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Old 07-25-2009, 05:51 PM   #19
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well for some of those, the u.s. definitely has some extremely close relatives. some are as close to simple rebadge and lighting changes.

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^change the front-end a little, add some lexus badges, and you've got a gx470.

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^change front bumper, headlightslights, rear bumper, tails, and you've got a camry. interior and everything between the a and c pillars are carbon copies of the camry xle w/ diferent head units. interesting note- the jdm camry is a lot closer to the usdm camry. same bumpers and lights. i find it an amazing feat- how toyota positions the "camry" nameplate at so many different levels to suit so many countries. it is safe to say that the u.s. has the "poorest" camry. considering philippine peso conversion rate, their baller camry costs upwards of $50,000.

and just to confirm bredayaris's post:
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^scion indeed rebrands the urban cruiser as a scion xd in the states with slightly different trim.

as for the avensis=venza, that is wrong. they share nothing aside from shape, and are two completely different derivatives of their original platform. the avensis is a much lower vehicle (even in estate configuration as posted), and is a derivative of the caldina platform, not the camry platform that the venza is derived from. in fact, to get a general idea of the shape, think of a stretched scion tC (hence the tC's chopped rear end). the tC and avensis share chassis. it's like how some people say that the hilux and taco are relatives, when in reality, they only share engines. two unrelated truck platforms that split up in the late 80's.
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