Hyundai waited until after Diwali to reveal the first official glimpse of the 2026 Hyundai Venue, but it looks like it was worth the wait. The Korean carmaker has today released the first pictures and details of the second-generation Venue ahead of its launch on November 4. Hyundai’s first sub-four meter SUV, the Venue, has lost ground to newer rivals in recent months, but the new Venue aims to regain lost market share by addressing some of the biggest weaknesses of the existing model. Hyundai has also started booking for the new Venue today, the booking amount for which has been kept at Rs 25,000.
How different is the new Hyundai Venue from outside compared to the old Venue?
The new Venue has more or less the same design as the old model, but it leaves its own mark on Hyundai’s global SUV design language. The facelift of the new Venue is very similar to the Creta N Line, with a full-width LED light bar housed in a quad LED headlight housing.
The dark chrome finished grille sits atop a chunky, silver colored front bumper, and in profile, the new Venue looks longer and sturdier than the old Venue. It rides on 16-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels, and at the rear, it gets the connected LED tail-light, but with a sharper look.
How bigger is the new Hyundai Venue than the old Venue?
Those who might have thought that this was just a new variant of the old Venue will be pleasantly surprised as the new Venue is bigger than the old model. With a height of 1,665 mm, it is 48 mm taller, and with a width of 1,800 mm, it is also a full 30 mm wider. Its 2,520 mm wheelbase is also 20 mm longer than the old Venue. The change in dimensions is expected to provide more space in the cabin, which will address one of the biggest shortcomings of the old Venue.
How different is the cabin of the new Hyundai Venue compared to the old Venue?
There is nothing like the first generation Venue in the new Venue. At first glance, you might mistake the Venue’s cabin for that of a larger and more expensive SUV. It features an all-new dashboard, a 3-spoke steering wheel with four illuminated dots (as seen in Hyundai’s electric cars) and a rotated panoramic display in the middle, which combines two 12.3-inch screens together. This is a sharp departure from the old Venue, which had an 8.0-inch touchscreen and a partially digital instrument cluster.
This time, Hyundai has focused on making the rear seat experience even more comfortable for the Venue customers, and for this purpose, it has added 2-phase reclining seats, rear window sunshade and rear AC vents. The company also claims that there is better legroom at the rear due to the longer wheelbase, and the presence of rear quarter glass – which was missing in the first generation Venue – promises to give a more airy cabin experience.
The images also show features like electronic parking brake, regular-sized electric sunroof, ventilated front seats, 360-degree camera and advanced driver assistant systems (ADAS), but Hyundai has not yet detailed the full feature list of the new Venue.
What are the powertrain options and variants of the new Hyundai Venue?
This is one part where the new Hyundai Venue is almost identical to its previous model. All powertrains – including the 1.2-litre naturally-aspirated petrol, 1.0-litre turbo-petrol and 1.5-litre diesel – remain the same, along with the same manual, automatic and dual-clutch automatic transmission options.
Hyundai is moving away from its S-based nomenclature with the new Venue. Instead, the company will adopt an alpha-numeric name structure with the prefix ‘HX’, with HX standing for ‘Hyundai Experience’. In total, 7 petrol trims (HX2, HX4, HX5, HX6, HX6T, HX8, HX10) and four diesel trims (HX2, HX5, HX7, HX10) will be available. As of now, the exact features and powertrain options are yet to be revealed depending on the variant.
What are the estimated prices of the new Hyundai Venue?
The new Venue will be the first Hyundai model to roll out of the company’s Talegaon plant and is expected to be priced competitively. The current generation Venue is priced between Rs 8.49 lakh to Rs 12.46 lakh (ex-showroom), and we expect the second generation Venue to have a starting price around the same (Rs 8.50 lakh), while the most expensive, automatic model is likely to be priced around Rs 13 lakh.
The new Venue will compete with Tata Nexon, Maruti Suzuki Brezza, Skoda Kylak and its fellow cars Kia Sonet and Ciros.
