Specification comparison: Hyundai Venue vs rivals

The Hyundai Venue comes with keen pricing and a competitive specification set. Question is, how does it compare with rivals?

Published On May 22, 2019 11:24:00 AM

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Specification comparison: Hyundai Venue vs rivals

The Hyundai Venue is finally on sale marking the Korean carmaker’s long awaited entry into the compact SUV segment. Venue prices range from Rs 6.50-11.1 lakh (ex-showroom) putting the SUV in the heart of the hotly contested segment amidst rivals like the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Mahindra XUV300, Tata Nexon and Ford EcoSport. We’ve pit the five SUVs against one another, comparing them on technical specifications and price to see where exactly the Hyundai sits.

Dimensions

The Hyundai Venue appears slightly smaller than its rivals and the 57mm height difference to the EcoSport is particularly telling. However, the EcoSport is 2mm narrower than the Venue, while the Nexon’s wheelbase is 2mm shorter than the Hyundai’s. Expect the Hyundai to offer comparatively less leg room, shoulder room and headroom than the XUV300, which is the widest and has the longest wheelbase as well. The Maruti Vitara Brezza sits above the Venue in size, especially in with regards to its overall height, but is smaller than the others.

Coming to the SUV’s wheels, the EcoSport and XUV have 17-inch alloys on top-spec variants while the Venue, Brezza and Nexon make do with 16-inchers. In terms of ground clearance, the Nexon leads the standings with its 209mm figure. The Venue's 190mm ground clearance merely betters that of the Mahindra XUV300, which is the lowest among compact SUVs. Talking practicality, the Venue’s 350-litre boot is on the larger side; it equals the Nexon's capacity and is just 2 litres less than the EcoSport's luggage bay.

Hyundai Venue vs rivals: Dimensions
	Venue	XUV300	EcoSport	Brezza	Nexon
Length	3995mm	3995mm	3998mm	3995mm	3994mm
Width	1770mm	1821mm	1765mm	1790mm	1811mm
Height	1590mm	1617mm	1647mm	1640mm	1607mm
Wheelbase	2500mm	2600mm	2519mm	2500mm	2498mm
Wheel size	16-inch	17-inch	17-inch	16-inch	16-inch
Boot space	350 litres	257 litres	352 litres	328 litres	350 litres
Ground clearance	195mm	180mm	200mm	198mm	209mm

Engines and gearboxes

Like the Ford EcoSport, the Hyundai Venue comes with three engine options – a naturally-aspirated petrol, a turbo-petrol and a turbo-diesel. The Tata Nexon and Mahindra XUV300 are available with turbo-petrol and turbo-diesel engines while the Maruti Vitara Brezza has just one diesel engine option. Do note, Maruti Suzuki will brings its 1.5-litre K15B petrol engine to the compact SUV’s line-up soon.

Venue’s with the 1.2-litre petrol engine are the most affordable in the range but the compromise is that the engine is down on power to rivals. On the other hand, the 1.0 GDI turbo-petrol engine’s 120hp figure is just 5hp short of the EcoSport 1.0’s segment-leading 125hp power figure. The Mahindra XUV300 petrol engine’s 200Nm rating makes it the torqueist of the lot.

The Venue, EcoSport and Nexon all get an automatic option with one of their petrol engines – the Hyundai gets a sophisticated 7-speed dual-clutch unit with the 1.0-litre turbo-petrol, the Ford has a 6-speed torque convertor on the 1.5 petrol, while the Tata gets a cost-effective 6-speed automated manual transmission.

Hyundai Venue vs rivals: Petrol engines
	Venue	XUV300	EcoSport	Brezza	Nexon
Displacement	1.2-litre/1.0-litre	1.2-litre	1.5-litre/1.0-litre	-	1.2-litre
Type	4-cyl/3-cyl turbo	3-cyl turbo	4-cyl/3-cyl turbo	-	3-cyl turbo
Power	83hp/120hp	110hp	123hp/125hp	-	110hp
Torque	115Nm/172Nm	200Nm	150Nm/170Nm	-	170Nm
Manual gearbox	5-speed/6-speed	6-speed	5-speed/6-speed	-	6-speed
Automatic gearbox	7-speed dual-clutch	-	6-speed torque convertor	-	6-speed AMT
Fuel efficiency (Manual)	17.52kpl/18.27kpl	17kpl	16.5kpl/17.6kpl	-	17kpl
Fuel efficiency (Automatic)	18.15kpl	-	14.6kpl	-	17kpl

When it comes to the compact SUV’s diesel engines, the Mahindra XUV300 is the most powerful by a significant margin, while the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza’s soon-to-be-phased out 1.3-litre engine has the lowest output figures. The Hyundai Venue diesel has the same 90hp rating as the Maruti but the engine churns out more torque, 20Nm more to be precise. The Tata Nexon diesel has the second-highest power and torque figures, while Ford’s 1.5 diesel is a distant third. A point to note here is that Maruti’s new 1.5-litre DDiS 225 diesel motor will soon be introduced on the Brezza, which will see outputs increase to 95hp and 225Nm of torque. The Brezza’s new diesel engine would, in effect, relegate the Venue diesel to the least powerful slot.

The diesel versions of all these SUVs are available with a manual gearbox though only the Vitara Brezza and Nexon offer the convenience of an automatic transmission with their AMT gearboxes. However, Mahindra is working on a diesel-AMT for the XUV300, which should arrive in the coming months.

Hyundai Venue vs rivals: Diesel engines
	Venue	XUV300	EcoSport	Brezza	Nexon
Displacement	1.4-litre	1.5-litre	1.5-litre	1.3-litre	1.5-litre
Type	4-cyl turbo	4-cyl turbo	4-cyl turbo	4-cyl turbo	4-cyl turbo
Power	90hp	117hp	100hp	90hp	110hp
Torque	220Nm	300Nm	205Nm	200Nm	260Nm
Manual gearbox	6-speed	6-speed	5-speed	5-speed	6-speed
Automatic gearbox	-	-	-	5-speed AMT	6-speed AMT
Fuel efficiency (Manual)	23.7kpl	20kpl	23kpl	24.3kpl	21.5kpl
Fuel efficiency (Automatic)	-	-	-	24.3kpl	21.5kpl

Price

Based on its base price, the Hyundai Venue will be a viable alternative to the more affordable Tata Nexon (cheapest in the segment) and Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, while the top-spec versions should be able to attract buyers of the Ford EcoSport and Mahindra XUV300 (the most expensive model here). Our on paper comparison shows that Hyundai has brought out an SUV that can go toe-to-toe with its rivals, though how it will perform on the road is another matter altogether. Stay tuned for our review, comprehensive road test and a full comparison of the Hyundai Venue.

Hyundai Venue vs rivals: Prices (ex-showroom, Delhi)
	Venue	XUV300	EcoSport	Brezza	Nexon
Petrol-MT	Rs 6.50-10.60 lakh	Rs 7.90-11.64 lakh	Rs 7.83-11.38 lakh	-	Rs 6.49-9.35 lakh
Petrol-AT	Rs 9.35-11.11 lakh	-	Rs 9.77-11.37 lakh	-	Rs 7.84-9.95 lakh
Diesel-MT	Rs 7.75-10.84 lakh	Rs 8.49-12.14 lakh	Rs 8.43-11.90 lakh	Rs 7.68-10.65 lakh	Rs 7.49-10.20 lakh
Diesel-AT	-	-	-	Rs 8.70-10.43 lakh	Rs 8.84-10.90 lakh