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]

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

[@duck8508]

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

[@lym1470]

Buy 6000 1 euro cheesburgers

[@HughRussell06]

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

[@wenzel4138]

Honda civic

[@tanmayharakuni]

I love your videos

[@brakinglate8828]

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

[@carwow]

We try!!

[@currentaf8455]

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

[@BMW_Supremacy]

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

[@kingsquirrel6068]

XD

[@johndavidson3424]

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

[@toddbevan]

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]

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]

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

[@electricity1404]

Same I agree For us this is actually really good

[@aidanclarke6106]

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

[@scottwilson2581]

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.

[@pritish2843]

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]

EUR 6000 isn't that cheap to being with.

[@turnip5465]

@@karaloop9544 it is for a brand new car

[@karaloop9544]

@@turnip5465 "car" ;)

[@Kiev-en-3-jours]

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

[@jiwoo2820]

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

[@Exo-L2016]

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]

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

[@f-ckmyr0fil655]

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

[@f-ckmyr0fil655]

I must just see if she wants✨🎇🎆🎄🎃🥉🥈

[@f-ckmyr0fil655]

Then just as he was going to 🛒00000000000000000000

[@yanisghorab1954]

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

[@fusiongamerx412]

@@yanisghorab1954 OOHH MY GOSH! NICE ONE, I UNDERSTAB=ND WHAT YOU MEAN! V ) A )

[@Nobunagawa]

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

[@rizkyp]

True the rest is for your ego.

[@disconunu3210]

no

[@disconunu3210]

@@rizkyp no wtf

[@amko8187]

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

[@ramadhanisme7]

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

[@MegaMMDL]

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]

We’ve had ours 8 months. Here’s my 4000km review. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3rKfKpvebJgf6s

[@G1NZOU]

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]

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

[@nuky_999]

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

[@vidpetrovic8907]

@@nuky_999 omg imagine that 😂

[@anderspersson7084]

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.

[@Dave-in-France]

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]

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]

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]

+ 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]

@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]

@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).

[@ks_ig2728]

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]

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]

"safe" getting crushed like a fking paperbox

[@Jeanna-ve8xi]

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]

​@@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]

Death trap

[@Firewalkerbg]

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

[@dsm4652]

People are clearly not seeing the brilliance of this thing.

[@ohlordy2042]

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]

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

[@IRTEHLEETOKNPBB]

@DSM Nice troll

[@north32street]

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

[@IRTEHLEETOKNPBB]

@@ahsokaincognito nickname totally relevant lel

[@mcstaal]

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

[@goldaxe91]

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]

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

[@globaltransporterindonesia1211]

Especially when RJ over take this biscuit box

[@Neojhun]

@@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]

@@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.

[@tgpond1274]

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!

[@mxrsExe]

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

[@dreamphoenix000]

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

[@neeljavia2965]

And hit the three wheeler while driving it.

[@gamingbuildingandcubing5644]

Mr. Bean ev very

[@abelmesfin4848]

He's son will

[@A.S021]

He can’t drive it cos it’s not a car

[@S1MIN-RFD]

@@neeljavia2965 the crash count of the three wheeler was soo much 😂

[@itdoesntmatter8252]

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

[@birdsrainforest429]

Very Cool Isn’t It! 😉🤩

[@supergeekjay]

Heh, you forgot the tag!

[@KevinLyda]

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.

[@oladapoaloba]

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 😀

[@MrEvilzzs]

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

[@timoonn]

great gift, way more safe than a scooter.

[@govind9402]

Better get a lambretta or a Vespa

[@JUNOLIN]

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

[@Fred_the_1996]

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

[@iandavidson99]

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

[@stevetaylor8698]

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]

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

[@crpth1]

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! ;-)

[@zoeh6546]

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

[@Ricky911_]

One of my friends has this car. It is possible to go beyond 45kmh when going downhill. You just have to put it on neutral. However, I wouldn't recommend it. He told me he got to 65kmh and almost toppled the car over 😂

[@clerns]

So basically this is a golf cart with doors.

[@nadir1378]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@clerns]

@@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]

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

[@defnotatroll]

@@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]

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

[@barnseyfrommossley]

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]

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

[@benjaminamnk]

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]

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

[@markplott4820]

better , buy a Tombstone to go with your AMI.

[@michaelheneghan5225]

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

[@TriggyTrolls]

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.

[@89RASMUS]

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.

[@GBGB000]

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

[@gauravthakur7699]

And a bull dog

[@hihi-kj1ft]

Waiting for that

[@aahilabbas4014]

Horse wins

[@houssamchmouri6835]

BIG YES.

[@rosstee]

@@aahilabbas4014 Yeah easily, racehorses can do 40 mph+

[@bigkahuna1950]

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]

I agree with you

[@Od1nsBeard]

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

[@wordsmith52]

Yes but it DOESN'T do 45mph!

[@hector338]

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

[@giovannil8244]

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

[@CampGareth]

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?

[@lukej452]

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

[@BimmerLover83]

This makes your Fiat 126 seems like a rocket.

[@crabrangoon2493]

Fiat 126 is a rocket

[@johndavidson3424]

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]

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]

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

[@johndavidson3424]

@@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??).

[@richardf.4023]

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]

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

[@NoName-cl1ob]

An E scooter is way more fun tho.

[@stzine7409]

People would most likely steal them just like the rentable bikes

[@playtime5234]

Will clog up city

[@samisikdar5417]

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

[@NormanF62]

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

[@davidpeters6536]

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.

[@Najeebster]

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]

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

[@psjvirtualreality397]

Perfect effect for London’s crawling traffic

[@Samji3877]

dude 20 quid a month.. i want one

[@Immortal__]

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

[@haroombrother]

How about in countryside?

[@sgclacy]

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]

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

[@PPedroFernandes]

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

[@WiardiVK]

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

[@PPedroFernandes]

@@WiardiVK buy a scooter then.

[@kayEnt3rtainm3nt]

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

[@zeluftwaffle]

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

[@ClatterUltra]

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 😅

[@themomentalist]

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]

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]

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]

@@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]

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]

@@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 🤷‍♂️

[@moayadnajjar4847]

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

[@frednel4326]

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 😉👍

[@PhilbyFavourites]

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]

i bet you are french

[@sdrubaa]

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]

@@sdrubaa you are the only based french

[@Auditography]

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

[@HughRussell06]

Or any big suv for that matter

[@yanisghorab1954]

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

[@carguy2006]

or by an Audi A8...

[@abdullahsaeed3387]

or a land cruiser

[@supersanex_x]

🤣 u dead

[@michelle_0891]

9:55 I felt that mat!🤣

[@bipuldas1765]

I will buy it for my father when it's available in my country. Expected specifications are 60 kmph top speed, 100 km true range, AC, Fully openable window, Multi Function TFT display with Android Auto, 1-2 Air Bags, Solar panel roof as an accessories and price will be 5K USD/EURO.

[@firewaffle1]

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

[@nebe0719]

With more grippy tires it would do a Wheelie lmao

[@n4styplays]

@@nebe0719 AWD, 4 wheel burnout xD

[@nebe0719]

@@n4styplays lol

[@stephen10.]

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

[@nebe0719]

@@stephen10. prob will only go 45mph anyway

[@Finn-wm2no]

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]

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]

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

[@rehanmehmood5974]

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

[@nigelworwood8530]

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.

[@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!!

[@Orange_390]

12:20 that's the cutest drift ever XD

[@callumpalmer3258]

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

[@MK-it7wk]

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.

[@michaelweaver2458]

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.

[@grahamstefaan]

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

[@straightbusta2609]

THISSSSSSSS

[@kavorkaa]

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

[@lofnouk]

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

[@muditahlawat]

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

[@SteveKiberd]

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

[@victorsonnevelt5413]

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

[@cexardo]

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

[@sylvaind.6786]

What is so surprising???

[@neeljavia2965]

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

[@sylvaind.6786]

@@neeljavia2965 yes. And?

[@nik021298]

@@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]

Ferrari F40

[@rudolfvanderven]

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.

[@sander5457]

Ha, GAY !

[@speakatron5634]

This is a little run around for town/city driving. Yet there are so many reviewers not reviewing it as such. It's all half joking reviews, taking it around a track, timing it etc. Talking about everything it doesn't do and what it isn't designed for. Respect to you for actually driving it around a town, briefly.

[@MeandMonAmi]

We’ve had ours 8 months. Here’s my 4000km review. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3rKfKpvebJgf6s

[@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

[@readysetdie40]

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]

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

[@dlittlester]

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

[@jean-pierredevent970]

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]

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

[@dlittlester]

@@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.

[@djbis]

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

[@defnotatroll]

He'd be giggling uncontrollably every 5 seconds

[@franburke]

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

[@senzosithole9614]

😂😂😂 🤣🤣 he reminds me of quagmire

[@djbis]

@@senzosithole9614 #nailedit

[@neeljavia2965]

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

[@Phoenix-gd4xw]

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

[@laurenf4407]

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

[@f0rzen]

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

[@gaz3097]

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

[@callumfreebairn8082]

best description for it polarising🙂

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

My father had a Citroen Ami 8 in 1973-6 70mpg.. drove from Inverness where we lived to Bournemouth to see relatives regularly, that was before the M6 had been built. Glad to see Citroen is still making some wacky designs though.

[@MeandMonAmi]

We’ve had ours 8 months. Here’s my 4000km review. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3rKfKpvebJgf6s

[@StealthyAviator]

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

[@stephen10.]

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

[@govind9402]

Ferrari F40 too shares it

[@SergCarReviews]

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

[@laughatfootball]

This reminds me of when news readers used to leave articles about computers to the end and almost laugh when they introduced it. You’re not comparing this car to a muscle car or even a family hatchback, it’s a small, electric car for super short journeys that just might help reduce pollution and contribute to reversing the damage we have caused to the planet. Well done Citroen for trying. Matt, you’re not Clarkson, he’s a twat, stop trying to be Clarkson.

[@anotheryoutubeaccount5259]

Hahaahahahaa

[@thomasleemullins4372]

It is like when someone judges cars of years ago to today's standards. A model T Ford wasn't made for today's rules but made for the rules and road conditions for it's time. I doubt a car of today would do well in conditions that the Model T Ford was built for.

[@anotheryoutubeaccount5259]

@@thomasleemullins4372 Idunno man, it has no POWAAAAAHHH, there's no drift stick capabilityyy

[@Relax0kay]

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

[@marvindujardin463]

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.

[@ab-15188]

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

[@zhaviator]

The return of VSP

[@roofdog6275]

I love this video. Thank you mat.

[@ehsan83]

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

[@megwhalley4566]

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

[@huMblemTw]

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 :|

[@areyouundoingthatorwhat9181]

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

[@christodoulosst]

"Hey dude, why are you pushing your car down the road? Any problem?" "Nah, not really. I'm just charging it."

[@alexselchow]

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

[@chireacristian4584]

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]

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

[@DeadPixels_]

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

[@itisFiESTA]

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

[@HIOP0]

@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]

@Andrew Don't feed the troll...

[@d3stinYwOw]

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 ;)

[@properjob2311]

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

[@Auraxium]

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]

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

[@harrisr1018]

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

[@baptoufragilise]

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]

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]

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

[@Mgough1200]

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

[@tomaszpakua2457]

I'll buy one. Perfect to commuting to work. I live in London, so for a 5.5k , proce like for a moped , brilliant !

[@pedroroque8681]

This is a drivable gadget, not a car. Love the functionality. Remids me of the reason we created cars in the first place.

[@albanb]

Between a moped or that, I think it's safer to have an Ami rather than a mopped for a teenager. And for city driving it's perfectly fine, who need a massive SUV in London?

[@VenomAloisius]

I'd rather see cities full of these than big polluting SUVs

[@samuelharris2473]

But this is wayyy too expensive

[@wolfhead74]

Exactly...of course there are better EV options BUT for the purpose it is designed it is pretty perfect. Would be great to see these on golf courses as well though to be fair that would be fun! lol

[@goldaxe91]

@@VenomAloisiusthe problem is with the big cities that the city itself not the SUVs

[@johnowen8321]

Tbh if I lived in a busy town, that be really good little car to get back and forth to work. Save the milage on your good car. I don't think 2 of you could go out and put the weekly shop in it but popping to the shops for some milk and bread on the way back from work would be great. Some electric bikes cost more than that car. Shame it didn't put the touchscreen out of a C1 and some dash speakers inside it....it would have just completed the interior a bit....my wife has a 108 (basically same car as C1) and the touchscreen is underrated.

[@willmac5642]

For London after October this is great.

[@zedddddful]

I may have to get one of these I've got a motorcycle license so this would be great to nip to work and the shop in.

[@Larry]

They're out in June in the UK.

[@eddieg6436]

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

[@YxdGarde]

I love how aggressive Matt looks driving this😂😂

[@DorianFr1992]

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

[@zefrog7482]

Not sure why, but I really want one of these, awesome bit of kit in my mind, total opposite of what a car is perceived as.

[@patty109109]

“Launch it from 0 to…some miles an hour”. Tbh would love to try one. Sure as hell wouldn’t take it on public roads.