Hyundai to release the Inster as a crossover
The regular Inster, which is based on the Casper combustion engine available in Korea, was presented back in June. This is available with either a 42 kWh battery and an electric motor with 71 kW output or with a 49 kWh battery and 85 kW motor and has a provisional range of up to 355 kilometres. However, it is not yet available to order and the prices are still unclear. Apparently, Hyundai still wanted to present something new for the Paris Motor Show and brought the Inster Cross to the French metropolis as a premiere this week.
However, the details are sparse; as with the regular Inster, there is still no information on the price and the exact sales launch, for example. Hyundai has only stated that production of the Inster Cross will start in Korea at the end of the year.
Hyundai also does not provide any other information on the motorisation or battery, but it can be assumed that they are largely the same as for the regular Inster. After all, the Inster Cross is not a completely different model, but Hyundai refers to it as an “equipment line.”
In any case, the vehicle has an off-road vehicle design and is staged in the mountains in the press photos. However, it is doubtful whether the car is really suitable for off-road use and Hyundai remains silent on this in its initial communication. Rather, the “wide, rectangular front and rear bumpers to highlight its adventurous character, as well as embossed black claddings,” according to the company. To this end, the front and rear bumpers have been redesigned. There are also 17-inch alloy wheels with a special design. Embossed black panelling is intended to set independent accents. The standard roof rails are also intended to contribute to the ‘adventurous aesthetic’ (in Hyundai’s own words).
Like the regular Inster, the Cross also offers a range of safety functions: These include Motorway Assist 1.5, which keeps the vehicle in its lane at a safe distance from the vehicle in front and adjusts the speed to the current speed limit if required. Also included are a navigation-based adaptive cruise control system, which maintains a set speed and a set distance from the vehicle in front, as well as an autonomous emergency brake assistant including pedestrian and cyclist detection and a turning function.
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