Article Comments - 2009 Toyota Matrix XRS First Drive

14 messages, Last post on Apr 13, 2008 at 10:09 AM

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First Drive: 2009 Toyota Matrix XRS - A highly practical and refined compact wagon that will appeal to those who are practical and refined, but it's no match in personality for the Mazda3 five-door, even in this sporty XRS flavor. (more) -

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#13 of 14 It doesn't add up! by bonesjustice Apr 13, 2008 (7:12 am)
I didn't care for this review. Anyone that buys a crossover (station wagon) for it's sportiness is fooling themselves. Yet time and again, these reviewers focus on the sport model and how fast (or slow) it is. No mention of the lack of a separate rear liftglass in the new model. Or that the front passenger seat doesn't fold on the base model. Or that the new car weighs more and gets less MPG than the old model. Toyota needs to put back the cargo features removed and remove some of the extra weight while they're at it. Oh, and nice math in the review, 40% plus 50% only leaves 5%? Okay. Replies to this message: nippononly (Apr 13, 2008 10:09 am)
#14 of 14 Re: It doesn't add up! [bonesjustice] by nippononly Apr 13, 2008 (10:09 am)
Replying to: bonesjustice (Apr 13, 2008 7:12 am) How could they cancel the separate rear liftglass? To me, that is one of the most valuable features of the car, I really like it. And they did this at almost the same moment as they put separate rear liftglass INTO the new Highlander! It's unclear to me why anyone would buy the Matrix XRS, what with the things they removed from the last-gen model and its lack of extra features vs the S model.