The Hyundai Venue was first launched in India in 2019, quickly garnering attention the Venue soon became one of the most sought-after small SUVs in India and also in Nepal.

Now Hyundai has given the Venue a mid-cycle update for the first time after 3 years. Hyundai has launched the 2022 Venue in India with introductory prices starting from INR 7.53 lakh, going up to INR 12.57 lakh for the top-end turbo-petrol DCT variant. Bookings are underway and Hyundai says the waiting period for some variants has already surged to 16 weeks.

Let’s get the similarities out of the way first. The 2022 Venue continues to be powered by the same 83hp, 1.2-litre petrol, 120hp, 1.0-litre turbo petrol, and a 100hp, 1.5-litre diesel. But this time higher variants will now get drive modes, Eco, Normal and Sport, and can be accessed with a new rotary dial on the centre console.

The 2022 Venue gets major styling changes up front and at the back. The Venue comes with new LED projector headlamps and a dark chrome front grille. The front bumper has also been tweaked with a wider central air intake. The internals of LED DRLs has also been revised.

Out on the back, the 2022 Venue gets a newly designed rear section with an H-Lamp design featuring the new connecting LED taillamps with a hidden stop lamp. The new bumper makes the car look wider. While there are no major changes in profile, it gets a new design for the 16-inch, dual-tone alloy wheels.

Inside, the 2022 Venue gets a new dual-tone black and beige interior colour scheme. The Venue comes loaded this time around with features like a reclining rear seat, an air purifier, dual USB C-slots positioned below the rear AC vents for the rear passengers, a wireless phone charger, paddle shifters and a four-way electrically adjustable driver’s seat, among others.

On the safety front, the Venue facelift gets six airbags, ESC, VSM, hill-assist control, and much more.

The 2022 Hyundai Venue facelift will be offered in 6 single-tone colours and 1 dual-tone colour.