All-New Toyota Venza Crossover Sedan To Make World Debut At 2008 NAIAS

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  1. Tideland Prius

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    December 19, 2007 – Torrance, CA - Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., will stage the world premiere of the all-new 2009 Toyota Venza crossover sedan at a press conference at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.


    Venza will be a unique blend of sedan and sport utility vehicle, offering seating for five, easy ingress and egress, a car-like ride and functional utility. Venza was designed and engineered in the United States and will be assembled at Toyota's manufacturing plant in Georgetown, Kentucky.


    The press conference will be held on Monday, January 14 at 10:50 AM Eastern Time in the Riverview Ballroom at COBO Center and simulcast live to the Toyota display area at the show. A video clip of the press conference will be available for viewing following the event on the Toyota.com website.



    Source: Toyota Pressroom
     
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  2. ceric

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  3. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    We don't know if it's based on the FT-SX.

    Have you seen the Mark X Zio? It might be based on that (which I think is based on the FT-SX but I'm not sure).

    All we know is that it'll be like a Camry wagon in terms of placement in the lineup but will NOT be a Camry wagon (if that makes sense).

    Then again, isn't the Highlander the "Camry Wagon" anyway? :confused:
     
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    Here's the press release and photo:

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    bigger Tundra, FJ Cruiser, bigger Sequoia, bigger Land Cruiser, bigger Rav4, bigger Highlander, and now this. Moving Forward? Yup, right into fossil fuel depletion.
     
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  5. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    At least it's not a 7-passenger SUV.

    Don't quite understand the point since isn't that what the Highlander is for? The crossover SUV?
     
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    Wow... the Pacifica did so great that Toyota wants a piece of it... :D
     
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    Looks like a Lexus 300rx back end on a Corolla front end. Man Toyota makes some fugly looking vehicles.
     
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  8. Tideland Prius

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    I see a bit of Volvo in the rear lights...esp. with that broad shoulder line. XC90 anyone?
     
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    I however see Camry like for the frontend with Acura design for the backend.
     
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    toyota need to come with a smaller then prius hybrid car.....
     
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  11. Tideland Prius

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    Patience. It will come =)
     
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    SIGH, still no Estima mini-van:mad:
     
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    My thoughts exactly. What about those of us with 4 children or chldren with grandparents? What happened to the goal having a hybrid available in every model? I was looking forward to the unveiling and hoping for something much better than this. I think the car looks nice but it's not on my list of must haves, that's for sure. -Very disappointing.
     
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    It's funny. People don't buy station wagons anymore. But they do buy "crossovers."
     
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