I think your comments about Hyundai as a brand are spot on. Until 2 years ago I wasn’t a fan, always had Honda, but then I swapped my estate company car with a colleagues 2021 Kona Electric for a month (he needed a bigger car for a family trip) and I was blown away by the build quality and driver experience. Fast forward to end of last year and start of this, car scheme at work has switched to an EV salary sacrifice, and I’ve now got a 2024 Kona Electric, and I love it. Comfy for a big man like me, room in the back for kids and decent boot, great tech on it and just so chill to drive, as well as being efficient in all weathers…
Chill to drive is exactly right, it's like a magic carpet that goes where you point it; even more so with snow tires. (I'm in Canada.) Bit envious of your 2024 model but I needed one in 2019, so that's what I have. Five great years of driving!
@ thankfully the UK has 3-4 snow days per year max, but the new model has a snow mode. With my job I can control my diary so in recent years if snow has been forecast I’ve worked from home to avoid using the car.
Not likely. The next wave of sales in EVs is very range sensitive. The Kia EV3 has the range and is coming to the US. Ioniq 5 is going to be US-made in 2025 too, so you can get the full Tax rebate if Agent Orange isn't around to spoil it.
@Trashed20659 Other than agent orange (great name lol), none of that really stops Hyundai from bringing the Casper/Inster here. They have all those vehicles co-existing in all other regions. It's not huge but there's definitely a city car market here. Chevy and Nissan are rebooting the Bolt and Leaf respectively and the Casper/Inster would be great competition for that. I think it's mainly just down to if they would be bold enough to replace the still freshly redesigned Kona EV with the Casper/Inster the same way the Kia EV3 will eventually supplant the Kia Niro. And I don't think that'd be appealing to them since the Kona EV redesign is still brand new.
I went to a preview of the Inster at the Tunbridge Wells dealership on Monday. A genuinely impressive car, I'm 6'2" and big bloke, there was ample space for me in side. It oozes quality, equipment and practicality. Just looks so much fun and can't wait to drive it. Hyundai has a real winner on their hands.
Just checked the price & options list in Denmark.. The 116hp motor is only available with the 'big' 49kWh battery, standard is 97HP/42kWh. Spec sheet lists 10-80% charging time as ~30mins @ 120kW and ~1H on 50KW DC, Type 2 charging is 3 phase 11kW(10.5kw effective). and 4 to 4½ hours for 0-100% for small/big battery respectively. Heatpump is an optional extra (even on highest 'advanced' trim level) so are roof rails, V2L(internal functionality only, external adapter is extra) and the 360 degree parking assist. Most of the optional extras *except* heat pump, heated seats & steering wheel are only available for the highest trim level. Trailer hitch is *NOT* an option. Fully spec'd like the one in the video the car is about €33K Eur, base model is €24K Eur. (including 25% VAT) Still I'd love to own one, maybe in 10 years when they're at a price point accessible for us mere mortals 😅
Compare a 1980's Corolla with the latest model, or the "Reinvented" Mini with the original... almost all all models get fatter and fatter with every update; WHY! Today is the time to demonstrate some really clever repackaging of our daily transport... Instead we get bigger and bigger... From 1980ish to 2010ish we had some size reduction... the recent SUV and truck craze has undone all that!
I believe Hyundai will build this in Czech eventually and price should drop with EV insensitive.(depending on where you live). So you should wait a little 😊.
This one also has ventilated seats. As with heated seats, they r more efficient because its right on your body. I hope it comes to Europe as well. And an electric Sunroof please.
THIS is the EV I want to see in the United States. I have gravitated to small cars since I started driving in 1981. The Inster has all the things I love a bout a well designed small car. It's small on the outside and roomy on the inside. It appears to be comfortable driving on faster roads and even has decent range. The only thing I'd like to know is what the range would be like at 70-75mph (standard freeway cruising speeds in my part of the country). This looks like something I could see in my driveway.
I totally agree with you. The problem with ICE cars of this size has always been stability and noise level. An EV tackles both of these: You may still get more road-noise than you want, depending on the type of surface, but zero engine noise. The low Centre of Gravity fixes the stability. This little honey will NEVER rival a Ferrari P330 for beauty, but it is a real cracker!
@@4ce5bf154 The only people buying the Cybertruck are tech-bro libertarians who fantasise about the downfall of society. They would be better off spending the money on therapy.
@@4ce5bf154 Though, to be fair, I don't think I've ever seen anyone claiming that they are buying a Cybertruck because they want to go "green"! However, vehicles the size of a CT which have ICE engines are so dreadful in the CO2 production department that almost anything else on the road could count as going "green".
Jack. I always enjoy your reviews, you're always so enthusiastic and honest. But having had my Galaxy S22 Ultra lifted from me at the Barcelona train station less than two months ago, you actually made me smile about it.
Clearly you should have gone to Paris or London; no-one has ever had their phone stolen there, and unlike Barcelona you can find nice food, like croissants and strawberries. /s
Base model is 18.500 euro in the Netherlands now, thanks to a government stimulus and hyundai deal. Incredible value, we have ordered one as our second car. ❤
This car hits the bullseye for me! I'm a small car fanatic and there has been nothing like this in the US with the exception of the FIAT 500, and now the 500e, but the Inster is much more reasonably priced and styling hits the mark !
Ha!...I ran a Suzuki Ignis for TEN YEARS.....no faults .....!!!!! NONE....NOT ONE!!! TEN YEARS of COMPLETELY reliable motoring......!!!!!!! Fantastic CHEAP driving..... !!
I love this thing. Reminds me of my 19 year old daihatsu (kei car measurements). It's small, but can fit two adults in the front and back, while most modern mini cars barely fit two. Stuff like the movable backseats should be done more often. Make this a success and stop this stupid SUV trend.
Yes indeed, my 17 y/o old Mitsubishi Colt has movable (& flippable!) back seats too, it's absolutely brilliant makes the car so incredibly versatile. 😁
Smaller EV's are the answer! Electric bikes are a hit because they are very prcticle! It is logical to work out new tech with smaller cars next, not huge SUV's! I'd love one of these! BestRoy
Funny thing is tesla had a small car in the works for a while now. But because of Elons whims, they completely shifted to the impossible to manufacture Cybertruck. A small B-segment hatch from tesla would have sold like hotcakes in Europe and Asia.
The cybercab is their small city car - they're all in on autonomy and the cybertruck was just a halo car. Personally I wouldn't bet against Elon. He normally turns out to be right in the end.
This us the best car intivew I have heard for many moons. Voice of reason straight talking to the point. Anlylis of every details, information to attention just spot. Carefully clear and no missing about. Top Job!
A potential first car for when my kids start driving (in 10yrs). More than anything tho, this highlights WTF are VW doing? They appear to be asleep at the wheel, still.
Maybe VW can’t get away with cheating on certain aspects now? They were found out on the diesel emissions fraud and perhaps there was a bit of a culture in the company with regard to other aspects of production? Harder to be so now? I am NOT, for one second, suggesting this is so I would add. It just seems very strange that a company, such as VW that was dominant and once the benchmark for perceived quality, has become second rate so quickly. There has to be a reason other than incompetence. Whatever the problem is they’re ’also rans’ at the moment.
@@RicAdams-dw3iu Battery costs will have more than halved in 10 years' time, and that's not my prediction but JP Morgan's. Not only that, but battery technology will have improved. Semi-solid-state batteries with significantly-increased range are available already as I'm writing this comment. In 10 years, they'll be cheap and they'll be a nice upgrade for any car with current battery technology. An electric motor is basically a coil of copper wire, so it has virtually no wear and tear, with the possible exception of the bearings. I'm pretty sure that car will be in very good shape in 10 years' time with minimal maintenance.
Naming cars is a nightmare hence so many odd made up ones. You think you have one then find someone e has it copyrighted somewhere you didn't know existed! So Casper is a great name but will be owned by someone in other markets.
I saw an article headline that they were spotted in the US. I didn't get to read the article so I don't know the details but if I had to guess they were doing US drive testing for possible market. They have done that with other models.
Hyundai and Kia are absolutely knocking it out of the park right now. This is exactly the type of small EV the market needs now. Perfect for city use, but with enough range for longer trips if required.... Lots of thoughtful design touches on this one.. The folding front passenger seat adds massively to the practicality.... And 350 litres of boot space is almost as much as a Golf. This one will give the new Renault 5 a run for it's money.....
At last! Jack doesn't have to ponder upon the obvious, pad out the feature with explanations we can already clearly see just by looking. Here he has shined as brightly as the car he's showing us. Well done Jack, and I look forward to the time we see the car on British roads.
Thus looks like a fantastic car. We have the Ioniq 5 and love it. One of the clever things is the back seats sliding back for more boot/leg room, great to see it in this car too.
Hyundai knows how to make a small EV. I had a 38kWh Ioniq and it was a very good small car - which would probably look huge next to this one - and which almost always exceeded its WLTP range estimate.
Love the proper fold flat seats. Our first car was a 2002 Honda Jazz and it had a TARDIS-like interior due to the seats disappearing. We moved single mattresses (slightly folded) and garden furniture around in it. This has very similar vibes. Everything you want, nothing you don't, no space wasted.
The Kia Ray has had this for a decade. It makes me crazy that all cars don't have it. It's SO sensible. It means just about any car can have a full-sized air mattress in it. Even if you could only fold down the front passenger seat, that changes the available space in the car dramatically. It's so frustrating buying lumber and driving it home in any car -- a fold-down front passenger seat would change that.
I can never understand why so many modern cars don't have a 'fold down' front passenger seat. I had a small Citroen many years ago where the front seat folded flat and it was so useful to have the ability to transport items longer than 6ft in a small car.
I love how much you loved it in your previous test video and here again! I felt the same when it first appeared and would love one.. The interior is a delight. Have always been a fan of small cars, I've had a fiat 126,133, I've still got 2 pandas and recently a Seicento..seats all fold down too and its a car that's never been on my radar,its nippy,cheap to run,cost a grand, its fantastic! I dont need any more. If i was invested in EVs as a concept I'd definitely want an Inster. Great review.👍
I saw these all over Seoul when I was there in summer and my first thought was, I wish we had this in the UK. After Ford binned off the Fiesta I've being wanting a nice fun SMALL car again, and I think I've found my next car!
I love city streets like that... everyone understands to give and take, speeds are kept at a safe level for all people to use in anyway they wish. Every city street should be like this.
Inster Cross when ... with 15%-30% better ground clearance, AWD wit an extra back motor that is active at low speed, up to 33 mph(53 km/h) for off-road control, then after that it disconnects the electronic clutch leaving the back free and engaging back at 31mph(50km/h)
The fact that 42kWh is considered small is a problem. The fact that automakers are not inclined to offer more affordable choices like a 20-39kWh is also disconcerting.
What I find interesting is that in the EV world, brands like Kia and Hyundai - who weren't directly competitive with the more popular ICE marques - are really carving out a niche for themselves in this market. I'm not a fan of the styling of this car, per se, but appreciate the leaps forward brands like Hyundai are making...
Talk about one-stop-shop, I love this car. I cannot wait to see them all over the roads and I cannot wait to get behind the wheel of one.. and quite frankly.. go camping in one.
This is the ideal car for me and I'll almost certainly buy it early next year. Nails the fundamentals and does while looking incredibly charming and also being priced extremely competetively. What a home run of a car.
This has to be your best review ever. Well done. Agree hyundai are one of the best today. I always did not like their front head rests, but ok in Inster...saw it at Nevo show in ireland. Imagine if it was a dedicated ev....more space? Thank you Des
Awesome review Jack, as always. Really interesting car, just checked the uk configurator and this one, the one you want, starts at £26,745!!! The cheaper one, with the bigger battery is £25,045! Small and impressive sure, definitely not cheap though.
As a kind of pseudo-European oddly trapped inside an American body and lifetime, it is endlessly frustrating to not have access to such vehicles. This car is everything right now. Hyundai is turning out some really interesting vehicles.
I'm glad you mentioned it's ICE powered in Korea not just EV, so many "journalists" keep calling it the NEW EV and blah blah blah. They developed a great city car that's now even better suited for cities in EV form
The point is that ICE Casper is a completely different and older platform. This EV is a newly developed vehicle that only shares a name with this car in the domestic market.
It's great seeing smaller EVs that don't require huge battery packs to meet a reasonable range. What we also need is more aerodynamic designs in this price point/size. What's the drag coefficient for this? Hyundai did this really well already with the discontinued original Hyundai ioniq. That car hit better mileage with a larger car, using a smaller battery! Let's remember that. The square design aesthetic is clearly still talking priority in newer vehicles over efficiency.
The ioniq is a much lower longer wider car than this, city cars are box shape for a reason, it gives you huge space in small exterior dimensions. I'm not saying it couldn't be a little more aerodynamic but it's a balance. Some people also live on housing estates with small parking spaces (me) where most new cars are too big to fit comfortably. Anything over b segment size becomes a pain, so I'm really looking forward to seeing this car as it's number1 on my list to replace my older ice car in a few years. I do also love the old ioniq too.
Whilst I understand its necessity, I personally find the seemingly hyperfixation on drag coefficiencies to be rather tiresome; whilst it certainly delivers efficiency, it's also breeding out character. I appreciated the Ioniq 5 because it seemed to buck that trend, same as this. The first bite is with the eye for me and, whilst I think the Inster's design is slightly hodgepodge, I do appreciate its character and quirkiness. I'm also hoping with better battery tech, it may make it a bit more versatile; sure, its focus is for the city or town, but it's also nice just to go out further afield now and then.
@@timscott3027 good points. I can imagine the benefits of a smaller boxier car for city driving and small spaces. I would just like there to be a mile per kWh emphasis on some newer smaller cars. Makes best use of resources.
I love small cars. My first was my sister's Seat 850 Coupe, and now fifty years later I still enjoy our little Skoda Citigo. I live in a huge city so convenience/parking is a factor, but that bigger inside than outside comment is so true! I was only left wondering what was under the bonnet?!
Hyundai sends a clear message that they are in it, not to win it, but just to elegantly and painlessly transition. Making good electric cars right from the start. it's a brand I already have a fair bit of confidence in, having owned an ICE model years back. Everything I've seen of their EVs have pleased me. And, I hope they come to my country.
The headroom is impressive. I feel slightly too tall for my 2020 Kona even though I'm only 183cm. I haven't compared to a petrol version but I heard the seats are a bit higher up with the battery in the bottom of the car.
I will say that my 2017 Chevy Bolt EV still holds up very well compared to these new offerings. It has one-pedal driving in “L” (and it has a steering wheel regen/brake pedal), it has plenty of range, and it’s a great size - oh, and it’s quick. I bought mine used (it was previously leased in southern California for three years so it was pretty much perfect) so the price was cheap. My next EV (many years from now, that’s the plan) will probably be from South Korea and definitely not from Tesla.
Jack, you showed the phenomenal Kia Ray for about 1.5 seconds. THANK YOU. You didn't mention that it's available as an EV, or that it was the top-selling domestic EV in Korea in the first quarter of this year. You praised the legroom in the Casper when the space in the back of the Ray puts that tiny space to shame. You didn't open the Ray's door to show one side has no pillar so you can jam a LOVESEAT sideways into it. You didn't lie down in it, or show how massive the headroom is so that "you can camp in it" means not just that you can lie down [Why didn't you do that in the Casper? I'd love to see how long it really is. All cars should get that Jack-test.] but that you can prepare a meal and picnic in the Ray upright. The Casper is arguably the best small EV in the world at this point outside of China... except for the Ray which puts it to shame. YES, SHAME. Why are we getting a compromise car when what we need is the real thing? PERHAPS the Kia PBVs will come close to providing this kind of thing, but I suspect they'll all be too big, too wide, too expensive when they come. You talk about driving the tiny streets in Seoul. Those are roughly the original streets, or at least a lot closer to the original sort of layout Seoul had before the war and the US coming in. Seoul also has big wide streets which break up blocks of those small streets. Those big streets are there by American design to move TANKS. And here we have the Casper, a version of the Ray turned into what the Americans (and the rest of NATO?) want -- overpowered, SUV-shaped, cramped inside... The Casper is the Sherman Ray M2, lacking only a turret. I am really glad the UK is getting it. The US won't. We will only get even bigger tanks. Do the world a favor and go back to the Ray and really show it. Show what we could have, but we cannot get. While you're at it, show us Bongo trucks.
Oh, I'd love one of these as an around town runabout. Dare I hope that Hyundai will build them in the new Metafactory in Georgia? The only thing I'm not keen about is the charging port on the front… but I'm sure I could live with it.
The Inster looks superb. I just took delivery of a Kona and I love it. I completely agree that Hyundai are smashing it. Jack is by far the best car reviewer out there. He's the anti-Clatkson, and for that I love him.
What a fantastic car! I want one, adorable styling, gorgeous flat colour. Can you imagine if FORD had the bravery/ingenuity to introduce something like this? Loyalty makes me want to buy the new FIAT Grande Panda, but I'm sorely tempted by this, it's going to sweep up here in Norway
I like the fiat also! Still running several other (petrol) Fiats currently but as an ev I'd like that or the Casper but it's expensive once specced well.
Great review, great car, thanks Jack! Every so often with these (relatively) cheap EVs, could you contextualise how this compares against equivalent new ICE cars of the same standard... maybe you could still buy an ICE car which was objectively better at a lower upfront cost? But when taking into account operational costs, are EVs like this starting to become a no brainer financially compared to new ICE cars (in the UK)? Would be interested to hear more on your perspective about this.
If you have ever had the chance to drive a Think City A306, it is truly the best small car ever. The trunk was incredibly practical, and it cornered like a gocart.
This car is absolutely perfect for me, aside from maybe a few tiny nitpicks. It needs to come to the USA. Forget the "we don't do small cars here" nonsense - SOMEONE has to fill that void and it sure as heck wouldn't be bad to fill it with the best option in its class! Even in spite of the relatively "short" range it gets, I still think if its charge curve is decent, it would at least be significantly better on road trips over my 22 Leaf +.
Thank u. Great Video. I can't wait for it to come to Europe. With ventilated seats as this has and i also want an electric Sunroof please Hyundai Europe...
From the start of the release it gave me Suzuki WagonR vibes, having owned one for years, that was really exciting, since the WagonR was a fantastic value for money and space car!
Looks like a very welcome addition to a category of cars where EVs are an ideal option. Small compact cars make most sense as local usage vehicles. The economies of small light EVs at lower suburban speeds is often really good. I guess you could use this for a longer trip but the best use for a small vehicle like this is probably as a second EV for convenience on day to day short trips inside the return range.
give it two years, once the solid state batteries become available then this car will be awesome, just imagine this car lighter, faster charging and double the range!
SSBs aren't coming anytime soon (for cheap). The problem is a cost not availability per se. They are crazy expensive. You can't have ALL 3 in an EV - CHEAP, HIGH RANGE, FAST CHARGING. You can have 2 of the 3.
Pensioners and people just getting their licences don't need five doors, long-range or blistering performance. They need cheap three-door cars, and they're not alone in this. I just wish folk like Hyundai would recognise the available market, particularly with car-buying shy youth, and give them what they want. Then I could give up my 3 door Hyundai i20 (which I pulled the rear seats out of years ago) and go electric.
3-door is not significantly cheaper or better than 5-door... in part because the front doors have to be longer to make it easier to reach the rear seats (and this is a pain in the butt in car-parks with narrow spaces, etc), and partly because the front-seat mounting become a lot more complex, to allow seats to slide & lean forward, so rear passengers can get in and our)... That nitpick aside, I agree that something like this (albeit probably better second hand :D) would make an excellent 'first car' for a new driver, or as a car for those that only need local travel options (pensioner or otherwise).
Just saw thers in Seoul a couple of weeks ago and I was gutted to see it was an ICE car. So it was quite a pleasant surprise seeing this review and realising it is an EV too elsewhere in the world
Great video as usual Jack. I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder, while there are some nice styling touches it still looks like a box to me. Great space for a small car, nice touches inside, very good efficiency (although would like to see it in a British Winter rather than lovely Korean climate), coupled with Hyundai knowledge, reliability and warranty make it a great choice for someone. That said I would never consider it just on the range not being large enough. At £23k list for the small battery version it needs to be discounted heavily to compete. You can pick up a brand new long range MG4 for £20k and the extended range for £25k.
Agree. Higher volume production would drive down cost, and/or improve profit margins. OEMs have been reluctant to produce EVs in volume, but the Casper EV is a well rounded package that checks the right boxes to be a high volume seller.
Recently they announced their new concept called RN24: it's a small car with Ioniq 5N motor, if in the future it will become Inster N with that big power they're out of their mind
really really love all your highly eloquent videos BUT it would be beyond lovely if you could post ON SCREEN the METRIC equivalents for 6ft6 😉miles and consumption... There are lots of viewers hating to convert and calculate all the time! Thanks 🙏🏻
I’m so with you on the one pedal driving thing. I cannot stand it when an EV doesn’t even have it as an option on a flappy paddle or in the settings. The whole VW group portfolio of EVs is Doug of the question for me for that reason.
I don't particularly like the way it looks but the practicality....insane for an EV of this age. I genuinely think this could replace my Honda jazz. Yeah a bit smaller on the inside but still fits 4 comfortably, and the boot is useable
Right, so the initial news said this would be a low £20k, maybe within £5k of the Dacia Spring. It's £10k more. The top model, spec'd up with the tech pack and the rest, is nearly £30k. That's not cheap.
Given how good Hyundai are I hope they release an off-road EV. I'm in the process of moving out of the city and had to buy a Subaru recently because my old car beached itself on the rocky dirt roads, so I needed something with much better ground clearance, and some form of basic 4WD so I can drive over large ditches where the wheels end up hanging in the air. I looked but there weren't any affordable EVs that could do that along with the 250 km round trip, so I can't wait until a decent off-road EV comes out.
I think your comments about Hyundai as a brand are spot on. Until 2 years ago I wasn’t a fan, always had Honda, but then I swapped my estate company car with a colleagues 2021 Kona Electric for a month (he needed a bigger car for a family trip) and I was blown away by the build quality and driver experience. Fast forward to end of last year and start of this, car scheme at work has switched to an EV salary sacrifice, and I’ve now got a 2024 Kona Electric, and I love it. Comfy for a big man like me, room in the back for kids and decent boot, great tech on it and just so chill to drive, as well as being efficient in all weathers…
Chill to drive is exactly right, it's like a magic carpet that goes where you point it; even more so with snow tires. (I'm in Canada.) Bit envious of your 2024 model but I needed one in 2019, so that's what I have. Five great years of driving!
@ thankfully the UK has 3-4 snow days per year max, but the new model has a snow mode. With my job I can control my diary so in recent years if snow has been forecast I’ve worked from home to avoid using the car.
Did the same journey, but from Honda CR-V to Hyundai Ioniq 5. 3 years, 60000 km, so good.
If one can say that we really need cars, then these types of cars are needed. Great, honest and clear review 👍
I disagree, the £9,000 cheaper Spring, is what we *need*.
Hyundai i am genuinely BEGGING you to release this in the U.S.. PLEASE.
Not likely. The next wave of sales in EVs is very range sensitive. The Kia EV3 has the range and is coming to the US. Ioniq 5 is going to be US-made in 2025 too, so you can get the full Tax rebate if Agent Orange isn't around to spoil it.
@@Trashed20659just get a lifted f-450 man
@Trashed20659 Other than agent orange (great name lol), none of that really stops Hyundai from bringing the Casper/Inster here. They have all those vehicles co-existing in all other regions. It's not huge but there's definitely a city car market here. Chevy and Nissan are rebooting the Bolt and Leaf respectively and the Casper/Inster would be great competition for that. I think it's mainly just down to if they would be bold enough to replace the still freshly redesigned Kona EV with the Casper/Inster the same way the Kia EV3 will eventually supplant the Kia Niro. And I don't think that'd be appealing to them since the Kona EV redesign is still brand new.
I second that motion! We need decent affordable EVs in the US!
Dont ask Hyundai, talk to trump
I went to a preview of the Inster at the Tunbridge Wells dealership on Monday. A genuinely impressive car, I'm 6'2" and big bloke, there was ample space for me in side. It oozes quality, equipment and practicality. Just looks so much fun and can't wait to drive it. Hyundai has a real winner on their hands.
Love T Wells!
Tell me, is there enough room for a Labrador in the boot without dropping the back seats??
@@duncang7372 Yes if you slide the backs seats forward but that is only on the Inster 02 trim i believe.
Just checked the price & options list in Denmark..
The 116hp motor is only available with the 'big' 49kWh battery, standard is 97HP/42kWh.
Spec sheet lists 10-80% charging time as ~30mins @ 120kW and ~1H on 50KW DC, Type 2 charging is 3 phase 11kW(10.5kw effective). and 4 to 4½ hours for 0-100% for small/big battery respectively.
Heatpump is an optional extra (even on highest 'advanced' trim level) so are roof rails, V2L(internal functionality only, external adapter is extra) and the 360 degree parking assist.
Most of the optional extras *except* heat pump, heated seats & steering wheel are only available for the highest trim level.
Trailer hitch is *NOT* an option.
Fully spec'd like the one in the video the car is about €33K Eur, base model is €24K Eur. (including 25% VAT)
Still I'd love to own one, maybe in 10 years when they're at a price point accessible for us mere mortals 😅
TAK :)
Compare a 1980's Corolla with the latest model, or the "Reinvented" Mini with the original... almost all all models get fatter and fatter with every update; WHY!
Today is the time to demonstrate some really clever repackaging of our daily transport...
Instead we get bigger and bigger... From 1980ish to 2010ish we had some size reduction... the recent SUV and truck craze has undone all that!
I believe Hyundai will build this in Czech eventually and price should drop with EV insensitive.(depending on where you live).
So you should wait a little 😊.
This one also has ventilated seats. As with heated seats, they r more efficient because its right on your body. I hope it comes to Europe as well. And an electric Sunroof please.
Prices are crazy lately and RUclipsrs pretend it's normal. Where is the world heading to?!
Being over 6ft myself, its great to see you illustrate that small cars can be just fine! Standard heat pump is fantastic, 1-pedal impressive.
THIS is the EV I want to see in the United States. I have gravitated to small cars since I started driving in 1981. The Inster has all the things I love a bout a well designed small car. It's small on the outside and roomy on the inside. It appears to be comfortable driving on faster roads and even has decent range. The only thing I'd like to know is what the range would be like at 70-75mph (standard freeway cruising speeds in my part of the country). This looks like something I could see in my driveway.
The only rub is that Hyundai probably won't bring it to the United States.
I totally agree with you. The problem with ICE cars of this size has always been stability and noise level.
An EV tackles both of these: You may still get more road-noise than you want, depending on the type of surface, but zero engine noise. The low Centre of Gravity fixes the stability.
This little honey will NEVER rival a Ferrari P330 for beauty, but it is a real cracker!
I find it ironic people buying something like the Cybertruck cause they want to go "green".
@@4ce5bf154 The only people buying the Cybertruck are tech-bro libertarians who fantasise about the downfall of society. They would be better off spending the money on therapy.
@@4ce5bf154 Though, to be fair, I don't think I've ever seen anyone claiming that they are buying a Cybertruck because they want to go "green"! However, vehicles the size of a CT which have ICE engines are so dreadful in the CO2 production department that almost anything else on the road could count as going "green".
between the Inster and the new Renaults 4 & 5 it looks like we are in a new golden age of small cars!
I certainly hope you are correct.
Couldn’t agree more
Still double the prices compared to smaller cars in 2020.
I like the design of Renault 5, but I don't wanna miss out on Inster's practicality.
@@Gimlet6051 My thoughts exactly. The Inster just oozes practicality.....
Jack. I always enjoy your reviews, you're always so enthusiastic and honest. But having had my Galaxy S22 Ultra lifted from me at the Barcelona train station less than two months ago, you actually made me smile about it.
Clearly you should have gone to Paris or London; no-one has ever had their phone stolen there, and unlike Barcelona you can find nice food, like croissants and strawberries. /s
It happens to the best of us!
@kjh23gk Paris? London? U are joking right😂
@@pollumG Do you not know what "/s" means? 🙃
@@kjh23gkperfect!
Base model is 18.500 euro in the Netherlands now, thanks to a government stimulus and hyundai deal. Incredible value, we have ordered one as our second car. ❤
That's a fanstatic price tbh. Here in Sweden our conservative gov. removed all stims for EV's, so it's very expensive sadly.
This car hits the bullseye for me! I'm a small car fanatic and there has been nothing like this in the US with the exception of the FIAT 500, and now the 500e, but the Inster is much more reasonably priced and styling hits the mark !
I love the 500e too, but they haven't pushed it enough, the new Panda might just get there, but this Hyundai ticks a lot of boxes!
The Inster (only 150.3 inches long!) probably won't be sold in the USA 😢. Supposedly the Kia EV3 (169.3 inches) will... but not until 2026.
@@skierpage Inster was recently spotted testing here in the US, there is hope !
It's soooo Suzuki Ignis and I love it. If Suzuki needed to deal with fleet emissions, I'd suggest that this rebadged as an Ignis would be perfect.
Ha!...I ran a Suzuki Ignis for TEN YEARS.....no faults .....!!!!!
NONE....NOT ONE!!!
TEN YEARS of COMPLETELY reliable motoring......!!!!!!! Fantastic CHEAP driving..... !!
Big Ignis energy I agree
I love this thing. Reminds me of my 19 year old daihatsu (kei car measurements). It's small, but can fit two adults in the front and back, while most modern mini cars barely fit two. Stuff like the movable backseats should be done more often. Make this a success and stop this stupid SUV trend.
Yes indeed, my 17 y/o old Mitsubishi Colt has movable (& flippable!) back seats too, it's absolutely brilliant makes the car so incredibly versatile. 😁
Smaller EV's are the answer! Electric bikes are a hit because they are very prcticle! It is logical to work out new tech with smaller cars next, not huge SUV's! I'd love one of these! BestRoy
Funny thing is tesla had a small car in the works for a while now. But because of Elons whims, they completely shifted to the impossible to manufacture Cybertruck. A small B-segment hatch from tesla would have sold like hotcakes in Europe and Asia.
The cybercab is their small city car - they're all in on autonomy and the cybertruck was just a halo car.
Personally I wouldn't bet against Elon. He normally turns out to be right in the end.
@@vijilant I can't wait for this comment to age so poorly. Elon is a clown I would absolutely bet against him.
@@vijilant AHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
@@starraidz791I agree , Musk is a fool.
He’s doing incredibly well for a fool😂
This us the best car intivew I have heard for many moons. Voice of reason straight talking to the point. Anlylis of every details, information to attention just spot. Carefully clear and no missing about. Top Job!
A potential first car for when my kids start driving (in 10yrs). More than anything tho, this highlights WTF are VW doing? They appear to be asleep at the wheel, still.
In 10 years your kid will be taken to a YAIRPORT in a RoboTaxi where kid will take an EVTOL to destination X. Via Z.
Maybe VW can’t get away with cheating on certain aspects now? They were found out on the diesel emissions fraud and perhaps there was a bit of a culture in the company with regard to other aspects of production? Harder to be so now?
I am NOT, for one second, suggesting this is so I would add.
It just seems very strange that a company, such as VW that was dominant and once the benchmark for perceived quality, has become second rate so quickly.
There has to be a reason other than incompetence.
Whatever the problem is they’re ’also rans’ at the moment.
This car won’t be around in ten years, will need a new battery that will cost more than the car is worth so will be scrapped
@RicAdams-dw3iu Rubbish. BEVs outlast modern ICE cars. As long as they are serviced and well looked after they will keep going and going.
@@RicAdams-dw3iu Battery costs will have more than halved in 10 years' time, and that's not my prediction but JP Morgan's. Not only that, but battery technology will have improved. Semi-solid-state batteries with significantly-increased range are available already as I'm writing this comment. In 10 years, they'll be cheap and they'll be a nice upgrade for any car with current battery technology. An electric motor is basically a coil of copper wire, so it has virtually no wear and tear, with the possible exception of the bearings. I'm pretty sure that car will be in very good shape in 10 years' time with minimal maintenance.
Hyundai Casper is the better name
It's called Hyundai - anything after that is better.
Definitly, It's as cute as the little ghost.
Naming cars is a nightmare hence so many odd made up ones. You think you have one then find someone e has it copyrighted somewhere you didn't know existed! So Casper is a great name but will be owned by someone in other markets.
so much better
@@JackScarlett1 Caspar?
Bring it to the US and I'll buy one.
I saw an article headline that they were spotted in the US. I didn't get to read the article so I don't know the details but if I had to guess they were doing US drive testing for possible market. They have done that with other models.
@@blackbelt2000 My fingers are crossed.
God finally a small EV car I lust after! Bring to Australia!
BYD dolphin or Ora cat didn’t work for you?
Hyundai and Kia are absolutely knocking it out of the park right now. This is exactly the type of small EV the market needs now. Perfect for city use, but with enough range for longer trips if required.... Lots of thoughtful design touches on this one.. The folding front passenger seat adds massively to the practicality.... And 350 litres of boot space is almost as much as a Golf. This one will give the new Renault 5 a run for it's money.....
At last! Jack doesn't have to ponder upon the obvious, pad out the feature with explanations we can already clearly see just by looking. Here he has shined as brightly as the car he's showing us. Well done Jack, and I look forward to the time we see the car on British roads.
...thank you?
Thus looks like a fantastic car. We have the Ioniq 5 and love it. One of the clever things is the back seats sliding back for more boot/leg room, great to see it in this car too.
Oh, Snap!! You drove by my house!!!!! You do see them all over =) love it =)
Hyundai knows how to make a small EV. I had a 38kWh Ioniq and it was a very good small car - which would probably look huge next to this one - and which almost always exceeded its WLTP range estimate.
Love the proper fold flat seats. Our first car was a 2002 Honda Jazz and it had a TARDIS-like interior due to the seats disappearing. We moved single mattresses (slightly folded) and garden furniture around in it. This has very similar vibes. Everything you want, nothing you don't, no space wasted.
The Kia Ray has had this for a decade. It makes me crazy that all cars don't have it. It's SO sensible. It means just about any car can have a full-sized air mattress in it. Even if you could only fold down the front passenger seat, that changes the available space in the car dramatically. It's so frustrating buying lumber and driving it home in any car -- a fold-down front passenger seat would change that.
I can never understand why so many modern cars don't have a 'fold down' front passenger seat. I had a small Citroen many years ago where the front seat folded flat and it was so useful to have the ability to transport items longer than 6ft in a small car.
I love how much you loved it in your previous test video and here again! I felt the same when it first appeared and would love one.. The interior is a delight. Have always been a fan of small cars, I've had a fiat 126,133, I've still got 2 pandas and recently a Seicento..seats all fold down too and its a car that's never been on my radar,its nippy,cheap to run,cost a grand, its fantastic! I dont need any more. If i was invested in EVs as a concept I'd definitely want an Inster. Great review.👍
I saw these all over Seoul when I was there in summer and my first thought was, I wish we had this in the UK. After Ford binned off the Fiesta I've being wanting a nice fun SMALL car again, and I think I've found my next car!
I love city streets like that... everyone understands to give and take, speeds are kept at a safe level for all people to use in anyway they wish. Every city street should be like this.
Inster-N when?
Inster Cross when ...
with 15%-30% better ground clearance, AWD wit an extra back motor that is active at low speed, up to 33 mph(53 km/h) for off-road control, then after that it disconnects the electronic clutch leaving the back free and engaging back at 31mph(50km/h)
PLEASE
The fact that 42kWh is considered small is a problem. The fact that automakers are not inclined to offer more affordable choices like a 20-39kWh is also disconcerting.
What I find interesting is that in the EV world, brands like Kia and Hyundai - who weren't directly competitive with the more popular ICE marques - are really carving out a niche for themselves in this market. I'm not a fan of the styling of this car, per se, but appreciate the leaps forward brands like Hyundai are making...
Talk about one-stop-shop, I love this car. I cannot wait to see them all over the roads and I cannot wait to get behind the wheel of one.. and quite frankly.. go camping in one.
This is the ideal car for me and I'll almost certainly buy it early next year. Nails the fundamentals and does while looking incredibly charming and also being priced extremely competetively. What a home run of a car.
This has to be your best review ever. Well done.
Agree hyundai are one of the best today. I always did not like their front head rests, but ok in Inster...saw it at Nevo show in ireland. Imagine if it was a dedicated ev....more space?
Thank you
Des
Awesome review Jack, as always. Really interesting car, just checked the uk configurator and this one, the one you want, starts at £26,745!!! The cheaper one, with the bigger battery is £25,045! Small and impressive sure, definitely not cheap though.
As a kind of pseudo-European oddly trapped inside an American body and lifetime, it is endlessly frustrating to not have access to such vehicles. This car is everything right now. Hyundai is turning out some really interesting vehicles.
I'm glad you mentioned it's ICE powered in Korea not just EV, so many "journalists" keep calling it the NEW EV and blah blah blah. They developed a great city car that's now even better suited for cities in EV form
The point is that ICE Casper is a completely different and older platform. This EV is a newly developed vehicle that only shares a name with this car in the domestic market.
It's great seeing smaller EVs that don't require huge battery packs to meet a reasonable range. What we also need is more aerodynamic designs in this price point/size. What's the drag coefficient for this? Hyundai did this really well already with the discontinued original Hyundai ioniq. That car hit better mileage with a larger car, using a smaller battery! Let's remember that. The square design aesthetic is clearly still talking priority in newer vehicles over efficiency.
The ioniq is a much lower longer wider car than this, city cars are box shape for a reason, it gives you huge space in small exterior dimensions. I'm not saying it couldn't be a little more aerodynamic but it's a balance. Some people also live on housing estates with small parking spaces (me) where most new cars are too big to fit comfortably. Anything over b segment size becomes a pain, so I'm really looking forward to seeing this car as it's number1 on my list to replace my older ice car in a few years. I do also love the old ioniq too.
Whilst I understand its necessity, I personally find the seemingly hyperfixation on drag coefficiencies to be rather tiresome; whilst it certainly delivers efficiency, it's also breeding out character.
I appreciated the Ioniq 5 because it seemed to buck that trend, same as this. The first bite is with the eye for me and, whilst I think the Inster's design is slightly hodgepodge, I do appreciate its character and quirkiness. I'm also hoping with better battery tech, it may make it a bit more versatile; sure, its focus is for the city or town, but it's also nice just to go out further afield now and then.
@@timscott3027 good points. I can imagine the benefits of a smaller boxier car for city driving and small spaces. I would just like there to be a mile per kWh emphasis on some newer smaller cars. Makes best use of resources.
I love small cars. My first was my sister's Seat 850 Coupe, and now fifty years later I still enjoy our little Skoda Citigo. I live in a huge city so convenience/parking is a factor, but that bigger inside than outside comment is so true! I was only left wondering what was under the bonnet?!
i work with Hyundai and they truly do something special ...that car looks great not seen it yet
Hyundai sends a clear message that they are in it, not to win it, but just to elegantly and painlessly transition. Making good electric cars right from the start. it's a brand I already have a fair bit of confidence in, having owned an ICE model years back. Everything I've seen of their EVs have pleased me. And, I hope they come to my country.
The headroom is impressive. I feel slightly too tall for my 2020 Kona even though I'm only 183cm. I haven't compared to a petrol version but I heard the seats are a bit higher up with the battery in the bottom of the car.
Love this little car, it's high on my shortlist when I look for another car. Just need it to be a weekend run around and shopping.
What happened to the win a car (for a year!) competition when Fully Charged hit 1m subscribers?
Honda Jazz used to be like this for space - high roofline seems to be the key!
I will say that my 2017 Chevy Bolt EV still holds up very well compared to these new offerings. It has one-pedal driving in “L” (and it has a steering wheel regen/brake pedal), it has plenty of range, and it’s a great size - oh, and it’s quick. I bought mine used (it was previously leased in southern California for three years so it was pretty much perfect) so the price was cheap. My next EV (many years from now, that’s the plan) will probably be from South Korea and definitely not from Tesla.
Always love watching Jack's videos, one if the best presenters about at the moment
Jack, you showed the phenomenal Kia Ray for about 1.5 seconds. THANK YOU. You didn't mention that it's available as an EV, or that it was the top-selling domestic EV in Korea in the first quarter of this year. You praised the legroom in the Casper when the space in the back of the Ray puts that tiny space to shame. You didn't open the Ray's door to show one side has no pillar so you can jam a LOVESEAT sideways into it. You didn't lie down in it, or show how massive the headroom is so that "you can camp in it" means not just that you can lie down [Why didn't you do that in the Casper? I'd love to see how long it really is. All cars should get that Jack-test.] but that you can prepare a meal and picnic in the Ray upright. The Casper is arguably the best small EV in the world at this point outside of China... except for the Ray which puts it to shame. YES, SHAME. Why are we getting a compromise car when what we need is the real thing? PERHAPS the Kia PBVs will come close to providing this kind of thing, but I suspect they'll all be too big, too wide, too expensive when they come. You talk about driving the tiny streets in Seoul. Those are roughly the original streets, or at least a lot closer to the original sort of layout Seoul had before the war and the US coming in. Seoul also has big wide streets which break up blocks of those small streets. Those big streets are there by American design to move TANKS. And here we have the Casper, a version of the Ray turned into what the Americans (and the rest of NATO?) want -- overpowered, SUV-shaped, cramped inside... The Casper is the Sherman Ray M2, lacking only a turret. I am really glad the UK is getting it. The US won't. We will only get even bigger tanks. Do the world a favor and go back to the Ray and really show it. Show what we could have, but we cannot get. While you're at it, show us Bongo trucks.
Looking forward to having a test drive. Ticks all the boxes for me.
Oh, I'd love one of these as an around town runabout. Dare I hope that Hyundai will build them in the new Metafactory in Georgia? The only thing I'm not keen about is the charging port on the front… but I'm sure I could live with it.
The Inster looks superb. I just took delivery of a Kona and I love it. I completely agree that Hyundai are smashing it.
Jack is by far the best car reviewer out there. He's the anti-Clatkson, and for that I love him.
Can’t wait to see this little car on our UK roads!!! I really hope they come with competitive finance deals, leases and sell them by the buckets!!
Ordered the new electric Renault 5 a few months ago. Slightly gutted!
but the Renault 5 is a looker! ✨
Renault 5 😍
This and the R5 are by far the most desirable EVs right now
I'll take the R5 any day over the Inster.
What a fantastic car! I want one, adorable styling, gorgeous flat colour.
Can you imagine if FORD had the bravery/ingenuity to introduce something like this?
Loyalty makes me want to buy the new FIAT Grande Panda, but I'm sorely tempted by this, it's going to sweep up here in Norway
No, I can't imagine that😢
I like the fiat also! Still running several other (petrol) Fiats currently but as an ev I'd like that or the Casper but it's expensive once specced well.
Great review, great car, thanks Jack! Every so often with these (relatively) cheap EVs, could you contextualise how this compares against equivalent new ICE cars of the same standard... maybe you could still buy an ICE car which was objectively better at a lower upfront cost? But when taking into account operational costs, are EVs like this starting to become a no brainer financially compared to new ICE cars (in the UK)? Would be interested to hear more on your perspective about this.
If you have ever had the chance to drive a Think City A306, it is truly the best small car ever. The trunk was incredibly practical, and it cornered like a gocart.
This car is absolutely perfect for me, aside from maybe a few tiny nitpicks. It needs to come to the USA. Forget the "we don't do small cars here" nonsense - SOMEONE has to fill that void and it sure as heck wouldn't be bad to fill it with the best option in its class! Even in spite of the relatively "short" range it gets, I still think if its charge curve is decent, it would at least be significantly better on road trips over my 22 Leaf +.
This could be the successor to our Zoe one day. Looks better than Renault 4 for sure.
Small cars are the future of electric, so much more efficient
will add to my list to test drive. this is what we need, small practical, sensible & affordable.
Well done Hyundai. Thank you Jack for the enthusiastic review.
Question: Will vehicle to load be offered in the UK version?
I really hope Hyundai brings the Inster to Canada. I really want to review it on my channel.
Bring this to Canada ASAP !!
Thank u. Great Video. I can't wait for it to come to Europe. With ventilated seats as this has and i also want an electric Sunroof please Hyundai Europe...
Wow! I love the look of this car!
Such a cute car that pulls the Harry Potter trick of being bigger on the inside than the outside 🤔 Great review too, Jack 👍
I really enjoyed this video. Good info on the car. Jack was really good 👍
From the start of the release it gave me Suzuki WagonR vibes, having owned one for years, that was really exciting, since the WagonR was a fantastic value for money and space car!
Great review! Hope they'll bring that to the PH market.
Looks like a very welcome addition to a category of cars where EVs are an ideal option. Small compact cars make most sense as local usage vehicles. The economies of small light EVs at lower suburban speeds is often really good. I guess you could use this for a longer trip but the best use for a small vehicle like this is probably as a second EV for convenience on day to day short trips inside the return range.
give it two years, once the solid state batteries become available then this car will be awesome, just imagine this car lighter, faster charging and double the range!
SSBs aren't coming anytime soon (for cheap). The problem is a cost not availability per se. They are crazy expensive.
You can't have ALL 3 in an EV - CHEAP, HIGH RANGE, FAST CHARGING. You can have 2 of the 3.
Serial production of this type and availability to customers was planned to start last year, but it didn't happen.
@MrChakra108 according to MG they'll be the same price, and MG are planing on selling in 2025
I dont think I will ever buy this car, but watching Jack so enthusiastic is worth every minute.
don't forget its brother, the Kia EV2 !!!
Love Fully changed show❤️
I'm sold! (In 3 years once it's more affordable)
Nice review Jack!!
i love jack. if i were to buy that car i'd just order the casper and smiley face badges and apply them myself.
Pensioners and people just getting their licences don't need five doors, long-range or blistering performance. They need cheap three-door cars, and they're not alone in this. I just wish folk like Hyundai would recognise the available market, particularly with car-buying shy youth, and give them what they want. Then I could give up my 3 door Hyundai i20 (which I pulled the rear seats out of years ago) and go electric.
3-door is not significantly cheaper or better than 5-door... in part because the front doors have to be longer to make it easier to reach the rear seats (and this is a pain in the butt in car-parks with narrow spaces, etc), and partly because the front-seat mounting become a lot more complex, to allow seats to slide & lean forward, so rear passengers can get in and our)...
That nitpick aside, I agree that something like this (albeit probably better second hand :D) would make an excellent 'first car' for a new driver, or as a car for those that only need local travel options (pensioner or otherwise).
Just saw thers in Seoul a couple of weeks ago and I was gutted to see it was an ICE car. So it was quite a pleasant surprise seeing this review and realising it is an EV too elsewhere in the world
Hope the pricing will be good when it comes here. Very interesting car.
Great video as usual Jack.
I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder, while there are some nice styling touches it still looks like a box to me.
Great space for a small car, nice touches inside, very good efficiency (although would like to see it in a British Winter rather than lovely Korean climate), coupled with Hyundai knowledge, reliability and warranty make it a great choice for someone.
That said I would never consider it just on the range not being large enough.
At £23k list for the small battery version it needs to be discounted heavily to compete.
You can pick up a brand new long range MG4 for £20k and the extended range for £25k.
Esta muy bonito. M encanta el color😊❤. Cuando llega a EEUU y a PR?
Great little car, nicely reviewed by one of the best in the business 👍
This is the EV that Volkswagen should have come up with in the first place.
Loved seeing plenty of people cruising by in the background on their hyper efficient, inexpensive, forever lasting bicycles. 😃
Whereas I was just HUNGRY throughout the video, as Jack passed all those Korean restaurants.
The Casper EV is selling pretty well in Korea. Hyundai should have made this car sooner.
Agree. Higher volume production would drive down cost, and/or improve profit margins. OEMs have been reluctant to produce EVs in volume, but the Casper EV is a well rounded package that checks the right boxes to be a high volume seller.
Damn, that thing is very nice and extremely practical!
Recently they announced their new concept called RN24: it's a small car with Ioniq 5N motor, if in the future it will become Inster N with that big power they're out of their mind
Great review Jack of a fabulous car, I agree this is the sort of car the most of really actually need in reality👍😎
really really love all your highly eloquent videos BUT it would be beyond lovely if you could post ON SCREEN the METRIC equivalents for 6ft6 😉miles and consumption... There are lots of viewers hating to convert and calculate all the time! Thanks 🙏🏻
In France, at least, it does not come standards with heat pump, it's about 1000euro option.
thanks for reviewing the car between your workout sets
looks great. Love the size and space stats
I’m so with you on the one pedal driving thing. I cannot stand it when an EV doesn’t even have it as an option on a flappy paddle or in the settings. The whole VW group portfolio of EVs is Doug of the question for me for that reason.
So let me get this straight... You like it? 😁
Jack, you were right 👍 I WANT IT!
I don't particularly like the way it looks but the practicality....insane for an EV of this age. I genuinely think this could replace my Honda jazz. Yeah a bit smaller on the inside but still fits 4 comfortably, and the boot is useable
Right, so the initial news said this would be a low £20k, maybe within £5k of the Dacia Spring. It's £10k more. The top model, spec'd up with the tech pack and the rest, is nearly £30k. That's not cheap.
Given how good Hyundai are I hope they release an off-road EV. I'm in the process of moving out of the city and had to buy a Subaru recently because my old car beached itself on the rocky dirt roads, so I needed something with much better ground clearance, and some form of basic 4WD so I can drive over large ditches where the wheels end up hanging in the air. I looked but there weren't any affordable EVs that could do that along with the 250 km round trip, so I can't wait until a decent off-road EV comes out.