The Toyota Voltz

"pjhusa" (pjhuskinja) 08/03/2015 at 10:39 • Filed to: Pontiac, Toyota, Matrix, Vibe, Voltz, Japan, JDM, RHD

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I was playing Gran Turismo on my PSP (emulator), and spotted this:

the Toyota Voltz. Intrigued, I decided to do a quick write-up, to enrich the knowledge of the people on the Internet.

This automobile was part of a collaboration between General Motors, and Toyota. The Voltz was just a Japanese-export version of the Voltz (Toyota badges and RHD — JDM, yo). Evidently, the Voltz shared the same exterior design, but had an interior with a few tweaks.

The four wheel drive, front-engined, Fremont, California produced Voltz was not especially popular, as evidenced by it’s measly two year production run. With only 118 horsepower, it was not on the powerful side. Only around 10,000 examples were sold. Interestingly, the Toyota Matrix, which shared the same platform, was never offered in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Dasupersprint - base trim is enough > pjhusa 08/03/2015 at 10:55

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Does it have the Pontiac badge on the front?

pjhusa > Dasupersprint - base trim is enough 08/03/2015 at 11:01

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No, it has a similarly shaped “V” badge in front.

dogisbadob > pjhusa 08/03/2015 at 11:07

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I’d love to get a Vibe GT and put Voltz badges on it.

Why the fuck didn’t GM offer the RHD Vibe over here as a mail carrier car? They even offered a RHD Saturn wagon for mail use (which had been discontinued just before the Vibe debuted).

dogisbadob > pjhusa 08/03/2015 at 11:08

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this is from the 09-10 Vibe, which wasn’t offered in Japan afaik

dogisbadob > pjhusa 08/03/2015 at 11:08

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too bad it wasn’t a Voltz Z (Vibe GT) :p

pjhusa > dogisbadob 08/03/2015 at 11:12

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Okay, thank you for the clarification.

pjhusa > dogisbadob 08/03/2015 at 11:12

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Yeah, that would be good.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > dogisbadob 08/03/2015 at 11:17

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What’s the difference between it and the regular Voltz/Vibe?

dogisbadob > BaconSandwich is tasty. 08/03/2015 at 11:22

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The Voltz Z/Vibe GT has the 2ZZ-GE engine that goes to 8200 rpm, and rear disc brakes :)

The Voltz S/base Vibe has the 1ZZ and rear drums

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > pjhusa 08/03/2015 at 11:23

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The Vibe interior you showed is a second generation.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > dogisbadob 08/03/2015 at 12:23

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Interesting! For whatever reason, I always associate the Vibe with being a bloated Corolla.

dogisbadob > BaconSandwich is tasty. 08/03/2015 at 13:29

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I kinda agree with you on that, and I do wish we got the regular wagon Fielder and the hatchback RunX.

But as it is, the Matrix/Vibe/Voltz is still an awesome crossover thing, reliable as any Corolla, and with the 2ZZ I like to think of it as an Elise wagon/crossover :p

It only weghs about 2800 lb, so it’s still light enough, and it seems like something Lotus would make it they made crossovers haha

Fun fact: the 1ZZ was available with a TRD supercharger (also sold at Pontiac dealers as “GM Performance”). Someone on here has a supercharged Vibe.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > dogisbadob 08/03/2015 at 14:36

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Huh - I never would have guessed it could be done up with a supercharger. I’ve been hunting for a different vehicle for my wife, and I’ve kind of overlooked the Vibe/Matrix. Maybe it’s time to take another look at it.