Hey guys. I was flipping through the June '05 issue of Popular Mechanics and look what I saw...


what the...

 

post the whole artical pls i wasn't done reading that

 

there are a couple of cars out there tryin' to compete with the xA...

chevy aveo- *FUGLY*
http://www.chevrolet.com/aveo/

and some say the Pontiac Vibe bears a striking resemblance:
http://www.pontiac.com/vibe/index.jsp?brand=home

as far as i'm concerned, none of them actually can compete with el scion xA.

 

hmmmmmmm aveo does look almost identical to xa from the back but its sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo UGLY at the front ! "my opinion" .....about that car on top must say its same as xA except that it looks kinda longer .......hm SUV .......

 

100% agreed

 

that IS the whole article. lol..

 

Honda is coming out with one as well, they just don't get it, they can never match the XA

 

"He who imitates will never equal. He will always be following others essence"
Socrates

Remeber to win in this race you must have had started racing years ago, say Toyota's reputation for today's success started with the reliable cheap models of the late 70's and early 80's..., they never broke, some are still burning rubber out there. I do not see many Chevelle's or Cavaliers lasting more than 3 years or should I say month's...

I own a Chevy and a Ford, but not for what they are but for what they will never be. Maybe I will sell them soon before they loose value.

Chevy, you are giving your last gasps for air. Toyota will be number 1 pretty soon, and it was planned this way, years ago. "It is a Toyoda thing, you wouldn't understand"

For the record:
Chrysler died, Ford will soon...

Enjoy

 

Don't forget that the Vibe is a Matrix. Too bad Toyota sold out on the interior. The Delco radio and cheesy gauges are what kept me from buying a Matrix a couple years ago.

If anything, people say the xA is a mini Matrix.

 

the matrix is a refaced vibe, and the vibe is a toyota voltz in japan/europe. its true look it up

 

My Mom has a red 2004 Matrix, and the xA does look like a shorter Martix. I think the seats in the xA are a little higher too, my toddler can see out the window in the xA and not in the Matrix in the car seat. I just wish I had her cruise control...
I am figuring everyone is going to come out with a "good" small car sooner or later. Honda kind of screwed up with the Civic Si. What if I just wanted a solid, reliable hatchback, without all the extra BS. Ooops, got one, an xA.
I think Toyota got it right with the Scion xA and xB. Give a well built, good gas mileage car with room inside and make it genuinely unique with the styling. Give most of the features most people want as standard, no mark up BS. And the Pure Price thing, that's a huge selling point for a lot of people right there.
Can't wait to see what they some up with. The latest wagon I have seen a lot of is the Dodge Magnum. They are cheaper, but still a lot more power and price than what will attract most younger buyers and new families. Besides, they look like the love child of a big truck and hearse. Which might be cool if you were into that kind of thing, but really. They have to come up with better things than that, not boring and huge.

 

Actually, they're all North American made. The Voltz is(was) an exported Vibe. Voltz/Vibe built at NUMMI. Matrix built at TMMC.

 

how abt this fella??....

http://www.championmotors.com.sg/sho...erior.cfm?id=1

 

like I said....

 

I can't knock on Suzuki for the design of their cars. They have been in the "small" and "boxy" mode for a long time.