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About Venue

The Venue is Hyundai's smallest SUV, a compact, city-friendly crossover sized for crowded streets and tight budgets. It is sold in India, where it competes in the hotly contested sub-four-meter SUV segment, as well as in the United States and other markets. It offers SUV styling, a high seating position and a generous list of features in a package that costs less than many compact cars, which is why it has found a large audience among first-time buyers and urban drivers.

The Venue launched in 2019 and quickly became a strong seller in India, where it was one of the first models in its segment to offer connected-car technology. In the United States, it serves as Hyundai's entry-level model and has a claim to being among the most affordable new cars on sale. A new-generation Venue arrived in India with fresh styling, a more upscale interior and updated technology, and an N Line version caters to buyers who want sportier looks and a firmer driving feel.

In India, the Venue competes with the Kia Sonet, Tata Nexon, Maruti Suzuki Brezza, Mahindra XUV 3XO and Kia Syros; in the United States, it faces the Nissan Kicks, Kia Soul, Chevrolet Trax and Hyundai's own Kona. Its strengths include value, features and easy maneuverability, while critics note its modest power and limited rear-seat and cargo space. Hyundai's newer Bayon now sits above it in India, giving the company another option in the small-SUV market.

Coverage includes reviews, pricing and variant news, comparisons with rivals, trade-in and resale analysis and sales figures from India and the United States. Expect broader stories about Hyundai India's production plans and investments as well, and about the American affordability debate, in which the Venue has become a frequent example of what a truly inexpensive new car looks like as average transaction prices keep climbing and many automakers abandon the bottom of the market entirely.

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Hyundai's smallest SUV, a city-sized crossover for India and America, newly redesigned for India and among the cheapest new cars in the US.

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