Dunno. I'm still not convinced many people will pick a Venza over the less expensive Rav4.
It's a Camry hatchback, which would have been fine, but they jacked it up and slapped 19" (20" optional) wheels on it. Replacement rubber is going to be very pricey.
In the US, I still think it's DOA. They just don't like hatchbacks down there.
Admittedly the RAV4 we had was the previous generation, but, regardless of that, I would take this new Venza over the RAV any day, any way (without having driven the new RAV nor the new Venza).
The new RAV is night and day over the old one. In any event, I suspect you wouldn't fit in the typical car buying demographic.
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The EPA doesn't have numbers up for the 4 cylinder, but the V6 gets the same mileage in the RAV as it does in the FWD Venza. It's only marginally (2mpg) better than the Highlander.
So it's marginally more spacious than the RAV, slightly less so than the Highlander, overlaps both on price, and doesn't have an advantage in fuel mileage (I'm going to assume the 4 cylinder gets the same mileage as it does in the RAV). The FWD V6 is 3870lbs, apparently the 4 cylinder is 130lbs lighter, so the little motor is going to be pretty darned sluggish on the highway.
This car to me suggests that Toyota is doing the same thing the big three were accused of doing, more and more variations of the same thing.