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The internal combustion engine has been around for a along long time. It has been the main means of propulsion for automobiles from the time the automobile was first invented up to the present and most likely, the foreseeable future. And they have performed well…at least well enough to last that long.

Times are changing however, what with the rising cost and dwindling supply of oil, and with the environment becoming more and more of an issue. It could be said that the days of the internal combustion engine are numbered. The thing is a suitable replacement has not been found yet.

There have been experiments on hydrogen, fuel cells, solar power, and more. But for now, the most likely successor of the internal combustion engine looks like the electric motor.

Though electric cars have failed before, those failures were because the market and the people in general were not yet ready for an electric car back then. Now though, they are thought of as the solution.

Already, hybrid cars (those that have both an electric motor and an internal combustion engine) are selling more and more units even though they are priced at a premium.

Though full electric vehicles are not yet available for everyone, hybrids are a step towards that full electric future.

There are a growing number of vehicles available today that defy convention. It used to be that cars were cars, trucks were trucks, and when anybody needed truck space with people-carrying ability, the minivan was the answer. Now, there are sport utilities posing as people-movers, and there are some trying their hardest to impersonate a sports sedan.

One such vehicle is the new Toyota Venza. The Venza is Toyota’s attempt at trying to be everything for everybody. It’s not particularly good at one thing, but is good enough at a lot of things…like most Toyota’s actually.

The Venza looks like a big wagon, with the typical two-box design of most SUVs and crossovers. The front is highlighted by the now familiar Toyota family grille, with dynamically-shaped headlights. It sits on low profile rubber with 20-inchers coming standard with the V6. The wheels just enhance the car’s dynamic lines…lines which though a bit busy, mask all of the vehicle’s girth.

This is the first Toyota that was designed, developed, and engineered totally in America, and it shows. The size, the standard feature list, everything says it was meant for this side of the world.

With the Venza, Toyota has made another car that will do everything well enough for almost everybody.

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