2009 Toyota Matrix Pictures

2009 Toyota Matrix
2009 Toyota Matrix
2009 Toyota Matrix
2009 Toyota Matrix
2009 Toyota Matrix
2009 Toyota Matrix Pictures

Matrix fans will be pleased to hear that the AWD version and the performance-oriented XRS, dumped for 2007, are back. Other models are the Standard and the S. There is, incidentally, a 2008 Matrix, but production ended in December 2007.

The base engine remains a 1.8-liter four-cylinder that now has variable valve timing on both the intake and exhaust. Horsepower is 132, up six from ’08. For the first time, a bigger engine is offered—the 158-hp, 2.4-liter four-cylinder from the Scion xB, although it still has six fewer horses than the last XRS. All but the AWD get a five-speed manual. A four-speed automatic is offered on the Standard; the mid-level S and the XRS get five-speeds, although the S all-wheel-drive model only gets a four-speed. As before, the all-wheel-drive Matrix S is not remotely a sport model, so don’t get your hopes up.

The ’09 Matrix has the same 102.4-inch wheelbase as the ’08 model, but the length has increased a bit, and the senior senator from Idaho may appreciate the slightly wider stance of the ’09. The modest growth and the usual stiffening add up to a weight gain of about 200 pounds.

Toyota Sienna 2008 Pictures

Toyota Sienna 2008
Toyota Sienna 2008
Toyota Sienna 2008
Toyota Sienna 2008
Toyota Sienna 2008
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