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So, the venerable F150 is toppled at last, by Japanese branded small(er) cars.But to call the Matrix a Corolla Wagon?I don't know about you, but I don't think of the Vibe as a wagon.Crossover? Consumer Utility Vehicle? Tall Sedan? They all sound kind of sterile.This is a wagon:http://img.photobucket.com/alb...9.gifand this as a family sedan/kid hauler/grocery getter:http://smg.photobucket.com/alb...9.gif

lolI consider the Vibe a Wagon.

Pontiac calls the Vibe a "Sport Wagon".

the Vibe/Matrix ARE WAGONS.....accept it and move on....you drive a small station wagon...as do i....and i like it.....as do you....PEACEISAAC

My insurance company considers the Vibe a "wagon" and I thank them for it when I pay my bill.

Quote, originally posted by Toasted7 »My insurance company considers the Vibe a "wagon" and I thank them for it when I pay my bill. the insurance company calls my Chevy Astro a wagon to...

I call it a hatchback since the space behind the back seat isn't as long as the rest of the interior if that makes any sense at all...If the space behind the back seat is longer than like 4 feet it's a wagon...

I call it a wagon, that way tint laws in MN don't apply as they do for a Car... SUV's and wagons can have darker than 50% tint on the back windows.. Cars can only have 50%.

Quote, originally posted by isaaclud »the Vibe/Matrix ARE WAGONS.....accept it and move on....Touchy touchyQuote, originally posted by Kamikaze »I call it a wagon, that way tint laws in MN don't apply as they do for a Car... SUV's and wagons can have darker than 50% tint on the back windows.. Cars can only have 50%.Exactly, take it and run with it.

Quote, originally posted by lovemyraffe »lolI consider the Vibe a Wagon.X2

It's certainly not a sedan, as it has no extended trunk. It's certainly not a coupe, as it has four doors. Convertible, truck, are easily eliminated.I wouldn't call it a van or an SUV as it's not large enough (in my mind, those should have 3 rows of seats or a body on frame construction).So that leaves us with Wagon or Hatchback. It's just semantics. I'd prefer my insurance company to classify it as a wagon, but I generally refer to it as a hatchback to my friends. I think that may also have something to do with living in California, where hatchback VW and Hondas have been around for years, so people are used to that term. I referred to a Vibe as a hatchback to my cousins who live in TN, and they had no idea what I was talking about. Wagon seemed much more on their spectrum.

Just to stir the pot, I've also heard it referred to as a Compact Crossover.I stick with Wagon though.

my registration says "sport utility wagon" so its not an SUV its a SUW!!! lol

i consider it a wagon..plain and simple..not even a sport wagon..i consider a sport wagon like the mazda 3's/mazdaspeed 3's or the older protege5..audi A3..i could go on

and the prius is a hybrid corolla wagon

what? lol..man..i look at the prius as a hatchback more then a wagon..kinda looks like a mini aztek *shudders*

prius is a 4-door fastback/liftback/whatever it isI call the vibe a 4-door hatchback or a sport wagon. The back end isn't long enough to be a regular wagon. The Caliber/Mazda3/Fit/etc fall into the 4-door hatchback category too.

sport wagon, CUV=Compact Utility Vehicle, hatchback are just a few names for our cars..

Embrace the wagon. Do not deny who you are. Acceptance will free your troubled soul.

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." -- From Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) or If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, I would call it a duck.

The Radio Flyer is a wagon.The Vibe is a ..... umm ..... I got it. It's my PPV.Perfect Personal Vehicle.There.

Mine's a KUV. K9 Utility Vehicle.

The Vibe is not a wagon, it is a hatchback, just like a VW Rabbit. This is a wagon.

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Now THAT'S a wagon!

Quote, originally posted by harryyiii »The Vibe is not a wagon, it is a hatchback, wikipedia says:A station wagon is distinguished from a minivan (multi-purpose vehicle) or sport utility vehicle by still being a car, sharing its forward bodywork with other cars in a manufacturer's rangeandThe last subcompact station wagon produced in the United States and Canada was the 1992 Toyota Corolla. Compact station wagons have been declining since the 2000s although 2003 saw the introduction of the Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe. sorry you own a Station Wagon.

I don't really care from as status standpoint if it is a wagon or a hatchback. I owned a Sable wagon, and have T&C minivan. The ford escort had wagons thru 1999, and hatchbacks thru 1996 at the same time as wagons. To me, the shortened tail excludes it from being a wagon. Pontiac called it a sports wagon to evoke SUV association, and avoid the dreaded hatch word, which was verbotin in 2003. With $4.00 gas, hatches are back, and we are on the advanced guard.