The Tiny Electric Sports Car You’ve Never Heard Of…

[@zapfanzapfan]

Reviewing small cars? Send Jack for comedic effect! 🙂

[@toyotaprius79]

Jack Vs Imogen Bhogal 🏁

[@zapfanzapfan]

@@toyotaprius79 Reviewing giant mining machinery, send Imogen! 🙂

[@gazza595]

Largest presenter in one of the smallest cars 🤣 I suspect Jack might have insisted though. 👍

[@coniow]

For sure, Imogen could go a whole lot further on a charge, just because she would be tucked neatly out of the slipstream, rather than acting like a drogue anchor !

[@DayumSonny]

And send Imogen to review massive vehicles.

[@segue2ant395]

One of the most enticing things about the EV revolution is all these new small manufacturers that are showing up now. It's just so much easier to put together a working vehicle using electric solutions, and they're so much more flexible than an ICE in terms of how the drive-train is constructed. And it's not just the wider selection of cars - but vehicles in general. Microcars, e-tuktuks, e-bikes and trikes - vehicles that aren't designed for broad appeal, but to satisfy an existing niche that ICE vehicles simply can't, because they have to appeal to the broadest possible demographic to justify a production run. It's a very exciting time for things on wheels.

[@GruffSillyGoat]

Indeed, the low cost of entry mean more artisan and specialist automakers will come to the market. Even CATL seem to recognise this bring a full BEV platform to the market to reduce the R&D investment cost, seems coachmaking may be making a come back.

[@niklaswejedal463]

That Twingo EV though... Want it even more than I want the up-coming one. I won't be able to sleep tonight.

[@darwinskeeper421]

I would be VERY impressed if Jack, or anyone else for that matter, managed to roll the electric Burton going forward. The Citroen 2CV was notorious for being nearly impossible to roll at least when going forward. I remember one KZbinr actually fitted a 2CV with a roll bar and tried to tip it over. After trying everything he could, he found that the only way to pull it off is to go in reverse. I don't think Jack will have to worry about his head in this car.

[@Secretlyanothername]

And with the battery pack down low in the centre of the car, it should be very firmly planted

[@no1DdC]

Sure, but a car can also roll when it falls down a hill or after having been hit by or having hit another vehicle. I've seen the results of a combination of the two and it wasn't pretty.

[@devonbikefilms]

@@no1DdC it’s not, but in the nannying world we live in, this is a breath of fresh air. None of us live forever and serious fun is a valuable thing worth the very small risk. Us motorcyclists understand😎

[@no1DdC]

@ I've been a fan of the original Burton for years, so no need to tell me. I'd still fit it with a roll hoop though. There's something to be said about a small, slow, inexpensive sports car in general. This concept should make a comeback. The last Western take on it was arguably the Smart Roadster. The Japanese have made a few Kei Cars in this vein since, like the Daihatsu Copen and Honda S660, although they sadly rarely leave their home country.

[@darwinskeeper421]

@@no1DdC I agree. I've been fascinated by the 2CV for decades, I'd probably have one but I live in the middle of the United States, and I've heard that a lot of the fun of driving one is that you can drive it flat out without being pulled over.

[@messiermitchell4901]

Small cars ❤️ The true automotive future we want! Also, i do have a soft spot for the 2CV 👉👈

[@ceciliaFX]

I love small cars.

[@ltpinecone]

THESE are the EVs I like! EVs are the perfect platform for making extremely simple, fun and reliable cars.

[@martino9143]

Nice car you've wearing Jack 😂

[@deeser]

There are things in life that give me pleasure. Fine wine, kittens frollicing, watching someone you don't like fall down, etc. Massive Jack in a small car, full of joy, it's up there man! Speaking of which, when can we finally see you in a Mobilize Duo/Bento? Pretty please, mate! X

[@jc1982discovery]

My first thought was noddy😂

[@kennedy369]

Same here ,he could have worn the outfit 😂

[@EV-olution]

The Burton is brilliant and I wish it would come to Canada.

[@colinrobinson7869]

That's one More car that's in my fantasy EV garage.

[@brucekennedy5274]

So daft, but so joyful. I hope to see one of these pootling around one sunny day.

[@mpspuij]

what a lovely car. When I retire I would buy something like that because i would only drive for fun and this seems so much fun.

[@Bettys_Eldest]

I was thinking about spending the kids inheritance on a motorhome, but that plan is now under review.

[@toyotaprius79]

Psst, Hey! *Stellantis (citroën)* ... _this is what the Ami should be built like suspension-wise, not a 7k 48v playmobil that costs 10k in Ireland..._

[@vikidivik5427]

its 13k in Greece. I recently checked leasing options. I am not going to pay 1000 eur upfront as subscription fee and 220 eur per month for a glorified quad (not as fast as a quad).

[@Alessandro---]

This is 40 grand tho.

[@Stewiedude1]

​@Alessandro--- this is bespoke and made in small batch, economies of scale would allow Citroën to offer this around 12-15k given it is ultimately the same underneath. The challenge I imagine is safety etc for a mass produced vehicle.

[@michaeltrigg6087]

The more complicated and automated new cars become, the more appealing cars like these become.

[@knowledgebyte]

I plan to retire to the south of France in a few years time and this little car would definitely bring a grin to my face.

[@Sloth_girl-z2h]

Love the Burton, great as city car! Someone should do a bogeyed sprite like this!

[@julianowens4071]

Really lovely

[@AdamCiernicki]

Fun fact: most British countryside roads are so narrow that Audi Q7 or Landrover takes up around 2/3 of the width. It is by far the most stressful place to drive any car. Just thought I share that in case you’re based in Europe where roads have to meet the legal minimum wifdth of 2.5m per lane. (Most countries)

[@pablobelastegui]

As always, lovely video. And that Renault 5 in the beggining is so cool. But of course, the Burton, at 45.000€, more of a toy for the rich than a nice car.

[@andyroid7339]

I think I've seen a review for this car, more than 40 years ago. From what I remember, the car was red and yellow and what was striking was that the driver insisted on wearing a large pointed hat with a bell on the tip and that he was nearly always accompanied by a rotund friend with large ears.

[@lesmay]

Burton is actually a Dutch company

[@WeOnlyWantTheEarth1999]

More dutch than whatever Stellantis is.

[@erikbakker1639]

Holy crap, that renault 5 😊❤❤❤❤

[@roguebullet4220]

Love it. But I think the beautiful weather was helping sell it 😅

[@RWBHere]

I love it. With a few refinements, including better F R P selection, lower seating, bigger windscreen, tonneau cover, roll bar and 20% more battery range, it should become a very desirable little car. Thanks for the introduction, Jack. 🙂👍

[@tobybushnell]

Noddy car for Jack. Full size for anyone else 😅

[@aussieideasman8498]

I thought I would find one referencing Noddy. I was going to tell Jack to drop the sensible hat for Noddy's and paint the car in Noddy car colours. You spoiled it, but I have nothing against the car. Black wheel spats would be nice.

[@Deepthought-42]

No distracting touch screen 👍

[@briankumpan9892]

In a lot of ways I am like my Father, he always had an itch for sports cars and I am the same way and the Burton is 1 Beautiful Car

[@muffty1337]

I would LOVE to see all the every day classic ICE cars converted to light and fun EVs. The 2002 Smart ForFour would be my faforite. :)

[@jeromewassenaar7457]

Great video! All i can say he's totally right. Lots of comfort, steering pleasure and good useability. And it cannot rust (the best when you love classic cars..) I drive a petrol Burton myself with a similar low windshield and I can admit that with the lower bench its no problem at all to drive long distances. For example, I drove to the Alp 'd Huez in France from Utrecht in the Netherlands just a few weeks ago (in the snow/rain and with -3 degrees) 2500km in total of 4 days. I'm 1,86m long and I look trough the windshield instead of over the windshield. There are plenty of options for the petrol version already, higher windscreen, softtop, hardtop, tonneau and a huge lugage space. So its more useable than it looks. I do own several 2CV's but the Burton is the most fun to drive by far. Less than 500kg, plastic body, reliable engine. Just great fun. Cannot wait to drive the electric one as well!

[@ptonpc]

Hopefully smaller manufacturers can flourish and build quirky simpler vehicles like this.

[@reallynotpc]

I already knew about the Burton, but hadn't yet come across the EV version. Love the inboard disc brakes. And that ancient suspension is still utterly brilliant!

[@MrLekatt]

Front end geometry is known for its intricate solution(-s) even to well respected tech guys in F1 and is actually compared to one of the 2023 teams front end design in a positive way... Citroën knew what they were doing. The camber (and caster) angels making the car almost self steering but still extremely stable at speed. On gravel roads my 2CV was particularly fun to drive as you could throw the car into a corner and let it begin to slide slightly in the front and then let of the throttle for a split second to let the rear come out and the steering telling you to straighten it up to keep the slide going through the corner. But the 2CV6 was also a delight to drive on motorways above 70 mph. Those were the days... Thank you for this lovely video!

[@GingerPiston]

Who needs rollover protection, eh!

[@jpkatz1435]

Or crumple zoness ? ! ? !

[@kierank01]

You have to try really hard to roll a 2cv

[@RichardFraser-y9t]

Freddie Flintoff ?

[@mbak7801]

@@RichardFraser-y9t Not relevant. We are talking about the almost un rollable Citroen 2CV here not an invalid tricycle. OK a Morgan but it looks like it can turn drivers into invalids quite easily.

[@AnthonyJP]

How great to see a new car intro that makes you laugh - want one!!!!

[@Sohave]

I would love to have a 2cv hybrid, where the electric stuff is in the trunk in the same manner as the extra engine of a 2CV Sahara. and the air cooled petrol engine is retained in the front. for 4x4 drive both motors are engaged!

[@wintlink]

That's so nice !

[@queeg6473]

A few years ago I looked into building a Burton, but I wanted the hard top (with the gullwing doors) and wanted to sit in one before I bought the kit. The factory said there was only one car in the UK with a hardtop, it was in Inverness and put the owner in contact with me. Sooo, when I was on my hols in Scotland I "popped" across to have a look. I'm glad I did 'cos I didn't fit. I'm 6ft 2 ". Oh well.....

[@joshuared1000]

The producer was like. Who is the tallest person we have to put into the smallest cars? Oh yeah we have Jack lol 😂

[@cassesque]

11:03 To be fair, if you had your sensible hat on that day it would have blown off already

[@gormauslander]

I actually thought he was talking about a hat for a while and that he was going to talk about losing it

[@itsprivate4360]

There’s a quaint village in North Yorkshire called Burton Leonard, my first reaction to that name was… there should’ve been a car with that name! There you go. Cheers from Melbourne Australia 🙂

[@speedysmart1]

That windscreen reminded me of a version of the Smart car - they did one with an open front and rubber inside (for when it rains). The windscreen did not get as high as your nose. They kept the roll-bar though (I would have thought it needed one to pass safety tests?). I don't think I have ever seen one on the road - only seen one in the Smart factory museum. I think I would recommend wet suit and goggles for use in the UK :)

[@speedysmart1]

The For Two Crossblade - seems a few of them do exist!

[@danwiddon3854]

Brilliant, all round. Even with Jack’s nod to nominated drivers being the perceived target market for such a fun EV, normalising 150 miles of summer range is awesome!😂

[@FinnBjerke]

I reall enjoyed this - I ride EUCs so I guess the algorithm led me to you

[@Indyoliver1707]

I wish they would look into hub motors for retro fitting.freeing up space and improving balance

[@morosis82]

Also increases unsprung weight, better off with an onboard motor.

[@speedysmart1]

Hub motors were tried on the moon - it did not go well, especially when you try going around corners :(

[@paulpschierer-barnfather6453]

I ❤ this SO much!

[@KadirMehmet-y9i]

The Wexxo presale is one of the most exciting opportunities I’ve seen in a while.

[@coniow]

Love the styling :-).

[@66BranDo]

I worked for PSA and was responsible for the BeNeLux dealerships. The cars I have seen there, amazing. Also some of those 2CV kits.

[@car7productions731]

The Dutch Burton kit car just about managed to make the sticky out front engine layout look OK. But if you are starting from scratch you could do so much better.

[@mgmarrison]

I’m sure the company never intends on this to sell to the masses, and therefore this video portrays the vibe of the car perfectly. I’d love to have a go 😎

[@Jaw0lf]

This is a great subject as making an EV gives a clean platform to design all sorts of cars. It will be great to see more and more fun and hopefully cheaper EV's.

[@Sidowse]

Electrifying older cars for town/city-only travel makes a lot of of sense because new cars are subject to too many rules and regulations which are paradoxical for a car that never does more than 30mph.

[@petesplaneta9340]

Now that will easily fit in my garage! Probably room for an EV Twingo too

[@pixatiya]

Un gran reportaje. Saludos 👋🏎️⚡

[@xxwookey]

10:55 Do they do that wing-mirror shot backwards? If not I'm very impressed that he got the image-centering just right.

[@computerjantje]

I guess the trick is that the road worthyness still is the old standard given for the old car so they do not have to meet the new car standards.

[@johndoyle4723]

Thanks, looks like a load of fun. Hopefully RHD and UK compliant would be good.

[@TheDarthDre]

I am a bit surprised by this being called a new car. The first i heard about the Burton electric was in 2011 as an option from Burton them self (they are in Zutphen in the Netherlands by the way). Now i have looked it up and as it turns out 2CV Mehari Club Cassis has bought Burton in 2022 but have let them largely operate independently. So i guess the only "real" innovation here is that in stead of it being a kit car based on a 2CV chassis its is (going to be) a production car based on a kit car based on a 2CV. I do like the whole idea of it all. We actually had the 2CV from my in-laws as a wedding car.

[@briankumpan9892]

The little Renault you showed on the lot, I use to own and R10 Renault

[@Steve-GM0HUU]

I am a bit of slow EV convert but I like this 👍.

[@geoffburns3540]

Now then - I just need Mae Hong Son to have a few chargers and this would be ideal for those months when it isn't raining :)

[@matthewtyler-jones8317]

Of course there were 4wd 2CVs and they too had two motors, one for the front and one for the back

[@Raggepagge]

That windshield has no purpose

[@jochenstacker7448]

For that guy anyway. 😅

[@liamrochford3649]

If you knew anything about basic aerodynamics you'd know that most of the wind will be deflected up and over him. Look at an F1 car as a comparison.

[@The2cvshop]

There is a larger windscreen available, which you can fit a hood too.

[@3rdmm]

Built for Tintin & Snowy, obviously.

[@TTTzzzz]

Isn't Burton Dutch?

[@simcajet]

Yes, it is.

[@ELISEONunes-h4k]

The team behind Wexxo knows exactly what the gaming industry needs.

[@JhanaratoBhikkhu]

I'm grinning too, Jack!

[@williamclark6466]

Much fun! ❤

[@daviddenley3512]

That's a lovely car..simple & brilliant

[@StephenButlerOne]

But can it perform on a wet and windy night in stoke.

[@TimInertiatic]

I love that thing. Id need a roll bar though!

[@jamesengland7461]

Wait. A Duracell bunny? Here in the US it's the Energizer bunny!

[@shia_labeouf]

Does it remember the wing mirror position for different drivers? 😛

[@jjackson3240]

What was the puddle under the Burton when it was sitting in the parking lot?

[@tgmickey513]

It's adorable!

[@RollMeAFat1]

Honestly the things so light that if you do roll it you can probably just put your arms out to stop it from happening

[@danielmadar9938]

Thanks

[@terencehawkes3933]

I'd just love one of those!

[@lagmonster7789]

That's such a cool little car i just immediately thought 'WOW! If that goes just 80kph, then the 200km range is perfect and i'd gladly pay €10-15k for it'.. But alas no as usual it's only for rich Liebhabers at €45K and a top speed

[@jeromewassenaar7457]

It goes 90kmph ;)

[@lagmonster7789]

@@jeromewassenaar7457 Thanks, i hereby stand corrected 😅 I was (mistakenly)under the impression it was a quadricycle, which is usually limited to 45kph here in EU (like the AMI)

[@peterjeremymckenzie8444]

Petroleum trolls out early this evening 😂

[@BrunoBGarcia79]

i have been wanting to have a convertable 90s twingo for decades, no I have the perfect excuse

[@BamboomProductions2025]

If you think about it, this could be cheaper than actually make a whole new EV car from scratch as all you'd really need to do is take out the Petrol/Diesel components and replace them with EV Servo motors

[@JillesvanGurp]

True, it's a lot easier to retrofit just about anything with wheels with batteries and an electric motor than it is to retrofit them with a modern petrol engine and all the crap that comes with that. Electrical engines are a lot smaller. You could probably take any horse and carriage from the nineteenth century, electrify it and get rid of the horse. It would be weird. But it would work. The point is that car manufacturers are all stuck making the same boring, bland looking cars. It's hard to tell them apart. To paraphrase doc Brown: if you're gonna put an electrical motor in a car, why not do it with some style? (about his choice for the DeLorean). Bosch has an electrical DeLorean on display here in Berlin (or had) in their office near Tempelhofer Hafen. Great example of a stylish car that people would buy (100% guaranteed) that would work extremely well in an EV version if the price was right. All that requires is whomever owns the designs for that unplugging their heads from their arse. Why is that not a thing?!

[@amaslam111]

Already happening in parts of Africa where they're retrofitting Chinese packs into cars and motorcycles. I've seen an example where a W124 Mercedes sedan was retrofitted.

[@morosis82]

I was thinking about this the other day, it sounds expensive to replace an engine with a motor and battery for $15k, but versus the cost of a new vehicle it's relatively cheap. If you already have an older vehicle that's in good shape apart from the engine, especially with the durability of older cars vs newer ones, it actually sounds like a decent idea to me. I've been wanting to buy a modern EV, but I think actually I want to see if I can find something older that's interesting and convert it instead - add some mod cons like a modern dash, but otherwise enjoy the older design.

[@JillesvanGurp]

​@ 15K would be a lot of battery. The going rate for batteries is trending to below100$ per kwh if you buy in volume and are friendly with the manufacturer. 15K translates a5 50$ translates into about 150kwh. Most older lighter cars can do with a lot less than that. 24 or 42 is quite popular and will get you quite a bit of range with a small/light car. That's why China has a lot of small EVs well below 10K. Some below 5K even. There's battery over production currently so there are a lot of good battery deals to be had for car manufacturers.

[@morosis82]

@@JillesvanGurp one would assume development of a kit of some kind would require payback plus profit for the ones doing a conversion. Including motor, battery, control systems, labour, profit I can't see it getting much cheaper than that for quite some time.

[@womblechops]

Fully Charged parking its (very diminutive) tank on Jonny Smith's lawn here. Lovely little thing though.

[@will4375]

Jack must be protected at all costs 😂

[@devonbikefilms]

Brilliant stuff. Let’s hope that there will be more of these fun vehicle in an EV world.

[@S0me0ne_S0meWhere_SaysHi]

A bit worried about what looked like a oil patch under the driver's side front wheel before you drove it 🤔😊.

[@marklee7426]

“If I’d had my sensible hat on today…” it would have been blown off: LITERALLY and metaphorically

[@Flickerbrain]

Love it!!

[@ErhanEmced]

I’ve seen many projects, but Wexxo stands out for its focus on AI-powered gaming.

[@brackcycle9056]

L7e micro car ... limited to 56mph .. but you don't have to worry about airbags etc !

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

If they ever do a kit for a Renault 16, well, there's enough suppliers of new parts to build an EV Lotus Europa.

[@animationcreations42]

I really really want an electric Aventime. No idea why, but it's been a dream for years.

[@theairstig9164]

Noddy and big ears called. They want their noddy mobile back

[@gazza595]

Absolutely love it. I'd have one if I could justify the cost. Will they do a R/H drive I wonder?

[@Vormulac1]

It doesn't get much more classically 'French car design' then putting a critical touchscreen somewhere you can neither see it or touch it 😂😂

[@danam0228]

Love it ☺️

[@mdr-lw2bn]

if I wanted the wind directly in my face I'd ride a bike 🤣

[@richardjohnson5529]

i read some were that Citroen are going to make a 2cv as an EV is that true?

[@infidelcastro5129]

Is this the car I saw tootling around the Cotswolds yesterday (29th January)? 😊