Hyundai Venue: The Hyundai Venue has found its home on the block as a best-selling compact SUV in India. Featuring contemporary styling, modern features and one of the several engines, it targets the urban buyer who seeks the versatility of a hatchback with the elevated driving position of an SUV.
Sitting under the Creta, the Venue takes Hyundai’s characteristic premium feel into a smaller, more affordable package. Now in its latest form, it benefits from more design, more features and more refinement.
Sleek and Bold Look for the Road
The Venue has a unique design language which follows the global SUV’s of Hyundai. Its nose is characterized by a dark chrome grille, accompanied by projector headlamps with LED DRLs.
It is also relatively boxy and muscular, thanks to its clamshell bonnet and sculpted bumpers, squared off wheel arches and 16-inch alloy wheels which again gives it some offroader credibility.
Like at the front the Venue looks more mature and futuristic at the back thanks to the connected LED tail lamps and a new bumper design. Despite that small size, Venue manages to attract some attention other than attention from us.
With a youthful, slightly gritty stance, Venue’s design should offer broad appeal.
Cabin that is both cozy and high tech
On the inside, the Hyundai Venue manages a healthy dose of style and practicality. Dashboard design is clean and easy to use, made of a mix of soft-touch plastics and durable hard plastics.
The dual-tone colour themes (on certain variants) lend some character to its boring insides, and the ergonomics are spot-on with everything being at an arm’s distance for the driver.
There is plenty of room to seat four adults comfortably (five short trips) and a level of finish inside the vehicle making the car endearing. With 350 litres of boot space, sleepovers, weekenders or even city runs are not an issue.
In terms of features, the Venue is the best-equipped car in its segment, featuring stuffs such as an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, connected car technology (Bluelink), digital instrument cluster, air purifier, wireless phone charger, electric sunroof, ambient lighting, and more.\
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Engine options.transmission choices 3 of them
The Venue’s ace up its sleeve, however, is its flexible powertrain roster. It comes in one of three engines:
naturally aspirated petrol (83 PS, 114 Nm) – 5-speed manual
1.0L turbo-petrol (120 PS, 172 Nm) – 6-speed iMT / 7-speed DCT
1.5L diesel (116 PS, 250 Nm) – 6-speed manual only
Each engine will appeal to a different set of audience – the 1.2L is perfect for city commutes, the turbo-petrol will excite enthusiast in you and then there’s the diesel, which with its high torque and fuel efficiency will make highway runs a pleasure. The Venue is also relatively fuel efficient, especially the diesel which will return over 20km/l in the real world.
Safety and Ride Quality
In terms of safety, the Venue comes with basics too such as six airbags (top variants), ABS with EBD, ESC, hill assist control, rear parking sensors and camera along with ISOFIX mounts. High-strength steel is used to reinforce the structure for better crash protection.
Ride quality is well-mannered — the Venue soaks up bumps and potholes with ease but has stable handling at highway speeds.
It’s also small enough and has light enough steering that it’s easy to manage on busy city streets.
Pros of Hyundai Venue:
Several engines and transmission combinations
Connected car tech with a lot of features in the cabin
LOADED with LED lights and Alloy wheels
Lack of turbo-petrol boost Insufficient pokiness from the turbo petrol minor_strengths_2.
Strong Hyundai brand value and service backing
Cons of Hyundai Venue:
Rear seat for two adults max
No diesel automatic option
Some hard plastics in cabin
Some body roll was a bit unsettling at a canter.
Base models seem underdone
Hyundai Venue Conclusion
The Hyundai Venue remains one of the most wholesome sub-4m SUVs in India. It delivers an appealing blend of style, technology, performance and practicality.
Whether you are first-time car buyers or they are upgrading from, say, a hatchback, the Venue offers a driving experience that combines the sense of an SUV with the comfort and convenience you might expect from a city car.
It has modern looks and tech-heavy interior that make it one of the better deals around.