The Hyundai Venue may be the simplest-to-describe new car of 2020. It is a two-row SUV with impeccable fit and finishes, an engine and acceleration that help you avoid traffic tickets, virtually all the driver assists you to want, and a price that lets you buy new rather than used. There are not many cars available fat its price with an 8-inch color LCD standard and Android Auto / Apple CarPlay built-in. Hyundai describes the buyer as a young “urban adventurer.” You don’t pay extra for roof rails or for the two-tone paint on the Denim edition. On the road, the Hyundai Venue felt fine cruising. The length, three inches less than a Honda Fit, made it effortless to navigate the crowded capital city, the noise insulation made the ride pleasant on highways, and the air conditioning made it bearable for visiting Northerners admiring the humidity outside — at least until we opened the doors to admire, but not sample, a microbrewery and distillery. The interior is nicely done for the money. Still, window sill armrests are hard plastic with no padding, and there’s one seatback pocket. Enough Engine to Move You Down the Road The engine is okay for everything other than passing on two-lane country roads; 0-60 times are around 10 seconds. The engine delivers 121 hp through the continuously variable transmission available on all three trim lines; there’s a six-speed manual on the entry SE line and 15-inch steel wheels. The rear suspension is a torsion beam, which is simple, elegant, workable, and takes up less space than a multi-link independent rear suspension. A console dial lets you adjust throttle response via Normal, Eco and Snow settings; the Snow position keeps one wheel on ice from spinning and taking traction away from the wheel on snow or dryish pavement. The modes have no effect on steering effort. Hyundai is proud of the wide ratio of its CVT (IVT, or “intelligent variable transmission”), about 7:1, and notes it’s less complex than Toyota’s CVT that uses a mechanical first gear before handing off to the CVT. Hyundai says it has a metal chain not a metal belt in the CVT and believes it has resolved any rubber-banding issue. It also helps that a 121-hp engine doesn’t make heavy demands on the transmission. It’s rated at 30 mpg city, 34 mpg highway, 32 mpg combined (27/35/30 for the manual). Hyundai Venue Models You could think of the Venue as a Hyundai Kona Lite since both are subcompact SUV/crossover vehicles. It’s a little more complicated: They’re built on different platforms. The Venue is more a replacement of sorts for the Hyundai Accent hatchback that went away in 2018 when the Gen 5 Accent arrived. The Kona is a premium-feel low-cost SUV and the entry model goes for more than the base Venue SE. The Venue does give every buyer a very good standard safety package built around a forward-facing camera:
Should You Buy?
Hyundai is on a roll: The Sonata sedan is the ExtremeTech Car of the Year. The Sonata and Palisade SUV were finalists for the North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) Award. Hyundai hasn’t brought out a bad car in years. If you want a sub-compact SUV that is affordable, and if you want new, the 2020 Hyundai Venue is your best choice. The Venue and Kona are within a half-inch on most interior dimensions. The Venue’s rear-seat legroom of 87cm is reasonable for such a small car. Total interior volume is pretty good, really good for something just over under 4m long. We’d recommend the Venue SEL with at least the Convenience package to get blind-spot detection. Hyundais have a 5-year/60,000 mile warranty (10/100 on the powertrain) so it still has more warranty left than most 3/36 new cars. Our bottom line on the 2020 Hyundai Venue: This is the best car at Group 1 Hyundai if you want an urban-small, SUV with reasonable space inside (great space for just under 4m in length), excellent core safety features, and a large standard center stack LCD that connects to Apple or Android phones. If you believe you need all-wheel-drive, you’ll probably do just as well with winter tires and wheels. If you need adaptive cruise control, you want the Kona. Nonetheless, Hyundai did an amazing job putting that much tech into an affordable car. . . . . . . . . .Article source: https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/304901-2020-hyundai-venue-subcompact-suv-review-good-car-inexpensive
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