Hyundai has just launched in India the Venue compact SUV with the new intelligent manual transmission (iMT). The clutch, pedal-free iMT is available with the 1.0-litre Kappa Turbo-GDI petrol engine in SX and SX(O) variants of Hyundai Venue with the former priced at Rs 10 lakh (exshowroom, India) and the latter available for Rs 11.08 lakh (ex-showroom, India). The Venue is currently available with three different BS6-compliant powertrains — 1.0-litre Kappa Turbo-GDI petrol (120PS/172Nm), 1.2-litre Kappa petrol (83PS/114Nm) and 1.5-litre U2 CRDi diesel (100PS/240Nm). Hyundai has also introduced the Sport trim in Venue with the 1.0-litre Kappa Turbo-GDI petrol and 1.5-litre U2 CRDi diesel engines. Sport trim in Venue now features sporty DCut steering with paddle shifters on Kappa 1.0 l T-GDi petrol engine with 7DCT that is available on SX+ trim.
