2009 Pontiac Vibe GT Released!

usa1 · 10-09-2007, 12:27 PM

2009 Pontiac Vibe GT Released!

Today General Motors released one photo of the 2009 Pontiac Vibe. The new Vibe is to debut at the Los Angeles show next month.

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driverblogger · 10-09-2007, 12:30 PM

It kinda looks like a photoshoped Jeep Compass. But if this is the real deal, looks good and I can't wait to see the Toyota Matrix.

samkung · 10-09-2007, 12:36 PM

haha much better than the current one, should i say nice work GM or Toyota?

carscomblogger · 10-09-2007, 12:37 PM

It's real. It's on the GM media site too. with news that there will be AWD and GT trims.

Whitesky · 10-09-2007, 12:42 PM

Not something I would ever consider, but a huge improvement over the last one.

69Firebird400 · 10-09-2007, 12:43 PM

Not bad! I see a lot of the G8 concept in the shape of the grille and bumper, and the color helps the association as well.

I'm delighted that they're bringing back the GT and AWD models as well. At one point in a different stage of my life (two incomes, no kids), I had considered a six speed manual Vibe GT for my wife, but we ended up with another Saturn L-series, then eventually with a Pathfinder LE 4x4 after we started our family.

Edit - just checked the Toyota media site; the Matrix (or Blade, or whatever else they're going to call theirs) isn't there yet.

Murrow · 10-09-2007, 12:44 PM

Not my kind of ride, but looks nice for what it is. It's a pretty clean design with a decent stance.

Phoenix · 10-09-2007, 12:44 PM

I don't really like it, looks too much like a Toyota.

91 s-10baja · 10-09-2007, 12:45 PM

I like it, although I will hold my opinion on the 'RICEY' tailights until I see them in full, I miss my 03 GT.

Realist · 10-09-2007, 12:46 PM

I really don't like it either. Personally this is a step backwards. I feel the old Vibe has a much better exterior. Interior no doubt will be improved though, likely along with powertrains as well.

guitarlix · 10-09-2007, 12:46 PM

That's a nice update. Looks like a Matrix and Vibe had a baby.

I'm guessing the standard Vibe won't sport the bodykit trim or those wheels?

parakleets · 10-09-2007, 12:46 PM

More muscular and sexy looking! I guess Pontiac won't be totally RWD, in the future. Which is probably a good thing. Performance, for a lot of people these days, is defined by turbocharged, AWD, sedans and hatches. Pontiac should aim to be the performance leader (within its price range), in all of the segments in which it sells vehicles, regardless of drivewheel orientation. The Vibe (thank goodness GM has not thrown away another name) make much more sense as Pontiac than the current G5. If Pontiac has to have an "entry-level" model, I prefer the Vibe, as it competes with the likes of the Mazda3 hatch, and Subaru Imprezza/WRX hatch.

**mgescuro** · 10-09-2007, 12:48 PM

I hate the color. But I love the understateg aggressiveness of the look.
I'd probably still get an HHR if I were in teh market for a small wagon-like vehicle.

civilzues · 10-09-2007, 12:48 PM

that is UGLY!

zete · 10-09-2007, 12:50 PM

I think it looks fine. For the target audience this is the type of car they want: attractive, practical hatch. Question is, with Pontiac going "performance" will this perform?

And, oh, the photography is nice.

10-09-2007, 12:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
usa1 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,592	2009 Pontiac Vibe GT Released! 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT Released! Today General Motors released one photo of the 2009 Pontiac Vibe. The new Vibe is to debut at the Los Angeles show next month. High-Resolution Image Last edited by nsap : 10-09-2007 at 12:42 PM.

10-09-2007, 12:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
driverblogger 3.6 Liter V6 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,221	Re: 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT pictures... It kinda looks like a photoshoped Jeep Compass. But if this is the real deal, looks good and I can't wait to see the Toyota Matrix.

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samkung 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Drives: Mazda 2 Posts: 1,514	Re: 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT pictures... haha much better than the current one, should i say nice work GM or Toyota?

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69Firebird400 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Philadelphia Area Drives: 08 CTS DI RWD Nav, 08 Sienna Limited AWD Nav Posts: 5,638	Re: 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT Released! Not bad! I see a lot of the G8 concept in the shape of the grille and bumper, and the color helps the association as well. I'm delighted that they're bringing back the GT and AWD models as well. At one point in a different stage of my life (two incomes, no kids), I had considered a six speed manual Vibe GT for my wife, but we ended up with another Saturn L-series, then eventually with a Pathfinder LE 4x4 after we started our family. Edit - just checked the Toyota media site; the Matrix (or Blade, or whatever else they're going to call theirs) isn't there yet. __________________ Autosavant Cars and Technology

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Realist 3.9 Liter V6 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 777	Re: 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT Released! I really don't like it either. Personally this is a step backwards. I feel the old Vibe has a much better exterior. Interior no doubt will be improved though, likely along with powertrains as well. __________________ What WILL save GM is a fundamental change within the management and executive ranks, as well as a change in GM's corporate culture.

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parakleets 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Northeastern USA Drives: 2007 Wrangler Unlimited X Posts: 521	Re: 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT Released! More muscular and sexy looking! I guess Pontiac won't be totally RWD, in the future. Which is probably a good thing. Performance, for a lot of people these days, is defined by turbocharged, AWD, sedans and hatches. Pontiac should aim to be the performance leader (within its price range), in all of the segments in which it sells vehicles, regardless of drivewheel orientation. The Vibe (thank goodness GM has not thrown away another name) make much more sense as Pontiac than the current G5. If Pontiac has to have an "entry-level" model, I prefer the Vibe, as it competes with the likes of the Mazda3 hatch, and Subaru Imprezza/WRX hatch.

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mgescuro GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 24,339	Re: 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT Released! I hate the color. But I love the understateg aggressiveness of the look. I'd probably still get an HHR if I were in teh market for a small wagon-like vehicle. __________________ 2000 Saab 9-5 Aero 1995 Mercedes C280 1994 Jaguar XJ6 ...when all hope is gone, you know sad songs say so much... My Vision of Cadillac My Vision of Cadillac (REDUX)

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