Hyundai Venue Gets Two New Trims But Loses Six Variants

With the variant revision, the sub-4m SUV has become dearer by up to Rs 3,000

• Hyundai has axed four variants of the Venue Turbo and two of the diesel-powered SUV.

• It has launched two new trims: S(O) and SX(O) Executive.

• The Venue Turbo’s entry-level variant is now costlier by Rs 30,000 whereas the corresponding diesel variant is priced at Rs 1.07 lakh more.

• The SUV is still offered with three engines as before -- two petrol and a diesel.

• Hyundai retails the Venue between Rs 6.92 lakh and Rs 11.73 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

May 2021 marked two years of the Hyundai Venue’s launch in India. To celebrate this feat, the carmaker has now made a few changes to the SUV’s variants, discontinuing six variants and launching two new trims in the S(O) and SX(O) Executive. 

Here are all the details along with the pricing:

*iMT- intelligent manual transmission

Hyundai has axed four variants of the Venue Turbo [S MT, S iMT, S DCT, and SX(O) MT] and two of the Venue diesel (base-spec E and second-to-base S). And in place of these, the carmaker has added Turbo S(O) iMT, Turbo S(O) DCT, S(O) Diesel, and SX(O) Executive diesel to the SUV’s lineup.

The newly introduced S(O) iMT -- pricier by Rs 30,000 than the now-discontinued S MT -- is the Venue Turbo’s entry-level variant now. Likewise, with the discontinuation of the base-spec E, the Venue diesel now has a new base variant in the S(O), priced at Rs 1.07 lakh more than the former.

The S(O) is based on the second-to-base S trim, and it gets additional features such as projector headlamps with LED DRLs and cornering function, a revised instrument cluster, and 16-inch dual-tone wheel caps (that look like alloy wheels). 

On the other hand, the new SX(O) Executive is based on the second-to-top SX, and it comes with the same feature list and a few additions, including hill assist, electronic stability control, vehicle stability management, tyre pressure monitoring, keyless entry with push-button start, rear wash and wiper, 16-inch dual-tone alloy wheels, and a revised instrument cluster. However, the SX will now feature 16-inch dual-tone wheel caps instead of the previously offered alloy wheels.

Apart from introducing two new trims, Hyundai has also updated the BlueLink connected car tech, enabling it with voice controls. It can now be used to open/close the sunroof and operate climate control and driver power window. 

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Here are its technical specifications:

The Venue rivals the Tata Nexon, Mahindra XUV300, Ford EcoSport, Toyota Urban Cruiser, Renault Kiger, Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Nissan Magnite, and Kia Sonet.

All prices, ex-showroom Delhi

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