Hyundai Venue 2019 Garners Over 2,000 Bookings in India Ahead of Akshaya Tritiya - Report

Hyundai, the South-Korean automaker on Thursday kicked-off the pre-bookings for the upcoming Hyundai Venue 2019 in India. The forthcoming Venue 2019 will be the first sub-compact SUV from the car maker, which is slated to be launched on May 21, 2019. The interested buyers can pre-book the new Venue SUV online with token amount of Rs 21,000 through Hyundai's official website as well as official dealerships across the country. It is believed that handful of dealers initiated the bookings for the Venue from mid-April itself. According to the report from CarandBike, the Hyundai Venue SUV has already bagged over 2,000 pre-bookings just ahead of Akshaya Tritiya 2019. Hyundai Venue 2019 Sub-Compact SUV Officially Unveiled in India; To Rival Maruti Vitara Brezza & Mahindra XUV300.

On the visual front, the Venue borrows its design and styling from the bigger SUVs like new Santa Fe and Palisade. The exterior design of the SUV is underlined by a cascading grille with chrome embellishments, projector headlamps with LED DRLs, projector fog lamps, high-mounted indicators, roof rails, LED tail lights, 16-inch alloy wheels and much more. The exterior design of the SUV is underlined by 7 exciting colours including Denim Blue, Lava Orange and Deep Forest with three Dual Tone shades.

Inside the cabin, the new Hyundai Venue gets all-new interior with neatly fitted dashboard and top-notch fit and finish, giving a fresh appeal. Feature-wise, the SUV will be loaded with 8-inch floating touchscreen display compatible with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto & navigation, electric sunroof, engine start/stop, voice recognition, vehicle relationship management, cruise control, automatic climate control, remote climate control, rear AC vents and much more.

As far as the specifications are concerned, the new Hyundai Venue will be offered with three engine options. The SUV will be powered by new 1.0-litre Turbo petrol engine, 1.2-litre naturally-aspirated petrol and the 1.4-litre diesel engine. The 1.0-litre Turbocharged engine will be mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox, whereas the 1.2-litre petrol and 1.4-litre diesel engine are likely to be clubbed with a 5-speed and 6-speed manual transmission respectively. Once launched, the new Hyundai Venue sub-compact SUV will be pitted against Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Mahindra XUV300, Tata Nexon and Ford EcoSport.

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