Hyundai Venue car 2019 | Today News Update
Hyundai Venue prices to be aggressive - Take on Maruti Brezza, Tata Nexon
Hyundai Venue has already made its presence felt in India, ahead of official launch on 21st May. The Venue borrows styling touch from various Hyundai SUVs, including the Creta, Santa Fe and the Kona. Overall, the design comes out as butch, strong and well proportioned.
Top-end variants get diamond cut alloy wheels which add on to the sporty quotient. Length is restricted to 3,995mm to ensure that it gets the tax benefits of being a sub 4-metre vehicle.
Hyundai has kept the interior design of the Venue rather simple and neat, and that is a good thing by the way! The centre-piece on the dashboard happens to be the 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system which offers class-leading connectivity features. Front seats offer good comfort and space, but the rear can be a little tight for 3 passengers sitting abreast. Boot too is decent for a SUV of this size.
Hyundai will be offering 3 engine options, two petrol and one diesel motor. The 1.4 litre diesel unit (90hp/220Nm) will be mated to a 6-speed MT. In the petrol line-up, Venue will have a 1.2 litre (83hp/115Nm) petrol engine which will be provided with lower variants of the vehicle. It will be mated to a 5-speed MT only. However, the engine which most auto enthusiasts are looking forward to is the 1 litre turbo petrol T-GDI Kappa (120hp/172Nm) which will be offered with a 6-speed MT and a segment-first 7-speed dual-clutch autobox.
The SUV will be launched on 21st May, while bookings have been open since 2nd May, 2019. Hyundai plans to launch the Venue with an aggressive pricing, so much so that it will shock the competition, as well as the buyers. They do not want to repeat the mistake which they made with Santro (launch price of Santro was overpriced, which resulted in lower sales than expected. Hyundai is now planning to launch a cheaper variant of Santro, to boost sales.)
With Venue, Hyundai will offer aggressive pricing from Day 1. Until now, most are expecting Hyundai Venue to be more of a rival to more expensive sub 4m cars like Mahindra XUV300 and Ford EcoSport. But as per dealers, prices will be such, so that it can take on the likes of Maruti Brezza and Tata Nexon. Hyundai has not confirmed this pricing yet. Hyundai will officially reveal Venue prices on 21st May.
If the leaked pricing is true, it will make the Hyundai Venue priced in the range of Tata Nexon and Maruti Brezza. It could possible topple Maruti Brezza as No 1 SUV in the segment. Hyundai has already said that they aim to sell 10,000 units of the Venue every month. This is a huge ask, considering that the segment only sold about 26k cars last month. But with such aggressive pricing, Hyundai could possibly achieve the said sales target. Keeping price of Venue aggressive, will also not affect sales of Creta. With Creta already selling 10k units a month, Hyundai could become the highest selling SUV maker in the country post Venue launch.
Hyundai Venue Prices Leaked Ahead Of Launch - Puts Maruti Vitara Brezza Under Pressure
Hyundai India is all set to launch its much-awaited compact-SUV offering, the Venue in the Indian market on the 21st May. Ahead of its launch in the Indian market, prices for the new Venue SUV has been leaked online.
Tthe top-spec 'SX+' variant of the Hyundai Venue SUV will come priced at Rs 10.65 lakh. This variant comes powered by the new 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine mated to the seven-speed DCT gearbox. The manual variant, on the other hand is priced at Rs 10.09 lakh. Prices for the 1.4-litre diesel stands at Rs 10.42 lakh. All prices are ex-showroom.
The Hyundai Venue is the first compact-SUV offering from the Korean brand in the Indian market. The Venue once launched in India will be positioned below the popular Creta offering. The compact-SUV carries forward Hyundai's latest design language while also borrowing cues from its elder sibling, the Creta here is a first look review of the new compact-SUV from Hyundai.
Bookings for the Hyundai Venue has already started for an amount of Rs 21,000. Deliveries for the compact-SUV will begin from the time of launch. The Venue is already gained a lot of attention in the Indian market, mainly due to its latest design and the amount of features and equipments it packs.
The Hyundai Venue will also be the first connected car in the country, as it debut's the brand's Blue Link Connected car technology. The Blue Link itself packs 33 features, 10 of which have been specifically developed for the Indian market.
Apart from this, the Hyundai Venue also boasts of a number of segment-first and best-in class features and functionalities. Some of the features on the Venue include ventilated seats, wireless phone charging, large touchscreen infotainment system with smartphone connectivity; among others.
In terms of mechanicals, the Hyundai Venue will be powered by three engine options: two petrol and one diesel. The base petrol engine includes a 1.2-litre unit borrowed from the Elite i20 premium hatchback producing 83bhp and 115Nm of torque; mated to a five-speed manual gearbox.
The other petrol includes an all-new 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbo-petrol engine producing 120bhp and 170Nm of torque. This will come mated to either a six-speed manual or a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT).
The diesel variant will come with a 1.4-litre unit; the same engine which does duty on the Creta. This engine produces 89bhp an 220Nm of torque and will be mated to a six-speed manual gearbox, without any automatic transmission options.
The Hyundai Venue will go up against the likes of the Maruti Vitara Brezza, Mahindra XUV300, Tata Nexon and the Ford EcoSport in the Indian market here is a detailed comparison between the Hyundai venue and its main rivals.
Thoughts On The Hyundai Venue Prices
The Hyundai Venue prices are extremely competitive and directly rival its main competition in the market, the Maruti Vitara Brezza. It will be interesting to see how the Hyundai Venue will close in on its competition and also how Maruti will react to the Venue in the market.
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