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Hyundai Venue N-Line debuts in India; Price starts from Rs. 12.16 lakh (ex-showroom); Gets 30 plus cosmetic and mechanical changes over the regular Venue Facelift
The highly anticipated sporty iteration of Hyundai India’s compact SUV, Venue N-Line has been finally launched in the Indian market. Available in two trim levels, N6 and N8 prices for the sporty model starts at Rs 12.16 lakh (ex-showroom). The Korean brand claims that the N-Line model gets 30 plus changes over the standard Venue Facelift. The changes include sporty cosmetic enhancements and minor mechanical changes to the suspension and steering set-up. Here is everything you need to know about the Venue N-Line:-
Keeping with the sporty theme, the four-wheeler packs in a lot of cosmetic updates to differentiate it from the standard car. The changes on board include a new dark chrome grille with N-Line badging and a new Athletic Red highlights package on the bumper, fender, side sill, roof rails and brake calliper. In addition, the car also get a sporty tailgate spoiler, sports dual tip exhaust and a new design diamond cut R16 alloy wheels as part of the package. On the inside, the Venue N-Line gets a new N-specific steering wheel, red colour ambient lighting, and all-black cabin with red inserts highlighting the sporty character of the car.
Read Also: Hyundai Venue Facelift Launched in India at Rs 7.53 lakh
Being a top-of-the-line model, the car comes equipped with 8-inch infotainment unit with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, powered driver seat and more. Additionally, the company has also provided a dual dashcam set-up (only on N8) and all four disc brakes are new safety additions to the N-Line model.
Along with this, Hyundai has retuned the steering wheel and increased the suspension damping by 34% to reduce roll and increase the driving dynamics at high-speed.
Powering the Venue N-Line is a familiar 1.0-litre tGDi petrol engine churning out 120 bhp and 172 Nm of peak torque. This unit is mated to a 7-speed DCT gearbox with paddle shifters and gets 3 driving modes namely, Normal, Eco and Sport.
The Venue N-Line rivals the recently launched Kia Sonet X-Line, Maruti Suzuki Brezza, Tata Nexon and the Mahindra XUV300.