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"MrPseudonym" (mrpseudonym) 04/16/2015 at 10:04 • Filed to: HELP

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What the FUCK is the Toyota Venza?

And more importantly, where the hell does it fit into the market? I can't tell if it's supposed to be a Wagon, Minivan, or a Crossover... Help.

fhrblig > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 10:10

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....aaaaand that is why they aren't selling.

Confession, when they first came out I actually kind of liked it (especially in brown). Until I heard how slow they were. Also I remembered I wasn't a middle-aged woman (the only people I've ever seen driving them).

Leon711 > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 10:12

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Kia Venga?

MLGCarGuy > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 10:12

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It's basically a Camry wagon that is marketed as a crossover because Toyota thinks it's decently high off the ground, but in reality with a suspension drop it would look like a wagon.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 10:13

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part minivan, part crossover, all sadness

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 10:13

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Yes.

Alex B > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 10:14

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I kind of thought of it as Toyota's RX.

cabarne4 > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 10:14

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Brother?

GeorgeyBoy > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 10:16

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A car for the liberal academia.

LongbowMkII > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 10:16

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Camry wagon with a mild lift and big wheels. midsized crossover. Between the rav4 and highlander. Also cheaper and more car like than the 4runner.

Nerd-Vol > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 10:18

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I would compare it to the outback. The outback has really grown in size over the years.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 10:42

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It's a rolling statement that says: I watch daytime talk shows, my coffee order is 17 syllables long and I have at least two children

McMike > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 10:42

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IMO, it's what the Crosstour should have been. More of a wagon than a hatchback humpmobile.

With the 19" wheels and raised clearance, I thought they were both silly. As I did with the CrossCabriolet.

Like the Crosstour and the CrossCabriolet before it, the Venza is also going out of production.

http://www.autonews.com/article/201503…

OPPOsaurus WRX > cabarne4 04/16/2015 at 10:44

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Wouldn;t this be closer?

OPPOsaurus WRX > fhrblig 04/16/2015 at 10:45

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its probably one of the better looking cars to come out of toyota in a while. Looks fairly practical, still making me yawn just thinking about the car

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 10:48

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Toyota's attempt to make a more boring and slow Mercedes-Benz R-Class.

cabarne4 > OPPOsaurus WRX 04/16/2015 at 10:52

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No, that's grandpa. You can tell by the disgruntled gaze.

sony1492 > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 11:00

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The commercials show how the only way to have fun while being 50+ is to own an Avenza.

HammerheadFistpunch > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 11:25

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its a "lifestyle enabling 5 passenger crossover that is both hip and mature, appealing to those who've found their way in life and are ready to take on new challenges"

i.e. I have no idea.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > MrPseudonym 04/16/2015 at 14:04

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I just saw one of these the other day and it is actually a decent looking wagon. I'm sure Toyota brands it as a crossover or something to make it seem exciting, but it is clearly a station wagon. Probably boring to drive, but I actually do think they look decent, at least the one I saw in red was.