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Originally Posted by Tideland Prius
I doubt the Venza will be close to $30k base. Just looking at the wheels (19" standard on the 4 cylinder model... that's a LOT of weight for a 4 cylinder to move), it seems Toyota might market this as an upscale crossover. Another clue I'm latching on is the contrast piping which I haven't seen on a Toyota on this continent but that'll probably show up on the V6 limited model or something. I'm curious if after this round of vehicles, the next one will be decontented a bit (like how Toyota decontented the 1997 Camry) ... depends on the economy I guess?
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I was just going by Toyota's claim that the Venza would be slotted in between the RAV4 and the Highlander in terms of both market segment and price.
Toyota has had the bad habit of decontenting and reducing the quality of interior materials in the even number generations of the Camry: Gen2 (1987), Gen4 (1997), Gen6 (2007). I have leased every generation since Gen3, and I must say that the reduction in quality has been a disappointment. It did not help that the even number generations of my Camrys were assembled in Kentucky: reduction in quality of materials in addition to poor assembly quality was not very inspiring. I have said this before so let me get off my pedestal before I sound like a bitter old man.
