Toyota Venza At the LA Auto Show

I sincerely doubt that someone would walk up to the Venza and say that it is the car they've been dreaming about for years, but the it is a rather stylish way to shuttle people and goods around. I've included a few shots of a tricked out Venza with some huge stoppers that would be sure to launch Uncle Billy's dentures if you stomped on them full force. I am interested in the Venza, if only to compare it to the Sienna that we currently own. My beef with the Sienna being that its steering is ridiculously over boosted. I will have to talk to Toyota about getting one of these for a week's evaluation.

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2009 Toyota Venza Microsite

New 2009 Toyota Venza

Toyota has launched their Venza microsite. You can visit the link above and check out this neither fish nor fowl model.

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Toyota Venza

Another crossover! For the press introduction, Toyota drove the car from the back, down the middle of the aisle and onto the stage. The Venza will be only sold as one model with a choice of four cylinder and six cylinder power. Both engines are mated to a six-speed automatic transmission and available with either front or all wheel drive. What I found interesting is that the four cylinder gets 19" wheels as standard and the six gets 20" rims. Wow! I can't say that the Venza appeals to me. It's too small to replace the family van and too big for my commuting car. Is it a hit or a miss? I guess it all depends on how you feel about vanilla ice cream. It's certainly not going to be a miss in the marketplace, but I don't find her particularly fetching to look at.


I presume that we'll see a Lexus version of the Venza at some point, not unlike the LF-X concept pictured above.

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