At last I took delivery of Venue SX 1.0 Petrol last Wednesday and I am loving each and every Kms. My observations so far with the car based on 200 odd kms which I have churned out.
Looks - As already mentioned, it is a looker without a doubt. People in my office, traffic signal, area locality just admires the beauty.
Size - For folks who are concerned that it is like a hatch, I am not able to clean the top part of the car which I used to do at ease with my Xcent and Uncle's Grand I10. When you sit inside, it does give you a tall riding position and you will be able to see the bonnet, that is something which will make you feel that you are sitting in a tall car.
Seats - Seats are so comfortable, back seat is so well reclined, which makes life comfortable. As I owned an Xcent, I find width not an issue. And as already my family is not heavily built so during long drives, if Xcent can squeeze them I am sure Venue will love them
Ride quality - One can't notice small pot holes, it does take them quite well. Bigger once, yes you feel the thud sound inside the cabin. But ride quality on the whole is really good.
Engine - When at idle, Though you can't hear the engine sound inside, there is a slight feel inside the cabin. Hyundai could have done well in refinement. Drive the engine, it is so smooth and it pulls of really well. You can't tell this is a 1.0 L turbo engine. 6th gear is a major boon, I didn't drive it yet on a highway, during my city ride max I was able to touch was 70 KM/hr in 6th gear which was around 1500 RPM which is really good. I am yet to test mileage, but the system shows it as 11.7 100% city driving with 40% B2B traffic
Other points -
- Though front grill is like it or hate it, I hate it when I clean the car. It takes life out of you to keep it clean.
- I wanted to go for White and my wife preferred denim blue and she won. Now I feel proud to have lost to her. That color is just awesome and from back it gives BMWish feel. But it is a dirt magnet and you need to maintain well
- Sunroof is a welcome addition and it brings in so much light inside the cabin
- Music system is decent, i find the sound quality good.
- Boot can swallow a weekends trip, this was one of the major reason we rejected XUV300
- Apple car play and Android Auto works without any issues
- When slot from reverse to first gear, the camera will not cut off. It is just to ensure you have the visibility when you are in tight parking where we might need to go back and forth. It will turn off once the speed is above 10. Top notch
- OVRM could have been a bit bigger.
I will update this thread frequently, for now I am ending this post with pictures