diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_accessible.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_accessible.rb
index 55b003db0..69df47194 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_accessible.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_accessible.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Vagrant
         end
 
         def call(env)
-          if env[:vm] && env[:vm].created? && !env[:vm].vm.accessible?
+          if env[:vm].state == :inaccessible
             # The VM we are attempting to manipulate is inaccessible. This
             # is a very bad situation and can only be fixed by the user. It
             # also prohibits us from actually doing anything with the virtual
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_guest_additions.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_guest_additions.rb
index 41399c15c..7044398fd 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_guest_additions.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/check_guest_additions.rb
@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@ module Vagrant
         def call(env)
           # Use the raw interface for now, while the virtualbox gem
           # doesn't support guest properties (due to cross platform issues)
-          version = env[:vm].vm.interface.get_guest_property_value("/VirtualBox/GuestAdd/Version")
+          version = env[:vm].driver.guest_additions_version(env[:vm].uuid)
           if version.empty?
             env[:ui].warn I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.check_guest_additions.not_detected")
           else
             # Strip the -OSE/_OSE off from the guest additions and the virtual box
             # version since all the matters are that the version _numbers_ match up.
-            guest_version, vb_version = [version, VirtualBox.version].map do |v|
+            guest_version, vb_version = [version, env[:vm].driver.version].map do |v|
               v.gsub(/[-_]ose/i, '')
             end
 
             if guest_version != vb_version
               env[:ui].warn(I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.check_guest_additions.version_mismatch",
                                    :guest_version => version,
-                                   :virtualbox_version => VirtualBox.version))
+                                   :virtualbox_version => vb_version))
             end
           end
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/destroy.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/destroy.rb
index f38dd305d..271e1451d 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/destroy.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/destroy.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ module Vagrant
 
         def call(env)
           env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.destroy.destroying")
-          env[:vm].vm.destroy
-          env[:vm].vm = nil
+          env[:vm].driver.delete(env[:vm].uuid)
+          env[:vm].uuid = nil
 
           @app.call(env)
         end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/discard_state.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/discard_state.rb
index 608e29809..9fe58d779 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/discard_state.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/discard_state.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module Vagrant
         end
 
         def call(env)
-          if env[:vm].created? && env[:vm].vm.saved?
+          if env[:vm].state == :saved
             env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.discard_state.discarding")
             env[:vm].vm.discard_state
           end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/halt.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/halt.rb
index 008d27d42..2f6a13d14 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/halt.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/halt.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ module Vagrant
         end
 
         def call(env)
-          if env[:vm].created? && env[:vm].vm.running?
+          if env[:vm].state == :running
             env[:vm].guest.halt if !env["force"]
 
-            if env[:vm].vm.state(true) != :powered_off
+            if env[:vm].state != :poweredoff
               env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.halt.force")
               env[:vm].vm.stop
             end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/import.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/import.rb
index 07806831d..600103bbe 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/import.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/import.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ module Vagrant
           env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.import.importing", :name => env[:vm].box.name)
 
           # Import the virtual machine
-          env[:vm].vm = VirtualBox::VM.import(env[:vm].box.directory.join("box.ovf").to_s) do |progress|
+          ovf_file = env[:vm].box.directory.join("box.ovf").to_s
+          env[:vm].uuid = env[:vm].driver.import(ovf_file) do |progress|
             env[:ui].clear_line
             env[:ui].report_progress(progress.percent, 100, false)
           end
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ module Vagrant
           env[:ui].clear_line
 
           # Flag as erroneous and return if import failed
-          raise Errors::VMImportFailure if !env[:vm].vm
+          raise Errors::VMImportFailure if !env[:vm].uuid
 
           # Import completed successfully. Continue the chain
           @app.call(env)
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/status.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/status.rb
index 346c7ad95..52a3de8b4 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/status.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/status.rb
@@ -17,17 +17,8 @@ module Vagrant
         state = nil
         results = []
         with_target_vms(argv[0]) do |vm|
-          if vm.created?
-            if vm.vm.accessible?
-              state = vm.vm.state.to_s
-            else
-              state = "inaccessible"
-            end
-          else
-            state = "not_created"
-          end
-
-          results << "#{vm.name.to_s.ljust(25)}#{state.gsub("_", " ")}"
+          state = vm.state.to_s if !state
+          results << "#{vm.name.to_s.ljust(25)}#{vm.state.to_s.gsub("_", " ")}"
         end
 
         state = results.length == 1 ? state : "listing"
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox.rb b/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox.rb
index 04e90903c..1f50bf595 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox.rb
@@ -22,14 +22,63 @@ module Vagrant
         end
       end
 
+      # Imports the VM with the given path to the OVF file. It returns
+      # the UUID as a string.
+      def import(ovf)
+        output = execute("import", ovf)
+        if output =~ /VM name "(.+?)"/
+          name = $1.to_s
+          output = execute("list", "vms")
+          if output =~ /^"#{name}" {(.+?)}$/
+            return $1.to_s
+          end
+        end
+
+        nil
+      end
+
+      # This deletes the VM with the given name.
+      def delete(uuid)
+        execute("unregistervm", uuid, "--delete")
+      end
+
+      # This reads the guest additions version for a VM.
+      def guest_additions_version(uuid)
+        output = execute("guestproperty", "get", uuid, "/VirtualBox/GuestAdd/Version")
+        return $1.to_s if output =~ /^Value: (.+?)$/
+        return nil
+      end
+
+      # This reads the state for the given UUID. The state of the VM
+      # will be returned as a symbol.
+      def read_state(uuid)
+        output = execute("showvminfo", uuid, "--machinereadable")
+        if output =~ /^name="<inaccessible>"$/
+          return :inaccessible
+        elsif output =~ /^VMState="(.+?)"$/
+          return $1.to_sym
+        end
+
+        nil
+      end
+
       protected
 
       # This returns the version of VirtualBox that is running.
       #
       # @return [String]
       def read_version
-        result = Subprocess.execute("VBoxManage", "--version")
-        result.stdout.split("r")[0]
+        execute("--version").split("r")[0]
+      end
+
+      # Execute the given subcommand for VBoxManage and return the output.
+      def execute(*command)
+        # TODO: Detect failures and handle them
+        r = Subprocess.execute("VBoxManage", *command)
+        if r.exit_code != 0
+          raise Exception, "FAILURE: #{r.stderr}"
+        end
+        r.stdout
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
index 0f366510f..f6c1595c9 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module Vagrant
   class VM
     include Vagrant::Util
 
+    attr_reader :uuid
     attr_reader :env
     attr_reader :name
     attr_reader :vm
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ module Vagrant
 
       # Look for the VM if it exists
       active = env.local_data[:active] || {}
-      @vm = VirtualBox::VM.find(active[@name.to_s]) if active[@name.to_s]
+      @uuid = active[@name.to_s]
+      # @vm = VirtualBox::VM.find(@uuid) if @uuid
 
       # Load the associated guest.
       load_guest!
@@ -71,24 +73,34 @@ module Vagrant
       @ssh ||= SSH.new(self)
     end
 
+    # Returns the state of the VM as a symbol.
+    #
+    # @return [Symbol]
+    def state
+      return :not_created if !@uuid
+      state = @driver.read_state(@uuid)
+      return :not_created if !state
+      return state
+    end
+
     # Returns a boolean true if the VM has been created, otherwise
     # returns false.
     #
     # @return [Boolean]
     def created?
-      !vm.nil?
+      state != :not_created
     end
 
     # Sets the currently active VM for this VM. If the VM is a valid,
     # created virtual machine, then it will also update the local data
     # to persist the VM. Otherwise, it will remove itself from the
     # local data (if it exists).
-    def vm=(value)
-      @vm = value
-      env.local_data[:active] ||= {}
+    def uuid=(value)
+      @uuid = value
 
-      if value && value.uuid
-        env.local_data[:active][name.to_s] = value.uuid
+      env.local_data[:active] ||= {}
+      if value
+        env.local_data[:active][name.to_s] = value
       else
         env.local_data[:active].delete(name.to_s)
       end
@@ -98,10 +110,6 @@ module Vagrant
       env.local_data.commit
     end
 
-    def uuid
-      vm ? vm.uuid : nil
-    end
-
     def reload!
       @vm = VirtualBox::VM.find(@vm.uuid)
     end
@@ -115,8 +123,7 @@ module Vagrant
     end
 
     def start(options=nil)
-      raise Errors::VMInaccessible if !@vm.accessible?
-      return if @vm.running?
+      return if state == :running
       return resume if @vm.saved?
 
       run_action(:start, options)
@@ -146,12 +153,6 @@ module Vagrant
       run_action(:resume)
     end
 
-    def saved?
-      @vm.saved?
-    end
-
-    def powered_off?; @vm.powered_off? end
-
     def ui
       return @_ui if defined?(@_ui)
       @_ui = @env.ui.dup
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 60afa7fca..d5f4d5ccd 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -227,13 +227,15 @@ en:
         not_created: |-
           The environment has not yet been created. Run `vagrant up` to
           create the environment.
-        powered_off: The VM is powered off. To restart the VM, simply run `vagrant up`
+        poweroff: |-
+          The VM is powered off. To restart the VM, simply run `vagrant up`
         running: |-
           The VM is running. To stop this VM, you can run `vagrant halt` to
           shut it down forcefully, or you can run `vagrant suspend` to simply
           suspend the virtual machine. In either case, to restart it again,
           simply run `vagrant up`.
-        saved: To resume this VM, simply run `vagrant up`.
+        saved: |-
+          To resume this VM, simply run `vagrant up`.
         stuck: |-
           The VM is "stuck!" This is a very rare state which means that
           VirtualBox is unable to recover the current state of the VM.