I dunno im seriously thinking of one. The price is damn good and the Xa looks like a mini matrix .

I didn't like the matrix becuase it was WAAAAAAY top heavy i was scared when i took corners. I like blue though... i wish there was some way of converting it or some option to have RWD. Cause i stall FWD like no tomorrow

 

Also why the in the heck is the speedo in the middle of the dash? :?

 

my sister has a matrix XR4x4, and i have a xA. driving mine daily and her's often, i can tell yu the matrix sucks ****. the matrix may be faster in numbers, but it feel like ____ going though corners and breaking is even more crap. i've never driven a XRS, so i donno kno about that..

 

The XRS has Lift...but it's still a Matrix. The Matrix feels too much like a...wagon. The xA is a wagon, but it's real small, takes corners nicely... The xA's centered speedometer is cool. I like it a lot. I don't have to look down where my steering wheel is. My eyes are still on the road when I look at the xA's speedometer...so it's cool...

 

It certainly does look like a cleaner, smaller Matrix but in my opinion the xA handles much better from the test drives I have taken in the past.

They are both pretty cool looking though.

 

i test drove both the xrs and the xa when i went in for a car. the xrs has the same amount of power as the xr, and base but at higher rpms the extra hp kicks in, so unless you keep it in high rpms it won't be any different than the xr and base, that and it has 6 spd which i was really into
the xa felt like crap the first time i drove it, felt like a toy. when i was in the matrix it felt like a real car, but just a little too big, and it does feel heavy when you get on the gas at first. the xa moved pretty damn quick around the streets when i test drove, that's why i ended up going with the xa. they do look very similar though, i like the xa cause it's smaller, if it would've had that rally style shifter in the dash that would've been nice :D

 

almost every single person compares the xA to the matrix. they just say the matrix is smaller. i like them both, but the xA will look better fixed up.

w1ngzer0: you have the 240 right? if so, how is that project going.

 

The xA is what happen when Matrix has a baby, Or a Matrix as a baby
When I was at a dealer they had them side by side and their is really a strikign resemblence. Toyo is getting good use out of the look haha

 

matrix......no ,cooper yes.....

 

I always think every Matrix I see is an xA, until I get closer.
I've probably seen more xAs than I know of, and just thought they were Matrixes.

 

I like to park my xA next to Toyota Matrix

 

I think the Xa is WAY cooler looking than the matrix. I hate the way the matrix has it's sides all caved in and next to the Xa, it looks like a station wagon

...although, I will admit...I really like the matrix and especiallt the vibe when they first came out....then I was in love with the Protege5 and the Mazda3...but ultimately the Xa won my heart!!!

Sheri

 

I've got an xA and my mom has a MatrixAWD.. both R phantom grey. They look friggin sweet parked together

 

the matrix and xa look similar from a distance but upon closer inspection, the matrix looks like a sienna w/ an awkward nose.

 

The Xa is a nicely designed car. The Xb reminds of the Pope-mobile and sometimes a car that carries the casket to a funeral. Here in Japan, honda makes something that looks like an Xb. I'll try to take some pics. It looks way better than the Xb.

 

Hey! The Xb does not look like a hurse..at least not to me..Besides The pt cruiser is the ultimate funeral car :twisted: But even if it does...It's still my xB...or will be whenever the dealer calls me and tells me its in!

 

Come to think of it...the xA does share a strong resemblance to the new chevy Aveo

 

I like that photo of the xA with the lady in heels... But doesn't it look kinda huge? I don't get it... I bet the xA is enlongated a little on the photo or somethin'.

I know when I see my car on the parking lot after I get outta work -- it looks pretty darn nice... :D even unwashed.


On closer examination, that photo above looks like it's either stretched longer, or it's squashed lower. Am I the only one that sees it? (I can go in Photoshop & attempt to recreate...)

 

I've been thinking that too. They make look more alike than the xA/Matrix even...

 

The xA is what results when a Mini Cooper and a PT cruiser reproduce. The Matrix is a slightly retarded distant cousin.

I drove them both... (bought the xA) but from my experience despite the fact that both are underpowered, the Matrix is heavier, and therefore more sluggish. It also doesnt seem to hold corners well, and the interior looks tacky. Spray-painted chrome doesnt do it for me.