Laxmi Intercontinental, the sole authorised distributor of Hyundai vehicles in Nepal, has launched the Hyundai Venue facelift in the Nepalese market at a starting price of Rs 39.96 Lakh. The Hyundai Venue facelift will be available in three trims – E (Rs 39,96,000), S (Rs 45,96,000) and SX(Rs 55,96,000).

The Hyundai Venue facelift 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 Venue facelift 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 new Venue gets a new dual-tone black and beige interior colour scheme. The new 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.

In the Nepalese market, the Venue facelift will be powered by a 1.2-litre petrol engine only that churns out 83hp and 114 Nm of torque. The engine comes mated to a 5-speed gearbox. The higher variants also get drive modes, Eco, Normal and Sport, and can be accessed with a new rotary dial on the centre console.