The Hyundai Casper is a great, affordable EV and it’s coming this year

The growth of small crossovers does not stop. Just when you think the ‘tall car’ has been shrunk down to its smallest size, there’s another more complicated way to prove otherwise. Soon there will be little to tease, but how can we be crazy about something that looks as cool as the Hyundai Casper?

The car was launched in South Korea in 2021 and will also come this year. European Casper appeared during the test in Sweden. This is already a big tip for the European model, but the most important news comes from the boss of Hyundai France, Lionel French Keogh. He confirms Car Motorcycle that Casper will be released in France at the end of 2024.

In all likelihood, Hyundai is not just building a French model. We will have to wait a bit to find out which countries those are. Either way, Hyundai’s French boss thinks Casper will benefit from EV subsidies in Europe. He also confirms that the European model will be electric. In South Korea, Casper always has a combustion engine. Customers can choose from a 1.0 liter with 67 hp and a 1.2 liter engine that produces 100 hp.

Affordable Hyundai Casper EV

The French car magazine thinks that Hyundai Casper will be a competitor of Dacia Spring and Citroën ë-C3. Hyundai should offer more ‘versatility’ than Spring and the price should not exceed 20,000 euros. The Spring will cost 21,750 euros and the ë-C3 for 24,290 euros.

The Korean Casper is about the same size as the Volkswagen Up, but maybe the European model will grow a little. In terms of price and specs, it shouldn’t be a bad alternative to the Renault Twingo and Volkswagen ID.2.