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Originally Posted by bobstcyr

I was at the local dealership yesterday and test-drove a new Venza - no surprises as I found it to be everything I'v heard and read about. The interesting aspect of the marketing literature and sales pitch is - it is a wagon and little mention of it being a crossover from the SUV. They are definitely distancing themselves from the SUV image.

I was also told that the ETA of any order is realistically 8-weeks unless you are willing to by one of the fully loaded models being forced fed to the dealerships. The Venza I drove sticker'ed out at $39K ad change.

Very nice ride and interior appointment

I found it funny that Toyota was taking this approach with the Venza. When I first started adding them to our inventory, I was surprised that both Toyota and my corporate office classify the vehicle in the "car" category, which leads me to believe Toyota is taking the "wagon" approach to this vehicle. Some nice features, but I am not thrilled about the front end. The nice part is that (at least in these early stages) they come pretty much stuffed to the gills. I am a big fan of panoramic roofs (or is it rooves?) in vehicles. I have yet to be able to actually see one in person. My dealership had all three of them sold when they hit the ground, and since I'm at a remote location I can't just walk outside and look at it...Maybe pictures do it no justice on the front end...