Toyota Matrix

The Toyota Matrix, sometimes officially referred to as the Toyota Corolla Matrix, is a compact hatchback manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, to be sold in the United States, Canada, and now Mexico. It's considered to be the sporty wagon counterpart of the North American Corolla and is counted as a variant of it in Toyota's sales figures. The Matrix is the Toyota version of a joint venture between Toyota and... more

The Toyota Matrix, sometimes officially referred to as the Toyota Corolla Matrix, is a compact hatchback manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, to be sold in the United States, Canada, and now Mexico. It's considered to be the sporty wagon counterpart of the North American Corolla and is counted as a variant of it in Toyota's sales figures. The Matrix is the Toyota version of a joint venture between Toyota and General Motors; the GM version being the Pontiac Vibe, which is assembled by New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) in Fremont, California. A third version, also assembled at NUMMI, was sold in Japan from 2002 to early 2004 as the Toyota Voltz. Almost 2000 cars were produced before production ceased. Although the Voltz was sold under the Toyota brand there, the vehicle had the same exterior as the Vibe. Identical mechanically, and nearly as much internally, the Matrix and Vibe are clothed in different sheetmetal designed by their... less