A base Venza starts out at $29,310 and comes with a load of standard features, while a V6 version costs $30,800. Both are available with all-wheel drive for another $1,450 and our V6 AWD with the Navigation & JBL Package retails for $41,010.
As for rivals, Honda’s Accord Crosstour comes only with a V6 and ranges from $34,900 to $38,900. The Mazda CX-7, available with naturally-aspirated and turbocharged 4-cylinders, retails from $27,995 to $41,590. In addition, you could also consider the GMC Terrain, which offers 4-cylinder and V6 engines and is priced from $27,465 to $44,560.
The Toyota Venza is a good melting pot. It’s a vehicle that rounds up the best of several types of vehicles, namely the carlike ride of a sedan and the cargo carrying ability of a sport-utility vehicle. It’s arguably the best among that cross-breed of machines we now call crossovers, the type of vehicle that everyone will own in a couple of decades.
It obviously doesn’t fly yet or have a giant glass canopy like the Jetsons’ car, and it doesn’t drive itself yet, but I’m sure it’s in the plans for the 2025 model year.
As for rivals, Honda’s Accord Crosstour comes only with a V6 and ranges from $34,900 to $38,900. The Mazda CX-7, available with naturally-aspirated and turbocharged 4-cylinders, retails from $27,995 to $41,590. In addition, you could also consider the GMC Terrain, which offers 4-cylinder and V6 engines and is priced from $27,465 to $44,560.
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| A base Venza starts out at $29,310 and comes with a load of standard features.(Photo: Matthieu Lambert/Auto123.com) |
The Toyota Venza is a good melting pot. It’s a vehicle that rounds up the best of several types of vehicles, namely the carlike ride of a sedan and the cargo carrying ability of a sport-utility vehicle. It’s arguably the best among that cross-breed of machines we now call crossovers, the type of vehicle that everyone will own in a couple of decades.
It obviously doesn’t fly yet or have a giant glass canopy like the Jetsons’ car, and it doesn’t drive itself yet, but I’m sure it’s in the plans for the 2025 model year.
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