Auto Bild scored the vehicles on a 800-point system across seven areas: body, convenience, powertrain, driving performance, connectivity, environmental impact and cost efficiency.
The Casper Electric led all seven categories and scored 558 points, well ahead of the BYD Dolphin Surf (503) and the Citroen e-C3 (501). Auto Bild cited the Casper Electric’s strong power-consumption efficiency as a key advantage in the powertrain category.
In Auto Bild’s real-world driving test, the Casper Electric posted an average measured efficiency of 6.71 kilometers per kilowatt-hour, about 20% to 30% higher than the e-C3 (5.49 km/kWh) and Dolphin Surf (5.10 km/kWh). Based on that measured consumption, its calculated real-world range was 308 kilometers, compared with 241 kilometers for the e-C3 and 253 kilometers for the Dolphin Surf.
Hyundai also pointed to space use as a differentiator. In the body category’s versatility assessment, the Casper Electric scored 8 points, while the two rivals each scored 2.
Auto Bild credited features including a sliding second-row seat and a fully folding front passenger seat, which allow the cabin to be reconfigured for passengers or cargo.
The Casper Electric’s braking distance from 100 kph to a stop was 35.8 meters, up to about 3 meters shorter than competing models, Hyundai said. Combined with precise steering, it earned the top score in the driving-performance category.
Hyundai said the Casper Electric sold 9,447 units in Europe’s A-segment EV market in the first quarter, up 66% from a year earlier, keeping it among the segment’s leaders.
“It is meaningful that the model not only ranked first overall, but also placed first in every category,” a Hyundai Motor official said.
The Casper Electric has also won several awards, including the 2026 U.K. TopGear Awards city car of the year, the 2025 World Car Awards world electric vehicle of the year, the 2025 Germany Golden Steering Wheel award for best car under 25,000 euros, and the 2025 U.K. What Car? Awards best small electric city car.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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