The 2021 Hyundai Venue Is The Right Choice For Many

Shopping for a midsize SUV? Guess what? The Hyundai Venue is a subcompact SUV that is going to meet your needs, save you a lot on the bottom line, and demonstrate day after day that bigger isn’t always better.
 
If you were a father of a family of four, would it be great to own a Hyundai Palisade for all its room? Of course, but after spending a week with a Hyundai Venue, you’ll wonder if you really need a Palisade. 
 
Interior
So, the Venue is inexpensive. Yet, Wards Auto said the 2020 model has one of the 10 best interiors. The examiners praised Hyundai for the premium materials, fit-and-finish, and great ergonomics with an easy-to use-infotainment set-up.
 
The Venue also has a roomy interior for taller drivers. It gets a little cramped in the back for passengers over 167cm tall if the front seats are all the way back. Two average-size males should be able to use the front and rear seats comfortably.
 
One potential knock against the Venue is cargo space is not great when the second row is up. Fold it, though, and the space is competitive against the Nissan Kick for example. No subcompact is truly capable of hauling four people and luggage and the Venue is no exception.
 
Safety
Among the safety features offered are Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) w/ Pedestrian Detection. Cyclist detection is added on the top SEL trim. Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW) with Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning is an option.
 
The most important safety feature is Driver Attention Warning. The driver's attention level is displayed on a scale of 1 to 5. The lower the level, the more inattentive the driver is. The level decreases when the driver does not take a break for a certain period of time. The level increases when the driver attentively drives for a certain period of time. When the driver turns on the system while driving, it displays “Last Break time” and level.
 
The system will send you a warning on your dashboard when it believes you are drowsy. This is technology first introduced on Mercedes-Benz’ models costing more than $100,000 just a few years ago.
 
This is important technology. The Insurance Information Institute says an estimated 21% of fatal crashes, 13% of crashes resulting in severe injury, and 6% of all crashes, involve a drowsy driver.
 
Also, the entire Hyundai lineup is a Top Safety Pick, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Bigger is not better when it comes to vehicle safety.
 
The Venue earned good ratings in the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength, and head restraint tests. Those are most important in our daily drivers.
 
Powertrain
Is the Venue underpowered? One might think so because the Venue has a 1.6-liter, dual overhead cam, fuel-injected engine that produces 89 kW and 153 Nm of torque.
 

Could it use more zip on the highway? Sure. Did it fail to get me where I was going? Never. Once underway, it contentedly cruised along at just over 100km/h. A more powerful engine may have got me to my destination 30 seconds faster. 

Original article sourced fromhttps://www.torquenews.com/ 

Driving The Hyundai Tucson For The First Time

 

Striking SUV aims to impress on all fronts and does a great job of it.

Hyundai Tucson standard equipment:

• 10.25” instrument cluster
• 10.25” touchscreen with sat-nav, Apple Carplay and Android Auto connectivity
• 17” alloy wheels
• selectable drive modes
• cruise control
• climate control
• electric driver's seat lumbar support
• LED DRLs
• high beam assist
• intelligent speed limit assist
• rear parking sensors
• reversing camera
• roof rails

Engines:

• 2.0 NU Petrol - 115kW and 196Nm
• 1.6 T GDI - 130kW and 265Nm
• R2.0 CRDi Diesel - 131kW and 400Nm

Equipment grades:

• Premium
• Executive
• Elite
• Sport

If you have any doubts about Hyundai's level of ambition right now, check out the front of this new Tucson - the fourth-generation version of its medium SUV. The way its grille appears to blend into the headlights is a real attention-grabber and just part of an overall design, also featuring exaggerated side body contours, which does a lot to make it stand out on the road. 

It's not just the exterior that makes an impression either - climb aboard and there's an impressive level of kit on offer. Although the car tested here is in range-topping Elite spec, the most immediately noticeable feature is standard throughout the range. At first glance, it might look like a giant central infotainment screen, but it's actually a 10.25-inch screen above a touch control panel - any disappointment is quickly overcome by the way it feels like operating the controls of a spacecraft. Also standard is the 10.25-inch driver display, although on our test car this was augmented by the optional blind-spot view monitor, which replaces either the speedometer or rev counter with a corresponding rear side camera view when an indicator is switched on, helping with both manoeuvring in traffic and parallel parking. Other equipment highlights with the Elite include heated and ventilated front seats, and even heated outer rear seats, along with an electric tailgate, panoramic roof and three-zone climate control.

But the Tucson's interior has more to offer than just technology - good quality materials are used throughout, with an appealing mix of gloss and soft-touch plastic, cloth and leather. And although it's only a couple of centimetres bigger than the old car, the new model feels big and airy inside for the segment (helped by there being no actual gear lever with our six-speed automatic test car, just buttons). The rear legroom is adequate and there's lots of headroom, even with that panoramic roof, while the boot is impressively spacious at more than 100 litres bigger than the previous model. 

As we've seen a lot with Hyundai recently, the Tucson is available with a wide variety of engine options. 

Compared with rivals, the Tucson in this spec does look to be at the pricier end of the segment. However, you do get a lot for your money and it's easy to imagine drivers who may never have considered a Hyundai in the past being won over.

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Original article sourced from https://www.businesscar.co.uk/