The annual Vancouver International Auto Show (VIAS) returned once again to downtown’s Vancouver Convention Centre West in early spring. 

Not quite an SUV or a wagon, the Venza is a neat take on the practical people-mover first introduced at the Detroit Auto Show six years ago.

The luxury crossover receives a redesign for the first time since the vehicle’s introduction in 2006, and it’s a major overhaul.

The luxury sport sedan now looks better than it ever has before, even if it’s still biased more towards spirited cruising on highways and byways than time attacks at the local track.

THE MOTOR CITY’S ANNUAL EVENT SHOWCASED LOTS OF SPORTY GOODNESS AS WELL AS PRACTICAL AND EFFICIENT VEHICLES FROM THE LIKES OF LEXUS, BUICK, HONDA AND MORE.