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Toyota Venza

Two entirely different cars under one name, and confusing them wastes a diagnosis. The first Venza is a raised Camry estate with a four or a V6 and a conventional automatic, built in Kentucky for North America. The second, from 2020, is a rebadged Toyota Harrier — hybrid only, all-wheel drive only, on TNGA-K with the electric rear axle rather than a propshaft, so there is no mechanical connection between the front and rear wheels at all. A rear-drive complaint on the later car is an electrical diagnosis, and Harrier material covers it where nothing written about the first generation will.

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Toyota Venza, front view — Gold Pony · CC BY 3.0 (external)

Generations

AV10 2008–2015

A raised Camry estate; conventional automatic, mechanical all-wheel drive.
- 1AR-FE 2.7 L
- 2GR (GR family, 2.5–3.5) 3.5 L
- U660E 6-speed automatic
- U760E 6-speed automatic
Body styles

SUV · Estate

Platform

Toyota K
Engines
2.7 four-cylinder — 1AR-FE · petrol · 136 kW (182 hp) · 247 Nm (182 lb-ft)

3.5 V6 — 2GR-FE · petrol · 200–234 kW (268–314 hp) · 336–353 Nm (248–260 lb-ft)
Transmissions

6-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
XU80 2020–2024

The Harrier rebadged: hybrid only, and the rear axle is driven by a motor rather than a propshaft.
- A25A (Dynamic Force 2.5) 2.5 L
- M20A (Dynamic Force 2.0) 2.0 L
- e-CVT (Hybrid Synergy Drive) CVT
- K120 (Direct Shift-CVT) CVT
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Toyota TNGA-K
Engines
2.5 hybrid — hybrid · A25A-FXS with an electric rear axle

2.0 — M20C-FKS · petrol · China

2.5 — A25D-FXS · petrol · China
Transmissions

e-CVT · K120 CVT with physical first gear

Drivetrain

Four-wheel drive

Service information

Toyota Technical Information System (TIS) (external) — Workshop literature

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