Hyundai’s latest EV concept imagines its tiny Inster as a video game street racer.

The Hyundai Insteroid is an eye-melting example of what can be generated when designers are allowed to have some fun. This takes the , and turns that city-hopping micro-motor into a fully tuned performance machine that looks as fast as it does confident and charismatic.

Hyundai Motor let its young designers loose on a modified Inster EV, branded as the Casper in Korea, and the result was the Insteroid — literally the EV injected with hot rod culture steroids.

Automakers including General Motors Co. and Hyundai Motor Co. reported a jump in US auto sales as the threat of price hikes from President Donald Trump’s tariffs drove consumers to showrooms.GM’s deliveries soared 17% in the first quarter,

Cox Automotive estimates that 25% tariffs will add $3,000 to the cost of a U.S.-made vehicle and $6,000 to vehicles made in Canada or Mexico.

Several automakers reported strong first-quarter sales, suggesting buyers are snapping up new vehicles before tariffs on auto imports take effect.