Hyundai India has updated its Venue sub-4m SUV for 2023. The MY2023 Venue brings in a couple of changes including a more powerful diesel engine and a revised features list. Also, you’ll have to shell out up to Rs 25,000 more for it.
New Diesel Engine
The biggest change for the Hyundai Venue comes in the form of a more powerful 1.5-litre diesel engine with a Variable-Geometry Turbocharger (VGT) that makes 115PS of max power and 250Nm of peak torque, that’s 16PS and 10Nm more than its older 1.5-litre Fixed-Geometry Turbocharger (FGT) diesel engine. Transmission option; however, remains unchanged. The oil burner will resume getting a 6-speed manual gearbox. Besides, the 120PS 1.0-litre turbo-petrol (mated to either a 6-speed iMT or a 7-speed DCT) and 83PS 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol (with a 5-speed manual) engines continue on offer.
Redrafted Features List
Now, let’s find out more about what has changed in the features department: –
- Side airbags are now available from the mid-spec S (O) variant onwards. Hyundai Venue N-Line’s N6 variant also benefits from this feature.
- The rear seat recliner and cup holders, previously available on the diesel SX variant, are now reserved for the top-spec diesel SX(O) only.
Also Read: Hyundai i20 Turbo Petrol-iMT Variants Discontinued; Prices Increased
Price Hike
With upgrading the Venue, Hyundai has also revised its prices by up to Rs 25,000. This is the first price hike for the SUV in 2023. Here are the updated prices: –
| Hyundai Venue MY2023 | New Price | Quantum of Price Hike |
| Petrol Variants | ||
| E | Rs 7.68 lakh | +Rs 6,300 |
| S | Rs 8.90 lakh | +Rs 11,300 |
| S (O) | Rs 9.73 lakh | Rs 14,300 |
| S (O) Turbo iMT | Rs 10.40 lakh | Rs 25,000 |
| SX | Rs 10.89 lakh | Rs 11,800 |
| SX Dual-Tone | Rs 11.04 lakh | +Rs 11,800 |
| S (O) Turbo DCT | Rs 11.36 lakh | +Rs 25,000 |
| SX (O) Turbo iMT | Rs 12.31 lakh | +Rs 25,000 |
| SX (O) Turbo iMT Dual-Tone | Rs 12.46 lakh | +Rs 25,000 |
| SX (O) Turbo DCT | Rs 12.96 lakh | +Rs 25,000 |
| SX (O) Turbo DCT Dual-Tone | Rs 13.11 lakh | +Rs 25,000 |
| Diesel Variants | ||
| S+ | Rs 10.15 lakh | Unchanged |
| SX | Rs 11.62 lakh | Unchanged |
| SX Dual-Tone | Rs 11.77 lakh | Unchanged |
| SX (O) | Rs 12.51 lakh | Unchanged |
| SX (O) Dual-Tone | Rs 12.66 lakh | Unchanged |
The 1.2-litre petrol variants have seen a price hike of up to Rs 14,300, while the turbo-petrol variants have witnessed a uniform hike of Rs 25,000. Surprisingly, the prices of the diesel variants have remained the same as before.
The Hyundai Venue continues to go up against the likes of the Kia Sonet, Tata Nexon, Maruti Brezza, Nissan Magnite, Renault Kiger, Honda WR-V and Mahindra XUV300.
