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As soon as you see the 2009 Toyota Venza V6, you know what it is. So how come there are all these questions about whether it’s a crossover, a minivan in disguise, a tall wagon or a soft-riding SUV? Really, get over it. Toyota brought it to us, not aliens from another planet.

Mark Cooledge knows what it is. The 34-year-old insurance network manager from Texas is finding life a little tight in his Toyota Camry with his wife and two small children. He isn’t convinced his family needs a minivan, but he wants more space, more practicality. And maybe the Venza is it.

Cooledge is just the buyer Toyota was counting on when it designed the 2009 Toyota Venza, so we let him take the wheel with us so we could get past the labels and figure out what it does best.