2009 Toyota Matrix First Drive Gettysburg PA

What buyers of the Corolla sedan-based Matrix seek is just what buyers have wanted all along, a small car ride with room for more people and cargo.

Local Companies

Hanover Toyota Inc
(717) 630-2007
140 Dart Dr
Hanover, PA
Hanover Toyota Inc
(717) 633-1818
1830 Carlisle Pike
Hanover, PA
Hanover Toyota Inc
(800) 633-1820
Hanover, PA
Dover Community Motercars Llc
(717) 338-9955
2992 York Rd
Gettysburg, PA
Davidson Motor Company
(717) 334-1399
55 Expedition Trl
Gettysburg, PA
Shealer's Used Auto Sales
(717) 337-2934
2750 York Rd
Gettysburg, PA
Renn Kirby Chevrolet-Buick
(717) 334-9234
791 York Rd
Gettysburg, PA
Dave Martin's Auto & Truck Sales
(717) 334-9717
1607 Hanover Rd
Gettysburg, PA
Keenan Auto Sales Inc
(215) 348-0800
4311 W Swamp Rd
Doylestown, PA
Maranuk Brothers Truck Dealer
(570) 443-9531
RR 940 Box &
White Haven, PA

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Introduction

Toyota Matrix - 2009 First Drive:

Back in the "Good Old Days" of the automobile in America, there was a thing called a station wagon. Families bought them because they could carry several passengers and their belongings, and they drove like the sedans they were based on. Some people bought them because they could fold down the rear seat and carry a lot of stuff out of the weather. Somewhere between the breakup of The Beatles and when Clark Griswold bought the Wagon Queen Family Truckster, Americans fell out of love with station wagons. Chrysler brought out the minivan, which was new and modern, and the public was smitten. Station wagon? That's squaresville and un-cool.

Two decades later, the minivan struggles with love lost. SUVs and crossovers are now the darlings of consumers in the 21st century, yet wagons are still around: they just go by different names. Crossover is the most popular name, which is why Toyota wants you to believe that the Matrix is a crossover utility vehicle. It's not that the Matrix doesn't share some attributes, but it really is a wagon and that's just fine. What buyers of the Corolla sedan-based Matrix seek is just what buyers have wanted all along, a small car ride with room for more people and cargo. The 2009 Matrix delivers that in three flavors, mild, medium and semi-hot. There's also good gas mileage, sharper styling and a nice set of standard features.

Origins

The Corolla-based Matrix was introduced in 2002 as a 2003 model, and for the first four years came in three different trim levels, with higher performance in the top two models. The past two years, only two models were offered and both came with the same four-cylinder engine.

 

by Bob Beamesderfer

Photo Credit: Toyota

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(717) 630-2007
140 Dart Dr
Hanover, PA

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