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The Toyota Venza is a mid-size crossover SUV
Crossover SUV

A crossover — variously called CUV or crossover utility vehicle — is a marketing term for a vehicle that derives from a car automobile platform while borrowing features from an Sport utility vehicle or Minivan....
 developed by Japanese automaker Toyota and unveiled at the 2008 North American International Auto Show
North American International Auto Show

The North American International Auto Show is an annual auto show held in Detroit, Michigan. It is among the largest auto shows in North America....
 in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
. It is currently engineered in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc. is an automobile manufacturing factory in Georgetown, Kentucky, USA. It is part of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America , owned by Toyota Motor Company of Japan....
 (TMMK) in Georgetown, Kentucky
Georgetown, Kentucky

Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, Kentucky, United States. The population was 18,080 at the 2000 United States Census. It is the county seat of Scott County, Kentucky....
. It has a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimated fuel economy of / with its four-cylinder engine. Even though most Toyota vehicles built in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 are sold in Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
, it is one of the North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
n built Toyotas (alongside the Avalon
Toyota Avalon

The Toyota Avalon is a full-size car produced by Toyota in the United States, and is the flagship sedan of Toyota in the United States, Canada, and the Middle East....
) to not be sold in Mexico.

Based on the Toyota FT-SX concept car
Concept car

A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a Automobile prototype made to showcase a concept, new styling, technology and more. They are often shown at Auto show to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....
 unveiled at the 2005 North American International Auto Show
North American International Auto Show

The North American International Auto Show is an annual auto show held in Detroit, Michigan. It is among the largest auto shows in North America....
, the Venza uses the Camry
Toyota Camry

The Toyota Camry is a mid-size car, formerly a compact car manufactured by Toyota since 1980. The name "Camry" comes from a phonetic transcription of the Japanese word kemuri , which means "wiktionary:smoke", when an engineer noticed the thick smoke pouring out of the engine during testing before the exhaust was fitted....
 chassis and will offer Toyota's 3.5L 2GR-FE
Toyota GR engine

The Toyota GR engine family is an open-deck, V6 piston engine series. The GR series has a 60? Die_casting aluminum block and aluminum DOHC cylinder heads....
 V6 and 2.7L 1AR-FE
Toyota AR engine

The AR engine family is a straight-4 piston engine series by Toyota, first introduced in 2008 for the U.S. market Toyota rav4, and subsequently for Toyota Highlander, and U.S....
  I4
Straight-4

The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....
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The Toyota Venza is a mid-size crossover SUV
Crossover SUV

A crossover — variously called CUV or crossover utility vehicle — is a marketing term for a vehicle that derives from a car automobile platform while borrowing features from an Sport utility vehicle or Minivan....
 developed by Japanese automaker Toyota and unveiled at the 2008 North American International Auto Show
North American International Auto Show

The North American International Auto Show is an annual auto show held in Detroit, Michigan. It is among the largest auto shows in North America....
 in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
. It is currently engineered in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc. is an automobile manufacturing factory in Georgetown, Kentucky, USA. It is part of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America , owned by Toyota Motor Company of Japan....
 (TMMK) in Georgetown, Kentucky
Georgetown, Kentucky

Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, Kentucky, United States. The population was 18,080 at the 2000 United States Census. It is the county seat of Scott County, Kentucky....
. It has a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimated fuel economy of / with its four-cylinder engine. Even though most Toyota vehicles built in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 are sold in Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
, it is one of the North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
n built Toyotas (alongside the Avalon
Toyota Avalon

The Toyota Avalon is a full-size car produced by Toyota in the United States, and is the flagship sedan of Toyota in the United States, Canada, and the Middle East....
) to not be sold in Mexico.

Based on the Toyota FT-SX concept car
Concept car

A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a Automobile prototype made to showcase a concept, new styling, technology and more. They are often shown at Auto show to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....
 unveiled at the 2005 North American International Auto Show
North American International Auto Show

The North American International Auto Show is an annual auto show held in Detroit, Michigan. It is among the largest auto shows in North America....
, the Venza uses the Camry
Toyota Camry

The Toyota Camry is a mid-size car, formerly a compact car manufactured by Toyota since 1980. The name "Camry" comes from a phonetic transcription of the Japanese word kemuri , which means "wiktionary:smoke", when an engineer noticed the thick smoke pouring out of the engine during testing before the exhaust was fitted....
 chassis and will offer Toyota's 3.5L 2GR-FE
Toyota GR engine

The Toyota GR engine family is an open-deck, V6 piston engine series. The GR series has a 60? Die_casting aluminum block and aluminum DOHC cylinder heads....
 V6 and 2.7L 1AR-FE
Toyota AR engine

The AR engine family is a straight-4 piston engine series by Toyota, first introduced in 2008 for the U.S. market Toyota rav4, and subsequently for Toyota Highlander, and U.S....
  I4
Straight-4

The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....
. Front-wheel drive
Front-wheel drive

Front-wheel drive is a form of Internal combustion engine/transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only....
 and all-wheel drive will be available as an option. It is currently Toyota's only crossover SUV
Crossover SUV

A crossover — variously called CUV or crossover utility vehicle — is a marketing term for a vehicle that derives from a car automobile platform while borrowing features from an Sport utility vehicle or Minivan....
 not to have a third-row seat available, as both the RAV4
Toyota RAV4

The Toyota RAV4 is a compact SUV crossover SUV built and marketed by the Toyota Motor Corporation. The car was introduced in Japan and Europe in 1994 and sales began in North America in 1996 to cater to consumers wanting a vehicle that had most of the benefits of SUVs, such as increased cargo room, higher visibility, and the option of full-t...
 and the Highlander
Toyota Highlander

The Toyota Kluger, known as the Toyota Highlander in North America, is a crossover SUV assembled by Toyota under the Toyota brand name in its Kyushu, Japan assembly plant and its Ikeda, Osaka, Japan assembly plant during 2008 and present....
 do.

Classification

Toyota has claimed that the Venza blends the "styling and comfort of a passenger car with the flexibility of a sport utility vehicle." However, Toyota informed automotive magazine Motor Trend
Motor Trend

File:motor trend cover.jpgMotor Trend is an automobile magazine. It first appeared in September 1949, issued by Petersen Publishing Company in Los Angeles, California, and bearing the tag line The Magazine for a Motoring World. Petersen Publishing was sold to British publisher EMAP in 1998, who sold the former Petersen magazines to...
 that it would pass on entering the Venza in the publication's SUV of the Year
Motor Trend Car of the Year

In the USA, Motor Trend magazine was the first to give a Car of the Year award, doing so to Cadillac in 1949 . It has since expanded the award category to include the Truck and SUV of the Year, awarding these separately from the Car of the Year....
 competition. Instead, Toyota requested that the Venza compete in the Car of the Year competition. Motor Trend decided that the Venza should not compete in any competition at all since its ride height
Ride height

Ride height is the amount of space between the base of an automobile tire and the underside of the chassis; or, more properly, to the shortest distance between a flat, level surface, and any part of a vehicle other than those parts designed to contact the ground ....
 is too high to be qualified as a car. Toyota has said that the ride height of the 2010 Venza will be lowered.

Production

The Venza began production at TMMK on November 11, 2008, with over 70% of the Venza's components coming from U.S. suppliers. Toyota projects sales of between 75,000-100,000 Venzas per year.

The Venza will start at $25,975 for a front-wheel-drive (FWD) 4-cylinder model, and range up to $29,250 for the all-wheel-drive (AWD) V6 edition without options. Standard equipment is very good for a vehicle in this class, offering cruise control
Cruise control

Cruise control is a system that automatically controls the rate of motion of a motor vehicle. The driver sets the speed and the system will take over the throttle of the car to maintain the same speed....
, fog lamps, 19" alloy wheels, HomeLink, XM satellite radio, a 6-disc CD changer, dual-zone climate control, auto-dimming rear view mirror, Hill-Start assist control, power accessories, steering-wheel mounted audio controls, and the Toyota Star Safety System, which includes Vehicle Stability Control
Electronic Stability Control

Electronic stability control is a computerized technology that improves the safety of a car handling by detecting and preventing skids. When ESC detects loss of steering control, ESC automatically applies individual brakes to help "steer" the vehicle where the driver wants to go....
, Traction Control
Traction control

A traction control system , also known as Anti-Slip Regulation , on current production vehicles, are typically electro-hydraulic systems, designed to prevent loss of traction of the driven road wheels, and therefore the control of the vehicle, when excessive throttle is applied by the driver, and the condition of the road surface is...
, ABS
Anti-lock braking system

An anti-lock braking system, or ABS is a safety system which prevents the wheels on a motor vehicle from locking while brake.A rotating road wheel allows the driver to maintain steering control under heavy braking by preventing a skid and allowing the wheel to continue interacting Traction with the road surface as directed by driver...
, Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist
Brake assist

Brake Assist is a generic term for an automobile braking technology that increases braking pressure in an emergency situation.The first application was developed jointly by Daimler-Benz and TRW/LucasVarity....
. Major options include automatic high beams
Headlamp

A headlamp is a lamp , usually attached to the front of a vehicle such as a automobile, with the purpose of illuminating the road ahead during periods of low visibility, such as darkness or precipitation ....
 with HID lighting, panoramic glass moonroof, Smart Key System, JBL sound system, voice-activated touch-screen DVD navigation system with Bluetooth
Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a wireless protocol for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks . It was originally conceived as a wireless alternative to RS232 data cables....
, and rear DVD entertainment system.

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