Venza Site Ready for Visitors
As you might expect, we keep close track of the search terms and key words that people use to get onto the Open Road. You may be interested to learn that the Number 1 search word is "Venza."
You remember Venza, right? It’s a stylish car that was designed to capture the best characteristics of both the roomy SUV and the efficient sedan.
We unveiled the Venza in January at the Detroit Auto Show, and we posted it here on Open Road on January 15. You can go to our Jan. 15 post by clicking here.
Now the real deal is coming in a few months, and since there’s been so much interest, we wanted to provide a way for you to see the vehicle, and to learn more about it.
It’s the Venza minisite at Toyota.com, which you can access by clicking here.
What you’ll find when you get there include, naturally, photos of the car. But there’s also an interview with its designer, a list of specifications and features, and a couple of interesting videos that detail the design process and tell us some interesting stuff about the car’s optional V6 engine. There’s also a place for you to sign up for updates on the vehicle, which is set to make its sales debut later this year.
So go ahead, take a look. Then tell us what you think.
- Jon F. Thompson, Editor, Open Road


The site still doesn't list it - what's the mileage?
Posted by: Paul Rivers | June 09, 2008 at 08:55 AM
When will we get details about the new 2.7L engine?
Posted by: Marc | June 09, 2008 at 01:49 PM
It looks like an awesome car, I'm curious as what the MPG will be also.
Posted by: fgc | June 09, 2008 at 02:00 PM
It looks like the Hyundai Genesis front end has been mated onto a Ford Edge only softer and more "Toyota-like." Congratulations on homogenizing what could have been something interesting...
Posted by: Franc | July 07, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Car looks great. When exactly will it be in showrooms and what is the projected MPG?
Posted by: Tom Barnes | September 23, 2008 at 11:24 AM