Citroen Ami review - the weirdest EV in the world!

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    This is the Citroen Ami!
    It’s an ultra-compact electric car that you can drive in France from the age of 14! The question is, coming in at a cost of just 6,000 euros, does the Ami have what it takes to worry some of the more established, popular EVs on the market already?
    Well given the looks & size of the Ami, it’s no surprise that performance isn’t exactly its strong point. It’s powered by an 8hp electric motor which drives the front wheels only. It can hit a top speed of just over 25mph, and its range is only around 45 miles.
    But let's face it, if you're just looking for a little electric runaround, surely this is the best value EV you can buy, right?! Well, there's only one way to find out... Join Mat for our latest in-depth review!
    Chapters
    00:00 Intro
    00:57 Exterior Design
    02:32 Performance & Launch
    04:22 Brakes
    05:17 Chassis
    05:48 Driving
    07:24 Interior
    09:38 Five Annoying Things
    10:41 Five Good Things
    12:25 Town Driving
    15:16 Verdict
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  • @carwow
    @carwow  Před 2 lety +1985

    Name a better way to spend €6,000. We'll wait...

    • @duck8508
      @duck8508 Před 2 lety +155

      Any Suburu wrx i can find (i dont think u can get a sti under 6k tho)

    • @lym1470
      @lym1470 Před 2 lety +412

      Buy 6000 1 euro cheesburgers

    • @HughRussell06
      @HughRussell06 Před 2 lety +144

      Used Lexus IS250, cheap reliable luxury
      (And yes, you can get them for under 6k)

    • @wenzel4138
      @wenzel4138 Před 2 lety +70

      Honda civic

    • @tanmayharakuni
      @tanmayharakuni Před 2 lety +13

      I love your videos

  • @Nobunagawa
    @Nobunagawa Před 2 lety +2731

    Let's be honest. It is sufficient for 60% of people living in the city.

    • @rizkyp
      @rizkyp Před 2 lety +244

      True the rest is for your ego.

    • @disconunu3210
      @disconunu3210 Před 2 lety +16

      no

    • @disconunu3210
      @disconunu3210 Před 2 lety +23

      @@rizkyp no wtf

    • @amko8187
      @amko8187 Před 2 lety +34

      If it just wouldn't be that dumb looking and so on... French...

    • @ramadhanisme7
      @ramadhanisme7 Před 2 lety +93

      No because no air conditioner in it, this car is literally an oven in my country 🤣🤣

  • @brakinglate8828
    @brakinglate8828 Před 2 lety +3401

    From drag racing an F1 car to reviewing whatever this is. Carwow sure is a variety channel

    • @carwow
      @carwow  Před 2 lety +385

      We try!!

    • @currentaf8455
      @currentaf8455 Před 2 lety +30

      Matt’s got range ,for days ..
      Unlike this ami.

    • @BMW_Supremacy
      @BMW_Supremacy Před 2 lety +2

      I love how @Late Braking profile pic is judging the ami. He has seen enuf of this bullshit. 😂😂

    • @kingsquirrel6068
      @kingsquirrel6068 Před 2 lety

      XD

    • @johndavidson3424
      @johndavidson3424 Před 2 lety +8

      From a 2,000hp Rivera review to an 8hp Citroën review, carwow is somewhat diverse.

  • @pritish2843
    @pritish2843 Před 2 lety +757

    Why does this seem such a brilliant idea even though almost every reviewer thrashes it? Developing that cheap electric vehicle keeping potential customers in mind is a fantastic job.....this is when a car is not a status but practical parking and economical solution for city life.

    • @karaloop9544
      @karaloop9544 Před 2 lety +22

      EUR 6000 isn't that cheap to being with.

    • @turnip5465
      @turnip5465 Před 2 lety +83

      @@karaloop9544 it is for a brand new car

    • @karaloop9544
      @karaloop9544 Před 2 lety +13

      @@turnip5465 "car" ;)

    • @Kiev-en-3-jours
      @Kiev-en-3-jours Před 2 lety +20

      @@karaloop9544 It doesn't matter how it is called. It is just as irrelevant as status.

    • @jiwoo2820
      @jiwoo2820 Před rokem +16

      @@Kiev-en-3-jours its not cheap for what it offers.

  • @Exo-L2016
    @Exo-L2016 Před 2 lety +31

    Me and my friends would have loved this when we were younger, it's a really safe way to start your driving journey and start becoming road safe.. genius idea.. but even now as a 30yr old woman who has never driven and it to scared to start driving, I think this is perfect, so cute and it's not too fast, enough space for a quick pop to the shops or to go to work, two seats are great. Really practical for city woman life style. Can't wait for this to launch in the UK.💄👠👜
    Only thing I wish was that you would have spoken about it a bit more positively about the Ami, it's definitely going to be popular 👍

  • @HughRussell06
    @HughRussell06 Před 2 lety +1829

    Instead of a mat vs yianni running race, how about a race between this and mat running

    • @f-ckmyr0fil655
      @f-ckmyr0fil655 Před 2 lety +2

      bottle, and then your grandmother😾😿🙀😽😼😻😹

    • @f-ckmyr0fil655
      @f-ckmyr0fil655 Před 2 lety +1

      I must just see if she wants✨🎇🎆🎄🎃🥉🥈

    • @f-ckmyr0fil655
      @f-ckmyr0fil655 Před 2 lety

      Then just as he was going to 🛒00000000000000000000

    • @Crow6465
      @Crow6465 Před 2 lety +46

      You mean yanni running? You gotta make it fair for the car

    • @fusiongamerx412
      @fusiongamerx412 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Crow6465 OOHH MY GOSH! NICE ONE, I UNDERSTAB=ND WHAT YOU MEAN! V )
      A )

  • @toddbevan
    @toddbevan Před 2 lety +1985

    I'm sorry but if I was 14 I would love this. Imagine the freedom? You and your mates could all get different colours and race around town playing car hide and seek. It's not a downgraded car, it's an upgraded bicycle. Genius.

    • @sirdikaudo8118
      @sirdikaudo8118 Před 2 lety +102

      as a 15 year old, me and my mates do that, not with a citroen ami but with an old ligier "microcar" ye, basicly that

    • @FriendlyNeighbourhoodSpidey
      @FriendlyNeighbourhoodSpidey Před 2 lety +178

      If you and your mates all have £6000 to spend on this, than yeah sure

    • @electricity1404
      @electricity1404 Před 2 lety +8

      Same
      I agree
      For us this is actually really good

    • @aidanclarke6106
      @aidanclarke6106 Před 2 lety +54

      @@FriendlyNeighbourhoodSpidey - You can also rent it for 20€/month.

    • @scottwilson2581
      @scottwilson2581 Před 2 lety +13

      In France, there is only one color availlable, except if you use this for commercial use (pizza delivery, etc...). I guess it's the same thing in UK.

  • @MegaMMDL
    @MegaMMDL Před rokem +100

    I really love the concept and the way Citroen is thinking. Obviously this is not a regular car. But it's great way to get around the big cities, especially for those who almost never leave the city. It saves you the costs of a driving licence, yet you don't have the horrible delays that come with public transport.

    • @MeandMonAmi
      @MeandMonAmi Před rokem +4

      We’ve had ours 8 months. Here’s my 4000km review. czcams.com/video/1IgKw9DM-II/video.html

  • @G1NZOU
    @G1NZOU Před 2 lety +12

    I can't help but like it, it makes no apologies for what it is and a lot of the cost savings to keep the cost down are really practical ideas, like the identical front and back panels and only needing to make one version of the door to put on either side.

  • @y.d.r
    @y.d.r Před 2 lety +571

    If someone parks too close to you, then you could just push it out

    • @nuky_999
      @nuky_999 Před 2 lety +50

      You can pick it up and bring out of the parking lot 😂

    • @vidpetrovic8907
      @vidpetrovic8907 Před 2 lety +7

      @@nuky_999 omg imagine that 😂

    • @anderspersson7084
      @anderspersson7084 Před 2 lety +3

      Just keep the safetybelt on, and you don't have to pay parking tickets and no tax either, because you don't have to pay that for your rugsack.

  • @dsm4652
    @dsm4652 Před 2 lety +1515

    People are clearly not seeing the brilliance of this thing.

    • @ohlordy2042
      @ohlordy2042 Před 2 lety +36

      Brilliance?
      Certainly not engineering brilliance.
      But marketing brilliance, maybe.
      I do suspect we'll see a lot of these things being driven around inner cities by millennial Hipsters.

    • @dsm4652
      @dsm4652 Před 2 lety +179

      @@ohlordy2042 what constitutes engineering brilliance for you? Did you notice the swappable front and rear and the two doors for reducing costs?

    • @IRTEHLEETOKNPBB
      @IRTEHLEETOKNPBB Před 2 lety +12

      @DSM Nice troll

    • @north32street
      @north32street Před 2 lety +8

      @@dsm4652 get a life, u obviously don't know nothing about cars, sad boi

    • @IRTEHLEETOKNPBB
      @IRTEHLEETOKNPBB Před 2 lety +8

      @@ahsokaincognito nickname totally relevant lel

  • @tgpond1274
    @tgpond1274 Před 2 lety +23

    These reviews are usually very good but this seems to have missed the point. Many will consider purchasing something like this on account of the petrol shortage. For short trips into town this would be ideal and very good value for money. A review on its own terms comparing it to its peers would be helpful!

  • @ks_ig2728
    @ks_ig2728 Před rokem +25

    This is actually perfect for teens in the city and suburbs. Parents don’t have to take their kid everywhere, the car is safe with a reasonable speed, easy to control. I can imagine a student driving to his friend’s house using this.

    • @BenNotVictor
      @BenNotVictor Před 9 měsíci +2

      Great idea, send a mentally and emotionally undeveloped human out onto the road, with zero driving experience, in a vehicle that skirts safety regulations and doesn’t even have airbags. What could go wrong?! 😅

    • @Threat_LvL
      @Threat_LvL Před 8 měsíci +2

      "safe"
      getting crushed like a fking paperbox

    • @Jeanna-ve8xi
      @Jeanna-ve8xi Před 8 měsíci +1

      And hiding it in a hedge three streets away, meaning they have to walk half the way there and potentially get mugged on the way.

    • @Jeanna-ve8xi
      @Jeanna-ve8xi Před 8 měsíci +1

      ​@@BenNotVictoraside all of that, if the teen has mental health and emotional struggles, they will be made much worse by inflicting this car on them. It's like the equivalent of sending them to school in ugly shoes

    • @NJ-cr6de
      @NJ-cr6de Před 4 měsíci +1

      Death trap

  • @Dave-in-France
    @Dave-in-France Před 2 lety +1355

    Over here in France there is a class of vehicle called a "Non permis" - a vehicle that you can drive without a driving licence; so if you've never had a licence, or been banned from driving for any reason, or too young to have a car licence - the non permis car fits the bill.
    The Citroen Ami has been designed and built to sell to fleet operators in larger cities where congestion and pollution is at it's worst. IT'S NOT A CAR. It's an Urban Utility Vehicle or an UUV.

    • @nd6717
      @nd6717 Před 2 lety +55

      I hope your comment gets etched on the Citroen Ami, coz the moment people set their eyes on this, they would want to know as to why and who created this abomination.

    • @francoisthailande2440
      @francoisthailande2440 Před 2 lety +44

      Yep, it is limited in speed because it is driveable without a driving licence, just as a 50cc scooter. But I would say "sans permis" instead of "non permis", also called "voiturette" ;-)

    • @henli02
      @henli02 Před 2 lety +9

      + I see this car as an electric alternative for those Piaggio Apecars that you see in Italian villages, where all the streets are too narrow for normal-sized cars.
      + It is also sold in the Fnac, both in France and Belgium so far. The Fnac is a retail chain for books and electronics. Not a car shop.

    • @henli02
      @henli02 Před 2 lety +14

      @Ислам Саутиев Yes,... but in some European countries you see a lot of these Quadricycle cars. The fuel-based alternative of this car would be the Aixam City or a Renault Twizzy, those cars don't require a driving license either.

    • @jobicek
      @jobicek Před 2 lety +16

      @Ислам Саутиев What about cyclists or pedestrians? Don't they ride on the roads, don't they walk on them or at least cross them? You learn the basic rules in childhood. Otherwise, you require supervision (as you are danger to yourself). Licensing is based on the amount of damage you can do, how dangerous you are to others (or even yourself - that's the case with motorcycles due to high mortality rates). That's why there are weight and speed limits or even limits on power to weight ratio. And nothing absolves you from your duty to know the stuff. You are supposed to know all the relevant laws and rules, in all areas of your life.
      But I'm not sure how exactly this works in France. I know they have AM licences - from 14 years old and you need these for mopeds. Now, as I understand it, older people are grandfathered. If you were born before a certain date, you don't need this licence. It's probably a matter of alignment with EU law (they didn't take away the privilege from people who already had it - who were already 14+). And if you need an AM licence for a moped, then why should you be able to drive this without one? I think something is being lost in translation. I would be willing to bet that current 14 year olds do need an AM licence. Just like in other EU member states (the age limit differs, it's 15 years where I live).

  • @mcstaal
    @mcstaal Před 2 lety +573

    The average speed in London is 10 mph. Must be frustrating driving around in a way faster vehicle, like the Ami.

    • @goldaxe91
      @goldaxe91 Před 2 lety +29

      only problem that the avarege is 10mph because you travel 15 minutes at 40mph and wait 45 in traffic jam and lights
      in this Ami you travel 20mph for 30 minutes wait 45 minutes and charge for 3 hours, basically your avarege speed is 2.35mph, I would rather walk it's faster

    • @grumfeldvanderspooijwanker1627
      @grumfeldvanderspooijwanker1627 Před 2 lety +11

      @@goldaxe91 I don't think your 3 significant figure accuracy is justified.

    • @globaltransporterindonesia1211
      @globaltransporterindonesia1211 Před 2 lety +1

      Especially when RJ over take this biscuit box

    • @Neojhun
      @Neojhun Před 2 lety +9

      @@goldaxe91 WTF You just abused mathematical calculation to the point it has not relevance to reality. Charge time is not relevant to a city commuter, you simply don't use much range.

    • @spike3310
      @spike3310 Před 2 lety +7

      @@goldaxe91 Probably best you spend that time working out your maths in future. 20mph for 30 mins before needing to charge implies a 10ml / 16Km range. I suppose if you're gonna simply make up the stats for yourself, anything might sound possible, but it has nothing to do with the practical reality of this little vehicle, especially for the vast majority of trips people undertake for commuting etc.

  • @mxrsExe
    @mxrsExe Před rokem +6

    Saw them quite a lot in Italy actually, very handy to handle very narrow streets

  • @zoeh6546
    @zoeh6546 Před 2 lety +4

    ‘People probably aren’t aware I am going backwards cause the back is the same as the front’ 😂

  • @dreamphoenix000
    @dreamphoenix000 Před 2 lety +918

    This is literally a car Mr. Bean should drive. It even has that door that is closed with different key.

  • @itdoesntmatter8252
    @itdoesntmatter8252 Před 2 lety +349

    Made a coffee and toast and 1/4 mile was still going… truly impressive that thing is.

  • @KevinLyda
    @KevinLyda Před 2 lety +9

    Aw, it looks kinda fun. As a city car that would be fantastic. And it appears there's enough interest in the UK that they're going to sell it there.

  • @Firewalkerbg
    @Firewalkerbg Před 2 lety +32

    This thing is awesome! I'd totally use it instead of my current car to go to the shops or around town. I live in a busy city with a lot of traffic jams and barely any parking spots that fit my SUV so this could actually solve a lot of problems around short-distance trips, and when I'm not using it, I reckon it'd fit in the boot of my bigger car :D

  • @clerns
    @clerns Před 2 lety +541

    So basically this is a golf cart with doors.

    • @nadir1378
      @nadir1378 Před 2 lety +15

      Exactly what I was thinking

    • @clerns
      @clerns Před 2 lety +61

      @@nadir1378 to be fair it isn't a bad idea. It would probably do well in Florida where I'm living, people drive their golf carts around all the time here lol.

    • @mcstaal
      @mcstaal Před 2 lety +17

      A golf car is not a road legal vehicle in Europe. The Ami is.

    • @defnotatroll
      @defnotatroll Před 2 lety +9

      @@clerns isn't Florida hot? Mat talks about how this thing is a greenhouse. You'll be getting sautéed as you drive along in this

    • @Kronos0999
      @Kronos0999 Před 2 lety +9

      @@mcstaal It's too expensive for a 14 year old and too short of a range for an adult

  • @MrEvilzzs
    @MrEvilzzs Před 2 lety +391

    Imagine being a 14 year old in France and getting this as your birthday gift.

    • @timoonn
      @timoonn Před 2 lety +139

      great gift, way more safe than a scooter.

    • @govind9402
      @govind9402 Před 2 lety +11

      Better get a lambretta or a Vespa

    • @JUNOLIN
      @JUNOLIN Před 2 lety +14

      Probably be a weekend drive then. Wouldn’t wanna drive that to school.

    • @Fred_the_1996
      @Fred_the_1996 Před 2 lety +35

      @@JUNOLIN true, you'd get bullied so hard

    • @iandavidson99
      @iandavidson99 Před 2 lety +65

      Imagine being a 14 year old in France and getting a €6,000 birthday gift !!

  • @lukej452
    @lukej452 Před rokem +2

    3:33 holy hell it's like a diet top gun scene when tom cruise is in the Darkstar trying to break mach 10

  • @zeluftwaffle
    @zeluftwaffle Před 2 lety +2

    11:36 When your suitcase rolls out of it's area...

  • @BimmerLover83
    @BimmerLover83 Před 2 lety +252

    This makes your Fiat 126 seems like a rocket.

    • @crabrangoon2493
      @crabrangoon2493 Před 2 lety +7

      Fiat 126 is a rocket

    • @johndavidson3424
      @johndavidson3424 Před 2 lety +9

      Atleast the Fiat 126 has double the horsepower(16hp) in comparison, whereas the Ami only has 8hp comming out from an EV motor which drives it's front wheels.

    • @BimmerLover83
      @BimmerLover83 Před 2 lety +5

      I would definitly choose the 126. I love that car since I was a child as one of them used to get me to the school lots of times. That air cooled engine sound is unique.

    • @fraka899
      @fraka899 Před 2 lety +5

      @@johndavidson3424 126 has more than 16 hp pal. Full 24 horse power. I used to hit 120 kph with it 30 years ago

    • @johndavidson3424
      @johndavidson3424 Před 2 lety

      @@fraka899 Ok, bro. I heard Matt saying that it has 16horses while he was reviewing his own Fiat 126, but you're right that it has 24hp and brake hp too, anyway it had a top speed of 65mph(105km/h), so I don't get how you used to hit 120km/h,(did you slightly tuned it, or was the analogue speedometer indicating something which wasn't so accurate??).

  • @stevetaylor8698
    @stevetaylor8698 Před 2 lety +252

    As an alternative to an electric assist bicycle it makes great sense - for city use. You wouldn't want to use it outside of 30mph zones, and no it isn't quick but most cars in the middle of a city aren't quick - 6mph is the average speed in central London. I love the thing.

    • @alanhat5252
      @alanhat5252 Před 2 lety

      6mph!!
      When Red Ken was Mayor it was 12mph

    • @crpth1
      @crpth1 Před 2 lety +4

      Putting things this way. I do recall overtake, really slowly, SEVERAL Ferraris. All of them awesome "top models"!
      We were all on, a bumper to bumper, stop and go traffic! In the outskirts of Lisbon-Portugal! For the more curious, they were going to an international Ferrari gathering in Sintra and Cascais! ;-)
      Truth be told in those conditions my cheap Econobox. Was quieter, way more comfortable, cheap, economical, less pollutant... The ONLY point where it lost badly was the "status" symbol factor!
      With this said, the AMI fits the bill perfectly! It was designed with a particular goal and a specific function. Where it fits brilliantly with a very Citroen design touch! What's not to like?! ;-)
      Comparing apples to apples should be the norm! So compare it, not to a Jaguar V8! For goodness sake! But to other "scooter replacement" vehicles! Suddenly it jumps from a jokingly review, to the top of the range! It's that simple! ;-)

  • @CampGareth
    @CampGareth Před 2 lety +8

    As negative as this review seemed I'm still interested as a little electric runabout. It seats two, has an enclosed heated cabin, and can easily do a 12 mile commute on 30mph roads so that's all my needs covered.
    While I could buy a petrol car I'd rather not. Going to a petrol station is inconvenient compared to charging at home. Petrol cars are smelly, you have only to walk alongside a busy road to smell it. So how's about comparing it to a used EV like a Nissan leaf 24kwh?

  • @edwardmadry4299
    @edwardmadry4299 Před rokem +1

    10:50 - they should ask Electrolux how to make self-retracting cable

  • @GBGB000
    @GBGB000 Před 2 lety +161

    Drag race: Citroën Ami vs. Model T vs. pennyfarthing bicycle vs. a horse

  • @richardf.4023
    @richardf.4023 Před 2 lety +123

    Can't see it as a daily driver but as a rent car for a big city. It should be way better, than an E-Scooter.

    • @Jasontvnd9
      @Jasontvnd9 Před 2 lety +5

      was just thinking that , Have a bunch of them scattered round london for rent.

    • @NoName-cl1ob
      @NoName-cl1ob Před 2 lety +2

      An E scooter is way more fun tho.

    • @stzine7409
      @stzine7409 Před 2 lety

      People would most likely steal them just like the rentable bikes

    • @playtime5234
      @playtime5234 Před 2 lety

      Will clog up city

    • @samisikdar5417
      @samisikdar5417 Před 2 lety

      E scooter is faster, cheaper and more fun to ride. Plus you won’t get bullied for having one

  • @oladapoaloba
    @oladapoaloba Před 2 lety +1

    Your reactions when you drive over the bumps are absolutely priceles 😂😂😂 just cracking up watching you drive over them 😂😂😂😂 would love to have a go at one them.....nice vid mate 😀

  • @TriggyTrolls
    @TriggyTrolls Před 2 lety +7

    I love it. It's just a shame it only does 28mph. Would be great for large towns/short commutes. It's like the zflip of cars.

  • @bigkahuna1950
    @bigkahuna1950 Před 2 lety +405

    I like this car… give it 45 mph top speed and it would be a perfect little runabout. Not everything has to have 500 +hp, and that’s from someone who drives a new amg c63s. A time and place for everything.

    • @harryluteshi7487
      @harryluteshi7487 Před 2 lety +7

      I agree with you

    • @Od1nsBeard
      @Od1nsBeard Před 2 lety +10

      45mph and the range would half, and in the city top speed is never above 30

    • @wordsmith52
      @wordsmith52 Před 2 lety +2

      Yes but it DOESN'T do 45mph!

    • @hector338
      @hector338 Před 2 lety +20

      Give it a top speed of 45 mph and it would kill you if you crashed it, just about.

    • @giovannil8244
      @giovannil8244 Před 2 lety +17

      From my experience (50cc scooter) 28mph is too slow even for the city, at least where I live.
      In some long streets where there aren’t buildings nearby, cars become dangerous if you go too slow, the Ami should go at 60km/h in my opinion

  • @barnseyfrommossley
    @barnseyfrommossley Před 2 lety +240

    The Ami is brilliant for 80% of the normal use of a car. My daily commute is 15 miles, an average speed of 20 mph, and all on 30 mph roads. If it was available in the UK it would be a definite contender.

    • @Anonapprentice
      @Anonapprentice Před 2 lety +15

      Nah it’s brilliant for 80% of YOUR normal usage of a car.

    • @benjaminamnk
      @benjaminamnk Před 2 lety +7

      Yes not more than 20% of people in the UK use the motorway to get to work everyday. That’s why they’re so quiet.

    • @ZJS0113
      @ZJS0113 Před 2 lety +1

      @@benjaminamnk you clearly don't drive on the motorway often 🤣

    • @markplott4820
      @markplott4820 Před 2 lety +1

      better , buy a Tombstone to go with your AMI.

    • @michaelheneghan5225
      @michaelheneghan5225 Před rokem +5

      ​@@markplott4820 don't be silly. It doesn't claim to be a motorway car
      I

  • @NormanF62
    @NormanF62 Před 2 lety +15

    Hilarious! This is the most amusing cute car I’ve ever seen. Perfectly designed for urban commuting! The Citroen Ami is aptly named.

  • @89RASMUS
    @89RASMUS Před 2 lety +4

    I can see this as a viable option for someone living in a bigger city and never going outside the city limits. The fact that it barely cost anything to own and operate is a huge plus. No MOT, no tax and probably just crumbles for an insurance. However..... Snow, heavy rain or simply too much sunshine would make the days of any Ami owners pretty damn miserable. A perfect "car" for a perfect day.

  • @Auditography
    @Auditography Před 2 lety +1140

    Wouldn't like to get hit by a G-Wagon in that one. Ha!

    • @HughRussell06
      @HughRussell06 Před 2 lety +44

      Or any big suv for that matter

    • @Crow6465
      @Crow6465 Před 2 lety +83

      @@HughRussell06 or literally any other vehicle. A Renault tweezy might kill you in that thing no joke

    • @carguy2006
      @carguy2006 Před 2 lety +5

      or by an Audi A8...

    • @abdullahsaeed3387
      @abdullahsaeed3387 Před 2 lety +1

      or a land cruiser

    • @supersanex_x
      @supersanex_x Před 2 lety +1

      🤣 u dead

  • @sgclacy
    @sgclacy Před 2 lety +463

    In almost all reviews, Mat gives interesting engaging reviews - this one, it was clear from the start he did not like and sought to expose its limitations. The car is marketed as a cheap city car and in that respect, it meets its objective perfectly. It would be akin to exposing the lack of boot and seat capacity in a Koenigsegg.

    • @HFilip11
      @HFilip11 Před 2 lety +32

      Come on, it's mostly done for fun. Matt also has a great sense of humor, which he realized he could use here.

    • @PPedroFernandes
      @PPedroFernandes Před 2 lety +9

      Just buy a fucking smart. Its better in litterally every way

    • @WiardiVK
      @WiardiVK Před 2 lety +16

      @@PPedroFernandes except for the fact that you can't drive it from 14 years old

    • @PPedroFernandes
      @PPedroFernandes Před 2 lety +6

      @@WiardiVK buy a scooter then.

    • @kayEnt3rtainm3nt
      @kayEnt3rtainm3nt Před 2 lety +1

      @@WiardiVK You can in several places in the United States.

  • @callumfreebairn8082
    @callumfreebairn8082 Před 8 měsíci

    best description for it polarising🙂

  • @ClatterUltra
    @ClatterUltra Před 2 lety +8

    This is perfect for city streets. With 20mph zones everywhere, and parking being a big issue, the car just kinda fits everywhere. Wouldn't recommend it for 2 people though 😅

  • @firewaffle1
    @firewaffle1 Před 2 lety +210

    Would love to see this modded. Carbon fibre body panels. Tesla motor etc

    • @nebe0719
      @nebe0719 Před 2 lety +31

      With more grippy tires it would do a Wheelie lmao

    • @jgibao
      @jgibao Před 2 lety +8

      @@nebe0719 AWD, 4 wheel burnout xD

    • @nebe0719
      @nebe0719 Před 2 lety

      @@jgibao lol

    • @stephen10.
      @stephen10. Před 2 lety +12

      Just stop the speed limiter and this car will be perfect.

    • @nebe0719
      @nebe0719 Před 2 lety +3

      @@stephen10. prob will only go 45mph anyway

  • @grahamstefaan
    @grahamstefaan Před 2 lety +58

    So many quirks if Doug can get his hands on one.

    • @straightbusta2609
      @straightbusta2609 Před 2 lety +7

      THISSSSSSSS

    • @kavorkaa
      @kavorkaa Před 2 lety

      Diss is a Citroen Ami and its the quirkiest quirky car ever

    • @lofnouk
      @lofnouk Před 2 lety

      Imagine the extra HP after Emelia Hartford gets one. :)

  • @Phoenix-gd4xw
    @Phoenix-gd4xw Před rokem

    The CZcams algorithm recommended this today and was fun to watch. Love this thing 😂

  • @michelle_0891
    @michelle_0891 Před rokem +2

    9:55 I felt that mat!🤣

  • @Najeebster
    @Najeebster Před 2 lety +287

    Unnecessarily salty review.
    As others have commented, this is more a micromobility type of vehicle rather than competing directly with other EVs and certainly has its place in congested cities like London.
    In France you can lease this for less than £20/month.
    It’s an affordable alternative for people who don’t need a full size car but don’t want to use an e-scooter or e-bike.

    • @sgclacy
      @sgclacy Před 2 lety +11

      less than I pay for my iphone !.....65p per day

    • @psjvirtualreality397
      @psjvirtualreality397 Před 2 lety +5

      Perfect effect for London’s crawling traffic

    • @Samji3877
      @Samji3877 Před 2 lety +10

      dude 20 quid a month.. i want one

    • @Immortal__
      @Immortal__ Před 2 lety +20

      £20 a month? that's cheaper than my monthly bus ticket to work!

    • @haroombrother
      @haroombrother Před 2 lety +2

      How about in countryside?

  • @moayadnajjar4847
    @moayadnajjar4847 Před 2 lety +2

    I think the car design is brilliant! Love it ( except the ventilation problem)

  • @davidpeters6536
    @davidpeters6536 Před rokem +1

    I had a very similar S-Type V8 Sport (no chrome with Cats and few tweaks) with the same wheels in black with cream seats. It had been a Jaguar sales director's car with all the bits. It was beautiful, fast and extremely comfortable. I really miss it...
    Mat Watson: the Kevin Turvey of car reviewers.

  • @themomentalist
    @themomentalist Před 2 lety +316

    I think you’ve been a little harsh on this one Matt. It’s been designed as a cheap, very basic option for short journeys / urban driving… and it does that to a perfectly acceptably standard.
    It’s the kind of thing that many older people would own as it would be perfect for a short drive to the shops and around town etc.
    It’s also the kind of thing that many people would have as a cheap-to-run 2nd car, again for short journeys.

    • @dlittlester
      @dlittlester Před 2 lety +17

      Exactly right! I'm getting old, as a senior and pensioner. I rarely go more than seven kilometres a day. I could easily bypass the faster streets, and it would do me for about 99% of my driving needs. Ugly? No! Funky!

    • @33LB
      @33LB Před 2 lety +1

      I'm sorry, but your type of comment is what car manufacturers think, and it's thinking that's somewhat disconnected from reality. Because yes, there are a lot of people who drive less than 5 miles a day, but that may only be true for 99 journeys out of 100. As for that 1 journey out of 100, what if you wanted to go somewhere that was 20 miles away on a motorway? Even a conventional small petrol city car like an i10 or an Aygo can easily handle motorway driving, but it's completely out of the question for the Citroen Ami. So what's the point of spending thousands on a car which you can never take out of your own town or city? Why not spend a little bit more, and have a car that can easily handle the occasional journey out of the town/city?

    • @themomentalist
      @themomentalist Před 2 lety +15

      @@33LB Apology accepted.
      All you are saying is that you’re not in the target market for this vehicle. That’s fine, thousands of other people will be 🤷‍♂️.

    • @MrSheckstr
      @MrSheckstr Před 2 lety

      Part of the caveat is the term “urban driving”. I think that definition changes for each person…. Is urban driving New York City, or is it Small town USA ? Once you eliminate all the locations and destinations where either public transportation or a more conventional vehicle is more practical the locations and destinations where this becomes more practical than either public transportation or a more conventional vehicle become very small. And it’s becomes very difficult to live your life with this thing WITHOUT also access to either PT or PVs so having access to this become superfluous. It’s best chance is to exist where small electric vehicles (golf carts) already are established as a significant mode of transportation and have the networks in place to cater to them. Otherwise you either have to simply hope that enough people will buy them to force a change in the way your community is laid out or hope that the community choose to change the way it is laid out and force people to buy these vehicles in large number over conventional vehicles.
      The conversion from horse and buggy to automobiles occurred because the automobile offered something the horse and buggy couldn’t duplicate, this doesn’t do that compared to a conventional vehicle as much as people would like to think.

    • @themomentalist
      @themomentalist Před 2 lety +5

      @@MrSheckstr I think you’re overthinking this. It will be perfect for hundred of thousands of people, and not a good choice for everyone else.
      The people that it works well for (people in big cities, elderly people that do 1 drive a week to the shops and back, and young people as a cheap option for a first car) will consider it and some will buy, others won’t.
      It’s really no more complicated than that 🤷‍♂️

  • @PhilbyFavourites
    @PhilbyFavourites Před 2 lety +122

    As a town vehicle it’s perfect.
    It’s about the same price as a carbon pushbike much beloved of MAMILS. …..And - you don’t need to wear Lycra to use it. I’d buy one

    • @thiccducc1312
      @thiccducc1312 Před 2 lety +7

      i bet you are french

    • @sdrubaa
      @sdrubaa Před 2 lety +2

      Dude i'm from France and there is no way i would buy this sh*t, even an eletric scooter is better than this and as a bonus for all of you, if it starts raining hard it will rain inside this dump. Citroën "creative merdologie".

    • @thiccducc1312
      @thiccducc1312 Před 2 lety +3

      @@sdrubaa you are the only based french

  • @willmac5642
    @willmac5642 Před 2 lety

    For London after October this is great.

  • @roofdog6275
    @roofdog6275 Před 2 lety +1

    I love this video. Thank you mat.

  • @Orange_390
    @Orange_390 Před 2 lety +42

    12:20 that's the cutest drift ever XD

  • @muditahlawat
    @muditahlawat Před 2 lety +9

    14:31 Reminds me of the Mr. Bean episodes 😂

  • @miguelbarrosorainha5951

    Great review! This Citroën Ami is a great solution for cities!! By the way, when do you have a full review of the new Citroën C4? Thanks!!

  • @Relax0kay
    @Relax0kay Před 10 měsíci +1

    Here in Amsterdam it’s actually a competitor for the famous Biro. There is a market for this!

  • @Finn-wm2no
    @Finn-wm2no Před 2 lety +76

    Actually, as a kind of city car that you can rent for a short while through an app or something like those e-scooters, i think that would actually work really well. Kinda cool, honestly.

    • @rehanmehmood5974
      @rehanmehmood5974 Před 2 lety +1

      I could see the concept but there are a million different factors to think about and you gotta think about vandalism and people breaking these or popping the tyres

    • @smothdude
      @smothdude Před 2 lety

      @@rehanmehmood5974 Time to make them using solid rubber tyres, or the type that forklifts use

    • @rehanmehmood5974
      @rehanmehmood5974 Před 2 lety

      @@smothdude still very prone to vandalism I mean at the end of a day its a car

  • @djbis
    @djbis Před 2 lety +104

    Doug Demuro would have an absolute field day going on and on about this car's amazing quirks. lmao

    • @defnotatroll
      @defnotatroll Před 2 lety +12

      He'd be giggling uncontrollably every 5 seconds

    • @franburke
      @franburke Před 2 lety +15

      He wouldn’t be able to fit his massive head in it though.

    • @senzosithole9614
      @senzosithole9614 Před 2 lety +3

      😂😂😂 🤣🤣 he reminds me of quagmire

    • @djbis
      @djbis Před 2 lety

      @@senzosithole9614 #nailedit

    • @neeljavia2965
      @neeljavia2965 Před 2 lety +2

      His 6ft3 or 6ft4 height won't fit here.

  • @victorsonnevelt5413
    @victorsonnevelt5413 Před rokem

    I saw lots of those on Rome recently. Makes sense in the old part of town (limited parking space, small roads...).

  • @lanter7845
    @lanter7845 Před rokem +1

    Ayyy I recognise them roads from anywhere! That's Flitwick!

  • @cexardo
    @cexardo Před 2 lety +115

    Mat: "There's fabric door pulls, just like on the Porsche 911 GT3"
    Me: "Wait, what?!"

    • @sylvaind.6786
      @sylvaind.6786 Před 2 lety +3

      What is so surprising???

    • @neeljavia2965
      @neeljavia2965 Před 2 lety +7

      @@sylvaind.6786 That Porsche has a fabric door lever.

    • @sylvaind.6786
      @sylvaind.6786 Před 2 lety +2

      @@neeljavia2965 yes. And?

    • @nik021298
      @nik021298 Před 2 lety +14

      @@sylvaind.6786 to someone that doesn't know that a Porsche 911 GT3 uses fabric door pulls to save weight, according to Porsche. It is unexpected because Porsche is not only a very sporty brand but a luxurious brand. Fabric door pulls are seen as cheap (which they are), luxury is associated with expensiveness not cheapness.
      Therefore, a fabric door pull is surprising to see in a 911 GT3 without knowing why it is there.

    • @govind9402
      @govind9402 Před 2 lety

      Ferrari F40

  • @callumpalmer3258
    @callumpalmer3258 Před 2 lety +61

    People: We want an affordable electric car!
    Citroën: Hold my Beer.

  • @areyouundoingthatorwhat9181

    How do you know which way you parked it?At 6:12 Matt looks like the pope!😂

  • @nigelworwood8530
    @nigelworwood8530 Před 2 lety

    Finally some positive news about the Ami on our shores around June/July. As it is not a precise date ask your local supplier for the latest.

  • @gaz3097
    @gaz3097 Před 2 lety +36

    I'd definitely have one for scooting around town. It'd cost pennies to run.

  • @StealthyAviator
    @StealthyAviator Před 2 lety +38

    *Damn never thought a 5000£ Citroen would share a trait of a 83,000£ Porsche.*

    • @stephen10.
      @stephen10. Před 2 lety +2

      we can buy it for 3500 euros + a leasing of 20 euros by month in france . Don't need to buy it completly.

    • @govind9402
      @govind9402 Před 2 lety

      Ferrari F40 too shares it

  • @properjob2311
    @properjob2311 Před 8 měsíci

    this is actually a great idea for short journeys around town - this is what Clive Sinclair envisioned with the C5 back in the 80's

  • @MK-it7wk
    @MK-it7wk Před 2 lety +3

    This would be unbelievable crack as a teenager (granted you live in an urban environment). Seems like a good way to develop young drivers early on and gain independence.

  • @readysetdie40
    @readysetdie40 Před 2 lety +50

    These would be perfect to drive around in new York City. They just changed the speed limit to 25 mph throughout the whole city. If only they had a bigger battery so you could get farther range on them. Hopefully we see something like this in the US soon.

    • @aidanclarke6106
      @aidanclarke6106 Před 2 lety +6

      The Ami is coming to Washington DC as a rent car.

    • @dlittlester
      @dlittlester Před 2 lety +1

      @@aidanclarke6106 Really? Maybe there's hope we'll get it in Canada too.

    • @jean-pierredevent970
      @jean-pierredevent970 Před 2 lety +3

      There is a sadly not cheap, portable charging station "Zipcharge Go" coming on the market next year with 4 kWh power.
      For a car that's enough to find a charging station nearby but for this Ami with it's 5.5 kWh, it could mean the range becomes perhaps not 70 km but 120 km.

    • @patrickrannou1278
      @patrickrannou1278 Před 2 lety +1

      @@dlittlester I wonder how the battery handles Canadian winters.

    • @dlittlester
      @dlittlester Před 2 lety +2

      @@patrickrannou1278 That wouldn't bother me. If the range was cut in half, it would still last me about three days without a charge. After all, it's a city car with very limited speed. You're not going to take it on the highway.

  • @chireacristian4584
    @chireacristian4584 Před 2 lety +40

    Fun fact: the world record for 200 meters in running which means 1/8 mile is 19.19 seconds and is held by usain bolt, so this car is slower than a man, and also both of them max out at 27 mph

    • @HIOP0
      @HIOP0 Před 2 lety

      Why would it be logical and sensible to compare this QUADRICYCLE...not CAR...to a human?.

    • @DeadPixels_
      @DeadPixels_ Před 2 lety +3

      They should have called this the Citroen Bolt shouldn’t they? Trick missed.

    • @itisFiESTA
      @itisFiESTA Před 2 lety +1

      Can Mr Bolt run at that speed for 40 miles ? Don't think so 😂

    • @HIOP0
      @HIOP0 Před 2 lety

      @Andrew hi Andy, always good to correspond with someone who should be working for their taskmaster, rather than poking their oversized beak into business that is none of theirs. If as you allude, I'm not the sharpest, where does that leave you, you who didn't make the cut to be in the box?. Looking forward to your next mediocre post. Hope that helps. 🙂

    • @nagiw42
      @nagiw42 Před 2 lety +3

      @Andrew Don't feed the troll...

  • @ehsan83
    @ehsan83 Před rokem +3

    it's an electric bicycle with roof and doors. you can even go shopping with this car. it has good speed, it's electric so clean and takes very little space. more than enough for most of people

  • @chaimahale684
    @chaimahale684 Před rokem

    Great to stick inside your motor home for local travel.

  • @f0rzen
    @f0rzen Před 2 lety +8

    My girlfriend cycles 4 miles to work on quiet roads, this would be a great alternative for rainy days and winter!

  • @alexselchow
    @alexselchow Před 2 lety +27

    a car that can stop from top speed to 0 in its turning circle, truly brilliant

  • @deschantier9844
    @deschantier9844 Před rokem

    You most amusing “Review” so far,Well Done !

  • @SteveKiberd
    @SteveKiberd Před 2 měsíci

    I have driven one of these and loved it. So easy to park and great for the city. Its a very simple. I would buy one in a heartbeat but its the low speed that would make it unsafe to drive in Athens Greece

  • @rudolfvanderven
    @rudolfvanderven Před 2 lety +43

    Looks quite cute really, and not bad value! Truth is, these things will get increasingly popular over time, and Citroen was clever to tap the market early.

  • @huMblemTw
    @huMblemTw Před 2 lety +51

    What a fantastic little car, especially for a Beginner driver, I felt you were very negatively biased in review to this car it felt like you were reviewing from a vs a Rimac position :|

  • @laurenf4407
    @laurenf4407 Před 2 lety

    I think this would be great as first car for some people and for older people who just need to do their shopping in it. I wish I could get one for my mum but she hasn’t past her test because this would be so good for to go see family and do the shopping

  • @pedrocasanovamonteiro6808

    If I lived in central london or any big city this would be more than enough. Actually apart from my commute to work I would say this is enough for all my other needs. It really is an interesting little car, decent range for urban areas and very quick charging

  • @megwhalley4566
    @megwhalley4566 Před 2 lety +90

    I was crying with laughter when you were driving it backwards... love the content on this channel :D

  • @SergCarReviews
    @SergCarReviews Před 2 lety +60

    1:50 Mats so proud of himself realising he’s found the front to the back 😂

  • @frednel4326
    @frednel4326 Před 2 lety +1

    Verry nice in my oppinion, perfect for going somewhere within the city or just having a fun drive, I think a solar panel on the roof would help the battery for a bit longer drive, plastic boddy is also OK because no rust, dents, it's light and no painting needed because it's already that color, only thing bout plastic is it gets pretty soft while in the hot sun and not verry protective in a collision with another car, but pretty practical I recon 😉👍

  • @rmospyro
    @rmospyro Před 2 lety

    Amazing piece of engineer!!

  • @ab-15188
    @ab-15188 Před 2 lety +70

    Matt: An EV you can drive from 14 years old
    Me: *scream in confusion*

  • @marvindujardin463
    @marvindujardin463 Před 2 lety +34

    I think it's pretty iconic! The references to bygone people's cars (like the window and door openings) combined with the bright accents on the interior. You bring your speaker and smartphone. I wish it had coloured panels on the outside and it would be necessary to know how an accident at its top speed would work out.

  • @redtiger6047
    @redtiger6047 Před 10 měsíci

    fab, must get one! I think for many it would be great, say to go to the shops and back.

  • @techtitanuk5609
    @techtitanuk5609 Před 10 měsíci

    Love matts sense of humour

  • @YxdGarde
    @YxdGarde Před 2 lety +76

    I love how aggressive Matt looks driving this😂😂

    • @DorianFr1992
      @DorianFr1992 Před 2 lety +2

      We need Vin Diesel driving this car in the next movie, LOL

  • @kevinchris7559
    @kevinchris7559 Před 2 lety +19

    I’m 14 and I wanna drive it ASAP. Lucky Teens in France!!!!

  • @Pstaines439
    @Pstaines439 Před rokem

    Cool video. Video sound was sub par though..... with big variances in volume.

  • @michaelweaver2458
    @michaelweaver2458 Před 7 měsíci

    Hello from Rome, Italy....and this is the perfect car for city driving. I have lived in London and Paris and its perfect for those cities also. I dont own a car, but if I needed one for local driving, this would be the one.

  • @GLiam123
    @GLiam123 Před 2 lety +93

    This is what we in Sweden call a ”moppebil” pretty much everyone hates you if you drive one of these. And in Sweden you can drive one of them at the age of 15.

  • @Auraxium
    @Auraxium Před 2 lety +32

    Good luck driving this in the UK, most drivers are impatient nobs that will sit on your bumper for doing any less than 35 MPH in town - I can’t imagine how stressful that would be in this tiny Ami.

    • @cncgeneral
      @cncgeneral Před 2 lety +15

      Not stressful at all, there's no rear view mirror

    • @harrisr1018
      @harrisr1018 Před 2 lety +2

      Well tbh that would be the same speed as a cyclist but it takes up more space

    • @baptoufragilise
      @baptoufragilise Před 2 lety +4

      Same here in France, limit is 50 kmph in town and now most of the time on smaller roads it's even 30 and I can assure you that no one drives at those speeds.

    • @goldaxe91
      @goldaxe91 Před 2 lety +1

      and when you get next to (or under) a bus/truck... people buy SUVs for a reason and that reason is not to go off road

    • @TheJPHarvey
      @TheJPHarvey Před 2 lety +3

      Well its pretty annoying when you'r trying to get to work and some nonce is going 50% under the limit because it rained last Tuesday

  • @Eddie-ec8co
    @Eddie-ec8co Před rokem +1

    I can’t express how much I love this thing

  • @tomstickland
    @tomstickland Před 2 měsíci

    It looks like fun. Have a look at the Micro Lino too.

  • @Mgough1200
    @Mgough1200 Před 2 lety +53

    Everyone: Cars are not toys.....
    Matt Watson: Merry-Go-Round!!!!! XD

  • @eddieg6436
    @eddieg6436 Před 2 lety +44

    Love, love, LOVE this car (love the Twizy too). I wish they were available in California!!!

  • @VincentIstLost
    @VincentIstLost Před rokem +2

    I would love to drive this around monaco

  • @d3stinYwOw
    @d3stinYwOw Před 11 měsíci +1

    1. Ami can be unlocked :)
    2. If you go down the hill, you can put it into neutral and motor won't hold it back, so you will go quicker than the limiter, but it will put more stress on belt ;)