Citroen AMI Review - €6,000 A car you can drive without a license?

Introduction: The AMI is a 2 seater mini EV that recharges its 5.5kWh battery in three hours from any standard electric socket. You can order your AMI online, at selected Citroën dealers or at media stores like FNAC in Belgium & France. It costs about € 7.000 without delivery.

The AMI isn't a real car, but a 'quadricycle'. This means you can drive it from the age of 14 or 16 in some countries or you don't even need a driving license to drive it. Operating it is as easy as pressing a button to go forward or reverse, put you foot on the throttle and turn the steering wheel. With a range of 75 km (43 miles) and a top speed of 45 kph (28 mph), the AMI is your best friend in a crowdy city or suburban area.

Parking is easy with a length of just 2.41m and you can do a U-turn in most streets in one go, because the turning circle is just 7.2m. It is very small, but feels very spacious. You sit on the rear axle and in front of you is a lot of storage space. If you need space for just 1 person, you could also order the AMI Cargo, with a lot of extra storage space instead of a passenger seat. Body panels are made as simple and symmetrical as possible, there is only one door that fits both sides, one side it hinges in the rear, the other side it opens like a regular door. Front and rear panels are also identical, just the front has white lights and the rear red lights.

The AMI isn't painted but can be customised with sticker packs. It is 100% recyclable apart from the battery, which is 85% recyclable.​

Things to note: the Citroen AMI isn't technically a car at all. The new AMI is in fact a heavy quadricycle which means, in some European countries, you can drive it from as young as 14 and without a driving licence. But not in the UK. That might not matter because, unlike the Renault Twizy (and remember the G-Wiz?) this left-hand drive city runabout might not go on sale in the UK at all. If you want it brought here, you'll have to register your interest with Citroen. But either way it's a cool thing. It's very small, to comply with quadricycle regulations, and is only allowed a top speed of 28mph. It's electric, with a 5.5kWh battery and a stunning 8bhp. Yes, eight. No, that isn't a typo. Made in a new factory in Morocco, the Citroen AMI, developed from the even cuter AMI ONE concept, is intended for use around cities where it'll have a range of around 40 miles and has a charge time from a domestic socket of approximately three and a half hours. It has two seats, no opening boot, and costs £6000 or thereabouts in France, after a local clean-car rebate has been applied. And we've tried it in the UK. Join us for a test of one of the most novel 'cars' of 2020 right here.

So, what exactly is the Ami Buggy? Well, it’s meant to be a more rugged/extreme version of Citroen’s small city-goer, the Ami. It’s built on the same platform as the regular Ami, so it still puts down 8hp & 40Nm of torque. It’s only got a top speed of 28mph, and it should have a range of around 50 miles.

However, elsewhere there are a whole load of changes! The Ami Buggy comes equipped with off-road tyres and extended wheel arches, while there’s also a roof spoiler up top and a full-length light bar!

SPECS

-------------------------- - dimensions: length 2,41 m, width 1,39 m, height 1,52 m - turning circle: 7,2 m - 14" rims - weight: 490 kg - range: 75 km (43 miles) - charge time: 3 hours - 6 kW electric motor - max speed: 45 kph (28 mph) - price: from €7.000 incl. VAT

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