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HYUNDAI VENUE 1,0 TGDI GLIDE DCT ETA: NOW WHERE WE
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Hyundai’s new Venue slots in below the Creta
and has VW’s T-Cross squarely in its sights
Cape Town
By: Ryan Bubear Ryan_Bubear

*Claimed figures

Price: R369 900 Engine: 1,0-litre, 3-cyl, turbopetrol Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch Power: 88 kW @ 6 000 r/min Torque: 172 N.m @ 1 500-4 000 r/min
0-100 km/h: 11,5 seconds* Top speed: 187 km/h* Fuel consumption: 6,9 L/100 km* CO : 148 g/km Rivals: Ford EcoSport; Renault Captur; Volkswagen T-Cross
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+ punchy engine; good use of interior space no reach adjustment on steering column

hink Hyundai Automotive dia’s sub-four-metre class, which Fluid trim levels are offered with particularly impressive on paper,
South Africa has already attracts a lower excise duty), the either a six-speed manual or the fact it’s spread liberally from
T plugged every conceivable SA-spec Venue is a substantial seven-speed dual-clutch trans- 1 500 to 4 000 r/min means the
crossover-shaped hole in its ex- 330 mm shorter than Ford’s mission, while the range-topping Venue feels genuinely punchy.
tensive line-up? Well, think again. EcoSport and some 240 mm more Glide variant evaluated here ships Although the smooth-shifting
There’s a smidgen of space at the compact than VW’s T-Cross. exclusively in self-shifting guise. dual-clutch gearbox goes about its
foot of the range and the box-fresh Each of the five derivatives in It’s a lovely little engine, di- business with little fuss, it’s the
Venue has elbowed its way onto the local Venue range is pow- recting its 88 kW to the front axle manual cog-swapper that allows
local dealership floors to fill it. ered by the same turbocharged with a pleasing mix of verve and the driver to make the most of the
Not that it needs much room. 1,0-litre, three-cylinder petrol sophistication. While the Chen- turbo-triple’s sprightliness.
Measuring a mere 3 995 mm nose engine available in the Kona. The nai-built crossover’s peak twisting It’s often tricky to develop a
to tail (and thus qualifying for In- entry-level Motion and mid-tier force of 172 N.m doesn’t look balanced ride when working with

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