2025 Hyundai INSTER (Casper EV) review: 0-100 & POV test drive

[@dingus2218]

Cracking review mate - nice to see the channel overseas ! Looks like a pretty sweet little package; gotta love the option of flat-folding seats if you’re camping in the rain or had a couple too many.

[@perpetualgrin5804]

Agree, more cars should be able to lay the seats flat and sleep in.😅

[@nicholasmatthews5989]

Wow, a fantastic review of the Hyundai Inster from the streets of South Korea. I very much like this small EV which provides amazing versatility for its size. Great to see the 0 to 100km/hr time and the energy consumption. Looking forward to seeing these in Australia. Interestingly the Inster length of 3,825 mm is only slightly shorter than the Mini Cooper EV which is 3,858 mm.

[@johnnylight0]

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[@SimpleCarsharingDriver]

You are right about practicality. Folding seats and adjustable rear row are really cool features for such a small car!

[@GuntherGlesti]

Great review

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@GuntherGlesti Thanks

[@koseku3]

the cross version will be my next camper, i sleep at car and v2l, folding seats, camp mode, high interior will be very useful

[@JumpingSpiderDesign]

Cool to see what the South Korean streets/traffic look like! Styling-wise, I've never been a fan of vertical rear door handles. IMO they can spoil an otherwise good looking design.

[@gregj7916]

It would make a great city delivery-collection vehicle for smaller operators.

[@brehh]

I really feel that to stand a chance, this either needed to be closer to the 30k mark, OR be the ICE version at around 20-25k to compete with the Picanto and Ignis market.

[@Joseph-pl8rf]

Why did they choose to sell the electric rather than the petrol in aus? Is it because of the picanto?

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Produced in left-hand drive only. It would be difficult to come up with a business case for creating RHD versions just for Australia - our market is too small, unfortunately. But I agree, it would be a fun little package.

[@mahcooharper9577]

That is a shame yes. :(

[@69Thylacine]

Does the Hyundai Inster come with V2G capability? 

[@Malc664]

Plus, the efficiency- 0 - 100 is with two blokes in the car. It's a great little daily driver I reckon. I'd love one to go round the corner to get the milk and bread instead of firing up the diesel ute.

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@Malc664 Yep, true - that was with 2 on board. Would be slightly quicker with 1.

[@stizzygrayson5541]

Will need to start at 30k to sell, 40k on road for the premium model.

[@anthonylim5120]

It's most likely going to be that way in... North America, anyway. I'm sure the one the reviewer is driving is top of the line.

[@slickahhthing]

Can you'll review the new model 3 performance (2024)

[@jessexi]

Good small city car with excellent packaging but may be a little bit overpriced if it’s starting from 40k given it’s competing with something like byd dolphin or seagull (when it comes to Australia)

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@jessexi Yeah, I agree. A bit pricey. But, definitely better refinement and driving dynamics over the Dolphin, if that justifies it.

[@jimmyp1433]

Not really getting the 90's barina dashboard styling , or the whacko wheels, but rest looks pretty cool. Hard to gauge how efficient it is without knowing ambient temp.. if it's warm , 13s in that sort of driving doesn't seem very good for such a small car.

[@MrArray1967]

One driving mode is missing in this outstanding car. The legal driving mode! Going 107 in a 60 zone 🤔

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@MrArray1967 I don’t think that was the speed limit as everyone else around me was going much faster.

[@시진핑-k8l]

welcome to ROK

[@bens6674]

Suzuki Ignis lookalike.

[@anthonyabdo5364]

Exactly what I thought I own a 23 blk the sliding rear bench

[@jimmyw7530]

The whole idea of a “city” car is ridiculously outdated and an obvious marketing ploy to dupe people in to buying bigger and more expensive cars. Almost every car on Australian roads are capable of comfortably cruising at freeway speeds all day long. I live rurally and I drove a 1.2L low compression turbo Skoda every day for 7 years. Averaged 5L/100 and never slowed down for hills and overtaking was fine. This little unit is a big contender for my next car, and my day to day is 80 to 100 km of country roads. It will do it just fine.

[@medman36]

Nice overview. I agree price is the main issue as I see itbin Europe. Not only perhaps to competition woth modern compact competitors, but also competition wothin the brand itswlf. For me the cimpetution lies between a modern upgrade to a new compact EV or going for a first or second gen Kona electric, with has dropped to between 30-38000 aud in the second hand market. This makes the highly prefeered mid trimmed Inster with 49 kwh and basically full package value of 47000 aud a tough sell for price over value, despite the Imster having a lot of potential as an overall very good compact EV package, even compared to the eiropean and chinese compact EV segment. If Hyuandai were to make just one trim with color exterior and imterior options and higher volume for lower price, at max 33-34000 aud the price would make a lot of competitive sense with the competition and competing within their own second hamd market EV space. All things considered, the current market price proposition business price puts the price at luxury pricing, which to me puts the Inster at an overvalue pricing. Not that it is bad per se, but for me for such a great EV it would still put this EV out of reach for most people to own or finance soundly.

[@gort3969]

I don't really like cars like this, it's kind of ugly but atleast it's versatile which is more then can be said for most small cars

[@ytn00b3]

Comparing with Chinese EV? lmao

[@charlstin1979]

Yea 40k no…. To expensive I might as well get a mg4 for the early 30s then that no thanks

[@koreaCountryroad]

Ha yon dai × Hyun de ○ 😅

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Thanks. I'll make sure I get it wrong next time.

[@NVidiero]

It´s almost 28k € in europe before subsidies. It is a joke. This should cost 20/22k at most.

[@Dqtube]

That's a little misleading. In our market, a small battery starts at €24k and a large battery at €25,6k including tax and fees without any subsidies.

[@dennisbuckley]

Is the obsession with acceleration still a thing (thumbnail)? Totally pointless.

[@mcrotor77]

10k overpriced. MG4 will dominate.

[@RodneyW]

Your comment reminds me of a Dalek. "Resistance is useless".

[@oseidennis3230]

Who cares about ur MG4

[@flamingstag2381]

overpriced