24 XLE Nightshade here. Luxury on the cheap. I kinda miss the ventilated seats (in Fla) and all but not the extra cost. The all-black interior is not as handsome as two-tone trims but, oh well, you can’t cherry-pick low-volume cars. Gas economy is excellent coming from a 23 Subaru that got 15 mpg.
I would say if you want to experience the full luxury of the Venza but without going overboard in price; the XLE with the JBL sound system is the way to go. The limited is too expensive and the LE has hard fabric seats (I would at least upgrade to some katzkin leather seats if you go for the LE.)
Great review wuick to the point. Just purchased the 2021 XLE model and JBL 9 speaker upgrade with 54k miles on it. Absolutely beautiful vehicle. My gosh the rise is similar to my outgoing Lexus RX 350 and similar interior quality. Love this vehicle. Sad to see it go in just three short years tho.
I'm at a crossroad between putting a down payment for the xle and the Nightshade which I've found 2 for the same price.My sister has the Harrier version of this back home
@@immanuelingari4336 If you love music go for the XLE with the JBL sound system. If you don’t care about the sound system then go for the nightshade edition for the Panoramic Roof or without. It’s a great car for the money.
The Venza has been discontinued beginning with the 2025 model year. Toyota is hoping that potential Venza customers will migrate to the new Crown models.
@@Realist839 no trim level of the venza is worthwhile The venza exterior design choices is very questionable. Especially the bottom bumper turn signals. The interior is cramped nd claustrophobic. The old venza had a lot more space inside but the new venza is as big as a rav4 even though it’s categorized as a midsize crossover The back seats are tight. Trunks small. And the touch sensitive controls on the venza are not good. And it’s also overpriced
Limited. I got the 2023 one. To get to the same level of features and options you have to spend 62k for nx350h or 72k for rdx 350h.
Yep! The budget version just as nice!
I just bought the 2024 XLE. I love this car!
I did the same
Base trim for the intelligent win and a long term trouble free car
We're going to check out an LE in the next few days. Physical knobs and buttons are a must-have for us.
You get used to the volume toggle buttons.
XLE night shade 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
24 XLE Nightshade here. Luxury on the cheap. I kinda miss the ventilated seats (in Fla) and all but not the extra cost. The all-black interior is not as handsome as two-tone trims but, oh well, you can’t cherry-pick low-volume cars. Gas economy is excellent coming from a 23 Subaru that got 15 mpg.
I would say if you want to experience the full luxury of the Venza but without going overboard in price; the XLE with the JBL sound system is the way to go. The limited is too expensive and the LE has hard fabric seats (I would at least upgrade to some katzkin leather seats if you go for the LE.)
I love my Limited. It has every option that I want & love. I plan to own for a long time.
Great review wuick to the point.
Just purchased the 2021 XLE model and JBL 9 speaker upgrade with 54k miles on it. Absolutely beautiful vehicle. My gosh the rise is similar to my outgoing Lexus RX 350 and similar interior quality. Love this vehicle. Sad to see it go in just three short years tho.
I'd go for thre night shade...great review...kudos to u
How is the car AC
Would you recommend this over Rav4 hybrid?
Purchased a 24 in December of 23. XLE Trim / Coastal grey on grey. Love this car !! What do you all have?
I'm at a crossroad between putting a down payment for the xle and the Nightshade which I've found 2 for the same price.My sister has the Harrier version of this back home
@@immanuelingari4336 If you love music go for the XLE with the JBL sound system. If you don’t care about the sound system then go for the nightshade edition for the Panoramic Roof or without. It’s a great car for the money.
I drove one last week and felt it was underpowered. Is there any chance they would put a 6 cyl in this car ? Option in the LXE maybe for 2024 ??
RAV4 prime has over 300 hp.
But is hard to find.
Not a chance
I find the power totally adequate.
I got the limited
Is it toyota harier
Yes.
does anyone here have it with a head up display????
I know where all those outdoor driving locations are 🙂
Nightshade edition is just too sexy ❤
You didn’t mention the five thousand dollars of dealer installed accessories that you will be harassed into paying for.
Not true but i did get $1,700 in accessories.
The Venza has been discontinued beginning with the 2025 model year. Toyota is hoping that potential Venza customers will migrate to the new Crown models.
In general neither
care to elaborate?
@@Realist839 no trim level of the venza is worthwhile
The venza exterior design choices is very questionable. Especially the bottom bumper turn signals.
The interior is cramped nd claustrophobic. The old venza had a lot more space inside but the new venza is as big as a rav4 even though it’s categorized as a midsize crossover
The back seats are tight. Trunks small. And the touch sensitive controls on the venza are not good. And it’s also overpriced
@@naveenthemachine - Thanks for the response. I was almost sure about buying one. Now, I will take a closer look when I go for a test drive.
@@Realist839 doesn't have pre-collision system, unlike rav4
My limited is perfect! The price is fine for the quality of vehicle. 🤷🏻♂️Everyone has a different opinion/expectation.
Neither. Disco’d old stock.