Introducing the new Hyundai INSTER
The Hyundai INSTER is an all-new model which joins the comprehensive Hyundai new car range, and happens to be the Korean manufacturer's smallest fully-electric vehicle.
It builds upon the good things come in small packages mantra, and aims to challenge what you might expect from a small electric vehicle, especially in the compact car segment.
With a bold design language, ultra-popular SUV profile, surprising practicality and attractive running costs, the INSTER has the foundations to impress.
Design and Practicality
Despite being a traditional A-segment sub compact city car, the INSTER features expanded dimensions, which you tend to see more in the larger B-sement.
The INSTER's design is bold, yet clean, and features the ever-popular SUV profile. LED daytime running lights, along with pixel-graphic turn signals, tail lights and rear bumper give the INSTER a super-modern design, complemented by its high-tech, circuit board-style front bumper, too.
Steel wheel covers, along with the ability to choose 15-inch and 17-inch alloy wheels complete the INSTER's modern look.
INSTER's interior offers spaciousness and versatility, with walk-through access up front, whilst all the INSTER's seats can be folded flat, to aid space further.
Technology and Safety
Technology mirrors the INSTER's modern vibe with 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, along with a matching 10.25-inch infotainment screen too, showcasing touchscreen navigation, along with a complementing wireless charging dock, which is packaged neatly in the compact centre console set-up, again to aid spaciousness.
INSTER also offers 64-colour ambient lighting along with the most complete safety and technology package in this sub-compact segement.
Therefore, INSTER features a comprehensive Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) which includes Surround View Monitor, Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist Rear, Blind-Spot View Monitor and Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist. There's also Lane Keeping Assist, Smart Cruise Control, as well as Parking Distance Warning - Front and Rear.
Engines and Performance
As the INSTER is a fully-electric car, the car features no engine but a battery and electric motor instead. Equipped with a 42 kWh battery as standard, the INSTER also offers a Long-Range 49 kWh battery too.
Both models are powered by a single electric motor that produces 96bhp in the base model, or 113bhp in the Long Range versions.
Up to 220 miles off a full charge will be possible, whilst performance will differ slightly, with the Long Range version offering an edge of the standard model. The INSTER is by no means a peformance car, but its electric nature will make it easy to drive, especially in congested city streets.
Charging
The INSTER supports both AC and DC charging, giving you flexibility whether you're topping up at home or on the go. Using a home wallbox, a full charge takes around four to five hours, depending on your battery size — all sorted while you sleep, for most drivers.
Out and about, the INSTER really comes into its own: plug into a DC rapid charger with a minimum output of 120kW, and you can go from 10 to 80 percent in just 30 minutes. That's roughly the time it takes to grab a coffee and stretch your legs.
Both the standard 42kWh and Long Range 49kWh batteries use a Type 2 connector for AC charging and a CCS connector for rapid DC charging — the standard combination you'll find across the UK's public charging network. With access to tens of thousands of charge points across the country via the Charge myHyundai app, keeping the INSTER topped up is a refreshingly simple task.
Experience the new Hyundai INSTER with Evans Halshaw
Another bold new design from Hyundai, the INSTER is a fine solution to those who want a practical, funky and affordable electric car, that punches well above its weight.
If you'd like to experience the new INSTER by taking it out for a test drive, please get in touch with your local Evans Halshaw Hyundai retailer.
