Hyundai hikes prices of Venue compact SUV

Hyundai India has increased the prices of its compact SUV Venue for the second time this year. The Korean automaker has cited rising operating and input costs for the growth. A major update is on the way for the Venue compact SUV in the coming months.

The last price hike was announced in January. The base price of the Venue E variant has been raised to ₹7.11 lakh, and the other petrol-powered variants have seen a hike of ₹12,000. This includes the variants that include the 1.2-litre naturally aspirated engine and the 1.0-litre turbo-petrol respectively. Hence, Venue Petrol is now between ₹ 7.11 Lakh and ₹ 11.82 Lakh.

Meanwhile, the diesel variants of the Venue have seen a price hike of Rs 12,100, excluding the diesel SX trim. The diesel, which uses a 100hp, 1.5-litre engine, now starts at ₹9.99 Lakh and goes up to ₹11.83 Lakh. Sources reveal that Hyundai has discontinued certain variants of the Venue compact SUV such as S(O) IMT, Venue S(O) DCT, SX(O) IMT and Venue diesel S (O).

The Venue offers the likes of Kia Sonnet, Tata Nexon, Mahindra XUV300, Nissan Magnite, Renault Kiger and Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza (due for a complete model change soon) in our market (all prices ex-showroom, India). Apart from the mid-cycle facelift, the Venue will also get a sportier N-Line variant similar to the i20 N-Line.