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The Hyundai Venue is a compact SUV that packs a mighty punch

A year since its launch, the Hyundai Venue has dominated its segment. Stay with us as we explore just why we love the Venue as much as we do.

From the outside, the Venue is anything but your typical SUV. It features Hyundai's signature design language and continues to turn heads on the roads even today. Looking at it head-on, you're greeted with an imposing cascading grille with square headlights flanking it on either side. Square lighting elements are a recurring theme in the Venue's design which works well to create a very cohesive design overall. The side profile of the Venue is like no other vehicle on sale in India currently; the crisp silhouette of the car is accented by a strong character line that extends all the way into the tail-lamps. It’s definitely something we’d love to have in our garage.

Inside, the Venue is a seriously nice place to spend time in. One thing you can feel very satisfied about is the fit-and-finish levels. All the buttons, the controls, the touch and feel of the dash itself, they all ooze quality. The driver's seat offers you a commanding view of the road ahead and the steering is adjustable for rake and reach, so it won't take you long to get comfortable in the Hyundai Venue, even if you are very tall.

At the back, the floor of the Venue is flat, as is the seat bottom right across its breadth, so accommodating three abreast is not an issue at all. Perfect for a nice road trip out of the city, then! And when you do take that road trip, the Venue’s boot space will come in very handy indeed. There’s 350 litres of it to use, which is excellent for a car this size.