Hyundai Inster vs Mercedes-Benz E53

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Hyundai Inster
Hyundai Inster

$27,990 - $48,694

2025 price

Mercedes-Benz E53
Mercedes-Benz E53

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2025 price

Summary

2025 Hyundai Inster
2025 Mercedes-Benz E53
Safety Rating

Electric motor type
Permanent Magnet

Turbo 6, 3.0L
Vehicle type
Battery Electric

Premium Unleaded/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
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1.7L/100km (combined)
Energy consumption
14.3 kWh/100km

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Electric range
327 km

100 km
Battery capacity
42.00 kWh

28.60 kWh
Seating
4

5
Dislikes
  • Too expensive
  • Roof box storage eats into driving range
  • Width is tight with two on board

  • No spare tyre
  • Steep service pricing
  • Modest boot
2025 Hyundai Inster Summary

There are really only four things you need to know about the all-new Hyundai Inster. It's small outside, yet surprisingly big inside. It's all electric. It's cute as a button. And it's as practical as a Swiss army knife.

Actually, there's one more thing. It's cheap for an EV. But it's still not that cheap, given the wave of cut-price Chinese product now on our shores.

So, can the Hyundai Inster carve itself a slice of the entry-level EV market?

 

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2025 Mercedes-Benz E53 Summary

You like performance, love a bit of luxury and fancy a traditional sedan. The budget is healthy and there’s a surprising amount of choice. But Mercedes-AMG believes it’s created the car that perfectly answers your new-car brief. 

The Mercedes-AMG E53 Hybrid 4Matic+ is a fresh expression of an established high-performance sedan formula mixing internal-combustion power with electric punch and all-wheel drive.

We were invited to its local launch, so stay with us to see if this newcomer is ready to fill that primo European performance car shaped space in your garage.      

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