Hyundai Casper

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Hyundai Casper breaks cover as the brand’s smallest SUV yet

The first official images of the all new Hyundai Casper have broken cover, revealing what will be the brand’s smallest SUV to date. The South Korean manufacturer hasn’t revealed any specifics regarding the new car but the early bird reservation portal has been opened for those interested.The big question we’re all asking at the moment is whether the Hyundai Casper pays tribute to the friendly ghost. Unfortunately, it does not. The term actually refers to a skateboarding technique where the board flips over to land. The decision to use this name is to change stereotypes of the existing automobile market through the new car class and commercialisation of the entry-level SUV.

It has been confirmed that the Hyundai Casper will adopt the brand’s naturally aspirated 1,0-litre three-cylinder multi-point injection unit as found in the current Grand i10. An Active trim model will employ the turbopetrol 1,0-litre three-pot as found in the Venue. Both engines will be launched at the same time.

Hyundai Casper breaks cover as the brand’s smallest SUV yet

The first official images of the all new Hyundai Casper have broken cover, revealing what will be the brand’s smallest SUV to date. The South Korean manufacturer hasn’t revealed any specifics regarding the new car but the early bird reservation portal has been opened for those interested.

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New Hyundai Casper is funky SUV-supermini for South Korea

Not-for-UK Casper has SUV styling cues but is the same size as the Volkswagen Up

Hyundai has revealed the Casper as an extremely compact, SUV-style supermini for its South Korean home market.

The inspiration for the name is said to come from the skateboarding trick ‘Casper’, in which the board is flipped upside down and back to front all in one swift movement.

Hyundai says this trick embodies its own efforts “to change the landscape and stereotypes of the existing automobile market.”

The small SUV has a 2400mm wheelbase and is 3595mm long, 1595mm wide and 1575mm tall – making it almost exactly the same size as a Volkswagen Up. The model will be launched with the option of an entry-level, naturally aspirated 1.0 MPI engine or the more potent 1.0 T-GDI turbo motor, as available in the UK in the i10 supermini. The T-GDI model gets upgraded sporty styling with a mesh grille and turbo engine.

The Casper has been designed with functionality in mind, complete with roof rack and a wide boot opening for easy loading. The rear passenger doors show off pronounced wheel arches and the rear door handles are hidden next to the windows.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-hyundai-casper-funky-suv-supermini-south-korea

 

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EXCLUSIVE: the recently unveiled Hyundai Casper micro-SUV will NOT be launched in India despite several reports suggesting the same.

The Casper will mainly be for the South Korean market for which it has been specifically developed to meet the Korean ‘light car’ or Gyeongcha regulation, similar to the Japanese KEI car regulation or our own sub-4-metre regulations.

The Gyeongcha regulations are for cars that measure under 3.6-metre length or 3600mm, which offers buyers a lower tax bracket.

Incidentally, Hyundai India was offered the Casper as an entry-level SUV offering but due to its ultra-compact size, the automaker believes India is not the correct market for it.

For reference, the Casper, in terms of overall length, is shorter than Hyundai’s smallest offering in India, the Santro.

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Hyundai Casper interior and key standard features officially revealed​

The interior layout and list of standard features for the South Korean spec Hyundai Casper have been revealed just a few weeks after the first official images were released. The smallest crossover from the manufacturer boasts a number of interesting party tricks and a generous list of standard features.

Within its local market, three trims of the Hyundai Casper will be made available. The entry-level Smart trim shows-off a set of 15-inch steel wheels, LED DRLs and colour-coded mirrors. Safety is conclusive with forward collision avoidance assist, lane departure prevention, lane keep assist, high beam assist, driver attention warning and a forward vehicle departure notification all offered as standard. This is supported by a seven airbag configuration, rear park distance monitoring and TMPS. Comfort and entertainment features consist of a 4,2-inch LCD cluster connected to a two speaker system, one USB charger and cruise control.

The Modern trim adds a set of metal skid plates, heated leather steering wheel, armrest for the driver, a purple interior mood lamp and artificial leather upholstery for the seats, door armrest and centre console. Both front seats are heated but only the driver benefits from ventilation.

Hyundai Casper interior and key standard features officially revealed

The interior layout and list of standard features for the South Korean spec Hyundai Casper have been revealed just a few weeks after the first official images were released. The smallest crossover from the manufacturer boasts a number of interesting party tricks and a generous list of standard...

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The Hyundai Casper Is The Coolest $12,000 Car I've Ever Seen And You'll Agree When You See The Interior​

All the charm of an interior pulled out of a concept car from 20 years ago, for the equivalent of $12K. Too bad it's almost certainly not coming to the U.S.​

It’s been about two weeks since the Hyundai Casper entered the public eye and simultaneously became the only car that mattered. Sitting at the bottom of the South Korean automaker’s range, the teeny Casper will be sold in the brand’s home market, and maybe India too. It’ll also be absurdly cheap.

How cheap? Well, when Hyundai initially revealed the Casper, we didn’t have much of an idea. But pricing has emerged since, and this little guy figures to start at 13,850,000 won, according to Carscoops. That translates to all of $11,864. Quite honestly, I did not know cars could still be that inexpensive.

“Sure,” you’re probably thinking. “But what about a nice one? That’s how they get you!” It turns out, no it isn’t. At roughly $16,020 for the top-line Inspiration trim, a well-equipped Casper is still barely more expensive when converted to dollars than a Chevy Spark or Mitsubishi Mirage. The thing is, when I look at those cars, I feel acute apathy for everything in this world. When I look at the Casper, I feel joy.

I feel even more joy when I peek around the Casper’s interior. I struggled to understand why I dug the cabin so much, until my colleague Lawrence compared it to that of a ’90s concept car. At once, everything made sense. Thank you, Lawrence.

The Hyundai Casper Is The Coolest $12,000 Car I've Ever Seen And You'll Agree When You See The Interior - Jalopnik

It’s been about two weeks since the Hyundai Casper entered the public eye and simultaneously became the only car that mattered. Sitting at the bottom of the South Korean automaker’s range, the teeny Casper will be sold in the brand’s home market, and maybe India too. It’ll also be absurdly cheap.

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Asian Petrolhead review of the 2022 Casper

 

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Hyundai's Global Crossover Range Is Bewildering And Numerous, So Let's Make Sense Of It

Kona, Venue, Creta, Bayon, Tucson. Depending on where you live, you can buy some of these, but not all.

Leaked images of a facelifted Hyundai Creta — one of the automaker’s many compact crossovers — began making the rounds today. If the Creta name is unfamiliar to you, there’s good reason for that. You won’t find that nameplate on the lot of an American Hyundai dealer. Rather, the Creta is sold in Mexico, Brazil, India and Russia, among other markets.

Oh sure — the Creta shares a family resemblance with the snub-nosed Venue, the smallest SUV Hyundai offers in the U.S. But they’re built on different platforms: the Creta uses the same SUV-B architecture as the U.S. Kia Seltos, which also shares those underpinnings with the Kona. Meanwhile, the Venue is built on Hyundai’s K2 plan, like the Bayon in Europe. And the Seltos too, but only in certain countries.

Why am I bringing this up? Because it’s a complete mess.

Yes, I know Hyundai isn’t the only carmaker that sells similar-but-not-quite-identical versions of vehicles in a multitude of markets. But the company’s compact SUV range is especially dizzying — the stuff of those clever infographics with overlapping circles, one of which I’d try to make if I wasn’t already writing this. I’d have asked our top graphicist Torch, but he was working on an article about the Ioniq 5's nifty lighting at the time I was doing this one. These are in addition to the thing about the Hyundai restomod I wrote this morning. There’s sure been a lot of Hyundai on Jalopnik dot com on this Tuesday, for whatever reason.

But anyway, here’s Hyundai’s crossover and SUV lineup for the U.S. in case you need a refresher. In the interest of keeping things as trim as possible, I cut the list off after the Tucson. If I hadn’t, we’d see a Tucson hybrid and plug-in hybrid, much like the trio of Konas. Brevity is not Hyundai’s strong suit.

Since we already mentioned the Creta being available in Mexico, here’s the entirety of Mexico’s SUV roster. And this really is the whole thing at the time of writing — no Venue, no Kona, no Palisade.

Now let’s hop across the pond to the U.K., where you can buy a Kona and Tucson, but not a Venue. Instead, you can get something called a Bayon, which Hyundai U.K. technically classifies as a hatchback. It has a cool dashboard and can be ordered with a manual. It’s these good qualities that, I assume, forbid Hyundai from selling it to Americans. Oh, and as for the Nexo, that’s a weird hydrogen fuel-cell thing. I wasn’t going to count that, but you can if you want; it shares a basis with the Tucson, we get it in the States too, and it starts at $58,000.

Finally, we can’t end this globetrotting tour without paying a visit to Hyundai’s domestic market. The selection of SUVs on offer from the brand in South Korea is actually closest to what we have in the U.S. There’s the Venue, Kona, Tucson, Santa Fe and Palisade. But there’s also one more crossover Hyundai won’t sell us — my favorite of the lot, with the coolest interior. The $12,000 Casper.

Hyundai's Global Crossover Range Is Bewildering And Numerous, So Let's Make Sense Of It - Jalopnik

Leaked images of a facelifted Hyundai Creta — one of the automaker’s many compact crossovers — began making the rounds today. If the Creta name is unfamiliar to you, there’s good reason for that. You won’t find that nameplate on the lot of an American Hyundai dealer. Rather, the Creta is sold in...

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What makes it an SUV?

 

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What makes it an SUV?

Apparently, as can be evidenced by cars like the Renault Kwid & Toyota Corolla Cross, all you need is increased ground clearance, black plastic cladding on the sills, wheel arches & bumpers, and faux skid-plates & roof rails...

 

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Apparently, as can be evidenced by cars like the Renault Kwid & Toyota Corolla Cross, all you need is increased ground clearance, black plastic cladding on the sills, wheel arches & bumpers, and faux skid-plates & roof rails...

And some nice shiny renderings, from a ground up view and without an object next to it for proportion.

 

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Motorgraph World first impressions of the 2022 Casper

 

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2022 Hyundai Casper vs. Kia Picanto - Motorgraph World

 

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Higher ride height = SUV?

 

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why would you the font seats fold down? what is this? for the normal person to sit on the backseat and drive the bloody thing? Safety specs? looks like its for skinny jeans wearing people -- cause their legs are the size of my fingers...

*video above... scroll to 4:00, will give people an idea how much space is this suv has to move around lets say... a person in the boot...

 

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Casper the helpful ghost – from Hyundai

Hyundai has developed a little van, that can.

Hyundai might not build a compact bakkie, but it does assemble some clever little vans.

The i10 Cargo, without rear seats and some cargo partitioning (not to mention window bars), is a popular courier vehicle in South Africa. And now there is a new option based on the very same platform, the Casper van.

Hyundai’s new compact crossover looks Kei-car cute, and at only 3.59m bumper-to-bumper, it’s a joy to navigate around town. Or parallel park in a busy urban street.

The Casper van follows a proven compact commercial vehicle formula. Hyundai’s assembly people don’t fit it with rear seats, which increases cargo capacity to 940-litres. A lot, for a car that is under 4m in length.

When creating a delivery van from a city car, product planners need to consider the risk of cargo shift. Especially when triggered by heavy braking. To ensure that the Casper van’s parcel load does not convert to projectiles, it has cargo partitioning behind the front seats during emergency braking.

South Africans will also appreciate the intrusion bars behind the rear windows and tailgate glass. It makes it unlikely that this Hyundai’s cargo will go amiss when left unattended and parked.

Powering the Casper van are two versions of Hyundai’s 1-litre petrol engine. The naturally-aspirated option is good for 56 kW and 95 Nm. If you need more power for your short-haul parcel courier business or might want to operate the Casper van at altitude, a turbocharged version boosts 75 kW and 172 Nm.

Hyundai only offers a single transmission choice: the company’s four-speed automatic, which should reduce transmission wear, compared to a five-speed manual. And with the Casper van targeted at urban users, you won’t often miss the presence of a fifth forward ratio.

Casper the helpful ghost – from Hyundai

Hyundai has developed a little van, that can. Hyundai might not build a compact bakkie, but it does assemble some clever little vans. The i10 Cargo, without rear seats and some cargo partitioning (not to mention window bars), is a popular courier vehicle in South Africa. And now there is a new...

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First drive: Hyundai Caspar

We cross over to the other side of the world to meet the friendly Casper mini car

But there is hope, with suggestions of an electric reworking potentially reaching Europe. Priced right, that could be an absolute smash hit. After all, in an era when the future of the city car is at risk, the Casper is a reminder of how adorably fun they can be. Sadly, for now, we’ll have to wait for a chance to make firm friends with Casper.

First drive: Hyundai Caspar | Autocar

We cross over to the other side of the world to meet the friendly Casper mini car

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Spy shots: Hyundai is bringing the Casper EV to Europe this year to take on the Dacia Spring

Towards the end of this year, Hyundai will launch the Casper Electric in Europe. The Casper is a small city car that's already on sale in the company's home market of Korea, but Hyundai is currently developing the Casper Electric, and only this EV version will make the trip to Europe.

The news comes from Hyundai France boss Lionel French Keogh. In his view, the Casper Electric will compete head-on with both the Dacia Spring and the Citroen e-C3, being priced at around €20,000.

The Casper, at only 3,600 mm long, is even smaller than the Spring, but its SUV-like looks might make it a more interesting offering, paired with "more versatility" - which we take to mean more range and possibly (hopefully) more power. According to a Korean report from earlier this month, it will have an LFP battery and a range between 200 km and 300 km.

And in France it could even benefit from the eco bonus, since it seems like the model destined for Europe will be made in the EU - the Czech Republic, to be specific, which is also where the Kona Electric is built.

Currently, the upcoming Casper Electric is being tested under camouflage in Japan, where it will also launch, but a bit later - in early 2025. Compared to the ICE model sold in Korea, the EV seems to have longer LED headlights with a new design, while the grille has been replaced by a closed panel.

Spy shots: Hyundai is bringing the Casper EV to Europe this year to take on the Dacia Spring

The small city car will compete with the Citroen e-C3 too.

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