Renault Duster vs Hyundai Venue: Petrol-AT Real-world Mileage Comparison

Published On Nov 06, 2019 05:27 PM By Sonny for Hyundai Venue 2019-2022

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Similarly priced SUVs with different powertrains, but which of them is more efficient?

The Renault Duster is available with a pair of 1.5-litre petrol and diesel engines, and both get the option of an automatic gearbox as well. The petrol engine can be had with a CVT, which is offered in the RXS(O) variant priced at Rs 10 lakh (ex-showroom, pan-India). At that price point, it also competes against the petrol-automatic variant of the Hyundai Venue sub-4m SUV, which starts at Rs 9.35 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

We’ve tested both petrol-automatic models, so let’s compare their fuel efficiency in real-world driving conditions.

	Renault Duster	Hyundai Venue
Engine	1498cc petrol	998cc turbo-petrol
Power	106PS	120PS
Torque	142Nm	172Nm
Transmission	CVT	7-speed DCT
Claimed fuel efficiency	15kmpl	18.15kmpl
Tested fuel efficiency (City)	11.68kmpl	10.25kmpl
Tested fuel efficiency (Highway)	14.54kmpl	16.72kmpl

The Duster uses a larger, naturally-aspirated petrol engine as compared to the smaller, turbocharged unit in the Venue. However, the Renault power unit offers less performance and uses a very-different type of automatic transmission to the Venue.

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Neither of them can match their claimed ARAI mileage figures, but the Duster was more efficient in city driving while the Venue was more frugal on the highway.

	50% in city & 50% on highway	25% in city & 75% on highway	75% in city & 25% on highway
Duster	12.95kmpl	13.7kmpl	12.28kmpl
Venue	12.7kmpl	14.43kmpl	11.34kmpl

In terms of average use cases between city and highway driving, the Renault Duster’s petrol-CVT powertrain with less performance is more fuel efficient when it comes to predominantly city use. The Venue delivers nearly 1kmpl less. But for mainly highway commuting, the downsized engine of the Venue can do around an extra kilometre per litre of fuel as compared to the Duster. When it comes to a balanced amount of city and highway driving, both cars offer very similar mileage, but the Duster just edges past with an extra 0.25kmpl over the Venue.

Our road test team drive cars with a gentle foot while testing them for fuel efficiency, so it’s expected that your figures might deviate from our tested figures since fuel efficiency figures also depend on the driving style, car and road conditions. If you are one of the owners of the Duster petrol-CVT or a Venue petrol-DCT, share your findings with us and other owners in the comments section below.