Toyota Venza Preview Hammond LA

Critical Knowledge:

• All-new midsize crossover vehicle


• First Toyota with automatic high-beam headlamp dimming system


• First Toyota with standard 20-inch wheels


• First Toyota with panoramic roof option


• Unique 60/60 dashboard design


• Rear seats recline 14 degrees


• Seven air bags standard


• First sedan with Toyota's Star Safety System


• Four- and 6-cylinder engines available


• Designed, engineered and built in the United States

Introduction
Toyota says its all-new, 2009 Venza model was designed to look less like a traditional, boxy SUV and more like a sporty sedan with an angled rear hatch instead of the usual trunk lid. But unlike most sedans, the Venza will provide room for cargo behind second-row seats equipped with backs that can be reclined as much as 14 degrees.

Venza was developed specifically for the American market with design by Toyota's Calty studio in Newport Beach, Calif., engineering led by the Toyota Technical Center in Ann Arbor, Mich., and with assembly taking place in the same plant in Georgetown, Ky., where the Camry and Avalon sedans are built....

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