Hyundai’s new compact SUV, the Venue, has been launched in India. The car retails at an introductory price of INR 6.5 lakh and goes up to INR 11.11 lakh. However, these prices are temporary and shall increase in the coming months.

The Venue is offered in a diesel and two petrol powertrain variants that span across a range of six trim options. The two petrol engines are a 1.2-litre naturally aspirated set up and a 1.0-litre turbocharged setup churning 83 hp and 120 hp respectively. The 1.2-litre engine is mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox, whereas the 1.0-litre engine gets the option of a 6-speed manual and 7-speed DCT automatic. The diesel power plant is big brother Creta’s 1.4-litre setup connected to a 6-speed manual transmission and mobilises 90 horses and 220 torques.

Hyundai claims best-in-class mileage numbers for the 1.0-litre engine – 18.15 kilometres to the litre for the automatic and 18.27 for the manual. The 1.2-litre petrol and the 1.4-litre engines in their manual configurations dispense 17.52 kpl and 23.7 kpl respectively.

The base variants of the Venue are not feature-rich and only include basic amenities such as power steering, front power windows, a 12V socket and air conditioning. The higher trim variants, on the other hand, come with automatic climate control, touch-enabled infotainment delivered through an 8-inch screen, wireless charging, diamond cut alloy wheels and BlueLink; Hyundai’s connected car feature that debuts in the Venue.

Safety is taken care of by dual airbags, rear parking sensors and ABS. Top spec cars get six airbags with electronic stability control (ESC) which is standard on all automatic variants.

Customers get to choose from a palette of ten paint and three upholstery colour options.

Below is a comprehensive list of all available trim options for the Hyundai venue and their introductory pricing scheme.

PETROL VARIANTS:

1.0-litre petrol:

  • S – INR 8.21 lakh
  • S (automatic) – INR 9.35 lakh
  • SX – INR 9.54 lakh
  • SX (automatic) – INR 11.11 lakh
  • SX dual tone – INR 9.69 lakh
  • SX (O) – INR 10.60 lakh

1.2-litre petrol:

  • E – INR 6.50 lakh
  • S – INR 7.20 lakh

DIESEL VARIANTS:

1.4-litre diesel:

  • E – INR 7.75 lakh
  • S – INR 8.45 lakh
  • SX – INR 9.78 lakh
  • SX dual tone – INR 9.93 lakh
  • SX(O) – INR 10.84 lakh