"Ooooh, a Lexus," purred my friend, admiring the test car's elegant profile and posh interior.
"Nope. It's a Toyota," I replied, pointing to the emblem on the front of a 2009 Venza, the Japanese manufacturer's new crossover SUV.
But I couldn't blame my friend for her mistake. The Venza bears a very close family resemblance to the sophisticated Lexus RX350.
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