Hyundai's Staria EV hits 248 miles per charge—practical numbers that matter. But the real story is simpler: it's a minivan that doesn't apologize for being a minivan, while VW spent three years making the ID. Buzz feel like a concept car that had to be street-legal. Korean pragmatism wins when German design philosophy gets in the way.

Hyundai's betting on the Staria Electric as a proper family hauler with 248 miles of range and genuine three-row seating—no clever packaging tricks. It's spaceship styling on a practical platform, which means it either signals where Korean EV design is headed or it's a one-off curiosity depending on how UK buyers respond.