Hyundai showed its most compact crossover

Hyundai has unveiled the Casper subcompact crossover aimed at the youth audience. The name of the model is derived from the "CasperFlip" skate trick with backward rotation of the board 180 degrees. The new product is already available for order at dealers in South Korea, and production will begin at the Gwangju plant in mid-September.

The company plans to produce 70 thousand units of Casper annually. The novelty is built on the K1 platform, familiar from other Hyundai low-cost models for developing countries, the Santro hatchback and the Aura sedan. Vehicle dimensions are 3595x1595x1575 mm. A feature of the model will be that only two passengers will fit on the back sofa, and not three, as in a standard SUV. The cabin will be equipped with a virtual instrument panel and a large screen for the infotainment system.

The most compact crossover in the Hyundai lineup will receive two modifications: with a liter "atmospheric" with a capacity of 76 hp and a turbo engine of the same volume, which develops 100 hp. Both engines are combined with a 5-speed manual transmission or "automatic".