India, Nov. 20 -- The Hyundai Venue has been the talk of the town ever since it hit the market. It looks desirable, comes loaded with equipment, and wears a Hyundai badge. What's more, it's done extremely well on the sales front too - consistently beating out the erstwhile market leader, the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza. In fact, it's difficult to believe any talk of a slowdown when you look at the sales figures of the Venue.
When I first drove the car, I was very satisfied with the on-road driveability of both the 1.4-litre diesel engine and 1.0-litre petrol model. But, at our annual jury meet, it was time to push the Venue to its limits at the BIC.
The car we have here is armed with a 1.0-litre direct injection turbo petrol motor mated t...