Hyundai India has launched the much-awaited second-gen Venue with prices starting from Rs 7.90 lakh (ex-showroom). The new subcompact SUV gets a notably different design compared to its predecessor, grows in size, and packs in a lot more tech than before as well. The Venue is now 30 mm wider, 48 mm taller and sits on a 20 mm longer wheelbase.
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Starting with the exterior, the new Venue’s fascia looks to draw inspiration from the current Creta and Alcazar with a layered design replete with high-set DRLs and a light bar and a slim rectangular grille flanking new stacked projector headlamps which also feature integrated DRLs. The standard Venue gets a chunky-looking bumper with a large faux skid plate, while the N Line’s unit looks sleeker with more use of black plastics on the lower bumper.
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Down the sides, the new Venue gets a larger glasshouse along with more prominent wheel arches. There notable use of black cladding along the lower doors and wheel arches to add to the SUV’s looks in the standard variants. The N Line, meanwhile, features lesser cladding on the doors and drops the wheel arch cladding entirely while also featuring a red accent on the lower body to add to its sportier looks. In fully loaded guise, the standard Venue gets 16-inch alloy wheels while the N Line gets sportier 17-inch units.
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The rear, meanwhile, is characterised by a roof-mounted spoiler, a sleek connected tail lamps and a chunky bumper. The N Line adds some sportier detailing, such as a unique twin spoiler atop the tailgate and a sportier bumper replete with a twin-tip exhaust outlet.
The cabin gets an all-new design as well, in line with other new Hyundais with twin 12.3-inch screens atop the dashboard in a single curved display. There’s a new steering wheel design too, though neither the Venue nor Venue N Line features the stylised ‘H’ logo in the centre. The H logo has been replaced by the four-dot logo seen on Hyundai’s EVs in the standard Venue, while the N Line gets its own variant-specific unit with an N logo in the centre and drive mode and traction mode controls integrated into the steering spokes. The standard Venue is offered with a new dual-tone ‘dark navy’ & ‘dove grey’ colour scheme, while the N Line gets an all-black cabin with red highlights.
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Moving to the tech, the new Venue packs in a more advanced Level 2 advanced drive assistance tech, electronic parking brake, regular-size electric sunroof, ventilated front seats, 360-degree cameras, auto dimming IRVM, powered driver seat, 6 airbags, ESC, traction control with selectable modes, drive modes and more.
On the powertrain front, the Venue carries forward the 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol, 1.0-litre turbo-petrol and 1.5-litre diesel engine options from before. The 1.2 petrol will be offered with a 5-speed manual gearbox as standard, while the turbo-petrol will come with either a 6-speed manual or a 7-speed DCT automatic with paddle shifters. The 1.5 diesel, meanwhile, will be offered with a 6-speed manual as standard and the option for a 6-speed torque converter automatic for the first time. The Venue N Line, meanwhile, will only be offered with the turbo-petrol engine option with both manual and automatic gearbox options.
In terms of fuel efficiency, Hyundai claims the diesel mill is good for 20.99 kmpl in manual and 17.9 kmpl in automatic guise. The naturally aspirated petrol is good for 18.05 kmpl while the turbo petrol delivers 18.74 kmpl in manual guise and 20 kmpl with the DCT.
