Toyota Announces Camry-based Venza Crossover

[theeedude]

Originally posted by: chris7b
Ford edge and volvo had a baby...

In Chernobyl 😀

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Anything Toyota makes goes gold; their record sales should be a clue.

At this point, why not expand your lineup to attack every segment? Crossovers are a hot area of growth.

so what is a highlander?

It's a crossover that's more SUV than station-wagon. The Venza is a crossover that's more station-wagon than SUV.

Different segments.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Anything Toyota makes goes gold; their record sales should be a clue.

At this point, why not expand your lineup to attack every segment? Crossovers are a hot area of growth.

so what is a highlander?

It's a crossover that's more SUV than station-wagon. The Venza is a crossover that's more station-wagon than SUV.

Different segments.

oh yeah

 

[gotsmack]

Looks great. Now all I have to do is wait for the official specs and pricing to come out co compare it to the Rav4. Looking for cargo capacity, MPG, and MSRP.

What I don't like: the dual exhaust. It is just going to be more expensive to replace when it rusts out.

 

[ncage]

i think its FUGLY......who needs another smashed mini van (Pacifica).

 

[rh71]

Hey look, it's a short/flat RX330.

At least it's not another bubble car they call a crossover.

 

[Kelvrick]

Looks fine to me, not much different then a fucken station wagon, except how people can think these are hip and the "new thing" and ask me how I can drive a station wagon.

 

[dwcal]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
At this point, why not expand your lineup to attack every segment? Crossovers are a hot area of growth.

They must think crossovers are hot with all these redundant models in the same size class. Ford does it too with the Edge and Taurus X (the Taurus X is a little longer and has a 3rd row seat, but only 6 seats total to the Edge's 5). Do you really attract different buyers with a boxy crossover and a rounded crossover?

 

[dwcal]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

so what is a highlander?

It's a crossover that's more SUV than station-wagon. The Venza is a crossover that's more station-wagon than SUV.

Different segments.

Yeah, one's boxy and one's round. Also, the height at 63" is exactly halfway between a Camry and Highlander.

 

[TerryMathews]

It took me a minute to wrap my head around it, but it looks like the Venza is more like the Matrix than the Highlander/RAV4. Throws you off because it borrows some styling cues from the Highlander/RX330.

 

[Arkaign]

Because Americans just can't get enough SUVness!

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Arkaign
Because Americans just can't get enough SUVness!

To me it's just a bigger Mazda3 hatch. Nothing SUV about it. It uses a camry platform and a FWD layout. The isn't much ground clearance, and from the pictures it isn't that tall.

It's just a hipper looking wagon without as much overhang over the rear wheels.

It's a nice looking car and certainly a step back in the practical direction over something like the Edge/Highlander. I'm sure it will pull better than 25MPG.

It really looks to be in the same vein as the Malibu Maxx. Just larger in dimensions.