Venue

Make
Hyundai
Segment
SUV

Hyundai seems to have its hands very full at the moment. For a start, it is expanding into the metaverse. The Korean automaker is also investing a fortune in its bid to dominate the global EV landscape. At the same time, it is sending hydrogen-powered trucks to our shores. Clearly, a lot is going on, but none of this has distracted the automaker from its chief objective: selling new cars. One of the cars it offers in need of an update is the Hyundai Venue, and if the reveal of the Indian-market model is anything to go by, the 2023 variant will be brilliant. Before we get too excited, it's worth remembering that we may not get the same features with our Venue.

That being said, we have no reason to doubt that we could get the same updates and more. So what are these updates? Let's start with the styling. Both the front and rear ends of the car have been restyled and, in keeping with current trends at Hyundai's design department, the grille now has its own take on the parametric grille seen on the Tucson. In addition, this larger grille now has a Dark Chrome frame. The upper housings for the park lights and indicator lights are longer than before and have a smoother design. The lower headlight housings look all but unchanged, but the lower grille is new and is complemented by the addition of a faux skid plate. At the rear, full-width taillights have been added with modern graphics, while the bumper has been restyled to mimic the new front.

Inside, a new infotainment system adds remote features like door locking, climate control, location, and tire pressure, among other things. Further enhancing comfort for those in the car is the addition of two-step reclining seats to the second row. Alexa and Google Voice Assistant are offered, with both English and Hindi languages making the car more attractive to Indian buyers. The digital cluster reveals three driving modes too, and a new feature called "Sounds of Nature" is intended to help make traffic less stressful. Engine options are predicted to remain the same.

The official debut of the car is scheduled for June 16, at which point we hope to learn what the US-spec model will offer.