The Hyundai Venue has crossed the 2.5 lakh sales milestone in a matter of 30 months. The compact SUV from Hyundai’s stable goes up against the likes of Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Tata Nexon, Kia Sonet, and Mahindra XUV300. The Venue has been quite popular itself where it clocked 50,000 sales in the first 6 months. The sales split for the Venue is heavily skewed towards the petrol variants at almost 75% thanks to the wide variety of options that it offers.
Hyundai Venue: a quick recap
The Venue has been in the market since 2019 and it has been one of the top-selling SUVs in its segment. The Venue comes with three engines and four transmission options. The naturally aspirated 1.2-litre four-cylinder engine churns out 83ps and 114nm of torque. It is mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. The 1.5-liter diesel churns out 100ps and 250nm of torque mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. The turbocharged 1.0-liter 3-cylinder petrol engine produces 120ps and 172nm of torque.
It gets an option of a 6-speed manual, 7-speed dual-clutch automatic, and a 6-speed iMT. The Venue comes with features like a cooled glovebox, keyless entry, push start/stop, cruise control, sunroof, Bluelink connected car tech, automatic climate control, 8-inch touchscreen compatible with android auto and apple car play, wireless charging, and projector headlamps. The Venue gets safety features such as TPMS, ABS, TCS, ESC, HLA, and 6 airbags.
Hyundai Venue facelift: What to expect
Early this year, we got to take our first look at the facelifted version of Hyundai Venue but unfortunately, it was heavily camouflaged. However, we now got to see a much clearer look at the Venue facelift thanks to a new spy shot from Korea where it is undergoing tests. The spy shot reveals the rear of the facelifted Hyundai Venue.
The new spy shot clearly showcases the tailgates along with rear bumpers and redesigned tail lamps. The angular tail lamp design is similar to the one on Hyundai Creta which will be connected to a thin LED strip. There will be changes on the front as well which include a grille and the redesigned front bumper. Moving to the side, the Venue facelift comes with new 16-inch alloy wheels. Other details include dual exhaust tips which indicate the turbocharged petrol engine under the hood.