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2014 TOYOTA VENZA VS 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK SAN DIEGO CA

2014 Toyota Venza 2014 Subaru Outback

Defying labels but suiting drivers better than the easily categorized alternatives, the 2014 Toyota Venza slots somewhere between a crossover, an SUV, and a wagon, combining the best bits and pieces from each for a composed, balanced, and eminently useful package.

With the Venza, Toyota has one of the better five-passenger wagons--what amounts to a grown-out, grown-up hatchback without the artificially styled SUV-ness, but with some extra space and ride height for the occasional adventures and excursions.

Toyota gave the Venza a light refresh for 2013, and has carried it over mostly intact for 2014, adding only power-folding side mirrors for XLE models, and the same mirrors plus front and rear parking sonar on Limited models. The styling didn't change much, save for the adoption of a stronger, waved grille to the sleek hatchback body. It's knitted together particularly well from various Toyota parts, and its roofline and profile sit lower to the eye than some taller utes. We can't help but think AMC Eagle from many angles, and that's a good thing. The cabin's perfectly functional, but trim and materials are more serviceable than sexy. There's a bit too much hard plastic in contact with driver and passenger knees than you might expect in a vehicle that can cost well over $30,000.

2014 TOYOTA VENZA

There are four-cylinder and V-6 Venzas, and both are offered with a choice of front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. The base engine makes 182 horsepower from 2.4 liters, while the V-6 makes 268 hp. The mileage difference isn't all that great between the two, with four-cylinder Venzas rating up to an EPA 20 mpg city, 26 highway (or as low as 18/25 for the V-6 AWD). Both engines get the same available all-wheel drive system, configured for on-road tractability, and on V-6 models there's an available Towing Prep Package (to tow up to 3,500 pounds).

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5910 Mission Gorge Rd San Diego, CA 92120

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