The Adorable Citroen Ami Can Be Driven By A 14-Year-Old With No License

The dinky, all-electric Ami has a range of 44 miles and can be leased for just €19.95 a month
The Adorable Citroen Ami Can Be Driven By A 14-Year-Old With No License

Living in a big city and owning a car are two things that don’t go together awfully well. Finding somewhere to park it is a nightmare, insurance costs are hellish, and whenever you want to drive anywhere, you’ll spend most of your time sitting in traffic.

The solution for many is to not bother at all and rely on the increasing number of car-sharing services. Even major car companies like PSA are getting in on the act, although the company’s subsidiary Citroen has gone one step further by making its own car especially for the purpose.

The Adorable Citroen Ami Can Be Driven By A 14-Year-Old With No License

It’s called the Ami, and technically, it’s not a car at all. The adorable, dinky vehicle - which was previewed by last year’s Ami One Concept - is classed as a quadricycle, meaning in some European countries, you can drive it from age 14 with no driving license.

The Ami is ever so slightly longer and wider than a Renault Twizy, but it has - as you can see in these images - proper doors. Speaking of which, they’re asymmetrical, with the driver’s side hinged at the rear. Citroen has managed to squeeze in two seats side-by-side, made possible by placing the passenger slightly further back.

The Adorable Citroen Ami Can Be Driven By A 14-Year-Old With No License

Power comes from a 5.5kWh battery and an electric motor, making for a top speed of 28mph and a range of up to 44 miles. Charging takes three hours via a regular domestic plug socket.

Buying an Ami outright costs €6000 in France, or you’ll be able to drive one through Free2Move - PSA’s mobility scheme - for €0.26 a mile. Option C is you lease one for €19.99 a month (over 48 months), but you will need to stump up a €2600 deposit.

The Adorable Citroen Ami Can Be Driven By A 14-Year-Old With No License

The Ami will be launched in its native country at the end of March, with debuts in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Belgium and Germany following shortly after. It’s not yet confirmed if the car will make it to the UK in right-hand drive.

Comments

Mr.Roberts

If this comes to the USA i’d have one on my driveway the day it releases.

02/27/2020 - 16:35 |
22 | 0

Perfect for those blackout drives back from the bar

02/27/2020 - 17:34 |
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Ulysse

The first thing I’d do is make a 0-28mph race against a gt86… and win…

02/27/2020 - 17:20 |
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Niko Ala-Rämi 🇫🇮

In reply to by Ulysse

Today I have seen unusually lot of joking about gt86’s slowness. Is this a new meme or what

02/27/2020 - 21:21 |
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Anonymous

Wouldn’t mind seeing cities flooded with those oddballs

02/27/2020 - 19:10 |
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Tomislav Celić

I want one. Now.

02/27/2020 - 19:14 |
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Olivier (CT's grammar commie)

It looks pretty stupid. I don’t necessarily like my cars to be as tall as they are long. I feel like this is going to be really unstable at higher speeds.

02/27/2020 - 21:29 |
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Yeah but the top speed is 28mph

02/27/2020 - 21:40 |
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02/27/2020 - 21:40 |
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Anonymous

modern multipla headass

02/27/2020 - 21:38 |
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krazycroat

Yea this isnt it chief😒

02/27/2020 - 23:20 |
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German Car fanboy

?

02/28/2020 - 06:20 |
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Anonymous

No country should allow any motorised vehicle on the public road without any kind of license . I wouldn’t let my child go out on the streets like that. Doesn’t matter if the top speed is slow, if he doesn’t yield to a truck, his speed doesn’t matter when he gets hit.

02/28/2020 - 07:24 |
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BL4CKF0X

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

But yet we have bicycles everywhere, running over red lights, driving the wrong way in a one way street and so on.

02/29/2020 - 12:59 |
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Myrmeko (#CTSquad)

Perfect to swap out the electric motor considering it’s that cheap.

02/28/2020 - 08:30 |
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