Hyundai Venue Turbo Petrol To Get Clutchless Manual Transmission (iMT) in July 2020

by Mahesh Yadav on Friday, Jul 03 2020

Hyundai just made a shocking announcement and declared that the Venue will be the first car in India to get a 2-pedal clutchless manual transmission. Soon, Hyundai will reveal the prices of its Venue turbo iMT (intelligent manual transmission) when it goes on sale in July 2020. The automated clutch system will initially remain exclusively available with the 1.0-litre turbo petrol engine.

Kia showcased the Sonet SUV at the Auto Expo 2020 in February. Back then, Kia had announced that it’ll bring the same iMT transmission with the Sonet.

This system allows you to drive the car like a manual transmission with full H-pattern gears while relieving the driver of the duties to manage the clutch pedal. Of course, there is a still clutch pack in the car but it will be managed using electronics thus making it easier to drive in crawling traffic.

There’s no other car in India with such a clutch-less manual transmission although it’s available as an aftermarket accessory. The cost of such accessories is around Rs. 40 - 50k. Considering the large scale production capabilities of a big carmaker like Hyundai, we expect it to add no more than Rs. 20k to the ex-showroom cost over a full manual transmission model.

Also read: Which Variant Of the 2020 Hyundai Venue Petrol Is The Most Value For Money?

Here are the current prices of the Hyundai Venue petrol and diesel:

HYUNDAI VENUE PRICE LIST EX-SHOWROOM INDIA \| APR 2020
	1.2L Normal Petrol MT	1.0L Turbo Petrol MT	1.0L Turbo Petrol AT	1.5L Turbo Diesel MT
E	Rs. 6,70,000	-	-	Rs. 8,09,800
S	Rs. 7,40,000	Rs. 8,46,000	Rs. 9,60,000	Rs. 9,00,800
SX	-	Rs. 9,79,000	-	Rs. 9,99,999
SX DT	-	Rs. 9,94,000	-	Rs. 10,27,800
SX (O)	-	Rs. 10,85,000	-	Rs. 11,39,800
SX Plus	-	-	Rs. 11,35,500	-

The IMT variants of the Venue may replace the 6-speed manual transmission completely. The only problem some of us may face with the IMT is that we can’t do a push start if the battery is dead because you can’t dump the clutch. The turbo petrol MT range of the Venue currently costs between Rs. 8.46 and Rs. 10.85 lakh.

The Sonet is also going on sale in August or September 2020 and that car will also bring this technology with its turbo petrol engine.

Here are the petrol engine specs and fuel efficiency figures of the 2020 Hyundai Venue:

HYUNDAI VENUE PETROL ENGINE SPECS
Engine Type	Normal Petrol	Turbo Petrol	Turbo Petrol
Displacement	1.2L	1.0L	1.0L
Cylinder	4	3	3
Maximum Power	83PS @ 6000rpm	120PS @ 6000rpm	120PS @ 6000rpm
Peak Torque	114Nm @ 4000rpm	172Nm @ 1500 - 4000rpm	172Nm @ 1500 - 4000rpm
Transmission	5-Speed MT	6-Speed MT	7- Speed DCT
Claimed FE	17.27kmpl	18.07kmpl	17.99kmpl

The diesel engine specs and fuel efficiency figures of the Venue are as follows:

HYUNDAI VENUE DIESEL ENGINE SPECS
		Hyundai Venue
Engine Type		Diesel
Displacement		1.5L
Cylinder		4
Maximum Power		100PS @ 4000rpm
Peak Torque		240Nm @ 1500 - 2750rpm
Transmission		6-Speed MT
Claimed FE		22.7 - 23.29kmpl

Here are the dimension details and ground clearance of the Hyundai Venue:

HYUNDAI VENUE \| DIMENSIONS
Dimensions	Hyundai Venue
Length (mm)	3995
Width (mm)	1770
Height (mm)	1605
Wheelbase (mm)	2500
Boot Space (litre)	350
Ground Clearance (mm)	190
Fuel Tank (litre)	45