The Hyundai INSTER sub-compact EV with 355km range will be officially released later this month. It was teased today and based on the CASPER ICE model available in some markets. Thoughts?
I will let you google about the eye tracking settings and form your own opinion. I am not advocating or suggesting you or anyone should turn it off as it is a safety feature there for a reason.
I note you say: “(you can turn off the eye tracking in the settings) Yes, you can, but it resets back on every time you restart”, but the Owner Manual states:
“With the vehicle on, select or deselect Settings > Vehicle > Driver assistance > DAW (Driver Attention Warning) > Forward attention warning in the infotainment system to set whether to use the function. If Forward attention warning is enabled, the function warns the driver when the driver's gaze is not focused on the road. InformationWhen the vehicle is restarted, Forward Attention Warning maintains the last setting” i.e. if the feature has been ‘switched off’ then it will remain off…
Reader Note:
Hyundai’s terminology is a bit confusing. “Forward Attention Warning (FAW)” - what we are talking about here - is a feature within the “Driver Attention Warning (DAW)” set of features, and (FAW) can be enabled/disabled from the Infotainment submenu leaving the other DAW features unaffected 🙂
My only question is "why?". It's the most noninvasive alert feature of the car but, crucially, will grab your attention if you're not paying attention to the road.
The Forward Attention Warning resets every restart
I’ve watched many EV review vids by reviewers lambasting this feature, then extolling the virtues of the touchscreen features and demonstrating the complex submenu options while hurtling along the motorway… 😮🤣
anyone use it with a buggy and car seat for a toddler for dropping them off to crèche, picking them up, short trips etc.? We have a Kia Rio as a second “city car” and half the buggy goes in the boot and the other half on the spare back seat and wondering if this works out as around the same scenario? I know it’s a lot more nimble in what you can do with the back seats.
suggest you watch Bjørn Nyland’s YouTube testing the Inster with his young family
I have a car seat in situ for baby now 6 mths. But can fit the wheels section of the pram in the boot and the carry cot section of same beside the car seat with the empty seat folded down. I also have a smaller buggy and that fits neatly in the boot. I have the cream interior so I put a shopping bag over the ends of buggy when folded as other wise the wheels would dirty the boot.
thanks both. Really does sound like a cracking little car for the money. Going to give it a test drive I think!
Just to add that I got the Elegance model and that has the folding seats option. the rear seats also have tilt back and can move back/forth a few inches to give more leg room to passengers. I love this car but also loved my previous Honda Jazz for the versatility of its rear seat options.
The Honda Jazz has some of the best seating design for flexibility,in the car industry . Seats fold properly flat, base lifts up.
If the Inster is in a similar place, according to an owner, that's great to hear.
More small cars should copy the Jazz.
Funny enough I'm going from a Fit (Japanese Jazz) to an inster too
just a reminder (doubtless you already know) you’ll need to specify the higher trim version for the ‘bed’ feature (front seats won’t fold flat in the lower spec trim)
Hi All, can anyone recommend a good USB WiFi dongle for Apple CarPlay connectivity to phone? Cheers.
Oh I know I have the Elegance ordered, I should have it in the next few weeks!
I bought this one, and its been perfect:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008411502835.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.45f71802B3UA7m
pretty much every YT review I’ve watched (and that’s a lot!🤣) has made SUCH a big deal that the Inster “does NOT have wireless Android and Apple CarPlay!😮” like it’s a TOTAL DEAL BREAKER!!!
yet with a small 10 bucks device it’s “perfect”. Or have I missed something?🧐
Forgive my ignorance, what do this things do? You plug one in to the little USB slot on the passenger side and connect your phone to it is it? And the Inster dashboard will recognise it at let you use features from your phone (e.g. maps or Spotify)?
Exactly correct
Neat. While I do appreciate that I can connect my phone to make/take calls, and I can play music from my phone… I've no way of navigating the music library in Spotify without interacting directly with my phone. This could be handy.
Plugging your phone is to usb via cable does the same thing as this dongle....if you can't do it when plugged in then you won't be able to do it with the dongle!
does anyone know backwards compatibility for older smartphone models/iOS and CarPlay/Android operation?
Same question re wireless charging - new models will presumably all be fine, but older ones…? (I understand overheating +damage can result 😮)
I use bluetooth to link my phone to car so can take calls, listen to podcasts, audio books thru the car sound system. No wires needed.
just thinking about this, wired connection always gives the best sound (so it’s not a ‘bad thing’) because the Hyundai Infotainment system receives the original digital music data stream through the wired connection (just like a CD player), but a wireless Bluetooth (BT) dongle can only send compressed analogue audio - so the quality will be compromised depending on the quality of the digital to analogue converter (DAC) fitted AND the BT ‘protocol’ standard used in the dongle (the latest v5+ BT standards have the best fidelity) AS WELL AS whatever BT standard is fitted to the Inster (the BT standard used will be the lower of the dongle and the Inster)
No problem connecting a four year old iPhone for me
I will be using the WiFi dongle for texts, emails etc… as CarPlay is a mirror of your phone screen.
The dongle used is 5.3 standard same as the Inster. I don’t use Spotify only YouTube Music or Plexamp or Bookshelf for audiobooks. If I don’t want to use CarPlay I also purchased this phone holder
Blukar Car Phone Holder, Adjustable Car Phone Mount 360° Rotation for Dashboard/Windscreen, Upgraded Strong Suction - One Button Release Automobile Cradle for iPhone 4.0''-7.0'' Smartphones https://amzn.eu/d/8igrYxK
Fits really well.
Extreme handling /emergency /slalom /rollover track test results
Inster Cross/Elegance/’02’ (17” wheels and larger motor/battery)
Dacia Spring test results for comparison (closest similarly sized EV)
Note: English audio + subtitles available
I've never seen the active flaps open on our Signature Inster (got it since June).
Our Ioniq 5 opens/closes it all the time - like when AC is ON or charging the 12V battery or some days every 20 mins or so.
I wonder if there are other ppl with the same - constantly closed flaps behavior on their Inster.
I have never seen them open either but my neighbour has, as they asked what the open flaps did one day when I was pulling in.
The stock answer is “machine gun testing” ssssh 😜
Would anyone like to provide a TL;DR update?
Ours seem to open when I plug in the charger, maybe not every time, now that I think of it.
How would you know when you're charging the 12v battery on the Ioniq?
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