Hyundai Venue spy pics reveal exterior, interior, features and more details

Gets Turbo badging at rear confirming the 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine

• Hyundai Venue features headlamps integrated into the bumper just like the Hyundai Kona.

• Higher variants of the SUV will get 16-inch alloy wheels shod with 205/60 section tyre.

• Turbo badging on the Venue powered by the 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine which is likely to be teamed with a 7-speed DCT.

• Features a touchscreen infotainment system which is seemingly bigger than the Creta; expected to b an 8-inch unit

• India unveil on 17 April with launch expected in May 2019.

While we await the Hyundai Venue’s official unveil on 17th April, we have got hold of the first images of the SUV sans camouflage. Pictured in a dealer stockyard is the SUV’s SX variant on offer with a 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine. There’s another Venue -- in red colour -- that has been spied, but we’re not sure which variant that is.

While the official teaser videos released recently hinted towards a split-headlamp setup, the spy images confirm headlamps and LED DRLs as one unit, on the bumper. The top lamp, in the conventional headlamp position appears to be turn indicator. The Venue will feature Hyundai’s signature cascading grille with oodles of chrome. At the bottom of the front bumper are fog lamps enclosed in silver design elements and similarly coloured faux skid plate.

The Hyundai Venue’s top variant will feature 16-inch dual tone 5-nut alloy wheels shod in 205/60 tyres. It remains to be seen if its lower variants will get 15-inch steel wheels or 16-inch units only.

The Venue’s tail section appears to be boxy and features squarish tail lamps similar to the Carlino concept. The Venue will be the first Hyundai SUV in India to get its name in the center of the boot lid. Overseas, Hyundai’s Palisade SUV also gets its name badge in the middle of the bootlid.

The turbo badge at the rear of the Venue confirms the 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine. This engine is expected to produce a max power somewhere in between 100PS to 120PS while the torque figure around 172Nm. It is likely to be teamed up with an automatic transmission, expected to be a 7-speed DCT unit.

The spy images reveal the interior of the Venue for the first time. It features an all-black interior with a floating touchscreen infotainment system which could be an 8-inch unit. There’s piano black finish at the bottom of the infotainment unit along with silver accents around the AC vents and on the bottom of the steering wheel. The central tunnel layout is completed by an automatic climate control followed by fast charging, USB and 12V ports.

The chunky steering wheel has a design similar to the 2019 Hyundai Elantra facelift and comes equipped with controls of bluetooth, telephony and cruise control. The images disclose that the instrument cluster will be a digital-analogue unit. The steering column has function for the adjustment which may be limited to rake only, as the Creta also misses out on reach adjustment.

Expect adjustable headrests for both the passenger rows as it’s visible in the images. This particular version of the Venue gets sporty-looking striped seat base along with leather wrap around the gear stick and steering wheel. The gear knob is of an automatic transmission, possibly a 7-speed unit which gets shift lock function as well. This transmission is likely to be paired with the 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine.

The Hyundai Venue will get a four-button key fob similar to the sixth-gen Sonata with function for the lock/unlock and boot lid release. The fourth button on the Sonata’s key fob could engage the lights and horns together as a distress alarm. Hyundai had revealed that the Venue will receive a panic button on the base of the internal rear view mirror (IRVM) along with Hyundai BlueLink telematics system, SOS and RSA. The Hyundai Venue will also get a eSIM and mobile controlled ignition, climate control, door lock and lights. Apart from that it will also get cloud-based voice command and other internet-derived features.

Hyundai’s upcoming compact SUV will make its world debut on 17 April with the launch expected in May 2019. Interested? Prices are expected to start from Rs 8 lakh and will put the Venue in competition against the Mahindra XUV300, Ford EcoSport, Tata Nexon and Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza.

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