We Bought The Cheapest (And Most Hated) Electric Car

[@kensho9102]

I’d love if @carthrottle did a scrap car challenge where they save 3 cars from being scrapped and find who has the best car and who can make it better.

[@JoshSmith-tw3fk]

Ur a genius

[@marco7563]

basically every video lol

[@redlinemayhem8961]

This is what im going to start my series on with my Mini Cooper S :D

[@The_VanTM]

@@redlinemayhem8961 I'm curious to see that now :D

[@EnglishLevy]

Get Robert Llewellyn on for a Scrapheap Throttle collaboration

[@hannes90u]

Put a diesel generator on a trailer and run it as a hybrid. would be interesting how much MPG you get 🙂 And I also like the idea of a RC G-Wiz

[@PlanetBurner]

YES!!! Generator time!

[@unknownunknown3368]

It will be how much the generator does mpg not the car

[@martijnkosters9024]

Given the whole war thing in the east. Fit it with a big gun and call it an RPG-Wiz.

[@onesadtech]

Dave Sparks did a similar thing on his channel, threw a generator (or two) on the roof of a little electric vehicle. 😂😂

[@MangoFrend]

It would be interesting to see it kiss a wall at 31 miles

[@SKOMPAS]

I would love to see the G-Wiz converted to LiPo batteries like some Tesla or Nissan Leaf cells, I can imagine that old brushed motor can take some serious amps!

[@undissatisfied1557]

They actually make 48 v drop in LiPO batteries that you set up in parallel for more capacity. With 8 of them in that car it would rip, and for a long time!

[@873Project]

Li-ion*

[@michielpluim1216]

@@873Project this. They talk about lithium ion batteries. Not lithium polymer.

[@d2factotum]

The original company actually did make a version of this car with LiIon batteries called the L-ion...didn't improve the performance any but did jack the range up from 50 miles to 75.

[@X7rocks]

There's a video of someone who did it.

[@guillaumegaudin694]

17:00 that is legitimately the most CO2 releasing EV i've seen

[@Movableobject]

Probably the most co2 releasing car for some seconds

[@jamesrobson4666]

Apart from the Hammerhead Eagle i Thrust

[@georgeb5262]

​@@MovableobjectThe smoking 20 years old diesel VW Golf of my neighbour will prove you wrong.

[@mikerichards6029]

I'd love to see this as a drag electric car (sorry quadricycle) Small cage big power electric motor, what could possibly go wrong

[@Rob_Duxx]

I’m sure top gear had one on ages ago

[@dinsceravs2374]

Is it quadricycle or quadrocycle or quadracycle tho? pronounciation might be the issue here.... :D

[@adam.a]

@@Rob_Duxx @calvinscardiary has the exact one now and made it green

[@Argonzzzz]

Drag race Tesla plaid

[@tydontdy3459]

We shall call it... E-Roy

[@marsrover001]

As a lover of old bad electric cars. I would totally pay 400 for that. It's in much better condition than the citicar I was looking at for that price. Next up, lithium swap, bigger motor and controller, doughnuts.

[@Unexplored101]

Have you watched the top gear episode when they did that?

[@kaptein1247]

keep in mind the batteries are like 2 grand

[@oldtechnobodycaresabout]

@@kaptein1247 well it would depend what kind and how many cells you want.

[@kaptein1247]

@@oldtechnobodycaresabout If you can deal with even less than 50 miles

[@Ohem1]

@@kaptein1247 Which makes it just more fun because it'd make it a sleeper - and nothing is funnier than a deceptive car.

[@TerranRedsky]

This seems like the perfect car for Jack to do a 24 hours in a car challenge I think.

[@jonibravo9004]

This HAS to be the top comment

[@mohammadsaedi5723]

Yes 👌

[@theonlywoody2shoes]

I’m personally grateful to the G-Wiz, since I owned an Austin Allegro (my dads old car I inherited) so I only had the second worst car

[@TheScottishSprayer]

Gary needs to be a targa top or ragtop for headroom. Oh and a slim system in the boot playing big exhaust noises.

[@Rmx2011]

That thing is a deathtrap. Shows how far you guys are willing to go for content, thanks guys!! Edit. you must try offroading it LOL

[@douglaspealing5608]

@asterixxer old minis are only death traps if you roll them. Or get rear ended. Or t boned. Or have a head on.... Okay they're death traps in all sense. But you have to remember they were put into production in 1959. The G-wiz was put into production in 2001... that's 42 years of safety development that they just didn't bother with

[@grumpyoldman-21]

coming from the country that made the reliant robin.....

[@AIDANPEREIRA]

@@douglaspealing5608 and guess what. there are still quite a few cars sold in India (including weaker/cheaper built but current gen models of suzuki, hyundai/kia) that are only a bit safer

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

@asterixxer 6-7000 Euros? The G-Wiz was sold for 13,000 Euros with lead batteries and 23,000 Euros with lithium batteries.

[@douglaspealing5608]

@@AIDANPEREIRA I'd take a mini over most small cars, even now

[@drunkenhobo5039]

17:00 - Love the irony of blasting out a load of CO2 from an electric car.

[@the.internet]

All fun and games until Greta Thunberg sees this vid.

[@Esa826]

@@the.internet "How dare you!!!"

[@crusadeagainsttomatoes2518]

Budget ELECTRIC off roader: Make it in to an electric off roader! Raise it, new tires, lights could be cool. I reckon it might be able to do something because it’s so lightweight. Off roading is pretty slow so the crash test results can be forgotten of (:D), but maybe build a roll cage as well just to be safe!

[@aaroncable340]

The roll cage would just push through the roof or through something

[@crusadeagainsttomatoes2518]

@@aaroncable340 exterior room cage - exoskeleton :)

[@p1_reko990]

6:18 I'm surprised no one is talking about when Alex said you can sit in between me not for the first time 😂

[@devanblank3349]

I work on forklifts for a living and it was so weird to see the same motor controller you’d find in an electric forklift, and hear the same click from the contactor engaging when you turn the key… though I’m sure the motors in my forklifts have a bit more power 😂

[@Doneysaur]

I’d like to see it on some JDM 10” wheels, lowered with a nice paint job. Full interior refurb too.

[@alecgarcia963]

That’s called rice lol

[@XxXIRoGuEIxX]

@@alecgarcia963 no it isn't?

[@tsubadaikhan6332]

Surprisingly Rocket Bunny doesn't yet provide body kits for the Gee Whiz...

[@NooaJaarsma]

Amg monoblock replicas could also look good

[@darrylmeyer6389]

Long distance trip with Gary sounds like some proper entertainment 🤣

[@MrBLUEDEVILUK]

A bank holiday trip to B&Q for some BBQ equipment and DIY materials would be fun.

[@justin_time]

To Orkney to plug into a wind turbine

[@THe9-3MAnIaC]

"Gary the girl" Topgear

[@CalvinsCarDiary]

Very cool choice of car I must say 😎

[@spencercrofts1633]

Get a collab done lads!

[@ENCASE]

But you had one first . one up for calvins car diary

[@merktheherl]

HAha I was going to send you this saying they stole your idea. Yours is better.

[@unknownunknown3368]

Copy cats😜 have a youtuber G wizz Race !!! And Range race this will generate some views!! Just give me a shout out for the idea 😜😜😊

[@The_journeyy]

I was literally going to say Calvin has one of these 🤣

[@keetandaish9060]

Love how much Ethan has grown and changed in these videos, proper main character energy now fucking love it 💜

[@aapenstal-aapje]

Very cool! Place a tesla engine iside the G-wiz! or a max stage chip tune with the G-wiz!

[@mgt864]

I would say roll cage but it might have to be on the outside! Not sure what you'd attach it to as I don't think there is anything solid to bolt it to.

[@peterwhittle522]

Just bolt the roll cage to the roll cage itself and make an exoskeleton

[@dedertitick]

External roll cage, suspension spacers, 4x4 wheels, and you got a battle car

[@ALittleBitOfGay]

I think with this little shitbox, you would say, “bolt the car to a roll cage”

[@mikericketts-royle4840]

Love to see all 3 of you guys doing a long distance journey in this to see if it'll make it to a certain point using charging points up and down the country lol

[@aaroncable340]

Not a bad idea but the insurance would probably be too much with lack of safety and big suvs about and hgvs tho it would be more of a test of Britain's tow trucks too be honest

[@Gobbbbb]

I absolutely love how proud ethan was with the V5 joke 😊

[@joeleighton5491]

John o'Groats to Lands End in the G-Wiz x

[@AlexSmith-iv2jv]

that hazard light thing was on my barn find 1980 Ford F100 that i got for doing some yard work.

[@98d31]

Try to transport a full height fridge and see how it affects range. I know, I know, it won't fit. That's why you'll need a tow bar and a trailer, this should be fun.

[@VluggeJapie22]

This needs a bike engine,imagine seeing/hearing this thing screaming at 15.000 rpm.

[@Perry_dAccard]

Gixxer Wiz 😎

[@MGMutt]

Defo needs a busa engine

[@34REDCOW34]

na, a kubota diesel

[@Perry_dAccard]

@@MGMutt what doesn't?

[@drunkenhobo5039]

I'm sure the occupant would be screaming even louder. It's probably the only thing on the road more dangerous than a bike.

[@onesadtech]

This thing looks like it would be a lot of fun for booting around a large private property. Can't wait to see the hypermiling video! After that maybe try some mods to improve performance. 😂

[@cameronlotter1392]

its electric mate

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

Put flames on it. Everything with flames on it is automatically faster.

[@cameronlotter1392]

@@MyRegardsToTheDodo 😂

[@scotthotchkiss7120]

@@MyRegardsToTheDodo stickers add 5bhp. Go faster stripes to.

[@scotthotchkiss7120]

@@cameronlotter1392 bigger battery lol.

[@christophermanson6754]

I would love to see Ethan try his hand at bodywork to reprint the whole car.

[@samcrawford9503]

lowered, wide over fenders with wide wheels, steering mods, bucket seats ditch what you can for weight and do some before and after track and range tests then go to a specialist to mod the drive system 😁 be a great death wagon.

[@drcolabottle6385]

I reckon theres a whole heap of things that would be awesome. track build - cage, springs, brakes, stickers, tyres and bike engine swap off roader - fog lights, lift kit, chunky tyres drop top - slam it, big wheels, fancy paint and cut the roof off Either way, Can't wait to see what you do with it!

[@sum1quiet]

Lower it, get some wider wheels, make it faster and more of a deathtrap. Perfection.

[@stoatrepublic]

At last somebody with some Common Sense. I have a 1991 Electric VW 35i Passat Estate on Coilovers.

[@crazycjk]

@@stoatrepublic username checks out!

[@mk2nathan]

@@stoatrepublic Isn't a 1991 model a b3? The b3 Passat is such a cool looking car.

[@stoatrepublic]

@@mk2nathan Yes it is!, its a car I've had several of over many years.

[@mk2nathan]

@@stoatrepublic that’s wicked mate! I have a mk2 golf which I’ve put g60 wheels on and coilovers. Going to any shows this year?? Hopefully I pass my driving test before may 8th because that’s the first date of a big show I want to go to🤣

[@ilynoobz_]

Finally a car he can fit in comfortably

[@Rapscallion2009]

The G-Wiz is fine if you view it as a sort of enclosed electric moped. It's there as a way to cheaply commute to work or the shops. It's absolutely not there for pulling crumpet or setting lap records.

[@danielmorris6523]

I have a neighbour who has one where I live and he uses it almost daily to go to the village shop and to see family and friends around the village, he only needs to charge it a few times a week. We get snow quite a lot here and for that reason the vast majority of people have Land Rovers, this guy uses it when we get snow and because it is so lightweight and underpowered it kinda glides along the snow without getting stuck like a normal car. Last year some people (who presumably had been on their way home from the pub to the hotel as they woke the whole village up in the night) actually lifted it and put it in the middle of the road. That might sound funny and if they hadn't have damaged it then it would be on the cusp of being a funny sort of prank, but they also came back later in the night and smashed the windscreen on it.

[@BillyNoMates1974]

2:53 someone was brave to drive it 9771 miles. I would have shot myself..... twice, before that amount of mileage was clocked up

[@alantaylor7407]

I would love to see it fitted with a 1000cc bike engine and gearbox.

[@douglaspealing5608]

And a roll cage, more because I think the engine and gearbox will take the driven axle with them and leave the rest of the car behind on the first launch

[@rahuldinesh6337]

There is one in India with a busa motor

[@cezerzy9253]

More powerful electric motor, some good tires and take it to the track. Probably wouldn't hurt to upgrade the brakes and suspension a bit.

[@aryan2009]

4:04 They didn't try to do anything infact that switch actualy came from a Maruti Suzuki 800 the old ones.

[@obie_offishal]

The background track 👌🏾👍🏾 2:52

[@davidcarguy]

Yesss! Please make more of this this type of video!!!

[@zacmartin6376]

You couldn't of even watched it yet

[@sooofancier]

@@zacmartin6376 for real

[@bordersw1239]

To be fair, the design make it look like it’s already been in a crash test.

[@firewaffle1]

How about you swap in a Porsche derived v6?

[@QuantumS1ngularity]

I can't wait to see Alex, Ethan, Jack and Gareth all together inside Gary. Here is an idea for *THE ULTIMATE GARY CHALLENGE* - do a lap of the Nordschleife with Gary. It's really arguable if it will make it. To add spice and i'm sure track officials will almost certainly NOT allow that, but you can try asking politely - make the lap with all 4 of you inside. It will be hilarious AF.

[@sonicje]

A fake taxi film recorded on the back seats of this mighty machine!

[@markmurphy3578]

All that is missing is a bin liner. Surely every bin needs one!

[@swaroopajit]

Even in India, people who bought these were just people who had money burning a hole in their pocket. I see these on the road very occasionally, even now.

[@BornStranger]

There is one in my area just sitting abandoned.

[@joshuarosen6242]

£10k for this is absolutely not cheap - anyone who bought one new must have had more money than sense.

[@benman3509]

Jesus. That was pure fun! Already love this series already.

[@harshithsadhana7475]

i proud that thing still runs. there are new version of the gwiz in uk. its called mahindra e20. try that. you can refresh it. do testing around the city.

[@FOX11GUY]

I you turn the knob to F and pull. You get F-Plus (Sport Mode) for the full top speed.

[@jacobkrueger1022]

That's awesome! Would love to see it faster. A bike engine or maybe even just a better electric motor?

[@justin_time]

ebikes do have some crazy big power options now...

[@rahuldinesh6337]

There is a busa swapped one in India

[@jacobkrueger1022]

@@justin_time yeah I don't think I've ever seen an e bike motor swap, that'd be sick

[@justin_time]

@@jacobkrueger1022 ~cheap too! Maybe 1 motor and battery pack for each wheel!

[@AleksWorkshop]

Please lower it

[@OVERDRIVE.studios]

That intro 😂

[@arhannair8072]

Gold steeeliees for sure maybe some sprayed britsh racing green and if ur cray roll cage and wide body

[@sliders15]

Maybe take Gary Autotesting. Its small, relatively light, instant torque, shifting forwards to reverse is easy, doesn't need to get above 30mph anyways and could finally give the G-Wiz some Motorsport Pedigree!

[@manandmachine6514]

Love it! If Ethan was a car it would be a G-Wiz that car sums him up perfectly haha

[@thealmightycai]

G-WIZ needs a K swap

[@francislee9]

Turn it into a good electric car, what it always should have been!

[@jamesherrick1999]

I once watched 4 dressed up young lasses in their maybe early 20s pile into one of these on Harley street in the middle of London once late at night while i was waiting in a company van for a night job. was amazed they all fit!

[@sleepe8050]

DETAIL AND PAINT PERHAPS!!!!

[@Jahmed5635]

Calvin’s car diary springs to mind! Electric cars and hybrid cars are my nightmare, definitely do not like the direction the car world is going into, can’t beat normal combustion cars

[@BillyNoMates1974]

2 seconds in and I know I will enjoy watching this. great work guys, great idea.

[@magnusshawn4698]

I’d love to see you make a stance car out of it!

[@davidowen8950]

I think you guys have to do a road trip in Gary, possibly to mid Wales. I would like to see how it handles the mountains, and the range anxiety would be fun to watch!

[@SAVING_ICONIC_MACHINES]

Love the content boys it just keeps getting better and better keep it up guys.

[@Sup3rSn1per]

Correction to the intro: Elon did not create or found Tesla, he bought it out through hostile takeover and continued where they left off.

[@sparky4878]

Yes, he bullied his way to be documented as a founder of the company.

[@vinniecar]

I would love to see this gem on te37’s and slammed. To hyper miles I believe you should be able to achieve more than a mile. Good luck

[@ResurrectionRC]

I think an electric car vs public transport episode would be a good idea being as we're now encouraged to buy electric vehicles. With Ethan driving Gary of course 😉

[@badboys500]

I own electric vehicle mate it would not be a good ep . Mine got one of the best ranges but you go 70mph it's not even half you can't use the heater to demist the window or warm the vechile up with losing alot of charge . So useless is a race around a city at 30mph the whole video will be him charging the thing up

[@ResurrectionRC]

@@badboys500 I'm sure Ethan and Alex live in London so I think it'd work. 🙂

[@skydog7544]

Deffo support this

[@SsebowaMawejje]

@02:58 Chicken or egg question.. Actually it is NOTHING to think about!! The simple answer is that the FIRST CHICKEN CAME WITH THE FIRST EGG IN ITSELF - all complete and ready to go in one instance!. I would refer you to Genesis 1:11, however here is a more "everyday" explanation: when you go to buy your I-phone, Tv or even car- they all come perfectly set up to go; you don't say which came first the battery or the engine or the body- neither do you expect to need to buy those parts into the phone/Tv or car - it is all set up to function as by design ! From the creator. Hope that explains it.🙃

[@wickednoreaster]

Needs to be painted to look like the Little Tykes toy car

[@kennorcott7074]

I’m in the minority but I don’t hate gee whiz. It does it’s job. Cheap efficient transport. That’s all The Twizy is loved why is this so hated they’re the same thing

[@user-xw7ui8wv7o]

Cheap? At £10k back in the day, £15k in today's money don't think we can class it as cheap mate 😂

[@ethanlau2]

twizy has cool doors

[@pguth98]

Except it's not cheap, and if you crash, you will die horribly.

[@kennorcott7074]

@@user-xw7ui8wv7o compare it to other electric cars at the time

[@halogod0298]

Because it’s somehow even worse than the twizy

[@neocerebus]

Ok never heard of a "Gee wiz?" Well that's great I would love to see what's going to happen to it.

[@CW-yp9jo]

Watch this lol: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6erk3eva72Fd5o

[@Luckyjo21]

You must not have watched top gear then

[@tdp2612]

That was a steal at £400, even my Sinclair cost £600

[@letsdiscussitoversometea8479]

Sinclair C5, Citroen C5, Citroen ZX, or Sinclair ZX???

[@z-trip5457]

@@letsdiscussitoversometea8479 Yes

[@tacka73]

10:22 why didn’t you go with lithium they are lighter and have more energy density. You could have upped your range to almost 100 miles with a very similar physical sized battery.

[@shinosg-wiz4619]

wish you could test some Lithium converted Gwiz. Those have the same acceleration of a 250cc 2 STROKE motorbike...cheers

[@falcon7868]

Who wants to see Alex live in that car for 24 Hrs

[@LobbyDaLobster]

Speed/Power mods - What can actually be done (If anything) to make it fast?

[@alihaider177]

0:51 that side glass look like it came of an Suzuki Mehran aka Suzuki Alto 1984 !!!

[@amphidory7600]

this video sure made me happy as for what to do with it, four thoughts: 1) if Alex Orchin can cross the UK in a Peel50 what epic journey could you do in your GeeWiz? 2) Rich of Rich rebuilds put a V8 in a Tesla, couldn't you put a nice hayabusa in your GeeWiz? 3) and if we want to stay green why not put a tesla motor in it? 4) finally, why not go quirky and put a steam engine in it?

[@akshay-nr7xk]

It may not make sense in UK market but in India where a large set of population uses two wheelers, this was a perfect city car, safer than a bike, electric, smaller to fit anywhere, less parking space. Moreover, the pricing was also more in Uk relative to India.

[@markphillips2076]

Long-distance Road trip. London to Brighton? See if it can make it to the seaside and back with all of you inside plus snacks and beach towels.

[@LikeABawzs]

wrap,spoiler,spinners, give it the full tuning look. never gets old

[@leebox9911]

How you change it up!!! Wrqp the g wizz would look cool i would love that to nip to the shops in!!!

[@Englishman_in_Taipei]

I recall that it didn’t have to pay the London congestion charge nor pay for on street parking in London, back when Ken Livingstone was mayor. So, if my memory is correct these were it’s two main benefits.

[@matthewbell6243]

This is at culham near Abingdon. I’ve been working in the science park for a few months. Wish I’d seen this being filmed

[@davidpagu4126]

It is a joy to see the evolution of this chanel.

[@kyle6428]

Just come up with a video idea from playing on comparethemarket for insurance prices 😁another all 3 of you car challenge step 1 set a budget of however much, Step 2 all 3 of you punch in random number plate sequences until you find a make and model of car that can be found in the budget that was set, and then you have to use them in the challenges that are set. any thoughts ?

[@josephrowell9052]

You should do hypo miling, see how short a distance you can run the batteries out for a full charge

[@jeppeolesen5614]

Brilliant boys. Personally, i think you should slam- and tune it + bigger wheels! All on budget, of course. Don´t know how many horses you can give a G-wiz without it breaking, but as much as possible should be the goal! Finally do a track day or similar if it gets fast enough.

[@mrpotatoheadie]

Chat to the guys at ZeroEV, do a modern tech take on the GWiz drive train based on salvaged batteries, controller and motor. They did a 100 HP Renault Twizy quadricycle

[@Lupni3rd]

Man I remember seeing these things all over in the early 00's. Had a sneaky peak at it's MOT history like. So are we in for a fun video (or 10 ) lined up :).

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

I've seen one of these in South London.

[@keisuketakahasi4584]

most hated? i didnt even know it existed! (same to all guys with that sticker)

[@morganmchugh9021]

Strip out inside and plex windows, more power from the motor and send it round the track. See how close it can get to some other projects.

[@pankajchauhan3698]

Watching this video bring so many memories, my final year engineering project we repaired this same "car" and make it running but our was way to rusty including brakes, suspension, ECU but rest of the thing battery, motor also need charging, replacement and repair. It was nightmare 😂😂

[@theogall9930]

Different batteries , led headlights , smoked rear lights window tints a massive wing on the back wide arches and some beefier wider wheels

[@jayswarrow1196]

G-wiz set a NCAP record, having a crash into a deformable barrier. The barrier stayed perfectly still. The reason it's been banned from the motorways, was the driver, who got killed in a collision with an oncoming bird. The bird recovered after two monts in animal shelter.

[@gazguzzler8294]

Great vid, I think you should extend the wheelbase and turn it in to a Hearse

[@CouldBeInteresting]

Add some solar panels and hook it up to the batteries. Do a hyper-mile run with and without the panels and see what kind of difference it makes to the total range!

[@Barbarellacapsule]

Awww Gazza is lovely... Off roading & onroading & see how many miles you can do on full charge with driver & 2 passengers..... Beep....Beep!!

[@ImUrOBGYN]

The hazard "switch" is actually very old school and not "revolutionary". ;) I recall many old vehicles using a similar style hazard switch. Entertaining as always, guys!