Toyota Venza Review

toyota venza review: The yin to the Honda Crosstour's yang, Toyota's Venza enters 2013 with slightly changed outside styling, several new conventional comfort features, as well as a smattering of upgraded option bundles.


toyota venza review


On the Outside

Up front, the Venza's grille is a bolder, cleaner interpretation of its original chrome plan. The lower inlet trades egg-crate mesh for a much more traditional crosshatch pattern as well as is now ringed in chrome. The haze lights remain set into the lower fascia, today showcase restyled chrome surrounds.

Three new shades-- Attitude Black, Cypress Pearl, and Planetary Gray Mica-- join the Venza's options for 2013, with a collection of freshly developed 19-inch wheels rounding out the outside updates. The V-6 equipped model has 20-inch, five-spoke alloys as criterion.

Modern technology

The large news in Venza innovation for 2013 is the arrival of the Entune multimedia system. Targeted at incorporating mobile phones and also the cars and truck's navigating, enjoyment, and information solutions, Entune sustains a host of mobile apps, including Bing, movietickets.com, Pandora, as well as iHeartRadio.

Tailored

Toyota declares the purchasing process has actually been simplified as well as value increased for 2013 with the enhancement of numerous basic attributes to all 3 trim degrees: LE, XLE, and also Limited. The Venza LE consists of a blind-spot mirror and also external mirror turn-signals with pool lamps. A dual-zone automatic climate control system with second-row-seat vents, a 3.5-inch LCD multi-information display screen, a 6.1-inch touch-screen infotainment user interface, an auxiliary audio jack, a USB port, a six-speaker stereo, and also Bluetooth connection round out the LE's functions.

The XLE includes nav and Entune, leather-trimmed as well as warmed front seats, pushbutton start, a power liftgate, a back-up video camera, as well as an anti-theft system. The Restricted expands the 6.1-inch infotainment screen to a complete seven inches as well as includes an updated nav system, a breathtaking glass roof, and CONCEALED headlamps.

LE and also XLE designs are available with either of the two engine choices: a 181-hp, 2.7 litre four-cylinder or a 268-hp, 3.5-liter V-6 with either front- or four-wheel drive. The Limited is powered entirely by the V-6 engine in either front- or all-wheel-drive setups.

Calling the 2013 Venza "new" would be a stretch, and also Toyota agrees: It refers to the adjustments as "considerable updates," a statement with which we can agree in good conscience.

Toyota Venza Generations Explained

Major redesigns happen every five years or so; not much adjustments in between. Separating them into generations gives even more significant differences in the purchasing process.