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Pontiac Vibe

2009 Pontiac Vibe
2009 Pontiac Vibe. Photo: Press photo via autoevolution.com

Pontiac built the Vibe in 2002–2010. Autoknowtive’s catalog has 3 of them, from the 2003 Pontiac Vibe to the 2009 Pontiac Vibe. Sold new in North America.

Built
2002–2010
Brand from
USA
Part of
GM
Sold new in
North America
In the catalog
3 cars

How it changed

Power went from 175 hp in the 2003 Vibe to 160 hp in the 2009 Vibe. It got heavier along the way: 1,270 kg for the 2003 car, 1,434 kg for the 2009. The most powerful here is the 2003 Pontiac Vibe at 175 hp (130 kW). Quickest from 0 to 62 mph: the 2003 Pontiac Vibe, in 8.5 s.

Every Vibe in the catalog

2003 Pontiac Vibe

2003 Pontiac Vibe

175 hp · 0–62 mph 8.5 s · 1,270 kg

The Pontiac Vibe is a compact car marketed by Pontiac for model years 2002-2010. The Vibe was a badged engineered variant of the Toyota Matrix, jointly developed by General Motors and Toyota and manufactured at their joint venture, NUMMI, in Fremont, California.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons

2003 Pontiac Vibe GT

2003 Pontiac Vibe GT

175 hp · 0–62 mph 8.5 s · 1,270 kg

The Vibe is available in an economical base model, a "sporty" GT trim with more power, or an all-wheel drive model.

Text: press release via NetCarShow

Photo: NetCarShow

Specs side by side

CarPowerTorque0–62 mphTop speedWeightEngineDriveGearboxEPA combined
2003 Vibe175 hp (130 kW)130 lb-ft (176 Nm)8.5 s130 mph (209 km/h)1,270 kg (2,800 lb)1.8 L inline-4Front Wheel Drive6-Speed manual28 mpg
2003 Vibe GT175 hp (130 kW)130 lb-ft (176 Nm)8.5 s130 mph (209 km/h)1,270 kg (2,800 lb)1.8 L inline-4Front Wheel Drive6-Speed manual28 mpg
2009 Vibe160 hp (119 kW)162 lb-ft (220 Nm)——1,434 kg (3,161 lb)2.4 L inline-4Front Wheel Drive5-speed automatic28 mpg

Power is the figure quoted for that version. Fuel economy is the best EPA combined rating, US models only.

Rivals

Cars from other brands in the same class, with similar power and from the same years:

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