Goodbye Matrix

[cq358]

TMMC
Vehicle Platform: 330N
Vehicle Program: 151L
Brand / Nameplate: Toyota Matrix
Assembly Location: Cambridge, Canada
Start of Production: 1/7/2008
End of Production: 5/30/2014

[tpollauf]

Start of Production: 1/7/2008
End of Production: 5/30/2014

Hey looking on the bright side we'll still have 15 months where they are produced if one of us wanted to replace our Vibe with it's twin Based on those dates of production, it looks like this plant ONLY produced 2009 & up models.

[Rayven01]

So does that mean the end of the Matrix altogether or a Gen 3 at another plant I wonder? Probably the former, but you never know...

[lannvouivre]

So does that mean the end of the Matrix altogether or a Gen 3 at another plant I wonder? Probably the former, but you never know...

Motortrends suggested that the Scion xD and xB would probably fill the gap, despite not being the Corolla-Matrix. I hope they'll at least be attractive, otherwise the 2014 Mazda3 Hatchback is going to be pretty lonely on my list of "cars that can replace the Vibe should disaster strike."

[DeClercq]

So does that mean the end of the Matrix altogether or a Gen 3 at another plant I wonder? Probably the former, but you never know...

I read there will be a hatchback based on the upcoming 2014 Corolla that will effectively replace the Matrix.

[vibolista]

I love the Vibe/Matrix concept. Especially the Vibe side of the design. First Gen Matrix was fine. Second Gen looks a little discordant to me, like a couple of people designed the front half and a couple of other people in a completely different part of the world designed the back half and then just stuck them together. And it has never "grown" on me.

So, if there's gonna be a Corolla based hatch, I hope they do something that looks better. Corolla itself, like Honda Civic, is suffering through a strange design period that I hope won't last much longer. There's no rule that says that small efficient cars have to look so darned pedestrian.