2023 Toyota Venza: Everything You Need To Know About, Tough-looking exterior design and technological upgrades

Toyota Venza is definitely a Nigerian sweetheart as a lot of Nigerians dream of owning this car someday. Ever since the Japanese automobile manufacturing company launched the first Venza model in 2009, they’ve worked tirelessly to add interesting features to subsequent models so as to stay ahead of their game. The 2023 model of Toyota Venza is not an exception as quite a number of modifications have been made to make it better than the 2022 model.

2023 Toyota Venza – What’s New Inside

The Venza gains a Nightshade model for 2023 that dresses it in a darker exterior wardrobe than the rest of the lineup. The Nightshade model is based on the mid-range XLE but comes with black wheels, black front and rear bumper accents, a black grille surround, black mirror caps, and black door handles. Exterior colours are limited to Celestial Black, Wind Chill Pearl, or Ruby Red Flare. Elsewhere, the XLE model gains standard LED fog lamps, but the rest of the Venza lineup carries over unchanged to the new model year.

2023 Toyota Venza: Powertrain Specs And Price

The Venza is only available as a hybrid and comes with a combination of a 2.5-litre four-cylinder Atkinson cycle engine and a hybrid drivetrain. The three electric motors’ combined output of 219 horsepower is coupled with a CVT automatic transmission.

2023 Toyota Venza Specifications

Engine	2.5-liter four-cylinder engine
Power	219 Hp
Torque	163 lb·ft @ 5,200 rpm (221 N·m)
0-100km/h	7.6
Top Speed	112 Mph
Fuel Tank Capacity	65.9L

The best value of the bunch is the XLE model, which comes standard with front and rear parking sensors, passive keyless entry, and 19-inch aluminium wheels. All Venza models come standard with all-wheel drive, so those who want that feature aren’t forced to shell out extra to have it.

2023 Toyota Venza Price

2023 Toyota Venza LE	₦17.5 Million
2023 Toyota Venza XLE	₦19 Million
2023 Toyota Venza Nightshade	₦20 Million
2023 Toyota Venza Limited	₦21 million

For the midsize SUV, that is more than plenty. On average, you can expect a city MPG of 40 and a highway MPG of 37. Compared to the competitors, this is far better. Toyota electrified the majority of the car, with a few minor additions, giving the customer a luxurious ride overall.

2023 Toyota Venza: New Nightshade Exterior

The Venza gains a Nightshade model for 2023 that dresses it in a darker exterior wardrobe than the rest of the lineup. The Nightshade model is based on the mid-range XLE but comes with black wheels, black front and rear bumper accents, a black grille surround, black mirror caps, and black door handles.

For 2023, the Venza receives a Nightshade model that outfits its exterior in a darker aesthetic than the rest of the lineup. Black trim is applied to both the interior and exterior. The Nightshade variant borrows its design cues from the mid-range XLE. Whereas it adds black elements to the front and rear bumpers, a shark fin antenna, black mirror caps, and a black door handle.

2023 Toyota Venza Interior

The interior offers an optional panoramic sunroof made from electrochromic glass that can shift from transparent to opaque at the touch of a button. Unfortunately, the flaws of the 2023 Venza are its smallish cargo area, a buzzy engine and a tight cabin which is smaller than many SUVs in its class. Taking a cue from its measurements, the Venza’s cabin was expected to be larger than that of a RAV4 but the Venza is slightly smaller. The Venza is the first Toyota to offer the optional electrochromic panoramic sunroof that the company calls Star Gaze. At the flip of a switch, the sunroof’s glass panels go from transparent to opaque; this impressive feature is something (until now) that we’ve encountered only on luxury cars such as the Mercedes-Benz SL-class.

The multimedia game of Venza was upgraded as there is a standard 8-inch display on LE and a 12.3-inch display on XLE and Limited, the new getup offers wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Google-based mapping, over-the-air updates and a 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot. Venza’s USB ports have been updated too, now offering one USB-A and two USB-C ports. A previously optional head-up display is now standard on Limited trims, as are rain-sensing wipers.

2023 Toyota Venza Safety Features

Toyota upgraded the 2023 Venza’s safety suite from Safety Sense 2.0 to Safety Sense 2.5. Automatic emergency braking can now help prevent collisions when making unprotected left turns through an intersection, and the evasive steering assistant has been beefed up a bit. The suite also includes adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assist, but blind-spot monitoring, a rear-seat reminder and parking sensors are also included.