Maybe Toyota should focus on making products that don’t need to be recalled instead of introducing new ones that noone asked for. First post.

good point

Wow, another sedan from Toyota. Didn’t see that coming.

yeah a heap of morons already like it although they have never seen it it is already superior to anything anywhere, lets fill the back up with hay for the sheep.

See FT-SX concept.

i bet it will look like my ass

The Venza? What the **** is a Venza? I remember the Nissan Stanza. I’ve heard of Mensa. We all remember Tony Danza. This definitely tops ‘B9 Tribeca’as the dumbest new vehicle name in recent memory.

For the typical American above, Venza translates to ‘Win” in Spanish.

for the typical jap above,canuck is a canadian term, johnnycanuck is canadian, canada is no more america than japan is china.

It sounds boring, stupid, and unnecessary. This current idiotic trend of trying to create “bold, new vehicle segments” is getting very tiresome. I remember all the hoopla over the Matrix being a “segment buster” when it was released; it ended up being just a tall, compact 5-door hatchback companion to the Corolla. Not exactly what I would call a “ground breaking vehicle”.

I would much rather see Toyota create a fun, sporty, front wheel drive compact sedan for Scion that would actually compete with the Honda Civic and Mazda3 (since the hideous, appliance-like 2009 Corolla is definitely not up to the challenge) instead of squeezing another superfluous “crossover sedan” product into Toyota’s already overstuffed lineup.

They picked the wrong Spanish verb; here’s some good ones:
Toyota Roto
Toyota Jodido
Toyota Chupa
Toyota Aburrido

CTS: canadians and Americans co-exist. “Asians” generally hate other “asians” more than they do westerners.

mazdaman: Good points.

Sounds like a fancy way of saying “just another crossover to clutter the market”.

you can tell by the name Venza that its going to be another cheap pathetic half assed attempt of a car

Subaru tried this with the Outback Sedan from 99-07. Ever seen one? Exactly..

FT-SX is actually okay. looks like the idea of the Taurus X only waaaaaaaaay better – the low-slung, functional crossover.

if it looks like that it’ll be okay. still not great though

Doesn’t Toyota already market half a dozen 5-passenger sedans and several more crossovers in the US? Where the hell would this fit? I figured Toyota’s next new US model would be a small 7-seater wagovan (i.e. Corolla Verso) targeted at Mazda5/Kia Rondo/upcoming Chevy Zafira. What the hell is this? Oh, and “Vensa” is a little too close to “Versa”.

^ oops “Venza” lol — see!!

…but thanks anyways CTS for sticking up for me! Keep your stick on the ice, eh.

^ no problem johnny, you are one hell of a funny guy.:)

It will look like the Rogue/EX from Nissan. And the name is also one of the most retarded names ever. Can’t wait to see this **** though

O and the FT SX is actually pretty good looking. Too bad Ford has the three bar chrome grille trademarked.

This site is hilarious. Passing judgement on an automobile that has even been unveiled yet… and “Jap”? Really? Are we still stuck in the 1950s? Stop embarrassing yourselves. It’s so surprising that no one here realizes the sheer stupidity that fills a lot of these posts.

“Jap” would have been the 1940’s Rob, due to WWII. Go study your history.

Jap
Gook
Chink
Nip
Zip
Slant
Charlies

There, can we get back on topic now?

Damn CTS that was hilarious!

RobCali, no mention of the “typical American” comment? That’s so 2000. Thanks Madcapp for pointing out his ignorance.

Hey import haters
Can anyone tell me what the Motor Trend 2008 truck of the year was ?

27 posts above mine are making interesting peak into dynamics of this blog:
no one could see the car
There are absolutely no details on mechanicals
26 posts already expressed absolute distaste and disdain for the vehicle that nobody seen or knows what its guts are
one guy tries to defend company that makes the vehicle
and last but not the least there was a bit of racism, but this time I had nothing to do with it and even did not start it

Keep on blogging!

Not really autonutt.
I for one simply pointed out that the one part we do know (the name) is retarded. Also, a bunch of other people said that they think it will resemble Toy’s FT-SX concept so we talked about the CONCEPT not the car that is yet to debut. There were some who made preemptive comments, but not nearly as many as you tried to say.

1115 – you can’t be serious. We both know that the Tundra is one of the worst full-size trucks out there. Have you ever considered that Motor Trend was simply trying to balance itself by choosing an import for truck of the year? They would get hammered if they chose a domestic after their COTY choice is domestic (CTS). Them picking the Tundra is no indication of anything, they are just doing what they always have – import humping. If you want to restart the Tundra vs Silverado argument though…keep talking.

Isn’t it great autonut! Gawd I love the smell of LLN in the morning.

Commodore
stop crying the Tundra is the truck of the year Live with it

Venza … what a stupid name. Sounds dumb, actually unintelligent. Reminds me of Densa or Venereal or a maybe a German kids name. Whoever in marketing thought this up should be taken to task. I wounldn’t buy the car just because of this name.

Commodore, “JAP” would apply to the 1950s and post-WWII as well. Study history much? Anyway, what the hell does that have to do with anything? You as well as many people on this site are still pretty ignorant.

AxeHead: Pretty stupid of someone to buy a car or not buy a car because of what it’s called, isn’t it, especially when no one has even seen it yet? Using that kind of shallow logic you might as well say you’d go out and buy a POS car just because you thought its name was “cool.”

Place your bets for when it will be recalled.

Commodore, please accept my apologies. I thought you don’t like Toyotas and counted you as a negative comment. My mistake. 25 negative posts, one neutral one positive (before my previous post).

zoomzoomr: “I figured Toyota’s next new US model would be a small 7-seater wagovan (i.e. Corolla Verso) targeted at Mazda5/Kia Rondo/upcoming Chevy Zafira.”

I don’t know why any full-line automaker would be missing such a rig. Honda should bring in the Stream.

global_lightning: You forgot “zipperhead.”

N_yo_face: ” … tens of thousands of Honda’s flagship sedans roaming the streets as virtual Molotov ****tails.”
straight genius!

tripleonefive: Motor Trend lost its credibility about two years ago.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-malibu-sales-far-out-pace-expectations-buick-enclave-slaes-still-strong.html

Commodore: “Have you ever considered that Motor Trend was simply trying to balance itself by choosing an import for truck of the year?”
Have YOU ever considered that Motor Trend doesn’t know what it’s doing, and only picked the CTS as COTY on the “stopped-clock-is-right-twice-a-day” principle?

1115: Yes, the Tundra is the truck of the year. That is a FACT.

Stig: Launch plus 57 days.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Testing, judging, and story for the February 2008 issue of Motor Trend were completed and printed before the latest safety recall involving 15,600 2007 Tundras to correct a potential driveshaft issue)

Yea its funny how they lose credibility when the Tundra is truck of the year. If they bashed Toyota like this website then they would have credibility
HMM sounds convienient
Even with a recall the Tundra beat the american comp. If you like GM over the big 2 Japanese then you are buying an inferior vehicle and you are an idiot
Lamboz is mad huh lol Ha

I said the same thing when CTS was COTY. It’s meaningless.

If you like GM over the big 2 Japanese then you are buying a better vehicle.

tripleonefive- Too bad they already have bashed Toyota. Go drive a Tundra, drive a Ford and drive a Chevrolet and see the difference. I can tell you first hand that the Chevrolet is top par, and the Toyota is the substandard, as I have driven all three. Ford set the bar and has done so for years.

jackjim- Big two Japanese? Remember, Nissan is not Japanese! And Honda doesn’t quite make a “true truck”.

The Stig- I say 57 days… not including launch.

RC:
I guess that’s my perogative as a consumer to buy a car based on the name now isn’t it. Your reverse assumptions is incorrect, just because a car has a cool name, I wouldn’t buy it. This is all opinion, and the consumer paying the $ has a choice. Face it, the name is ugly.

JJT: “If you like GM over the big 2 Japanese then you are buying a better vehicle.”

****in hypocrite… didn’t you say something about being fair and objective in another article? Turns out to be just patriotic scum from Compton ghetto…

Veda: there’s no ghettos this side of the mississippi. What’s you problem today. Got your monthly visitor?

Turkey: No ghettos this side of the Mississippi? Are you KIDDING ME?

Head: The name sounds FINE. And basing your opinion of a car completely on its name, especially when you don’t even know what the thing looks like is still absolutely ridiculous. It says more about your biases than anything else.