@@yissibiiyte it is because such big batteries are just installed in super heavy cars with 500+ horsepowers. We can go real life 350 km with our oldfashioned Renault Zoe with 52 kWh battery. But the Zoe is not super efficient due to its separated exited engine. So I believe the inster might go over 400 with our duty cycle.
@@yissibiiyte Like the Porsche? Because obviously, huge motors, extremely heavy. Same way a light petrol car with a diesel engine (old Renault Clio e.g.) can easily go 1000km on 40L, while any Volvo needs 60L for that. The less power it uses to move, the further it goes. Kinda obviously.
@@MrProthall you are comparing a diesel engine to a petrol engine. A diesel Volvo will also go very far. Perhaps not as far as a Clio, but very close. It won't suddenly get half the range like you're suggesting. A car being a bit bigger and heavier decreases the range by a small percentage, it doesn't get halved.
@@jasonbourney3869 Buy one then. Less talk more action. People like you said exact same about spring. 5 months later they are reduced in price and still sat on autotrader unable to shift them. Most people don't want EV's, if they did then they wouldn't be sat around for ages with the prices tanking. Free market says no thanks
Wow, what a job one day you're reviewing one of the fastest most expensive EV's, then the next day a another review but this time on on of the slowest and possibly the cheapest EV's. Keep it up Rory you doing a Grand job.
sadly Hyundai have set a high premium price for Britain well above what the rest of Europe will pay - the only ‘cheap’ EV is the Dacia Spring and that’s much too restricted for most (hopeless on fast roads/motorways)
But CHEAP or price wise the $13,000 Kei Car Japanese smoking everybody boots 💨 BTW this is a pure knockoff let’s be honest this is what Hyundai does best bite off their opponents and still fail.. effortlessly.
Finally, a small car with practical interior! I hope that the production variant will be as similar as possible to this one! Even the dashboard is friendly and has a small scent from the '90s, the air vents are like in the good old Opel (Vauxhall) Corsa/Astra :)
OK if you only want the base spec model INSTER 01 From £23,495, all UK reviewers are reviewing a Euro spec car - UK models do NOT have a sunroof, 360 cameras etc, (will come later in the more expensive INSTER Cross model) paint colours (all Chargeable) except Natural Ivory (solid), add tech pack to top spec car (V2L & Digital Key 2 Touch) and two tone roof take the car to £28,345.00
This now the benchmark for a small EV. I really hope they sell buckets of them because this is going to be so desirable on the second hand market. I expect to see people camping in these next summer. Imagine being able to blow up your own air mattress, in your own car, with your own car.
@@kingoneeyed3433 15 minutes is the average journey my wifes car does. However we did take it 150 miles to Stansted when my car was playing up. No mention of charging time in this review which would be important for that.
We went to a preview of the car at Hyundai in Reading last month, and were very impressed by the quality of the interior and exterior. Why every review moans about wind noise at speed ill never know - my wife does elderly care work in peoples homes and has to park in narrow roads. This would be perfect for her
Yes, I’d much rather reviewers showed this car driving round town, so that it can excel. I know it’s not as photogenic, but the reviews just feel incomplete without this. (Jack did it right on Fully Charged, tbf)
We need a buttons movement or trend so that manufacturers can put back some buttons on cars i hate all these screens for every function thing happening
I agree with the buttons. I can change things like the volume, fan speed, and heater without looking off the road because my muscle memory knows where they are and how the physical controls feel. Personally, though, I'd like to take that movement a step further and start a combustion fuel trend where there's an even lower-priced regular fuel model.
Both Kia and Hyundai have listened to its customers and have actually put a good combination of buttons (for the most commonly used features), and touch-screens in all their latest cars, both EV and non-EV.
@@felixarbable Exactly. Tesla started the trend for touchscreens and just about every other manufacturer copied them thinking it would make their vehicles (EV or otherwise) look cool and upmarket.
Hyundai has actually given us what we want: The electric Kona was the first compact SUV with a range of over 400kms (close on 500kms in the real world) well before the model Y..... and now this!! . . I also want to point out the chunky plastic arches are VERY welcome when it comes to grit scratches. In the northern part of North America (like here in Canada), scratches on the wheel arch is where winter road salt finds its way to rusting the arches and premature degradation of the car. We much prefer plastic arches.
Although you mentioned it several times during the video, the covers of the front seats are not removable and washable. Just because seam is closed with a zipper does not mean it is removable.
My wife and I both have 15 year old ICE cars that we love and want to keep forever. But they're not quite as reliable as they used to be. We also have a lot of solar energy at our disposal. A trendy appliance like this is exactly what we'd like to have to run around town. We'd be able to charge it for free. Hopefully the price is right when it comes to Aus.
TOTALLY agree, we've got a few Chinese models down under, but nothing quality like a Hyundai 👍 If they can get the local price right, this could be HUGE !! I absolutely HATE the idiotic light interior colors of modern cars though ! They'll look like a meth heads white iphone in a year !
Just don't expect it to last 15 years like your internal combustion vehicles unless you're willing to spend every penny you saved on solar charging on replacing the very expensive battery pack at about ten to twelve years.
@@tenpoundburrito batteries are getting better and cheaper every day. Plus EVs are much cheaper to maintain than an ICE car. In the 12 years you would have spent the same amount on ICE consumables and parts as the cost of a new battery.
@@tenpoundburrito I work on cars , have done for 40 years,will take a battery cell replacement over a duel mass flywheel , cam chain etc any day. Ran my first EV till it was 9 , only changed it because I could triple the battery capacity with a newer 2nd hand EV.
"Its about 3.5m long, 2.5m wide and 1.5m tall" Hmm, if it was 2.5m wide, that would make it 35cm wider than a Humvee, not the H2, the proper military version😲! (The figures I've seen say it is actually a just over 1.6m wide, just over 3.8m long adjust under 1.6m tall)
Great review Rory, concentrated on the important parts and clever design features. Also more information given concisely than other reviews I have seen. This is the start of smaller EV's that are efficient and give great range. I do believe that Hyundai and Kia are giving people the cars they want with a good amount of technology. They are currently beating most legacy car makers IMO.
I'm thinking they both got to film and edit their videos early, uploaded them as private videos, and then set TH-cam to publish them on a provided press embargo date, as I've seen that a lot with consumer electronics, not so much with cars.
Another great review by Rory. He tells us all we need to know in 6 mins! Other reviewers can bang on for half an hour, or more, and not tell us any more. As for the car, it reminds me of the Suzuki Ignis. No bad thing...
Thanks for this... Love the looks of this car. Reminds me of the Chevrolet Bolt EV... Unfortunately it will probably never come here across the pond to the U.S. Took Rory quite a long time before even mentioning the range or the power spec. LOL. But the spec is more than enough for most people's daily use....
Love this car already. I feel the front resembles Nissan Juke or Kia Soul than the Honda. As you showed the front and talked about overhangs, somehow I got reminded of our family Daewoo Matiz we owned 2002-2014, which I absolutely loved for it's looks and practicality, and had short overhangs just like the Inster here.
I put a deposit down on one of these yesterday. I'm usually not a fan of light interiors on aesthetic and practicality grounds but in this case I made an exception. I saw the dark interior last week at an EV show here in Dublin and it just looked like any other cheap small car. Unfortunately the light interior is only available here on the launch edition which has a bigger battery that I don't really need and is only available in buttermilk yellow😂 Delivery in March, I'm thinking I'll get it wrapped in satin dark green and maybe some clear wrap on the sills.
I went to see this car at Toomey's in Basildon at it's launch a month ago. Yes, looks great and It's first on my list for a buy next summer. I have to park on the road but hope to have a gully installed to charge so the front charging point is great. I think having the charging port on a wing so that the plug and flap project into the road or the pavement are going to cause problems.
Rory - Its a Smart Forfour! I owned one for over 10 years and this is an almost identical car! And I have to say the forfour was a brilliant car and the most reliable I have ever owned!!! So versatile.
11:24 Its primarily a city car, that kind of power delivery & acceleration is expected & many sensible, automotive brands are now tuning their EV to that of ICE, so as to make EV, compatible with what, majority buyers in the world wants & have gotten used. These kind of small, affordable, practical, sensible EVs are common in Asia. Only after the slowdown of EV sales, are the companies that were building, environmentally harmful, super large, stupiditly fast, extra large (impractical for most part) EVs, are beginning to see what the, actual end customer wanted, all along.
4:35 clean it with WD40, that dirt is from dark colour luggage! You can always clean it with WD40, and also on the bumper, colour skrethers from another car!
@@boyasaka Even if it did you'd get tired of it after a while. I live in a part of the world where it hits over 40C in summer, and you really don't want a sunroof then.
@@Wdf-76 Interesting in the sense of being a contrast in approach. FC looked at a 'production' vehicle, albeit not the UK model... whilst AT looked at the UK model, albeit not the production version ... Nothing more sinister than that :) And if FC reviewed the Korean version because they were out there for the EV3 launch (which seems likely, given what Jack said the video) then that would explain it :)
As a salary sacrifice company car driver who only needs it as a second car (Peugeot e208 currently), this looks interesting. However, it’s undoubtedly expensive for such a small car, even with all the clever features. The crux will be how cheap it is to lease,. Hyundai already ave great deals on other models, so we’ll see. If it’s massively cheaper might have a look early next year.
The music levels in the video are far too high. You have your volume set to hear Rory perfectly then the music keeps kicking in through the video at, seemingly, double the volume.
The new i10 starts at under £16k this starts at 26k . I know which one is my favourite. My wife has the i10 , quite noisy but it does the job and it holds its price very well
The seat zipper is intended to assist upholsterers to install the covers, and it would be veeery difficult for a customer to dissasemble it, and of course to reinstall the covers it after 😅😅😅
Any talk about the car coming to Canada? Outside is not the prettiest, don’t like the front charging port but overall it’s looks like it’s pretty good and the price won’t kill you.
They should drop the 42Kw and only have/offer the 49, with perhaps 2 trim levels. Not much difference in distance. This way making the production run much easier and cheaper.
I think these sort of cars are great. We'll never get them here in Canada but it's like we don't know what's good for us. ...ok it's not sexy but neither is the sea of CUVs and 2,000+ kg EVs. Cheap-*** commuter EVs would really really help us out.
Fugly car but I like what they've done on the inside. The use of buttons for climate control is a return to common sense. Rory is the best reviewer on youtube.
Vous entendez quoi par version finale ? Sur le configurateur de hyundai en France, les 3 versions sont présentés et les choix sont plutôt fermés, pas de pompe a chaleur avant la version la plus chere (et en option) , uniquement des jantes de 17 pouces (sur le version la plus chere) et non de 15 sur les deux précédentes (moins énergivores), pas de toits ouvrant hormis sur les présentations faites en Corée, seulement deux tons de sellerie mais une seule seulement selon la couleur du vehicule ... Qu'es ce qui doit changer en fait ? merci pour la vidéo que je découvre ainsi que vous!
It is a pre-production prototype car you were driving there so I guess there is a good chance NVH will be quite a bit lower in the production cars yes?
Unless I missed it, Rory - did you not mention anything about ride quality in this review...? You said about 'enthusiastic' cornering and grip, but I don't remember you saying anything about ride comfort - critically important for a city car negotiating the UK's ever-more potholed streets...!
Nobody said a word about ride quality when the Tesla Model 3 came out. Then when the Highland came out all the reviewers said how shit the ride quality was in the old model.
It’s almost like a successor to the original Fiat Panda in its versatile and practical seating. I think comparing the front to a Honda E is quite a stretch. Nissan Juke maybe.
Why? If it's available from another maker why does Tesla have to produce a clone instead of producing another vehicle to suit another market segment? You are really saying that the only sort of car that should be made is the sort that you want, and anyone else who needs/wants another sort of vehicle should be denied their choice. If nobody wants "that cyber nonsense" then they won't sell any and stop making them. If they are able to make and sell them profitably they clearly there is demand for "that cyber nonsense".
Actually a Tesla Model 3 base model will only be 7k more expensive, goes 20% further per kW (now officially 5miles per kWh, and I always beat the official 4.2 on my dual motor) and 50% further overall and is in an utterly different league. So while I love this car for being tiny, it really should be £20k fully loaded to compete with Tesla on value.
@@albertoporras04 The 'why' is apparent to a denizen of the USA-- the EV WILL NEVER be sold in the USA! Gm/Ford/et al will never allow an inexpensive EV in the USA, and they will NEVER make one-ever. GM 'sinned' with the Volt/Bolt EV and you will note they are GONE from production
Please make it a done thing to include battery chemistry. LFP (for example) allow overnight charging to 100% so realistically you get 100% to 90% usage. Lithium-ion NMC only recommend (generally) to charge to 80% meaning usable range is 80% to 10% (buffer) = 70%! Also of course the safety and longevity advantages of LFP are well documented. I enjoyed your appraisal overall but indicative acceleration times of 0-100kph would be useful. Keep up the good work. Wayne from South Australia where the Inster is rumoured to go on sale too to compete with the BYD Dolphin and MG4.
I just don’t get this narrative. For years, the only EVs around were fairly small and cheap, like the Leaf and the Zoe (with Tesla as the only exception). There’s always been lots of choice in the hatchback segment, eg e208, Corsa e, etc. I’m as pleased as anyone to see the arrival of the Inster, the Renault 5, the Dacia Spring etc, but this whole story of there never having been cheaper smaller EVs seems completely out of step with reality
@@tomhowroyd I'm not sure that's really true, either. I got my first Zoe in 2015 on a PCP that cost me £169 a month. That's £230 in today's money for a new car. I think that was reasonable value
Love this car except lack of option for vegan-friendly interior. Does anyone know whether this might become an option in future? Or does anyone know of similar alternative vehicles with vegan-friendly interiors? I'm especially drawn to the external compact size but clever maneuverability of the seats that increase comfort and allow for sleeping inside.
Question, do the seats give enough side support? Nice to see cheaper (note, not cheap. This spec is close to £30,000) EV's and some with some character now. Especially nice not to see another massive SUV. Doesn't quite meet my needs at the moment ( I need a car with 5 seats) but maybe one for the kids to drive in 3-4 of years when they pass their test. I hope it's cheap to insure. 🤞
@@jaywalker1233depends on the car, for sure. My Niro EV is £450 a year, not outrageous, but admittedly more than my BMW 3 series diesel. However, the Niro saves me £2500 a year in fuel and quite a bit in maintenance as well, so....
@@Sweety1915-nono I’ll wait+see what ins group this gets under the new ‘risk’ classification system that’s coming in -booked in for a dealer ‘event’ later this month..
Hyundai built this thing on steroids with the engine from the IONIQ 5N called the RN24. Mix of the IONIQ 5N + their WRC racer in this package. It has hand operated E-Brake that is operated via regen (actual brakes are not involved) for doing crazy flicks and turns, Hyundai calls it a "rolling test bed for next generation of electric driving fun/"
Perfect car for the majority of people. 40-45 km is more than enough. I think 90% of the people don't travel much more than that on regular everyday use. And during that day they most likely have charging possibly during parking. When shopping, at work, going for brunch or dinner. It's going to be very interesting and the coming generation of batteries. I think it will double the range in 5-10 years, going down much in price, but also have a battery that is easy to change to a full one so it just takes 5 minutes to swap at home, or stations and more. Just like on the bicycle or scooter. I often rent a car, a Peugeot electric. Its range is around 50-60 km, I love that car.
In Korea a few youtuber tested and the best range was 511km in one full charge . And then 430km by 49 kW battery pack.
was 511 km 42 kw then?
Most 100kWH battery packs can't even go that far. I highly doubt those figures
@@yissibiiyte it is because such big batteries are just installed in super heavy cars with 500+ horsepowers. We can go real life 350 km with our oldfashioned Renault Zoe with 52 kWh battery. But the Zoe is not super efficient due to its separated exited engine. So I believe the inster might go over 400 with our duty cycle.
@@yissibiiyte Like the Porsche? Because obviously, huge motors, extremely heavy. Same way a light petrol car with a diesel engine (old Renault Clio e.g.) can easily go 1000km on 40L, while any Volvo needs 60L for that.
The less power it uses to move, the further it goes. Kinda obviously.
@@MrProthall you are comparing a diesel engine to a petrol engine. A diesel Volvo will also go very far. Perhaps not as far as a Clio, but very close. It won't suddenly get half the range like you're suggesting. A car being a bit bigger and heavier decreases the range by a small percentage, it doesn't get halved.
This is a car most of us need, thanks for the review Rory.
Not me
LMAO this is what every EV shill and fanboy says about every EV.
Reality no this is not what most of us need
@@stevebeever2442 most of us dont have kids and wifes. this is good.
@@jasonbourney3869 Buy one then. Less talk more action.
People like you said exact same about spring. 5 months later they are reduced in price and still sat on autotrader unable to shift them.
Most people don't want EV's, if they did then they wouldn't be sat around for ages with the prices tanking. Free market says no thanks
@@stevebeever2442all cars are sat around with their prices tanking at the moment, especially the last few months!
Wow, what a job one day you're reviewing one of the fastest most expensive EV's, then the next day a another review but this time on on of the slowest and possibly the cheapest EV's. Keep it up Rory you doing a Grand job.
sadly Hyundai have set a high premium price for Britain well above what the rest of Europe will pay - the only ‘cheap’ EV is the Dacia Spring and that’s much too restricted for most (hopeless on fast roads/motorways)
But CHEAP or price wise the $13,000 Kei Car Japanese smoking everybody boots 💨
BTW this is a pure knockoff let’s be honest this is what Hyundai does best bite off their opponents and still fail.. effortlessly.
I totally agree. Great work Rory
@@jaywalker1233Dacia Spring is the cheapest and lightest EV at £14,500 and 940kg.
@@itwaswritten804K-cars have way less range than this though
The no obstruction between driver and passenger seat is brilliant. This car has some clever tricks and it's pretty good-looking as well.
Finally, a small car with practical interior! I hope that the production variant will be as similar as possible to this one! Even the dashboard is friendly and has a small scent from the '90s, the air vents are like in the good old Opel (Vauxhall) Corsa/Astra :)
Also very similar to Mk6 Ford Escort air vents...
OK if you only want the base spec model INSTER 01 From £23,495, all UK reviewers are reviewing a Euro spec car - UK models do NOT have a sunroof, 360 cameras etc, (will come later in the more expensive INSTER Cross model) paint colours (all Chargeable) except Natural Ivory (solid), add tech pack to top spec car (V2L & Digital Key 2 Touch) and two tone roof take the car to £28,345.00
Thank you for this info, this give a different perspective to the summary of this car.
Charge point at the front is the most logical place.
That's not cheap imho.
I know I'm living in the past though and inflation has run rampant so maybe it is....
@@FlyingFun.I suppose for ev standards it is fairly cheap, they’re slowly coming down in price thought which is great
This now the benchmark for a small EV. I really hope they sell buckets of them because this is going to be so desirable on the second hand market. I expect to see people camping in these next summer. Imagine being able to blow up your own air mattress, in your own car, with your own car.
All cars have cigarette lighter plugs
@@johnheller2311 yes, we're talking about the difference between 12v and 240v
All the reviewers love this car.
Good o see competition to the ec3 and spring has arrived.
All the reviewers don't have to live with this car, even I could love this car for 15 minutes.
@@kingoneeyed3433 15 minutes is the average journey my wifes car does. However we did take it 150 miles to Stansted when my car was playing up. No mention of charging time in this review which would be important for that.
We went to a preview of the car at Hyundai in Reading last month, and were very impressed by the quality of the interior and exterior. Why every review moans about wind noise at speed ill never know - my wife does elderly care work in peoples homes and has to park in narrow roads. This would be perfect for her
Yes, I’d much rather reviewers showed this car driving round town, so that it can excel. I know it’s not as photogenic, but the reviews just feel incomplete without this. (Jack did it right on Fully Charged, tbf)
No sunroof when it comes to UK.
@@nickosullivan5456 not really a problem here in the UK 😂😂😂
We need a buttons movement or trend so that manufacturers can put back some buttons on cars i hate all these screens for every function thing happening
its cheap, and people think its not cheap
I agree with the buttons. I can change things like the volume, fan speed, and heater without looking off the road because my muscle memory knows where they are and how the physical controls feel. Personally, though, I'd like to take that movement a step further and start a combustion fuel trend where there's an even lower-priced regular fuel model.
Both Kia and Hyundai have listened to its customers and have actually put a good combination of buttons (for the most commonly used features), and touch-screens in all their latest cars, both EV and non-EV.
@@felixarbable Exactly. Tesla started the trend for touchscreens and just about every other manufacturer copied them thinking it would make their vehicles (EV or otherwise) look cool and upmarket.
Hyundai has actually given us what we want: The electric Kona was the first compact SUV with a range of over 400kms (close on 500kms in the real world) well before the model Y..... and now this!!
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I also want to point out the chunky plastic arches are VERY welcome when it comes to grit scratches. In the northern part of North America (like here in Canada), scratches on the wheel arch is where winter road salt finds its way to rusting the arches and premature degradation of the car. We much prefer plastic arches.
Are they selling the Insters in Canada?
Although you mentioned it several times during the video, the covers of the front seats are not removable and washable. Just because seam is closed with a zipper does not mean it is removable.
Rory Reid hands down one of the best car presenters i have known 👍
I think Alex would have been a better choice for this vehicle.
@@phuketexplorer who asked for your opinion go follow carwow 😂
Jack from fully charged is top notch too.
You don't know many.
Now this I agree with!! Top tier he is!
My wife and I both have 15 year old ICE cars that we love and want to keep forever. But they're not quite as reliable as they used to be. We also have a lot of solar energy at our disposal. A trendy appliance like this is exactly what we'd like to have to run around town. We'd be able to charge it for free. Hopefully the price is right when it comes to Aus.
TOTALLY agree, we've got a few Chinese models down under, but nothing quality like a Hyundai 👍
If they can get the local price right, this could be HUGE !!
I absolutely HATE the idiotic light interior colors of modern cars though ! They'll look like a meth heads white iphone in a year !
Just don't expect it to last 15 years like your internal combustion vehicles unless you're willing to spend every penny you saved on solar charging on replacing the very expensive battery pack at about ten to twelve years.
@@tenpoundburrito batteries are getting better and cheaper every day. Plus EVs are much cheaper to maintain than an ICE car. In the 12 years you would have spent the same amount on ICE consumables and parts as the cost of a new battery.
@@tenpoundburritoNonsense plenty of evidence from battery chemists that show batteries will outlive car chassis.
@@tenpoundburrito I work on cars , have done for 40 years,will take a battery cell replacement over a duel mass flywheel , cam chain etc any day. Ran my first EV till it was 9 , only changed it because I could triple the battery capacity with a newer 2nd hand EV.
"Its about 3.5m long, 2.5m wide and 1.5m tall"
Hmm, if it was 2.5m wide, that would make it 35cm wider than a Humvee, not the H2, the proper military version😲!
(The figures I've seen say it is actually a just over 1.6m wide, just over 3.8m long adjust under 1.6m tall)
Ha Ha...
Yes, my ears pricked up when he said "2.5 metres wide"...!! 🤣
@@jonathantaylor1998 me too!
Impressive that he managed to get all the dimensions wrong!
The more I see thos car the more I like it. I'll probably buy one in one or two year when the price goes down
G’day Roy. George from Australia, I really love your way of reviewing cars, straight to the point no garbage. Thanks Roy. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
He truly is a gem of a car journalist
This is the sort of car we need perhaps with a slightly bigger battery. Beautifully produced video - thank you.
The only small issue is the Citroen E-C3 is cheaper. On a positive, it is more tech laden than the VW E-up (which was a similar price).
i dont know about anybody else but im just glad its got gas struts so the boot lid opens... handy feature that, good to point out.
Rory you have done it again another great video review. Clear, no nonsense, to the point details with a smooth sense of humor. Top Man 👑✨🥂👍🏾
Great review Rory, concentrated on the important parts and clever design features. Also more information given concisely than other reviews I have seen.
This is the start of smaller EV's that are efficient and give great range. I do believe that Hyundai and Kia are giving people the cars they want with a good amount of technology. They are currently beating most legacy car makers IMO.
Autotrader going head to head with Carwow same car same day 🤜🤛
Exactly the same car (same reg) as well. Bet Matt Watson left some fart smells in there.
@@stephenballantynebut who’s to say Rory didn’t do it first? 😅
I'm thinking they both got to film and edit their videos early, uploaded them as private videos, and then set TH-cam to publish them on a provided press embargo date, as I've seen that a lot with consumer electronics, not so much with cars.
Another great review by Rory. He tells us all we need to know in 6 mins! Other reviewers can bang on for half an hour, or more, and not tell us any more. As for the car, it reminds me of the Suzuki Ignis. No bad thing...
Thanks for this... Love the looks of this car. Reminds me of the Chevrolet Bolt EV... Unfortunately it will probably never come here across the pond to the U.S. Took Rory quite a long time before even mentioning the range or the power spec. LOL. But the spec is more than enough for most people's daily use....
Love this car already. I feel the front resembles Nissan Juke or Kia Soul than the Honda. As you showed the front and talked about overhangs, somehow I got reminded of our family Daewoo Matiz we owned 2002-2014, which I absolutely loved for it's looks and practicality, and had short overhangs just like the Inster here.
Good review, great car. Not sure gas struts on a bootlid are notable features though 😂
😂😂😂😉
I love this presenter. And the moment he said it looks like the honda E I knew he had an eye for these things!
more reviews of this type of car please. sensible, affordable. what is needed.
Great car, at last a sensible sized EV and a great review from Rory!
This is an impressive piece of kit!
I'm not impressed
Charge ports at the front are so much more convenient, particularly if you have a trailer or bike rack at the back.
And its cheaper to make the EV- less cost of parts/materials. The front port is also on the Kia Niro & others
I put a deposit down on one of these yesterday. I'm usually not a fan of light interiors on aesthetic and practicality grounds but in this case I made an exception. I saw the dark interior last week at an EV show here in Dublin and it just looked like any other cheap small car. Unfortunately the light interior is only available here on the launch edition which has a bigger battery that I don't really need and is only available in buttermilk yellow😂 Delivery in March, I'm thinking I'll get it wrapped in satin dark green and maybe some clear wrap on the sills.
I thought that vehicle was the Casper which is very popular here in the ROK. I was unaware of the Inster. 😉
it is a Casper.
Man what a nice and honest review. Thanks and great work
I went to see this car at Toomey's in Basildon at it's launch a month ago. Yes, looks great and It's first on my list for a buy next summer. I have to park on the road but hope to have a gully installed to charge so the front charging point is great. I think having the charging port on a wing so that the plug and flap project into the road or the pavement are going to cause problems.
Rory - Its a Smart Forfour! I owned one for over 10 years and this is an almost identical car! And I have to say the forfour was a brilliant car and the most reliable I have ever owned!!! So versatile.
Such a good review Rory. Love watching you. Keep them coming.
11:24 Its primarily a city car, that kind of power delivery & acceleration is expected & many sensible, automotive brands are now tuning their EV to that of ICE, so as to make EV, compatible with what, majority buyers in the world wants & have gotten used. These kind of small, affordable, practical, sensible EVs are common in Asia. Only after the slowdown of EV sales, are the companies that were building, environmentally harmful, super large, stupiditly fast, extra large (impractical for most part) EVs, are beginning to see what the, actual end customer wanted, all along.
This would be sick as a van
In Korea there is a commercial version of the Casper. In simple terms... Just a driver's seat.
4:35 clean it with WD40, that dirt is from dark colour luggage! You can always clean it with WD40, and also on the bumper, colour skrethers from another car!
Why not try WD40 instead?
I can't decide between this or the Renault 5. This has a sunroof, bars and those folding seats!!!!
I've never in my life owned a car with a sun roof ,which is ok as Iive in the UK and the sun never shines hear lol
@@boyasaka Even if it did you'd get tired of it after a while.
I live in a part of the world where it hits over 40C in summer, and you really don't want a sunroof then.
Best review I've seen of this car
Interesting - AutoTrader gets a pre-production car in the UK to review... and Fully Charged reviews the Korean production ('Casper') model :D
@@Wdf-76 Interesting in the sense of being a contrast in approach.
FC looked at a 'production' vehicle, albeit not the UK model... whilst AT looked at the UK model, albeit not the production version ...
Nothing more sinister than that :)
And if FC reviewed the Korean version because they were out there for the EV3 launch (which seems likely, given what Jack said the video) then that would explain it :)
Charge port at the front is best IMO. :)
No its better at rear of car so you can reverse park at the charger.
@@makkapacca No! Easier to drive in, charge, then reverse out IMO. :)
@@DavidPlayfair not as safe though. reverse parking is superior.
With charge port at front or back, a small accident can make the car unchanrgeable, and off the road waiting for parts. Side best!
Not a fan of the external appearance, but it looks like a good little car. A more "normal' price too.
As a salary sacrifice company car driver who only needs it as a second car (Peugeot e208 currently), this looks interesting. However, it’s undoubtedly expensive for such a small car, even with all the clever features.
The crux will be how cheap it is to lease,. Hyundai already ave great deals on other models, so we’ll see. If it’s massively cheaper might have a look early next year.
Great review. Thanks.
Very excited to test drive this car. Yes I wish it were cheaper. Great review Thankyou!
Such a cool looking car. The back looks like a futuristic BMW i3
I'm currently rocking a Honda Jazz and love it, but I think once the Jazz is done I'll switch to a secondhand inster
I quite like it especially for the visibility and the ergonomy /position of the driver ..a bit like the new C3
The music levels in the video are far too high. You have your volume set to hear Rory perfectly then the music keeps kicking in through the video at, seemingly, double the volume.
I was going to say the same
This year has been a DISASTER for loud music in TH-cam videos, it's infuriating !!
@@edwardfletcher7790 Yes, and it's specially painful for people like me, suffering from tinnitus 😮💨😮💨
The new i10 starts at under £16k this starts at 26k . I know which one is my favourite.
My wife has the i10 , quite noisy but it does the job and it holds its price very well
The seat zipper is intended to assist upholsterers to install the covers, and it would be veeery difficult for a customer to dissasemble it, and of course to reinstall the covers it after 😅😅😅
Any talk about the car coming to Canada? Outside is not the prettiest, don’t like the front charging port but overall it’s looks like it’s pretty good and the price won’t kill you.
They should drop the 42Kw and only have/offer the 49, with perhaps 2 trim levels. Not much difference in distance. This way making the production run much easier and cheaper.
True, and also make it probab better engineer because you can make it lighter overall.
Most likely it’s just a sw switch ;-) with physical same battery
Nice review, as always. But you didn’t answer my question about the huge, tall hood. Does it have a frump?
Hey...how's you I'm from Kenya and I like your chanel
Please review the new V class. We would appreciate that in South Africa
Great review!!!
This would be a sensible addition to my no so green family fleet made up of a GLS AMG and a Tundra. Wonder if it’ll be available in the US.
Quick correction Rory; the Inster is 1610mm wide, not two and a half metres!
Two and a half metres is a H1 Hummer...plus another foot.
Great 👍 Video Review 😊
why are manufacturers starting to put all their indicators and brake lights down low? what's the point, what's the perks?
I think these sort of cars are great. We'll never get them here in Canada but it's like we don't know what's good for us.
...ok it's not sexy but neither is the sea of CUVs and 2,000+ kg EVs. Cheap-*** commuter EVs would really really help us out.
Fugly car but I like what they've done on the inside. The use of buttons for climate control is a return to common sense. Rory is the best reviewer on youtube.
I'm a city dweller I'd love this and price
Its profile kind of reminds me of the suzuki ignis. Cool little car.
Vous entendez quoi par version finale ? Sur le configurateur de hyundai en France, les 3 versions sont présentés et les choix sont plutôt fermés, pas de pompe a chaleur avant la version la plus chere (et en option) , uniquement des jantes de 17 pouces (sur le version la plus chere) et non de 15 sur les deux précédentes (moins énergivores), pas de toits ouvrant hormis sur les présentations faites en Corée, seulement deux tons de sellerie mais une seule seulement selon la couleur du vehicule ... Qu'es ce qui doit changer en fait ? merci pour la vidéo que je découvre ainsi que vous!
Great review Rory. Just wish it shipped with an LFP battery.
Any reason why you didn’t give us any price „as tested“? Because I’m sure with all that tech it’s going to be 30K pounds plus.
I’d love to see it in Canada. We have virtually 0 affordable EVs on our market.
It is a pre-production prototype car you were driving there so I guess there is a good chance NVH will be quite a bit lower in the production cars yes?
Unless I missed it, Rory - did you not mention anything about ride quality in this review...?
You said about 'enthusiastic' cornering and grip, but I don't remember you saying anything about ride comfort - critically important for a city car negotiating the UK's ever-more potholed streets...!
Nobody said a word about ride quality when the Tesla Model 3 came out.
Then when the Highland came out all the reviewers said how shit the ride quality was in the old model.
Love a clever practice practical car! Toyota should add in with a EV version of the Yaris Verso - that's what we need instead of chunky SUVs
It’s almost like a successor to the original Fiat Panda in its versatile and practical seating.
I think comparing the front to a Honda E is quite a stretch. Nissan Juke maybe.
This is the sort of car we need from Tesla, not all that Cyber nonsense.
Why? If it's available from another maker why does Tesla have to produce a clone instead of producing another vehicle to suit another market segment? You are really saying that the only sort of car that should be made is the sort that you want, and anyone else who needs/wants another sort of vehicle should be denied their choice. If nobody wants "that cyber nonsense" then they won't sell any and stop making them. If they are able to make and sell them profitably they clearly there is demand for "that cyber nonsense".
Actually a Tesla Model 3 base model will only be 7k more expensive, goes 20% further per kW (now officially 5miles per kWh, and I always beat the official 4.2 on my dual motor) and 50% further overall and is in an utterly different league. So while I love this car for being tiny, it really should be £20k fully loaded to compete with Tesla on value.
@@albertoporras04 The 'why' is apparent to a denizen of the USA-- the EV WILL NEVER be sold in the USA! Gm/Ford/et al will never allow an inexpensive EV in the USA, and they will NEVER make one-ever. GM 'sinned' with the Volt/Bolt EV and you will note they are GONE from production
@@harriettanthony7352 the bolt will be back soon and at near the same price, if you can believe mary.
@harriettanthony7352 never say never
Excellent review clear and precise. Well done Rory. Is there a Kia Ev3 review by Rory? 👏👏👏
Please make it a done thing to include battery chemistry. LFP (for example) allow overnight charging to 100% so realistically you get 100% to 90% usage.
Lithium-ion NMC only recommend (generally) to charge to 80% meaning usable range is 80% to 10% (buffer) = 70%!
Also of course the safety and longevity advantages of LFP are well documented.
I enjoyed your appraisal overall but indicative acceleration times of 0-100kph would be useful.
Keep up the good work.
Wayne from South Australia where the Inster is rumoured to go on sale too to compete with the BYD Dolphin and MG4.
I just don’t get this narrative. For years, the only EVs around were fairly small and cheap, like the Leaf and the Zoe (with Tesla as the only exception). There’s always been lots of choice in the hatchback segment, eg e208, Corsa e, etc. I’m as pleased as anyone to see the arrival of the Inster, the Renault 5, the Dacia Spring etc, but this whole story of there never having been cheaper smaller EVs seems completely out of step with reality
@@stevehill8411 it’s not the size but more the cost. Those cars were still expensive, particularly considering battery size.
@@tomhowroyd I'm not sure that's really true, either. I got my first Zoe in 2015 on a PCP that cost me £169 a month. That's £230 in today's money for a new car. I think that was reasonable value
i love the interior leg n head room,the adjustable bootspace and the V2L,finally the price is awsome,but the exterior design is just meh
Great review of a car that no doubt will be a big hit with older drivers.
not with this old driver, I will stick with my mg4.
@@TerryHickey-xt4mfhow is the lane assist doing?
cute car hope it comes to the us
Reminds me of the 2010 Nissan Cube!
Love this car except lack of option for vegan-friendly interior. Does anyone know whether this might become an option in future? Or does anyone know of similar alternative vehicles with vegan-friendly interiors? I'm especially drawn to the external compact size but clever maneuverability of the seats that increase comfort and allow for sleeping inside.
I want the Original Casper in Petrol 100bhp version left hand drive
Bring it to the USA! It could complement and/or replace the Venue.
My dream car right here. 🤩
Why put the charging point at the front when best practice is to reverse park?
Question, do the seats give enough side support? Nice to see cheaper (note, not cheap. This spec is close to £30,000) EV's and some with some character now.
Especially nice not to see another massive SUV.
Doesn't quite meet my needs at the moment ( I need a car with 5 seats) but maybe one for the kids to drive in 3-4 of years when they pass their test. I hope it's cheap to insure. 🤞
exactly, it’s not cheap! And EV insurance is currently at least £3-400/yr more (rates for this model not yet available)
@@jaywalker1233depends on the car, for sure. My Niro EV is £450 a year, not outrageous, but admittedly more than my BMW 3 series diesel. However, the Niro saves me £2500 a year in fuel and quite a bit in maintenance as well, so....
@@Sweety1915-nono
I’ll wait+see what ins group this gets under the new ‘risk’ classification system that’s coming in -booked in for a dealer ‘event’ later this month..
Hyundai built this thing on steroids with the engine from the IONIQ 5N called the RN24.
Mix of the IONIQ 5N + their WRC racer in this package.
It has hand operated E-Brake that is operated via regen (actual brakes are not involved) for doing crazy flicks and turns,
Hyundai calls it a "rolling test bed for next generation of electric driving fun/"
I finally know what that design is called - THANKS RORY! Houndstooth - I always googled it wrong, associating it with the Arabic Keffiyeh.
What a headroom!!
They should rename it to the Hyundai Ion and bring it to the US for about 17-20k. With a lease price of around $150
Love it, great little EV, I think I even like it a bit more than the Renault 5.
Question… I see a fair bit of Hyundai venue in this. Size wise is it the same as a venue?
@@reidgillingham6921 … Venue 4040 mm long, Inster 3825 mm long.
Perfect car for the majority of people. 40-45 km is more than enough. I think 90% of the people don't travel much more than that on regular everyday use. And during that day they most likely have charging possibly during parking. When shopping, at work, going for brunch or dinner. It's going to be very interesting and the coming generation of batteries. I think it will double the range in 5-10 years, going down much in price, but also have a battery that is easy to change to a full one so it just takes 5 minutes to swap at home, or stations and more. Just like on the bicycle or scooter. I often rent a car, a Peugeot electric. Its range is around 50-60 km, I love that car.
The body resembles kia Soul 2014 to 2019 which is very popular in North America. When I saw it I said WOW what a copy
That's a great car and high on my shortlist. It was either the Dacia Spring or this!
there are other brands that spring to mind as well.
@@TerryHickey-xt4mf oh for sure but I don't think they'll be as cheap as those that I mentioned. The Renault R5 is another.