix is nothing more than a boxy, jacked up Corolla. To recap, GM's youth-oriented "Excitement" division hangs a new nose off a fat Japanese economy box that delivers Novocaine instead of thrills and almost mendaciously names it, "Vibe." But, that's not why I'm so sad. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=298889&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spy Photos: 2008 Toyota Matrix? 2008 Pontiac Vibe? We Report, You Decide]]> Sometimes a spy photog gets a bit too confident in what they think they're seeing — and sometimes forget that they've got a heavily camo'ed concept sitting in front of them — and really, as is the case here, who really knows what the hell it is. Edmunds and other sites are reporting the shots they've got are of the 2008 Pontiac Vibe — including a "high-performance" version. We've no idea how someone would know that just from these pics, but whatevs, we'd buy it if an "authority" told us that. Another authority on the subject's got their own take on the picture: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=207160&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Over the Back Fence: GM's Bad Pontiac Vibes?]]> We got a strange e-mail filled with unsubstantiated yet plausable conjecture regarding the Pontiac Vibe. Of course we're going to publish it in its entirety for you, dear readers, to consider (or poop on). Taken one way, it's some good old GM bashing at its cattiest; taken another, it's an indication of how petty GM's armchair critics have gotten — messing with the poor Vibe. Here goes:
Pontiac has asked a major magazine to pull back its glowing review and rating it "America's best built car!" Seems Pontiac doesn't want any press about the car for two reasons.
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=183248&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pontiac's Wagon Versions to Go Vibe-bye; What of NUMMI?]]> According to AutoWeek, Pontiac is scaling back its Vibe line, discontinuing the GT and all-wheel-drive versions after the 2006 model year due to poor sales and changes in U.S. emissions standards. The Vibe, also sold as the Toyota Matrix, is the product of NUMMI, a joint-venture between GM and Toyota based in Fremont, California. The Vibe, reported to be sticking around through 2007, would be the last GM product produced at NUMMI, which also handles the Corolla, Tacoma pickup, Matrix (and its Japan-only counterpart, the Voltz), barring a new model set for the plant. Could the world's number-one and number-two be planning to go their separate ways after years of carmaker-on-carmaker love? If there's a divorce, maybe GM will get the market share. California's a community-property state, no? More »
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