Pontiac Vibe First Generation 

Production period:	2002 to 2008
Class:	Motor Car
Body versions:	station wagon
Engines:	Gasoline :1.8 litres(88-135 kW)
Length:	4351 mm
Width:	1775 mm
Height:	1539 mm
Wheelbase:	2601 mm
Curb weight:	1255 kg

The Pontiac Vibe was a from 2002 to 2009 by the US automaker Pontiac sold passenger car model of the compact class.

History

The Vibe was produced by NUMMI in California along with its sister models Toyota Matrix and Toyota Voltz (2002-2004). This joint venture has been between General Motors and Toyota since the 1980s. Technically, the Vibe and the parallel models are based on the E-platform of the Toyota Corolla.

Prototypes of the first Vibe generation were shown at the Motor Show in Detroit in January 2000. The series versions appeared in autumn 2002 for the model year 2003.

From 2002 to 2006, the Vibe was offered as a base model, as a more powerful GT and as an all-wheel drive model. For the model year 2007, the model range limited to the base model, as the four-wheel drive and GT models in the US, the newly adopted emission standards no longer met.

In the Vibe 16-valve four-cylinder in-line engines with 1.8-liter displacement of Toyota were used in the basic model (with manual or automatic) 94-97 kW (128-132 hp), in the four-wheel drive version (only with automatic) 88-94 kW (120-128 hp) and in the GT (only with six-speed manual gearbox) 122-135 kW (167-183 hp) made. In its basic version, the Vibe was (2007) the most fuel-efficient model of General Motors in North America.

End of 2004 was a light facelift with a modified grille, which was similar to that of the Pontiac Solstice, while the previous grille was based on the design of the now discontinued Pontiac Aztek.