2025 HYUNDAI VENUE

WILL THE SECOND-GEN HYUNDAI VENUE BE THE NEW SEGMENT CHAMP?

- WORDS TUHIN GUHA

The Venue has been quite a successful sub-4m SUV, but it’s never quite dominated its segment in the way the Creta has. This small SUV is now getting its most significant update yet. This second-generation model is visibly larger and looks and feels more premium. So, can it really shake things up in this segment?

Styling, dimensions, boot space

The Hyundai Venue is now 30 mm wider, and the oversized lighting elements, wide grille and flared panels make it look much more substantial than before. You feel like you're looking at a car from a segment higher when you see the new Venue head-on.

The previous Venue looked quite compact, especially when you saw it in profile. Now, Hyundai has done a lot of work to make it look more like an SUV. The 48 mm increase in height helps. The wheelbase has grown by 20 mm, and you also have a decent 195 mm of ground clearance. A design element that works quite well to give the Venue a more SUV-like look is the prominent rear quarter glass.

Unlike the general trend in this segment, the new Hyundai Venue continues with 16-inch wheels. They can look a bit small, but there are benefits to this as we'll see later. The rear is now quite a bit more aggressive than before. The overall theme has been retained with the H-pattern lighting, but the chunky bumpers and smart details stand out, like the encased Venue logo and the smartly integrated reversing lamps.