Key Takeaways
- Inster Standard Range now $37,500, Inster Cross $43,500 (list, before on-roads), both $1,500 lower
- Drive-away offers to 31 December 2026: $35,990 and $41,990
- Extended Range grade gone, and the Cross roof basket option with it
- Heat pump no longer listed; the internal and external V2L line has gone from Hyundai's page too
- WLTP range unchanged: 327km (Standard Range), 360km (Cross)
- ANCAP: four stars (2025)
Image credit: Hyundai Australia
Hyundai has made its smallest EV cheaper, and simpler, and a bit less well equipped, all at once. The Inster Standard Range now lists at $37,500 before on-road costs and the Inster Cross at $43,500, each $1,500 lower than the list prices we held for them in September. The middle Extended Range grade is gone. And if you go looking for the heat pump on Hyundai's Inster page, you won't find it anymore.
Pricing
| Grade | September list price | Now (list, before on-roads) | Drive-away offer to 31 Dec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric, front-wheel drive | |||
| Standard Range (71.1kW, 42.0kWh) | $39,000 | $37,500 | $35,990 |
| Extended Range (84.5kW, 49.0kWh) | $42,500 | Discontinued | n/a |
| Cross with sunroof (84.5kW, 49.0kWh) | $45,000 | $43,500 | $41,990 |
Time-limited offer: Hyundai's drive-away prices apply at participating dealers to new stock with no added options, purchased and delivered between 1 October and 31 December 2026, while stock lasts, and not to fleet, government or rental buyers or with other offers. Hyundai's calculator shows the Cross at $43,499.99. September list prices are the Hyundai figures held in our directory before this change.
What's Changed
We put Hyundai's Inster page from early September next to today's. Here's what came off it:
- The heat pump. In September it was a standard-feature line on the page. It's not listed now.
- Vehicle-to-load. The September page listed "Internal and external Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) capabilities". That line has gone. Hyundai's current page doesn't say what V2L capability remains, so check with the dealer if you were counting on it.
- The Extended Range grade. It's no longer in Hyundai's price list. The Cross keeps the bigger 49.0kWh battery and 84.5kW motor.
- The Cross roof basket. Hyundai used to offer the Cross with a roof basket in place of the sunroof. Only the sunroof version is listed now.
What stayed: the battery conditioning system is still listed, the WLTP figures are unchanged at 327km and 360km, and Hyundai still quotes a 10 to 80 per cent DC charge in about 30 minutes on a 150kW charger. Hyundai's page has never listed a portable charging cable either way, so we can't tell you from Hyundai's own material whether one is in the box.
Image credit: Hyundai Australia
Our Take: A Price Cut You Pay For in Features
$1,500 off is real money on a $39,000 car. But it isn't free. You lose the heat pump, the V2L line on the spec sheet, a whole grade and a roof option, and the drive-away offer to the end of the year is doing a lot of the work to make the new price feel bigger than it is.
So what's a heat pump worth in an Australian winter? We'll only tell you what Hyundai itself has said, because nobody should make this number up. In September, Hyundai's own page described the Inster's heat pump as fitted "for even better efficiency and longer range in colder climates". Today's page still quotes the same 327km and 360km WLTP figures it did then. That isn't Hyundai saying the heat pump made no difference. It's that the official number was never built to show it: Hyundai's own footnote calls WLTP a "static laboratory" test and says real-world range varies with "use of vehicle features (such as heating and air conditioning)" and climate conditions. Hyundai hasn't published a cold-weather figure for the Inster with or without a heat pump, so the honest answer is that the official range won't tell you what you've given up.
Our read: if you live somewhere with mild winters and mostly short trips, the $1,500 and the year-end drive-away price are probably the better half of this trade. If you're in Canberra, the Victorian high country or Tasmania and you'll be running the heater on cold mornings, ask the dealer whether the exact car you're buying was built with a heat pump, and get the answer in writing along with the rest of its feature list.
Warranty and Safety
Hyundai's 5-year standard warranty extends by up to 2 more years when all servicing is done with Hyundai, for passenger cars first registered from 1 June 2025, subject to its conditions. ANCAP rated the Inster four stars in 2025.
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Disclaimer: List prices are Hyundai Australia's manufacturer's list prices from its price calculator (postcode 3000) as read on 8 October 2026 and exclude on-road costs; the Cross is listed at $43,499.99. Drive-away offers apply to new stock (no added options) purchased and delivered between 1 October 2026 and 31 December 2026 at participating dealers, while stock lasts, excluding fleet, government and rental buyers and other offers. Feature changes compare Hyundai Australia's Inster page as read on 3 September 2026 and 8 October 2026. WLTP figures are Hyundai's; real-world range will vary. September list prices are the Hyundai figures held in our directory before this change.