Hyundai Venue Turbo iMT vs Manual Gearbox vs DCT Performance Fuel Efficiency Compared

The, where you need to shift gears manually while the duty of your left leg is handled by a couple of sensors and actuators, tries to offer both in one single package.

The question is, how do all three variants of the Venue fare in terms of performance and fuel efficiency? To find that out, we strapped our VBox and put them through their paces.

Performance Figures:

	Venue Turbo iMT (BS6)	Venue Turbo MT (BS4)	Venue Turbo DCT (BS4)
0-100kmph	10.64 seconds	10.99 seconds	11.24 seconds
30-80kmph in third gear	7.53 seconds	9.02 seconds	-----
40-100kmph in fourth gear	12.25 seconds	14.59 seconds	-----
Kickdown Mode (20-80kmph)	-----	-----	6.72 seconds

Surprisingly, the Hyundai Venue iMT is the fastest in the 0-100kmph run while the manual variant comes a close second. The DCT-equipped Venue is the slowest in the 0-100kmph run as its transmission didn't allow us to have a quick launch, holding the revs at 2500rpm.

But where the Venue DCT shines is during roll-on acceleration as the gearbox drops gears quickly and power is served up quick.

The Venue MT, on the other hand, does the 20-80kmph run in 7.53 seconds in third gear and the 40-100kmph run in 12.25 seconds in fourth gear. But the real surprise is that the Venue iMT is quicker during roll-on acceleration.

It's around 1.5 seconds faster than the standard Venue MT Turbo in the 20-80kmph run while the gap increases to 2.34 seconds in the 40-100kmph run. And this gap is present despite the gearing being the same. It looks like Hyundai has tweaked the fueling of the BS6 Venue for better mid range performance.

Tested Fuel Efficiency Figures:

	Venue Turbo iMT (BS6)	Venue Turbo MT (BS4)	Venue Turbo DCT (BS4)
City	12.04kmpl	12.43kmpl	10.25kmpl
Highway	NA	18.84kmpl	16.72kmpl

In terms of fuel efficiency, the Venue iMT is just 0.39kmpl less fuel efficient when compared to the manual variant. This should have no difference in your everyday drive as compared to the BS4 manual. While we couldn't test the Venue iMT's highway fuel efficiency figures, we expect it to be closely matched with the manual variant. The DCT variant is the least efficient in this test.

Prices And Verdict:

	Venue Turbo iMT	Venue Turbo MT	Venue Turbo DCT
Prices (ex-showroom)	Rs 8.51 lakh to Rs 10.90 lakh	Rs 10 lakh to Rs 11.26 lakh	Rs 9.65 lakh to Rs 11.63 lakh

Hyundai has indeed hit a sweet spot with the Venue iMT. It delivers the same performance as its manual sibling and is much more fuel efficient than its DCT sibling. All of this without the hassle of working out your left leg seals the deal.