Hyundai has said that it has received over 21,000 bookings for the Venue facelift since the bookings were opened on June 3, 2022.
Hyundai has revealed that it is seeing some strong demand for the Venue facelift especially for the diesel model. At the time of launch, the carmaker had said that it had received around 15,000 bookings for its subcompact SUV, which has gone up to over 21,000 so far. The company has also revealed that almost a third of these bookings are for the diesel variant. Unlike its cousin, the Sonet, the Venue facelift diesel is limited to just three variants out of the six offered. Additionally, it is available only from the mid variant and the lower variant is available only with petrol engine options. The Hyundai figures also show that despite the move towards petrol, the SUV segment is still seeing demand for diesel engines.
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The current price of the diesel model starts at Rs 9.99 lakh and goes up to Rs 12.32 lakh (ex-showroom). The diesel is available only in S+, SX and SX(O) variants and is available with a fully manual gearbox option. The engine is the familiar 1.5-litre diesel unit from the outgoing model and develops 99 bhp and 240 Nm of peak torque.
While petrol SUVs have seen good demand, Hyundai says that a third of the Venue bookings are for diesel.
Venue has become a popular SUV for Hyundai with the second generation Creta. The carmaker says that the Venue accounts for about 42 percent of Hyundai’s total SUV sales in India and about 22 percent of its total passenger vehicle sales.
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The company has also said that it has seen a change in demand for its models in recent years. Hyundai said it has seen a surge in demand for models priced above Rs 10 lakh in recent years. The company said that 41 percent of its total sales came from cars priced above the aforesaid mark, compared to only 20 percent in the pre-pandemic times. The market as a whole is moving towards more expensive cars, the company said, adding that the market share of models priced above Rs 10 lakh has grown from just 18 per cent in 2018 to around 37 per cent.
The Venue facelift got a notable cosmetic makeover for 2022 with a new grille, new front and rear bumpers, full-length light bar and new taillights with alloy wheels. The cabin also went from the outgoing model’s all-black unit to a lighter black and grise dual-tone scheme. The Venue received a notable feature update with even more connected car features on the higher model, home to car functionality, a new digital instrument cluster, powered driver seat and more.
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The Venue facelift goes up against rivals such as Tata Nexon, Maruti Vitara Brezza, Toyota Urban Cruiser, Kia Sonnet, Mahindra XUV300, Renault Kiger and Nissan Kicks.
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