Hyundai, a key player in the electrification of automobiles, is finally tackling the electric city car market. After producing one of the most noticed electric models of recent years, with the Kona and its family counterpart Ioniq 5, the Korean brand is now turning to a new market, that of more compact, but also more affordable electric cars.
Strangely, Hyundai’s future electric car will not be an Ioniq. This will be called Inster. For the most informed followers, it is in reality a 100% electric version of a model reserved for the Korean market since 2021, the Casper. With an atypical design, reduced dimensions and a serious technical sheet, the Inster now presents itself as one of the most serious rivals to the electric Renault 5 and the Citroën ë-C3.
An atypical and friendly design
With its large round headlights, widened wings, flat roof and small SUV look, the Inster will probably leave no one indifferent, as is often the case with Hyundai vehicles. Less divisive than the Ioniq 5 all the same, the small city car has very compact dimensions (3.82 m long), 10 cm less than those of the R5 E-Tech.
Inside, on the pictures revealed by Hyundai, it is very difficult to suspect an electric entry-level model. Be careful though, very regularly, manufacturers release images of their most expensive versions, those equipped with the best equipment. Nevertheless, the Inster will be able to boast of having digital instrumentation and a 10-inch central screen, where others are satisfied with a smartphone holder.
For the rest, the interior seems to have been taken care of and also gives a certain impression of habitability, which the 2.58 wheelbase would tend to confirm.
The greatest autonomy among electric city cars
The Inster’s technical sheet is not left out. Obviously, don’t expect an 800 V platform and fantastic charging powers. Here, the compromise is in place and for good reason, the car is oriented towards urban use. However, its two versions will have a substantial battery, 42 kWh or 49 kWh which will allow it to travel between 300 and 355 km, which makes it, on paper, the car in its category with the best autonomy.
On the charging side, it’s serious without being thunderous: 11 kW in AC and up to 120 kW in fast charging.
Each of these two battery versions will be associated with a relatively modest engine: 97 hp in the entry-level version and 115 hp in the top finish. Last good news: Hyundai does not intend to wait before launching the marketing of the Inster in our regions. This should arrive at the beginning of 2025 at a very aggressive price. On Hyundai’s side, we were talking about a price of around 22,000 euros, which would place it in direct competition with the ë-C3 and the Dacia Spring and therefore much lower than the 25,000 euros of the cheapest electric Renault 5.
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