2013 Toyota Venza

2013 Toyota Venza

The Toyota Venza crossover currently offers enhanced exterior styling, added price through many new standard convenience options and updated choice packages that embody the Entune™ multi-media system for 2013 model year.

Toyota Venza's aerodynamic shape has been tastefully changed with a brand new upper and lower grille, fog lamps and rear taillights. The updated styling is complemented by a brand new 19-in. wheel design and 3 new exterior colors: Attitude Black, Cypress Pearl, and Cosmic Gray Mica.

The 2013 Venza is obtainable in LE, XLE and Limited grades. The LE and XLE models are available with all powertrain combinations: four-cylinder, V6, front-wheel drive (FWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD); the Toyota Venza Limited is powered by the V6 engine solely, in front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive configurations. Worth has been enhanced and ordering simplified with the addition of many commonplace features in all three grades.

Toyota Venza was developed specifically for the North American market, appealing to customers who prioritize bold, innovative style, an opulent and refined interior and excellent handling, however they still need roominess and versatility. Venza provides SUV flexibility with its fold-flat rear seats, spacious cargo space, elevated driver sightline, offered AWD and up to 3,five hundred-lbs. towing capability.

The Toyota Venza design was the creation of Toyota's Calty Style studios in Newport Beach, Calif. and Ann Arbor, Mich. Calty designers leaned toward a sleek crossover concept with a good stance that featured a sporty exterior, however they conjointly included important SUV attributes, like cargo space, towing capability and obtainable all-wheel drive performance.

Toyota Venza was primarily designed at Toyota Technical Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. And It is assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK), in Georgetown, Ky. A lot of than 70 percent of Venza's elements return from North American suppliers.

Performance and Efficiency

The 2013 Toyota Venza offers four-cylinder and V6 models in FWD and AWD versions. Venza's 2.7-liter four-cylinder engine delivers 181 horsepower at five,800 rpm and 182 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,200 rpm. The four-cylinder Venza is EPA-rated at 21 MPG town/27 MPG highway for the FWD model and 20/25 for the AWD.

The 3.5-liter V6 produces 268 horsepower at half dozen,two hundred rpm and 246 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,700 rpm. The V6 FWD model has EPA-estimated fuel economy ratings of 19 MPG city/26 MPG highway and 18/twenty five for the AWD. Both engines are teamed with a six-speed sequential-shift electronically controlled automatic transmission with intelligence (ECT-i). The six-speed ECT-i provides an partaking driving experience and helps optimize fuel economy. Uphill/downhill shift logic selects the proper gear for driving conditions and helps provide moderate engine braking throughout downhill driving.

Toyota Venza's Active Torque Management AWD System optimizes torque distribution between the front and rear wheels to help ensure stable acceleration and swish cornering on all road surfaces. AWD offers enhanced traction and helps give excellent overall handling in inclement weather.

An available Towing Prep Package on V6 models equips Venza with an engine oil cooler, larger radiator fan and significant-duty alternator.

Handling and Ride

Toyota Venza was designed with a lower center of gravity than typical SUVs to assist provide dynamic handling, that is more enhanced by the massive wheels and tires. The 4-cylinder models ride on normal 19-in., 10-spoke aluminum alloy wheels. Distinctive 20-in. five-spoke aluminum alloy wheels are standard for the V6 model. Power-assisted, ventilated front and solid rear disc brakes are commonplace on all models.

Toyota Venza's body structure relies on high tensile-strength steel, gussets and cross members for its strength, rigidity and optimized weight. Front suspension consists of a rigid L-arm-type MacPherson strut with a stabilizer bar, and the rear suspension could be a dual-link MacPherson strut setup with stabilizer bar. Electric power steering (EPS), with its ideally weighted steering effort, contributes to the Venza's spirited driving dynamics. EPS helps give a additional direct steering feel at both high and low speeds and delivers just-right assist when maneuvering the vehicle into tight parking spaces.

Safety

Toyota's STAR Safety System is standard on all Toyota models and options enhanced Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Traction Management (TRAC) Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), Brake Assist and also the Good Stop Technology (SST).

VSC automatically adjusts engine output and also the vehicle's braking force at each wheel to help control loss of traction during cornering. TRAC helps maintain traction during challenging driving conditions. Brake Assist is meant to work out if the driving force is making an attempt emergency braking. If the driver has not stepped firmly enough on the brake pedal to have interaction ABS, Brake Assist supplements the applied braking power until the driver releases the pedal. Smart Stop offers a further level of safety by automatically reducing engine power when a vehicle's brake and accelerator pedals are applied simultaneously under bound driving conditions, serving to to bring the vehicle to a controlled stop. Hill-begin Assist Management (HAC), additionally customary on all Venza models, briefly provides pressure to the brakes whereas the vehicle is stopped on an incline to assist guarantee easier starting with no rollback.

In addition, Toyota Venza provides seven airbags, together with a driver's knee airbag, driver and front-passenger front-seat-mounted facet airbags, and back and front facet-curtain airbags. Front seat-belt pretensioners retract the seat belt in an exceedingly severe frontal collision, while the twin-stage force limiters help limit the seat-belt force applied to the driver's and front passenger's chests.

Driver and front-passenger seats use active headrests. If the vehicle is struck from the rear, a cable-actuated mechanism will move the headrest upward and forward to help limit movement of the occupant's head.

Comfort and Convenience

Venza's generous utility includes several clever storage locations and lighting. The adjustable center console features a sliding cover and armrest, 3 iPod®/MP3 player holders with wire concealment features, and a giant storage compartment.

The middle-console compartment is additionally equipped with a USB port, auxiliary audio jack and twelve-volt power outlet. The upper portion of the center console houses the gearshift lever for simple and snug driver reach. An on/off start the overhead console enables front-seat occupants to control all four personal overhead interior lights.

Interior storage is more complemented by a total of 10 back and front beverage holders (six bottle holders and four cup holders). These include dual-illuminated, sliding front cup-holders in the middle console, 2 in the rear-seat armrest, and front- and back-door bottle holders.

Entune Multi-Media System

The 2013 Venza currently offers the Toyota Entune multimedia system. This system leverages the mobile smartphone to produce a richer in-vehicle experience with absolutely integrated access to navigation, entertainment and data services.

Toyota Entune supports participating mobile apps, such as Bing, OpenTable, and movietickets.com, along with accessing useful travel-connected services, such as live weather, traffic, fuel data (location and worth), stocks, and sports. Toyota Entune encompasses a giant selection of music options on the market to a vehicle, including iHeartRadio's 750+ stations, and Pandora's personalised music service.

The audio systems combined with Entune feature a best-in-category, advanced conversational voice recognition system that helps the motive force to remain centered by eliminating the requirement to memorize thousands of voice commands.

An Abundance of Customary Features

The Toyota Venza LE grade comes well equipped with new standard features that embrace a blind spot mirror and outer mirror flip signals with puddle lamps. Extra key normal options embody dual-zone automatic climate management with air filter and second-row-seat vents; eight-means power-adjustable driver's seat with power lumbar; 3.5-in. LCD multi-info show; a tilt/telescopic adjustable steering wheel with integrated audio controls; an overhead console with map lights; rear-seat adjustable personal reading lamps and three 12-volt power shops.

The LE conjointly comes customary with the Show Audio system, which includes a six.one-inch touch screen, AM/FM CD player with MP3/WMA playback capability, six speakers, auxiliary audio jack, USB port with iPod® connectivity and control, vehicle information, hands-free phone capability, phone book access and music streaming via Bluetooth® wireless technology.

The accessible Convenience Package for the Venza LE adds a power liftgate and a rear back-up camera. The Preferred Package adds a panoramic glass roof with front power moonroof and Show Audio with Navigation and Entune.

The Venza XLE provides a major luxury and convenience upgrade to the vehicle and adds customary options like leather-cut seating surfaces, steering wheel and shift knob; four-way power passenger seat; multi-stage heated front seats; driver seat memory; reverse tilt outer mirrors, Display Audio with Navigation and Entune; anti-theft system with alarm and engine immobilizer; Sensible Key System with Push Button Start and illuminated entry; power rear liftgate and a back-up camera. Additionally customary on the XLE could be a TFT multi-info show which will be customized to regulate the font size and content, and navigation voice directions on the market in Spanish, French or English (XM Traffic is solely accessible in English).

Aside from powertrain choices, the XLE offers one major possibility the Premium Package, that includes a panoramic glass roof with front power moonroof, and Show Audio with Navigation , Entune and JBL®, that has vi.1-inch Touch Screen, AM/FM CD Player with MP3/WMA Playback Capability, 13 JBL® Synthesis Speakers including Subwoofer, SiriusXM™ Satellite Radio (Includes three-month trial subscription to XM Choose Package), HD Radio™ withiTunes® Tagging, Auxiliary Audio Jack, USB Port with iPod® Connectivity and Control, Vehicle Info, Hands-Free Phone Capability, Phonebook Access, Advanced Voice Recognition, and Music Streaming Via Bluetooth® Wireless Technology.

The V6-solely, top-of-line Toyota Venza Limited comes customary with the Premium HDD Navigation with Entune™ and JBL® multimedia system. The system features a seven-inch high resolution touch screen with split-screen capability, AM/FM CD Player with MP3/WMA Playback Capability, 13 JBL® Synthesis™ Speakers as well as Subwoofer, SiriusXM™ Satellite Radio capability (Includes three-month trial subscription to XM Select Package); HD Radio™ with iTunes® Tagging, Auxiliary Audio Jack, USB Port with iPod® Connectivity and Management, Vehicle Info, Hands-Free Phone Capability, Phonebook Access, Advanced Voice Recognition, and Music Streaming Via Bluetooth® Wireless Technology.

The Venza Limited combines the Premium HDD Navigation with Entune and JBL and also the panoramic glass roof with front power moonroof, and it adds high-intensity discharge (HID) headlights with automatic high beams and LED Daytime Running Lights. The high-beam feature detects oncoming vehicles and automatically switches the headlamps from high- to low-beam.

Customers looking for a pet-friendly vehicle will realize a wide range of pet utility accessories on the market at Toyota dealerships. Among the accessible selections are a rear liftgate pet ramp, booster seat with harness, pet buckles and rear seat zipline-style harnesses, pet carriers and bucket seat, bench seat and hammock vogue waterproof seat covers.

Exterior Design

The Venza sports an aerodynamic form with short overhangs, forward A-pillar, crisp character lines, and an occasional roofline. Continuous brushstroke lines run from the front grille to the D-pillar. A bold front end options a particular grille, headlights and fog lamps for a sporty nevertheless refined look. Toyota Venza's sophisticated and confident look is completed by an angled rear hatch, spoiler and wide wraparound taillights that interconnect with the hatch door. Tight tire-to-body gaps contribute to the delicate, refined appearance.

The Venza design is extremely sensible, with a rear load-in height that's nearly as low as that of the Sienna minivan. The generously sized liftgate opening enhances the vehicle's utility. An out there power liftgate integrates jam protection that detects obstruction within the door's path and reverses the motor. Venza provides a coffee step-over height for improved ergonomics, and as a result of the closed doors cover the rocker panels, the driving force and passengers are protected against accumulated road-dust whereas getting into and out of the vehicle.

Interior Design

The Toyota Venza interior is intended to reinforce driving enjoyment and supply premium comfort. Venza is obtainable in three interior colours: Ivory, Lightweight Gray, and Black, that is new for 2013. Each color is offered in fabric on LE and leather on XLE and Limited.

The flow of the center console creates a distinctive "60/sixty" style that provides each the motive force and front passenger the sensation that 60 percent of the area is accessible from their seating position. All grades have a customary Optitron® speedometer and tachometer. The XLE and Limited grades additionally embrace a TFT multi-color center instrument panel show. Dual-zone automatic climate system controls are centrally located on the upper console, providing easy access for each the driving force and front passenger.

Personal area lends overall comfort to the vehicle's interior with ample head area, shoulder area, hip area and couple distance. Cargo-space utility is enhanced with fold-down 60/40 rear seats, one-bit fold-down seat levers and a tonneau cover. 

2013 Toyota Venza

 2013 Toyota Venza

 2013 Toyota Venza

 2013 Toyota Venza

 2013 Toyota Venza

 2013 Toyota Venza

 2013 Toyota Venza