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Whichever label you want to give it, the new Toyota Venza looks like a winner.
Assume of the Venza as a station wagon and you are going to most likely get the point. Of course, it doesn't appear specifically like any station wagon we've seen ahead of. Unveiled at Detroit's North American International Auto show in January, Venza drew lots of attention. Among cars at present available, it reminds us most of the Ford Edge crossover.
There is a lot of the Lexus RX350 in this Toyota, too, even though the Venza is pressed down closer to the ground, and sleeker. Its front end is taller, but certainly molded in the theme of Toyota's present Camry sedan. The Venza's rear glass has a nice, lengthy rake, and its taillights wrap about the rear fenders onto the hatch. Its regular wheels measure 19 inches in diameter, whilst 20-inch spoked alloys are optional. In sum, the Venza is one of the a lot more handsome, intriguing automobiles Toyota has launched in some time.
A look at its dimensions brings the crossover label into point of view. At 109.three inches and 189 inches, respectively, the Venza's wheelbase and overall length match each Bell Road Toyota's Camry sedan and Highlander sport-utility inside fractions of an inch. In other words, the Venza's footprint on the pavement matches each Camry and Highlander closely. Yet with an all round height of 63.4 inches, the Venza slots right in the middle of the Camry and Highlander. It really is ride height falls somewhere in the middle, also.
The 2009 Venza seats 5, like the Camry, rather than seven like the Highlander. Its rocker height, or the lip about the bottom of its passenger doors, is low, making it easy to lift feet inside, however the hip point for seated occupants is greater than the typical sedan's. The mixture ought to provide a mix a lot of purchasers seek: straightforward ingress and egress, with a higher seating position for a greater view about tall vehicles on the road.
The 2009 Venza ought to reach showrooms with the standard model year changeover in early fall 2008. It will be built at Toyota's assembly plant in Georgetown, Kentucky. the link
