Toyota Of Wallingford

Toyota has high expectations for the brand new 2013 Toyota Venza.  The Venza will be going to the 2012 New York City Auto Show, where critics and consumers will get their first in-person look at the vehicle.

The Venza was released in 2009, and many customers in Wallingford have made it their own. The 2013's model will feature new design angles, along with fresh standard equipment. Toyota has announced that this vehicle will come in three new colors: Attitude Black, Cypress Pearl, and Cosmic Gray Mica.

Some of the new standard features include:

• Blind spot mirror
• Puddle lamps
• Side mirror turn signals

You can get even more features at some higher trim levels, including:

• Memory seating
• Display audio with navigation. 
• Toyota's Entune multimedia system
• Premium HD nav screen

The top trim level of the Venza will feature a 3.5 liter V6 engine which is capable of producing 268-hp! 

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the new 2013 Venza, please contact Toyota of Wallingford today. Our friendly and knowledgeable sales staff is ready to assist you. 

Filed under: Car Buying, Etc., Toyota

Two years after Consumer Reports smacked Toyota by pulling its coveted Recommended label from the Japanese automaker's vehicles in the wake of safety concerns, the venerable consumer products testing magazine has slipped back into its comfortable role of being one of Toyota's biggest fans. In announcing its annual Top Picks list, CR lauded five Toyota models as best-in-class, meaning the once beleaguered brand captured fully half of the category awards.

The five triumphant Toyota models included the Camry Hybrid (hybrid), RAV4 (small SUV), Sienna V6 (family hauler), Prius (green car), and Highlander (Family SUV). It is the first time since 2003 that a single automaker has scored five class awards. Honda, the last automaker to do so, did not land a single vehicle on the list for the second time in three years.

Other vehicles landing a spot on the list include the Ford Mustang (sporty car), Hyundai Sonata (affordable family sedan), Infiniti G (sports sedan), Subaru Impreza (small car), and Chevrolet Avalanche (pickup truck).

CR says it evaluates vehicles for their road test performance, as well as reliability and safety, requiring that winners rank at least near the top of their category on the organization's overall road test scores while having average or better reliability on reader surveys and performing "well" on crash tests.

Click past the jump to read the full press release.

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