Hyundai Venue Launched With 3 Engines, 2 Gearboxes And Prices Starting At 6.5 Lakhs

Hyundai Motor India has launched its sub-compact Connected SUV - “Venue” in India with a starting price of Rs 6.5 lakh (ex-showroom, India). Hyundai Venue competes with the likes of Vitara Breeza, Ford Ecosport, and Mahindra XUV300 and Tata Nexon. 

The Venue is Hyundai’s first product in the Sub-Compact SUV segment. The Venue comes in 11 variants including seven petrol and four diesel variants across four trim levels – E, S, SX, and SX (0). In terms of design, it looks very similar to its sibling Hyundai Creta. The front of SUV carries large cascading front grille with chrome finish, Split-headlamps design with LED DRLs. In terms of dimensions, the Hyundai Venue measures 3,995mm in length, 1,770mm in width and 1,590mm in height, while having a 2,500mm-long wheelbase.

The Venue is offered with a choice of two petrol and a diesel engine. The 1.0-litre Kappa T-GDI petrol engine makes 120 PS and 172 Nm of torque and comes with the option of a 6-speed manual or a segment-unique 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. The 1.2-liter Kappa petrol engine produces 83 PS and 115 Nm of torque and coupled to a 5-speed manual gearbox while 1.4-liter diesel engine churns out 90 PS and 220 Nm of torque and coupled to a 6-speed manual gearbox. 

The Highlight of the Hyundai Venue is Blue Link technology. It comes with 33 connected features and 10 out of them are India specific features. The Bluelink services will be complimentary for the first 3 years and post which customers can further renew the service.

Hyundai Venue gets seven color options -- Star Dust, Fiery Red, Polar White, Typhoon Silver, Deep Forest, Lava Orange, and Denim Blue. Also, there are three dual-tone options -Denim Blue with Polar White Roof, Polar White with Phantom Black Roof and Lava Orange with Phantom Black Roof.