Hyundai INSTER vs MG Cyberster

The MG Cyberster costs £36,490 more than the Hyundai INSTER. For that premium it adds 72 miles more WLTP range, 77 kW faster peak rapid charging and 304 kW more power. The Hyundai INSTER is not just cheaper - it also offers 2 more seats (4 versus 2). On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai INSTER comes out ahead overall.

The Hyundai INSTER is £36,490 cheaper to buy. The Hyundai INSTER is cheaper to charge, roughly £160 a year versus £192 for the MG Cyberster, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Hyundai INSTER comes out roughly £36,650 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 145 miles for the Hyundai INSTER and 229 miles for the MG Cyberster - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The MG Cyberster goes roughly 85 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 30 minutes in the Hyundai INSTER and 38 in the MG Cyberster, so the Hyundai INSTER loses less time at each stop. So the MG Cyberster stops less often while the Hyundai INSTER stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The Hyundai INSTER is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 303 mm narrower than the MG Cyberster. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 790 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai INSTER and about 487 mm of total clearance for the MG Cyberster.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Hyundai INSTER and 84% for the MG Cyberster. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.