Hyundai Casper


The Hyundai Casper is a crossover city car produced by the South Korean automobile manufacturer Hyundai. It is the smallest crossover SUV ever offered by the brand, and also the smallest automobile of any kind that is currently sold by Hyundai.
The Casper has been developed in compliance with the "light car" category in South Korea which offers tax incentives for vehicles with exterior dimensions below in length and in width, and is the first Hyundai vehicle to occupy the segment after the Atos. As a result, it is developed as a four-seater vehicle.
A battery electric version of the Casper was introduced in June 2024 as the Hyundai Casper Electric, or the Hyundai Inster in Europe.

Overview

The Casper was revealed through a set of images on 1 September 2021. Pre-orders started on 15 September 2021, and the vehicle was released on 29 September. According to Hyundai, the name "Casper" is taken from the Casper skateboarding technique. It was also confirmed that the Casper will be getting advanced driver-assistance systems across three trim lines, Smart, Modern and Inspiration.
The front fascia has turn signal lights situated at the top and circular LED daytime running lights at the bottom. The rear door handle uses a hidden type near the window glass portion, while the parametric pattern of the front grill was applied to the rear lamp to design. Circular turn signal lights was used for the front/rear portions. The rear seat is in the form of two single seats attached.
The Casper uses a pedal-type parking brake. Safety technologies such as forward collision prevention assistance, lane departure prevention assistance, and lane maintenance assistance are available. The Smartstream G1.0 petrol engine is based on the existing naturally aspirated engine.
The Casper Van was officially released on 3 February 2022. It has secured a loading capacity of 940 litres by emptying the space in the second row. Hot stamping, a lightweight construction method, was applied to major areas to minimize body deformation in case of collision. The torsional rigidity and average tensile strength were increased through the high-strength lightweight body. The facelifted Casper was officially revealed on 16 August 2024, and online contract reservations opened at 8:30 a.m. on 18 October 2024.

Powertrain

Casper Electric / Inster

On 27 June 2024 at the Busan International Mobility Show, Hyundai introduced a battery electric derivative of the Casper. It is marketed as the Hyundai Casper Electric in South Korea, and as the Hyundai Inster in Europe and Japan. According to Hyundai, Inster is a portmanteau of 'intimate' and 'innovative'.
In Europe, the Inster will be positioned between the A-SUV and B-SUV segments. Starting from early 2025, Hyundai plans to market the electric vehicle in Japan and Australia, but no plans have been announced for the United States.
Compared to the petrol-powered Casper, Hyundai extended the length and wheelbase of the Casper Electric / Inster by, respectively. The width also has grown by.

Markets

Australia
The Inster was launched in Australia on 16 April 2025, it is available in three variants: Standard Range, Extended Range, and Cross.
Europe
The Inster debuted in Europe in January 2025 at the 2025 Brussels Motor Show, available in standard and Cross models.
Taiwan
The Inster was launched in Taiwan on 6 November 2025, with three variants: EV400-A, EV400-B, and EV450.

Powertrain

The integrated drive module used by the Casper Electric / Inster is sourced from BorgWarner. Maximum outputs are and for the front-mounted traction motor on the Standard range model, and and for the Long Range model.
The Casper Electric / Inster will be available with Standard, and Long Range powertrain options with 42 kWh and 49 kWh battery respectively. Although early reports stated they would be equipped with lithium iron phosphate chemistry, it was announced at launch the batteries will be lithium nickel manganese cobalt instead. Under WLTP standards, the electric range is rated at and respectively. There is an on-board charger which accepts AC power at up to 11 kW; the vehicle also can connect to a DC source at up to 120 kW, at which rate either battery will recharge from 10 to 80% in 30 minutes.
BatteryYearsPowerTorque
Top speedRange
42kWh
2024–present11.7s
49kWh
2024–present10.6s

Safety

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