Aspire, Matrix, 3, Caliber, Vibe, Cinco, etC?

dxkj

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Those are the 6 i come up with off the top of my head. Any others i forgot? These are cars that dont have a


Not sure but i think all of these are trying for the same look, ie, they look similar. unlike a golf, for example, which has its own look.

Which looks better, and why do they all look so similar, and all have seemed to emerge at about the same time?
 

NFS4

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3s Hatch by far. Then I'd pic the Caliber...but even then you're stepping way down on the looks scale
 

dxkj

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Originally posted by: NFS4
3s Hatch by far. Then I'd pic the Caliber...but even then you're stepping way down on the looks scale

Am I right in saying that all these cars look similar, but all failed miserably at whatever look they were trying for, other than the mazda 3?


Maybe they only look very similar to me, or because its a newer look. Are there any older cars like 10-20 years ago that looklike this?

Can you think of any others to add to the list NFS4?


 

Ryan

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I don't think they look the same - they're all just hatches. The Mazda 3 is the clear winner - no other car mentioned has better styling than it does.
 

dxkj

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Originally posted by: Ryan
I don't think they look the same - they're all just hatches. The Mazda 3 is the clear winner - no other car mentioned has better styling than it does.

I swear they all look similar... it must just be me then

 

CrackRabbit

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Might as well add the PT Cruiser on there (not that many will vote for it).

Pesonaly I like the Matrix/Vibe even if it is a bit on the porky and underpowered side.
 

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anyway, if you want cheapest/most reliable, it's the pontiac vibe for sure. same factory and line as the matrix, but discounted because it has pontiac on the side instead of toyota.
 
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what abotu focus ZX3/ZX5

i personally think that 3 looks crappy as a hatch, looks better as a sedan. that's my opinion.

 

Tom

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I like the Caliber from photos, haven't seen one in person.

I also like the Mazda 3 just as much, but my question is how close are these really ? To me the Mazda 3 looks quite a bit smaller, but as I said I haven't seen a real Caliber.

Not that smaller is worse, just I don't know if they're in the same league.


my other question is, the Subaru WRX has a great reputation for performance, on paper how is the 300 hp Caliber SRT going to compare ? I don't know if the SRT Caliber is 4wd, anyone know ? And I'm pretty sure it's heavier, but not how much so.
 

Tom

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Got to see, and sit in, a Caliber today, pretty awesome ! Also took a test drive in a Mazda 3, which is very nice car, but from the driver's seat the Caliber doesn't feel like a small car. If it drives as good as it looks it could be a winner.

Sizewise, it looks a lot closer to a Vibe or Matrix than the Neon it replaces. Seems to have a bunch of nifty features too.


In some ways it looks like a smaller Magnum. The one I looked at was a base model with auto, first impression is that there's no way you could get this much car for so little money, it was under 14k before options, which made it around 16k, if I remember right.