No Manual ‘Box On The Cards For Future Hyundai Venue N Line Iterations

  • Published September 6, 2022
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The SUV gets a dual clutch automatic paired to the turbo-petrol engine
  • New Venue N Line is a sportier version of the standard SUV. 

  • It gets a stiffer suspension and sporty exhaust note to boot. 

  • Standard Venue does offer an iMT option with the turbo petrol engine. 

  • Manual gearbox available with the diesel and base petrol engines of the standard Venue. 

  • i20 N Line hatchback offers a lower-priced alternative with iMT (clutchless manual) option with the same engine. 

The new Hyundai Venue N Line is on sale in India as a sportier version of the subcompact SUV. The N Line variant is aimed at enthusiasts with its stiffer suspension setup, turbocharged petrol engine and sporty exhaust note, but it doesn’t offer a stick shift option. 

Well, it seems that the carmaker will not introduce a manual gearbox or even an iMT clutchless manual for the N Line variant of the Venue in the future either; the dual-clutch (DCT) automatic will remain the only transmission on offer.

Hyundai Venue N Line the petrolhead’s SUV?

The Venue N Line, which is offered in two variants – N6 and N8, comes with a single powertrain option as standard. It’s a 1-litre turbo-petrol engine that pushes out 120PS and 172Nm, paired with the aforementioned 7-speed DCT gearbox.

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The N Line variant proclaims its sporty credentials with blacked exterior trim and red accents, a dark chrome front grille, dual exhaust tips and a new set of 16-inch alloy wheels. On the inside, an all-black interior with red accents on the dashboard and seats, and red ambient lighting are exclusive to the N Line variant.

Aesthetic mods aside, the Venue N Line gets a reworked suspension with stiffer dampers and a livelier exhaust note. It’s a sports variant done right in all aspects except one – the lack of a stick shift option. 

Even in the standard SUV, an iMT (clutchless manual) is your only alternative with the 1-litre turbo-petrol engine to the fully automatic DCT. A proper three-pedal 6-speed manual is reserved for the 1.5-litre diesel engine that, bizarrely, doesn’t get any automatic option. 

The base naturally aspirated (NA) 1.2-litre petrol engine does get a 5-speed manual, but it doesn't get all the bells and whistles of the top-spec trim level and isn’t as powerful as the 1-litre turbo petrol unit.

Nevertheless, the Venue N Line does get paddle shifters and a ‘manual’ mode that gives you the freedom to choose your own gears to some extent.    

Manual Venue N Line could have been less expensive 

In the standard Venue lineup, the DCT option costs a significant premium over the iMT alternative. A three-pedal manual unit is even more cost-effective since it works using the same hardware as an iMT but doesn’t require an additional control unit and actuators to operate the clutch. This leads us to think that a Venue N Line with a manual ‘box would have been an even more affordable option for enthusiasts than the current proposition.

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That said, Hyundai’s decision to pair the DCT auto ‘box with the turbo petrol was driven by market research, customer demand and the response the i20 N Line has received thus far.

We might lament the lack of a stick shift, but it stands true that Hyundai and Kia are the only carmakers to offer a sportier option in the subcompact SUV space. If you still want to row your own gears, the i20 N Line hatchback is available with an iMT option. For a proper three pedal setup, you might have to jump a segment and consider the Volkswagen Taigun or Skoda Kushaq.

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