Hyundai Venue to be launched in India tomorrow

The much-awaited compact SUV from Hyundai, the Venue will be launched in India tomorrow. Hyundai dealers have already commenced bookings for the vehicle for a token amount of Rs 21,000. The vehicle will be available in petrol and diesel engine options and it will be available in optional dual tone colours. 

Under the hood, the Hyundai Venue will be available with a choice of two petrol and one diesel engine option. The petrol version will be available in the 1.0-litre Kappa turbo GDi and 1.2-litre Kappa trims, while the diesel version will get a 1.4-litre U2 CRDi engine. Hyundai claims that the Venue will get an in-house developed seven-speed, power-packed advanced DCT technology in addition to the six-speed and five-speed manual transmissions. The Venue compact SUV will be available in five diesel and eight petrol variants.   

In terms of features, the Hyundai Venue will be loaded with features such as electric sunroof, eight-inch touchscreen infotainment system, projector headlamps with LED DRLs, automatic climate control with rear AC vents and more. As for safety and convenience, the Venue will get six airbags, ABS with EBD, rear parking sensors with camera, electronic stability control, hill launch assist and more.       

Post-launch, the Hyundai Venue will compete against the likes of the Ford EcoSport, Mahindra XUV300, Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza and the Tata Nexon. The feature-loaded compact SUV from Hyundai is expected to be priced around Rs 8.0 lakhs (ex-showroom).