The Hyundai Venue falls in a
segment in which customers desire a little offbeat design these days. While the
squat stance and simplistic profile give it a traditional SUV styling, the
front-end is quite new-age, with a large Cascading grille flanked by Composite
Light - Hyundai’s name-calling for Euro-style two-tier headlight setup.
At the rear, the Venue features squarish
tail lamps and the model name inscribed in large letters in the centre of the
tailgate. The fog light and reverse light, also in a European style, are
positioned separately, in the bumper.
As for the interior, the Hyundai Venue’s dashboard
is streamlined and keeps in mind the specific needs of Indian consumers.
Squarish air vents match the boxy exterior, and there’s minimal use of buttons.
There’s an idol keeping space on the dashboard, a feature especially demanded
by Indian customers. A high-mounted touchscreen infotainment system is
positioned between the central air vents. With Hyundai BlueLink, the Hyundai
Venue will offer 33 different connectivity features, 10 of which will be
India-specific.
Hyundai will sell the Venue in India with three
engine options: 100 PS 1.4L Kappa VTVT naturally aspirated petrol, 90 PS 1.4L
U2 CRDi turbocharged diesel and 100 PS 1.0L T-GDI turbocharged petrol. The 1.4L
engines, shared with the Verna, will likely come paired with a 6-speed manual
transmission. The 1.0L engine, on the other hand, will be linked to a 7-speed
dual-clutch automatic transmission.
Hyundai will unveil the Venue in India on the 17th
of this month. The same day, the company will showcase it at this year’s New
York International Auto Show. The market launch will take place in India first,
on 21 May
