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?
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.
thanks both. Really does sound like a cracking little car for the money. Going to give it a test drive I think!
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.
suggest you watch Bjørn Nyland’s YouTube testing the Inster with his young family
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.
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… 😮🤣
The Forward Attention Warning resets every restart
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.
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 🙂
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.
Does the triangle not annoy the heck out of you?
Not at all.
Does this not prevent the hands on steering wheel check from turning off when it comes on?
No idea, I usually have hands on the wheel.
Theory? Could an insurance company make a claim that you were not in control of the car as the car diagnostics might show that you were not looking out the window for the whole drive?
Dont know!
I see online via Ai that you can turn off the eye tracking in the settings..
Yes, you can, but it resets back on every time you restart.
Ok so bear with me here. A couple of things…
My friend 3D printed a cover for the Driver Monitoring System. I can confirm that it works 100%.
When the cover is fitted, you will get a warning shortly after driving for a few seconds. A small warning triangle will remain on the screen, but I can live with that.
https://makerworld.com/en/models/1455630-hyundai-blind-spot-collision-warning#profileId-1517042
Same here. Saw my first Inster a few months ago, a black one that got me interested in buying one. Since we got our black one I see the same one, plus a white one at my gym and a khaki around town. Always have shared waves. I thought I would have some folks doing the kind of macho male “how can you drive that little thing” comments but so far every person who has seen it and especially sat in it, loves it.
I feel like I'm bumping into them more over the last 2 weeks (or maybe it's the same two black and khaki green Insters I keep meeting 😁). Cross paths with a black Inster earlier. Gave a wave, got one back 🤩 #insterbuddies
July numbers, the Inster doubled in number of registrations from 400 to 799 in just one month, moving the inster to the place 37th up from the 63rd most sold car in 2025. I hope everyone is enjoying their car :)
Oh, that’s a clever solution! I used to just take the cover off and leave it at home, but your method looks way more practical.
yes the handbook does indeed confirm this but the AI translation is not very helpful ☹️
I’ve just had another look and found that if you move both back seats forward slightly, the ‘cover’ ends then drop neatly into the cutaways either side, and if you then push the seats back again the ‘cover’ is firmly held in place - a perfect fit!
what this flexibility demonstrates is that the Inster offers a quite incredible range of ‘boot/luggage options’, so the question isn’t ‘what can it do?’ rather ‘what do you want it to do?’🤣
I actually saw that on the first day I got it but completely forgot. Thanks.
The hook is at the rear of the boot floor cover…. it can clip to headrest of back seat.
What hook/strap are you using to hold the floor cover to the headrest?
in case folks don’t realise you can take the privacy cover off and it slots into the back seats for storage. Gives more head space in the boot without much change. I see people moving stuff into the wheel arch too so might try that at some point too.
the (useless?) ‘Privacy Cover’
forgot to say that this fits perfectly in the small space created under the ‘flappy floor things’ by the above configuration
So perfectly that it must have been specifically designed by Hyundai engineers to allow this
the attention to detail on this car continues to surprise +delight
no need to remove the ‘flappy floor bits’, just lift up the first boot floor, attach the hook to the head restraint mount (as shown), then move the back seats forward a little and adjust the backrests into a slightly more upright position (gently so as not to strain the hook +cord!).
As you can see this creates a much deeper boot space with the floor cover now vertical and holding the flappy things neatly out of the way - and there’s still decent room in the back for me at 6’1” (sitting ‘behind myself’). Maybe more leg space/comfort than the back of a R5?
Only third time charging car and it is in a different position to other times. Maybe line of communication to modem is not so good with more solid walls to go thru?
I had to reboot the Zappi second time …
I think there's a minimum the car would charge with. 1.4kW I reckon… Try looking this up.
What am I doing wrong? I am trying to charge car from Zappi as decent solar today ahead of storm. But it is 'waiting for surplus' and excess is going to grid. I have turned off the Eddi as it is hot enough and will be using less water over weekend with water cut off. Does Eddi have to be 'on'? I have setting for car 'eco plus' mode.
Think sorted! had to reboot Zappi by holding down menu button for couple of seconds. Working away fine now.
I've seen people use adhesive velcro strips to hold them to the back of the seats
Is there a way to remove or fix the flappy floor bits (used for when the rear seats are flat) so that they're not in the way when you take out the 'floor' from the boot
