The Hyundai Venue has crossed the 3 lakh sales milestone in a matter of 3 years. 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 contributed 42% to the total 2.5 lakh SUV sales from Hyundai’s stable in 2021. The Venue commanded a market share of 16.9% during the same period. Since its launch, nearly 18 percent of the total Venue units sold were equipped with the Bluelink connected car technology.
Official statement
Commenting on the success of VENUE, Mr. Tarun Garg, Director (Sales, Marketing & Service), Hyundai Motor India Ltd., said, “Hyundai has been at the forefront of pioneering innovative and intelligent technology in the mobility space. We have continued to excite customers through our innovation-led and customer-centric DNA. The success of Hyundai VENUE is proof of customer love for our hi-tech and feature-packed product offerings. VENUE has been a model of many firsts, right from the introduction of Advanced Bluelink connected car technology to the highly innovative iMT (Intelligent Manual Transmission), continuing to excite customers year on year. We are absolutely delighted with the success of VENUE and are thankful to all our customers for the love and trust bestowed on Brand Hyundai.”
Hyundai Venue: A Brief 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.