Hyundai Crater Concept Is the Off-Roader You Didn’t Know You Needed

The squircle-shaped steering wheel features buttons for five different terrain modes — snow, sand, mud, auto and XRT — all of which result in a unique animation across both the head-up display and the steering wheel’s own pixel LED display. Oh, and did we mention there’s a portable Bluetooth speaker built right into the cabin, too?

Just a design study

Sadly, as previously mentioned, the Crater is just a design study, albeit a semi-functional one that can at least move under its own power, even if Hyundai didn’t reveal any further details about the electric powertrain. Rather than a full-blown production version, expect some of these design cues to find their way into future XRT and XRT Pro trims of existing models in the Hyundai lineup.

But who knows, maybe if we ask nicely (and consistently) enough, Hyundai will build a true little off-roader like the Crater. Until then, we’ll be awaiting the integration of Crater design into upcoming XRT products.