The TINY Electric Off-Roader For Teenagers: TESTED!
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- The Citroen Ami BUGGY that 14-YEAR-OLDS can drive is HERE!
As longtime subscribers will know, it's no secret we are HUGE fans of the Citroen Ami. But that's not all Citroen had up their sleeve - as they decided to release a concept version of the Ami, the BUGGY!
Only 50 models of this were produced, and I luckily had the chance to get my hands on one in Paris! Join me as I give the low down on this almost-but-not a car, the Citroen Ami Buggy!
0:00 Eilis in Paris!
1:04 Entering the buggy... First thoughts
2:16 Let's go!
3:12 awkward Turning circle
3:44 Ride quality
4:40 Specs
5:10 Parking up
6:08 Interior
6:55 Exterior
8:40 Impact of the Ami
9:05 Local's reaction
9:28 Who can drive this?
10:01 Rant on EVs
10:43 Floor it!
11:08 Visit our store!
11:29 Journey continues
12:24 Final Boss Lorry
12:48 Eilis gets lost
13:09 Final thoughts
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She's an absolute beauty, the car isnt bad either 😍
Why thank you!
@@Electroheads 🥰
This is the future of E-Mobility. I cant wait if this will be the norm.
I hope not, I want to be able do do more than 28mph and 40miles while carrying 4 passengers and with doors
@@sergentcolon1 What makes you think you wouldn't be able to do that?
@@iainamurray not in the Ami you won’t !
@@sergentcolon1 Who said anything about doing it in the Ami?
@@iainamurray the original post
Great to see you doing car reviews Eilish. Good review of a cool vehicle.
Totally agree: the kind of car a LOT of people are waiting for! I think this could be the VW Bug of the 21st century. Seriously.
I wonder how it would fare in a head on crash with a regular size car?
Would you consider putting your children in one?
@@F4Insight-uq6nt Well, my youngest is 35, so it would be his decision. 😎
Great review Eilis. Your quirky positive personality always shines through. Looking forward to more of your car reviews.
The buggy version looks sharp! A Citroen Ami is designed for city and small town commute. It will never replace a car but for the ordinary errands of daily life its the ticket. 😊
Nice review
And oups... 10:29 Talking about safety while running the stop sign... 😅
What a cute car !! I really love the colour scheme.. been waiting to see your video EILIS.. Yes just want to see your face all the time ❤
A great and enthusiastic review. I’m old enough to have driven the original Ami!
i love my 13 year old citroen c1, the cheapest thing to run and most affordable thing i can afford before an ev, i hope this ami will be my next one!
I am loving this development in small EVs a lot. I would like more range/battery capacity as I have quite a bit of vertical landscape to negotiate here in Portugal
Perfect city car for the peeps who can’t abide public transport, feel unsafe on a bike (sad) and don’t want to walk 😊
as a civilian going to the beach in Ami I would actually prefer doors and hard slider top for sun roof. This more looks like it is utility buggy for lifeguards and forest rangers
The "Ami" does have doors and a hard top, this vehicle is the "Ami buggy", and of course it is more suitable for the South of France than the North of England.
This is such a cool vehicle
Great content, great review, and a great video - A+++++
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great review Eilis
Great review! I hope we can get something similar to this in the US one of these days.
I hope so too!
First solo review! a gem! Love the wee Ami, and considered the deposit, but wasn't quick enough. I think I need a 2cEv, though, as I survived a few 2CV's, with only a crick in my neck, trying to see taller signs.
The car fits Eillis really well!
Citroen have often thought outside the box. From the first 2CV, designed for pure basic practicality.
The only places making useful compact EV cars at the moment is China.
The Me & Mon Ami channel has been videoing the regular Ami for about a year, driving along some of the routes in France, for, I'd say even an original 2CV would find challenging.
Check em out :) Some fantastic footage
Car's are not too big. Cars are exactly as people want them. You have all sizes on the market, from A segment to F. If you want small, then get small, but its you're choice, and it does not mean cars too big. Its only mean you prefer smaller ones. If you prefer a tiny box, then happy you got it.
But we have issues with ressources, energy, pollution, public space...
So it isn't that stupid, to think about downsizing generally. Litterally nobody NEED a BMW X6...
Love it.
Fabulous…! I saw a little blue Version the other day… had a smile at it jiggling it’s way down our pot holed roads.. 😊
If you get two of these in one parking bay can they share a ticket….🤔 x
Nice review Eilish 😊
Thanks! 😁
Amazing.
They are the only 4 wheeled vehicles that should be allowed into towns and cities barring delivery vehicles.
(Ps France has 5 death per 100,000 compared to 2.9 here in Ireland.
I don't think teenagers should be allowed near that thing)
I think the question is... would you prefer your teenager to ride a moped or such a vehicle ? BTW, it can be driven at 14 years old, without a driving licence, but you need a basic training regarding road code and a few hours of driving, in a driving school ; so more than for a bike or a moped.
Completely agree-- in the US... it's SUV's. I'd love a small audi e-tron a3 all electric! BTW: large cute golf cart! 😀
Oh my goodness!
Great fun way of getting around.
Can we it be parked head on to the curb without sticking out onto the road?
14:08 Good to know! ❤
Thanks
Good review Eilis, there is the real reason the cars are huge particularly SUV's and trucks well it is known just look at the drivers all men in the majority so maybe it's compensating for things having the oversize people/cyclist killer.
Thanks! You do also get a lot of mums who understandably want a big car to protect their precious cargo. But if everyone chose appropriate transport (bikes/small vehicles) then that need for a big car would dissapear!
10:55 Citroën should offer a matching bright yellow hairband I think 😀
And the best test drive I've seen of the Ami Buggy so far 👍
Aww thank you!!
Can you do a microlino review & include things like security & if the windscreen wiper is any cop when doing 56mph in the rain!
Working on it 😎
Most of us would watch you test those boots, but there's a Microlino you should try.
We are bugging Microlino right this minute 😁
@@Electroheads Ask Jack Scarlett how he did it.
Looks like the jeep in Jurassic park that the t-rex chased!
Driving an Ami really IS this fun and silly folks she's right xxx
Did ya run a stop sign while talking about safety?
Sadly Holland has the Opel Rocks E.. like Vauxhall, I guess.
Nice, all new extra's.
Love it , great video , just became a proper lecyhead just bought 2 estrali e 20pros one for me one for my mrs
That's awesome to hear!! Hope the bikes are treating you both well
@@Electroheads haven’t arrived yet but we’re so excited we are waiting for an update from you guys 👌as we have bought them from you , should be perfect for our camper van capers , thanks again for your great reviews 👌
Got them now sups cool , happy trips ahead 👌
I like Eilis!
It turns the world into a golf course, what’s not to like. 19th hole Greggs.
Not the first review of this cute little vehicle. Probably the best review of this CLV. On paper it's rubbish, so the review needs to focus on it's fun and type of use.
Thank you!
Nice quadacycle need better waterproofing in blighty 😊
Yes, you just by one with doors.
We sang Citroën its praises when the Ami came out 2 years ago or more now.
We love how the small Ami concepts and others like the Fiat Topolino can put out in the tangible world.
BUT - the bones and mechanics has to improve. Substance is left wanting. The Ami or FIAT Topolino won our hearts sure but they are no cheaper than the now ancient Renault Twizy that comes with an airbag and 80kmh 55mph top speed at 72 volts. The Twizy desperately needs an upgrade too after a +decade
The suspension is awful. Citroën should get over itself and return the old 2CV style suspension.
The Twizy will be discontinued soon.
@@Romiman1it was discontinued in the uk years ago. There's a new sub brand of Renault bringing out an update version under a different name. It's 3 times the price.of the Ami
There is already an electric 2cv on the market its £35,000
Just a small challenge, can we fit a Brompton or a MiRider in the Ami Buggy?? 😅😅😅 Other than that, love the videos...
We literally have BOTH in the studio. Video pending 🤗
Awesome 😍😍😍
I have an Ami and a Brompton. The Brompton fit's perfectly even with a passenger.
New drinking game, rewatch and take a shot every time she brushes her hair out of her face. Im still waiting for the mid winter, snow, sleet and rain review
It has less range then an electric bicyle tough. The only reason i could think of to get this would be grocery shopping but then its cheaper to just get your groceries delivered at home. Maybe in UK where it always rains this car would be better then a bicycle but I still think we need less cars and not more
I'd love to own one, but due to UK law I can't have one... I don't have any sort of license.
Get a license, you just need to take an AM test on a moped. If you can't pass that you shouldn't be on the road anyway.
Small Chinese ev’s are much more practical, safer, faster, have greater range, more comfort, they’re actually cheaper than the Ami in China. Yes we need them to be approved for road use in Europe. The Ami is a very niche vehicle, suitable for very few people, whereas a 4 seater small car with 60mph top speed and 100+ miles range would suit a much greater range of people, especially at the same price point as the Ami.
This is true. And tragic too.
They invested in that size of EVs regardless if there was a market or not. They created the market.
The Ami is welcomed but the price makes it too vulnerable to Chinese EVs. The Renault Twizy is much more capable and better value for money than the open doored Ami.
And that Twizy is desperately needing an upgrade and coat reduction.
We should be expecting more but the European Auto industry has inflated itself terribly, another disadvantage against Chinese EVs
What you're basically describing is a more modern Citroën C-Zero
Try importing one, very expensive
@@toyotaprius79You cannot get a Chinese EV onto the road in Europe cheaper than the Ami.
@@ziggarillo that’s why they need to be approved and officially imported
If you could get one with a top speed of 50mph then I think it would make a great little car.
Get a Microlino, they do 55mpg, more than twice the price though. Bur a better car.
Quite a nice little car, but how practical are they? Would it be able to carry my electric bike AND other things?
bike racks, an amazing invention. small run arounds like this could easily be made to have them.
Teenagers !!! Car insurance for teens is off the scale Eilis ! Bet we don't see many teenagers in one of these
In France, assurance for the Ami starts at 20 € per month, if it is too expensive for you... better walk !
Ban cars in cities and allow vehicles like this, with plenty to rent too. Charging off the mains in 4 hours, with more range than needed for the commute etc. Could have lamppost chargers everywhere. Also allow bikes to be charged there!
Yes don't allow anyone anything they want. All want to ban this ban that ever hear of freedom!
@@garymuhlenforth7251 Yes, banning a bad thing is terrifying and anti-freedom. Look at what banning smoking in public places did, it destroyed smokers' God-given right to kill others with second-hand smoking. Terrible encroachment! You're on the right-side of history!
Imagine how quiet it would be. Birds would return.
How about banning you much more fun
@@breakit46 birds make alot of noise
Most country roads where i am are 40mph plus. too slow
I wish new zealand legislation would allow micro vehicle's on the road, it would need pedals & be speed limited to 32 kms & have a 350 watt motor lol, thanks again to my favorite 100% pure elite thoroughbred presenter, 😊
Did you realise that the Citroen Ami isn’t the first electric quad bike? The first was the Renault Twizzy, which was available five years ago IN ENGLAND!!!!
Did you realise that the Renault Twizy isn't the first quadricycle? The first was made by Henry Ford, and was available over 120 years ago IN AMERICA!!!!!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadricycle
@@thelorax9622 you’ll be saying the Wright brothers performed the first powered flight next.😋
@@sergentcolon1 Is that you, Fred Colon? No wonder you can't deal with things that actually happened, whether you like it or not.
@@thelorax9622are you speaking for yourself or for the trees?
I really love the Ami. Great little car for people who can't afford a lot but a bicycle doesn't work.
Nice, but don't park it near your house😂
We need to get away from huge SUV's and high performance vehicles, but his will only ever be a niche urban vehicle, not a serious personal electric mass transport alternative. I wish Honda would develop the E.
I want a high lift kit for the farm
That would be an epic mod
@@Electroheads if I'm honest I'd like a farm to go with it but let's start with the HLK, baby steps....
No airbag for the driver ?
No.
Wear a motorcycle airbag suit
As if teenagers were not bad enough to arm them with a vehicle
Good job
Not all teenagers are irresponsible, and it is quite less dangerous than a motorized two-wheeler that can go at the same speed. At least, one need a basic professionnel training to be authorized to drive such vehicule, while nothing for a motorized two-wheeler or a bicycle.
All that glistens is NOT gold!!
Europeans get all the best electric toys. Don't make it dirty, people.
That's China, they get all the best stuff
What happens when a proper size car crashes into it? Is it safe? Is there a link to some crash safety videos of any version of this vehicle?
Fare-free, electrified, public transportation for everybody, not more private electric cars for urban teenagers.
"No more private electric cars for urban teenagers" ? Why not "No more private cars in cities" ? Why would public transportation be the way for teenagers and not adults ?
‘Off-road ‘??
5:00 9:33 when you insist "this is not a car, it is a quadricycle". I want to ask, what is your definition of "a car"?
The Ami is an L6e "light quadricycle", more specifically L6e-BP "light quadri-mobile"
The M1 class vehicles are "passenger vehicles with no more than eight seats (in addition to the driver's)".
I've yet to find a definition of "car" in the European vehicle classification.
However in every dictionary I look, their definition supports that the Citroën Ami is a car.
Definitions from Oxford Languages
car
/kɑː/
noun
a four-wheeled road vehicle that is powered by an engine and is able to carry a small number of people.
"she drove up in a car"
You could argue that the Ami doesn't have an "engine" but an electric motor, but that would apply to any EVs, and by that logic any EVs wouldn't be a car.
off-roader......you couldn't even take this on a standard Aussie road let alone off-road!
That’s no kiddycar!! I’m not impressed by this thing!! I’m looking for something in which I can camp rather than hiring a studio on Brighton Marina Village!!
How long does it burn for?
Off roader ? Lol
The pros: easy to park, protects from rain.
The cons: Does not avoid traffic jams, so much plastic that It might melt during summer hottest days
That last comment sent me 😂😂
Shame it is grey grey or grey....
Or green like this one
. @sergentcolon1 Yeah. I was referring to the ones you can buy in the UK, not the buggy version. Apart from coloured flashes and decals, they are all primer grey, I would buy one if they were a bit more imaginative with the colours..... I know I could get it wrapped like the RH version :)
On the car ... or rather the quadricycle ... I didn't like it then, I still don't see the point today (25mph ...) if it were able to reach 50 at least, it would be more useful ... but then you'd need doors, safety belts, probably a helmet, it would join all those good transportation ideas that were killed by regulations (Imagine an electric BMW C1, and I want to see how long Microlino and Aptera will last -- I was actually hoping that the Aptera would be available as a "RHD/LHD workshop conversion" but I digress)
On the channel, YOU HAVE BEEN HIDDEN FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS!!! I follow a lot of channels on EVs, I'm in the UK, yet the YT Algorithm has hidden your channel from my views until today! It's so unfair, your reporting style is up with the best, production value is spot on, you're today's best surprise (in a sea of bad news). Brilliant!
electric car 😂 its a golf cart .
Death trap imo just like electic bicycles
If i were you I would look at all the videos showing these terning over as it turns out these buggy things get flipped 9ver very easy, they are dangerous.
So they seem to point to them being.
Arguably safer than motorcycle
@@hi9580 It depends on your perspective doesn't it, If you can't ride a motorcycle then anything is safer for the user, but likewise if you can't drive anything is safer.
Also if you happen to be in the path of this when it turns over, it will not be safer for you, as you could get crushed.
Plus as this has no side doors you would probably end up being thrown against the sides which would naturally mean you would put your arms out to save yourself from hitting your head on the tarmac and as such probably end up crushing your arm and potentially banging your head on the tarmac so I wouldn't be so quick to say these are safer.
To be honest with you I think these are more dangerous to not only yourself but to other people because if this rolls over you could end up rolling into someone else.
How this is allowed on the road when it tips over so easily is a mystery other than the fact that it's made by a French car maker and the French are one of the leading controlling countries in the EU, judging by all the videos these things are way more dangerous to bystanders and now this has no doors potentially more dangerous to the driver of it as well.
So no not safer than a motorcycle, way more dangerous.
So car manufacturer's have been making city cars taller, fatter, heavier and more expensive for years for occupant safety. Then Citreon drop this, with no doors and just a metal pole. I feel like we've been sold a lie for years and years if this Ami is 'safe'.
Mmmh!even for a quadracycle its horribly slow,hech there are scooters that are much faster than that,the range is another thing,just way way too short,if u loosing on soeed atleast gain on range,about the video,too long,love ur vibrance though
only in winter that car suks like all others electro transports
I have one, it doesn't
yes yes like i belive to you that car not suck in -30 C in winter@@ziggarillo
@@JKWorkShop I think most people will prefer be in an Ami by -30 C rather than on a bike or motorbike. And yes, the one day every 50 years the temperature falls to -30 degrees in the UK, your rather be a big metal car... or even better stay home.
Surely EVs are going to be finished pretty soon? The cost of the Luton blaze to insurers, is going to work out at £100s of millions, and I think ICE drivers, are starting to get VERY pissed off, about their insurance being loaded to cover the EV claims?
If EV policies were loaded in accord with EV claims then not many could afford £10k premiums for a very basic EV....................
The Ami is good if you live in a hot climate and a city but not good for the UK as too much rain and one person i know who has a n Ami has had to do welding on it already why ? well the chassis underneath is not rust proofed so it rusted after only 1 year of ownership not good !
this thing doesnt look very safe if a car crashed into you from the side.
Yeah, why would you drive something big, couchy and safe, when you can drive something riddiculously small which looks like a washing machine. Because some regulators said so.
The sooner these low speed evs are dropped the better
Sure, better driving a 2 tons SUV in town with just one guy inside, it makes a lot more sense. Or if you are 14 years old, better riding a motorized two-wheeler without any training.
Teenagers , in these , really ?
If it only wasn’t soooooooo ugly. To me it’s like it was made by EV enemies to show people that EVs are ridiculous and horrible. It’s probably the ugliest car ever.
Most people find the Ami cute and are happy to see one. And don't worry, outside UK, everybody knows that EVs are not ridiculous or horrible, EVs have nothing to prove and it is nice this little Ami exists.
@@didierpuzenat7280 Well the Romans used to say ‘de gustibus non disputandum est’. If everybody liked the same it would be very boring. Still to me it is an anticar I’d like to unsee…
The funniest zipper-doors ever. 😃 But I guess that's the whole point of that vehicle: being funny. 🛺
Absolutely! It's got character