Hyundai Australia’s INSTER offers page, checked on 4 October 2026, lists two variants and two national drive away deals for cars purchased and delivered from 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026. Fleet, government and rental buyers are excluded. A second price in the same data is not the drive away price.
A separate Extended Range grade, present on 8 October 2025, is not in today’s list. The model page FAQ and the August 2026 brochure both present a Standard Range and a Cross. A roof basket car still sits in the model data, so the trim is clear on the offers page and less clear in every other file.
What the offers page actually lists
One car is the Standard Range, with a 71.1 kW motor, a 42.0 kWh battery and front wheel drive. The other is the Cross with sunroof, still described as an Extended Range powertrain with 84.5 kW and 49.0 kWh. That name is the Cross powertrain, not a third grade. The FAQ quotes 327 km and 360 km WLTP for those two, and the August 2026 specification sheet uses the same columns.
Two loose ends remain on Hyundai’s own pages. Model data still includes a Cross with a roof basket and no sunroof, quoted at 293 km WLTP because the basket removes the sunroof. The August specification sheet still ticks the plain INSTER name on both battery columns, while the Cross is only on the 49 kWh battery. Ask a dealer to show either car on the current offers page before you count it in the trimmed range. Names are collected on the Hyundai INSTER model guide.
Drive away deals and the other price beside them
The labelled offers are $35,990 drive away for the Standard Range and $41,990 drive away for the Cross with sunroof. Both are for new stock with no added options at participating dealers, purchased and delivered between 1 October 2026 and 31 December 2026, while stock lasts. They cannot be combined with other offers.
The same data records $37,500 for the Standard Range and $43,499.99 for the Cross with sunroof. The card is built around the drive away figure. The recorded price is a different field. Do not swap them, and do not add them. On road costs, dealer charges and options still move a contract.
Variant on the offers page | Recorded price in the offers data | National drive away offer |
|---|---|---|
Standard Range 42.0 kWh | $37,500 | $35,990 |
Cross with sunroof 49.0 kWh | $43,499.99 | $41,990 |
The Cross recorded price is one cent under $43,500. That is the figure in the data on 4 October 2026. Rounding it changes any comparison with older listings.
How those recorded prices compare with earlier official listings
The Standard Range recorded price is $1,500 lower than the $39,000 Hyundai showed for the same variant on 5 March 2026. The drive away offer that day was already $35,990. The advertised drive away has not moved. What changed is the other price field.
The Cross recorded price is also about $1,500 lower. On 8 October 2025 it was recorded at $45,000 with a $45,990 drive away offer. Today those figures are $43,499.99 and $41,990, so the recorded price is down $1,500 while the drive away offer is down $4,000. The March 2026 capture did not list the Cross, so Hyundai’s pages do not show exactly when the change happened. The October 2025 page also had a separate Extended Range at a recorded $42,500 and a roof basket Cross. Those rows are gone. The $1,500 cut applies to the recorded price of both grades. It does not apply to the Standard Range drive away offer, which was already $35,990 in March.
Range, charging and size
The August 2026 sheet rates 14.3 kWh/100 km and 327 km for the Standard Range, and 15.1 kWh/100 km and 360 km for the Cross with sunroof. Those are laboratory figures. Real driving varies. The pack is listed as lithium ion, with no finer chemistry named.
Official sheet figure | Standard Range | Cross |
|---|---|---|
Power and torque | 71.1 kW and 147 Nm | 84.5 kW and 147 Nm |
Battery and WLTP range | 42 kWh and 327 km | 49 kWh and 360 km with sunroof |
AC 10.5 kW, 10 to 100 percent | 4 hours | 4 hours 35 minutes |
DC at 120 kW, 10 to 80 percent | 30 minutes | 30 minutes |
Boot, minimum to maximum | 280 litres to 1,059 litres | 280 litres to 1,059 litres |
A 50 kW charger is listed at 58 minutes from 10 to 80 percent. Plugs are Type 2 for AC and CCS Combo 2 for DC. An exterior vehicle to load adaptor is an optional accessory, with the sheet listing up to 3.6 kW. See the EV home charging guide for a home supply.
What Hyundai took out to cut the price
Hyundai’s March 2026 brochure listed a heat pump on every INSTER grade, an internal and external vehicle to load connection and a portable emergency charging cable. The August 2026 brochure and specification sheet list a PTC electric heater instead of a heat pump, vehicle to load through the exterior port only with an optional adaptor, and no portable charging cable. A heat pump heats the cabin more efficiently than an electric resistance heater, so cold weather driving may use more battery energy, although Hyundai has not published real world figures and the WLTP ranges of 327 km and 360 km did not change. Ask the dealer to confirm the equipment list on the exact car before you sign.
The brochure says it seats four, with 50/50 rear seats that fold and slide. Length is 3,825 mm or 3,845 mm on the Cross, width and height 1,610 mm, wheelbase 2,580 mm and a 10.6 m turning circle. Kerb weight starts at 1,305 kg and 1,335 kg. Towing is left blank. Wheels are 15 inch or 17 inch on the Cross.
What you gain on the Cross
The Cross adds its bumpers and skid plate, a sunroof, heated and ventilated front seats, a heated wheel, flat folding front backs and roof rails. Standard Range seats are cloth. Cross seats are leather appointed. Both get forward collision avoidance, blind spot collision avoidance, lane keeping, highway driving assist and smart cruise control with stop and go. Blind spot view, surround view and reverse parking collision avoidance are Cross only. Driver aids are assistance only. Other small electrics, on their own prices, are in the guide to lower priced electric cars, the Hyundai Kona Electric and the BYD Atto 1.
Safety, warranty and the buyers left out
ANCAP rates it four stars for 2025, for builds from January 2025 on sale here from May 2025, and says that applies to all variants. Scores are 70 percent adult, 83 percent child, 70 percent vulnerable road user and 69 percent safety assist. ANCAP also reported a driver’s door found unlatched after the side impact.
Cars first registered from 1 June 2025 can reach a 7 year unlimited kilometre warranty if every service is done at a Hyundai dealer, or 5 years unlimited if not. The drive battery is 8 years or 160,000 km. Courier, delivery, hire and rideshare sit outside the passenger extension. New battery electric Hyundais include 24 months of premium roadside support. Before you sign, ask which price is on the contract, confirm there are no added options, and confirm you are not an excluded fleet, government or rental buyer.