Hyundai Venue has been launched in India at an introductory price of ₹6.5 lakh (ex-showroom). The highly-anticipated sub-compact SUV had created quite the buzz ever since it was first announced and the excitement was understandable -- there's finally a Hyundai car to take on names such as the Tata Nexon, Ford EcoSport, Mahindra XUV 300 and, of course, the segment-leader -- Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza.
It is to be noted that S.S. Kim, managing director and chief executive officer, Hyundai Motor India Ltd., said, "We are extremely delighted with the launch of Hyundai Venue in India. Venue will be India's first fully connected SUV equipped with our global BlueLink connected technology. The Indian market is at the centre of Hyundai's global growth plan and the launch of Venue will strengthen our commitment to the Indian market and fulfil our promise of creating a happy life for our customers."
Hyundai Venue exterior
Hyundai Venue - Front
The latest Hyundai SUV in India features a contemporary design tenet with the aim to set it apart from its competition. With the goal of facilitating the 'urban entrepreneur lifestyle', the Venue gets a vivid mesh pattern grille with a face that is characteristic of any car from the carmaker's stable. The sub-compact SUV's stance is further complemented by a rugged character line, silver skid plates, and pronounced wheel arches. This is rounded off with projector headlamps with LED DRLS, projector fog lamps, a shark fin antenna, roof rails, chrome outside door handles, diamond-cut alloy wheels, and LED tail-lamps.
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Hyundai Venue dimensions
Length 3,995 mm
Width 1,770 mm
Height (with roof rack) 1,605 mm
Wheelbase 2,500 mm
Fuel-tank capacity 45-litres
Hyundai is offering the car in a total of ten colour options, including seven single-tone options and three dual-tone options.
Hyundai Venue colour options
Polar White
Typhoon Silver
Fiery Red
Denim Blue
Lava Orange
Stardust
Denim Blue with Polar White roof
Polar White with Black roof
Deep Forest
Lava Orange with Phantom Black roof
The fact that it a Hyundai and that it will face rather intense competition in the segment, the Venue comes loaded with an impressive list of features, functionalities, and equipment. Depending on the selected variant, there's an air purifier, cooled glove box, a sunroof, rear AC vents, wireless charging, Arkamys sound console, cruise control, etc. on offer. Furthermore, the infotainment system supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity.
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