DRAG RACE: Citroen Ami vs Mahindra e2o vs Sinclair C5 - mini electric car review | What Car?

Which is fastest - the Citroen Ami, Mahindra e2o or Sinclair C5? Watch our mini electric car drag race to find out. Plus we review all three of these EVs.
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Video chapters:
0:00 Contenders
3:00 Horn-off
3:40 First race
5:43 EPIC RACE
8:37 Mahindra e2o review
10:26 Sinclair C5 review
12:35 Outro

[@dcvariousvids8082]

The second run was possibly the maddest drag race. The first one was pretty good too.

[@srowell3]

Glad you enjoyed the Sinclair C5 :) Car Vs quadricycle Vs 37 year old tricycle. It was always going to lose but it's so much fun to ride and makes more sense today than it did at the time!

[@danielmiller7245]

i vote for the C5 every time!!! :-)

[@jimj2683]

The Podbike is a much better modern take on the Sinclair C5.

[@martineyles]

And with modern battery upgrades they can do better on range too.

[@ianng4633]

You can activate the sport mode of the Sinclair by getting out of it and start running, you'd probably finish the quarter mile a lot faster than 68 seconds.

[@rodrigofazendeiro8914]

What car? make a video that will be a drag race of Renault Zoe Exclusive 50 electric vs Fiat 500e La Prima electric vs Toyota Yaris 1.5 HDF ​​Comfort Plus Hybrid

[@malph9216]

Eat your heart out Mat Watson🤣 Well done guys, made me smile!

[@peterwilliams1129]

If the Ami could do 40mph and go up hills with ease, a range of 60miles then I'd probably have one at the same price. I think the current design would fail the elk test though and probably why it's so limited

[@KenanTurkiye]

0:05 hold your (inadequate) horses.

[@donovandelaney3171]

The last Sinclair C5 came out in Japan in 1986. She was solar powered and called the Sanyo Armorton Car.

[@hornetluca]

I had goosebumps

[@Neojhun]

Amazing Photo Finnish on the Lapped Race.

[@standavidson9987]

Superb!! We need more videos like this!

[@regularjoe9032]

Proud e2o owner here 😍

[@BikingChap]

Looking forward to the Ami becoming available, for in town / city use it’s simply brilliant.

[@rodrigofazendeiro8914]

What car? makes a video that will be a drag race of the Renault Twingo Z.E. 22 Electric Intens vs Smart ForTwo EQ Passion vs Peugeot Ion Standard

[@sjm.photos]

i followed a guy the other week riding or driving a sinclair c5 near uckfield

[@KyleRuggles]

You guys should compare with the fastest EUC's!

[@firstnamesecondname5341]

I do remember a couple of ‘rich’ kids had a C5 when they where launched but outside of that summer they where never seen again (the C5 that is not the kids who had them, they weren’t injured 🤕 in the fun 🤦🏻‍♂️). The Ami is so cute and will be 🤞 the logical progression of the Boris Bike, now just to wait for a rental company to get behind the concept 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@stephenberry1205]

A Citroen 2CV6 has a similar performance to the Mahindra... but much more fun and cheaper. Can imagine an Ami electric be in production for 42 years like the 2CV? I have driven a Sinclair C5... in Bristol where a friend had 2 of them. Fun but feeble performance and range... Hills were a killer...

[@MeandMonAmi]

We are currently attempting to drive the whole of the French Riviera in a Citroen Ami. This is our latest video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHWpo4uNi5uloc0

[@superbike1]

I like the Ami,it's kind of fun for a city centre or town environment but if they ever venture onto A or B roads semi rural then there will be a big queue behind them.

[@robbrowne7625]

I don't know why but I really find myself really wanting a C5. It just looks like so much fun. More than an ebike and cheaper than an ebike too. RIP Clive... a genius before his time

[@thezanzibarbarian5729]

Absolutely no 16 year old should be allowed to drive anything like that Citroen on UK roads. As for the C5. I remember soon after they were launched seeing one, and that's the only one I've ever seen on roads, with the rider very red faced and peddling like mad as I cycled past him.

[@ogloftus]

They can’t you still need a full license

[@chandrachurniyogi8394]

the Mahindra E2O shouldn't cost more than €8,300 EUR . . . otherwise it's just not a viable buy for the customer . . .

[@clanmac66]

Other than price, the E2O and C5 make more sense today. Better charging and batteries. AMI is is just too slow.

[@rodrigofazendeiro8914]

What car? makes a video that will be a drag race of Fiat Panda 1.0 Hybrid Cross vs Volkswagen E-Up! plus

[@peternorman2563]

You are obviously missing the point of these cars, Who in this section of transport needs a race down a runway. Having just returned from France I met a lady in Ie Touquet with the €6,000 Ami and she confirmed it was a perfect fit for town use. End Of.

[@cubworx7397]

Absolutely, especially given the average speed in cities and towns is less than 28mph and parking is at a premium. Also on an island such as Shetland, for example, this is perfect. (I've never been to Shetland - but assuming it isn't too hilly this would suit small distances, much like the mini-moke does)

[@lozetchells9164]

Should've added an eMTB into the lineup. It'd probably have beaten the lot up to 16mph, and I know which I'd rather have...

[@derelictdogma]

most ebikes in general with a competent rider would smoke these up until 20-30mph, whatever the bike is limited to or the gear ratio for the pedals maxes out at the custom made ebikes are doing freeway speed nowadays, and make more torque than these do while weighing 1/10th of them

[@MrFlazz99]

Just - NO. In fairness, the Ami might appeal to typical cashed-up urban (London) trendies, but looking back in 37 years' time it will be the Sinclair C5 of the 2020s (and the C5 was only loved by the trendies back in its day, so nothing changes). Save thousands - just avoid electric power altogether. Revolutionary urban transport already exists - it's called a bus (or for the wealthy it's called an Uber) - no parking worries because it just goes away after you've used it and no worries about maintenance, battery charging or resale values either. I'm amazed that it's been overlooked for all this time....

[@ianhamer4494]

Interesting video, Ami I like, but not enough to buy one, it is just to primitive for the UK, cannot do 30mph, crap heating system and in some parts of the country we live on hills.

[@andreipop1]

DO the Dacia Spring.

[@Musketeer009]

Remember, back in 2016, batteries cost an arm and a leg. Probably why the Mahindra was so expensive even though build quality was cheap and nasty.

[@stevemccormack9948]

Actually, I think the Ami is a good formula. In terms of utility, price, everything. Worth owning. Car makers should have offered this format decades ago - as in the bubble car of old. Why did they abandon it? The Renault Twizy should also made available to all. It was a bit pricey but a perfect formula for the real world.

[@mazjap]

Tune in next week Pennie farthing Vs Rayleigh chopper

[@stevemccormack9948]

I think the Mahindra is pretty good. It would have sold more if they could have got the price down.

[@DAZSAVENTURESINWONDERLAND]

these small electric vehicles will always have an issue with too higher price , the AMI is priced right ,also the lease at £2500 down and £19.99 a month is a brilliant idea ,and will get people to at least give it a go ,i really think the AMI has a future with young people to customise and make their own "like the buggy version" , a bigger battery would be great ,and im sure some one will make it go a little faster, i'l admit id love to give it a long test ,if anybody want to loan me one

[@mrparkuksmith1311]

Why is he pedalling the C5? It could move under battery power only?

[@Neojhun]

MAX POWER.

[@srowell3]

Very windy on the day and you can pedal faster than the motor can carry you.

[@donovandelaney3171]

Why didn’t he use a modified version?

[@mikadavies660]

Whilst I take my hat off to Citroën for trying... I think the Dacia EV or the Chinese cheap EV's will sell. But the Ami tips over too easily and is way too slow at just 28mph. The Indian car is almost as expensive as the Renault Zoe.... Which is a far superior car.

[@SethPinnock]

Before I even watch the video. You are all crazy. !!!.

[@jonpowell5345]

Interesting review, let’s face it ….all these vehicles are flawed and rubbish . A vw up or Suzuki ignis are so much better in every way, the government should have promoted electric cars but also kept a low cc class of petrol cars similar to kei cars in Japan. What families can afford the prices of £20k plus for basic 4 door electric cars ? The car was meant to offer mobility for the masses and the future is mobility for the wealthy. Also someone who lives in a city like London ass the time where there is good public transport would not need or buy the ami as when they want to do a longer journey the vehicle is too slow and too small. Just my opinion

[@martineyles]

The Ami will not be remembered fondly or even laughed about - it will be forgotten!

[@zzhughesd]

This channel !!!!!! Lambo match up one day , quadricycle cum human power , following day.

[@benholroyd5221]

Old lambo v modern cheapish ev should be quite close?

[@andyhunt457]

No is the answer to that question.Neither of these I would want to be inside if it crashed,zero luggage room,dangerously slow.The idea of small light bev is great just the execution is still too poor but it will come I sure of it.

[@donovandelaney3171]

Why are you peddling? That’s not how you drive one.

[@dansmith6909]

Ah yes. The bicycle that killed the british computer industry - The not-genius clive sinclair's C5. Sir Clive was very, very good at cutting corners, that's all. Not to be negative about him, other devices he championed revolutionised the industry they were in. His digital calculator, his cheap computers, his pocket TV. The C5.... not so much. I just take issue with people calling Sir Clive a genius when he wasn't, he was just a corner cutter.

[@meinereiner33]

because the ami is a failiure, it will be a collectors car.

[@changsimon4800]

For an electric mini car it is very dangerous to drive fast.

[@McGubbins42]

Eat your heart out CarWow.

[@GinoFoto]

gosh, how can someone design car to end up looking so ugly like that Mahindra

[@davidyates6546]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@davidyates6546]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MOSSFEEN]

The Worlds MOST USELESS drag race

[@davidyates6546]

lost intrest , couldnt make it to the end