Which of these beasts would you be taking home? Ami, Twizy, G-Wiz, or Micro Electric?? 🤔

The Ami car has precise specifications because it is intended for young motorists who do not yet have their driving license and therefore French legislation imposes a speed limit, which is why it is slower.

For City travel only: Just like with the e-scooters you pick up with a credit card and drop off when finished, the quadracycle will be available in the same way. I'd choose the Citroen Ami for this purpose.

"...if you want something that is faster, better quality and quite a lot cheaper than the G-Wiz, then get yourself a table"_ Jeremy Clarkson.

The Citroen Ami is the next generation Boris Bike

I like the AMI it looks like a mini MINIVAN and you could notice the suspension doing a proper job, to me it seems like they aimed at a Citroen C3 level and I believe they succeeded: you can notice the response and body roll being similar to a real Citroen car in the slalom, a company that knows what is doing.

Citroën Ami really makes me smile in a good way. Love the playfulness in it.

Interesting tidbit : in France anything over 6 Kw (8 bhp) and 45 kph max speed (28 mph) is considered a proper car, so the Twizy is sold in a power and speed-limited variant that is spec'd identically to the AMI. The 17 BHP version on the other hand requires a driving license, meaning that unlike the AMI, the Twizy also has to conform to all the regular passenger car regulations.

One of the most fun cars I ever had was. Hillman Imp. So slow I could drive it flat out all of the time and stay legal. Much more fun than the frustration of a really fast car you can't use anywhere near it's potential. Twizy would be a great toy.

2:56 A reversing camera... really?! 🤣 Love these types of cars. Tizzy wins for me, always loved how they look.

I've had an Ami 2 since July 2021, I live in rural France and it's ideal. Side by side seating which is great for my slightly incapacitated wife (the Renault Twizy is a no, no for her). The best bit is that there is loads of storage space, on the dashboard, on the floor, behind the seats. This quad is built for personalisation ... go ahead and make it into whatever you want.

Citroën Ami by far! Amazing design and such a great concept for city mobility! Congrats Citroen

Pretty sure the guy in the ME jumped the start. Taking this into account, it still definitely had the fastest initial acceleration, but I think had they all set off at the same time, the Twizy would have taken the win. Twizy would be my choice for its mad looks and 50mph performance, but surely it wouldn't be too difficult to engineer in some proper doors?.

For me, the Citroën Ami is a real game changer in this quadricycle category.

I've kind of had my eye on a G-Wiz lately, partly because there's a guy who lives somewhere between my home and work and drives one, which really brought it into focus. You mention the improvements of the second generation; I did read on Wikipedia that a third generation does exist, with further tweaks and most importantly, an upgrade to lithium batteries. I don't know how many there are in the UK, if they were even available over here, but that would be the one I'd aim for.

4:03 for the actual drag race

I've driven a Twizzy. So much fun. The one I drove had trouble stopping wheel spin it accelerated so fast. Ideal for shopping. The only problem it's has very little room for any shopping.

When the Ami gets old (and cheap) I will own and modify one (I live in France). They are resonably popular - I live up at 1000m above see level and some of the neighbours have them! There is talk of a higher powered version, current one has the very low top speed to fit into a certain car class in France - the Chassis is capable of quite a lot more.

Still remember when i first saw Reva on the roads of India.... i was so thrilled to see something like that.... felt like a toy car........

I will choose the Twizy simply because I had one since new in 2016 with more than 40,000 miles and in the summer on hot days without the windows it's really fun. You also forgot to mention the rear wheel drive and when you tune your Twizy like I did with 100 Newton metric torque , it is really really fun to drive with a top speed of 60 / 65 mph. The mapping also increases the regenerative braking and increases mileage when driven carefully... And it is completely legal.

This just takes drag races to a whole other level when it comes to quality

I’ve seen Alex from Car Throttle drive a Citroën Ami at one time.

A certain amount of “quickness” is required even in the city. Unless you prefer not being able to make it from one light to the next before it turns yellow.

The G-Wiz all the way it is so goofy looking it just warms my heart

I'd love to say 'Ami' and if all I did was to drive to the station and Tesco (which is close to the station) then it would be fine. But I think I could get to the next town (and choice of supermarket) by backroads in a Twizy without being a dangerous roadblock. So that would get my nod.

I kinda like the look and room of the Ami, The 28 mph speed limit is the only thing holding me back to be honest, especially in a national speed limit area.

So can we expect to see Vin Diesel driving the Micro Electric in Fast 10?

I've had a Twizy as my primary car for almost two years now. It's great.

The Twizy is awesome! I had one for nearly 2 years. So much fun to drive especially with a tuning kit. Yes it's not practical, it has no windows and it can't be locked but that just makes it even more quirky. I found all sorts in my Twizy of a morning, leaves, animals and even snow. Just be prepared for the constant attention :)

That Micro Electric I have seen actually. A red one with 2 pensioners in it drove past me yesterday. And since it is legally defined in the same way as my 50cc scooter, I should not be able to overtake them, but since my scooter is *cough* legal *cough* I overtook them fast as heck, and the man driving had the biggest grin

Well, it is quite a feat that the G-Wiz from India was sold 20 years ago, considering the economy of India itself was opened up to the rest of the world exactly 30 years ago. It is sad to see what Mahindra did with all the technology they took over from Maini (the manufacturer of G-Wiz) and left the G-Wiz to die.

Just waiting for my Ami delivery from Italy. Bought after analysing my vehicle journeys and figured out it should do 85% of them adequately and with less impact than driving the 5-seater 400 BHP 2,300 kg EV panzerwagen that I currently use. Plus it is the cutest of the line-up. 28 mph on an urban 40 mph zone is a non-issue imo - its a speed limit not a requirement and most of these zones are dual carriageways so do please feel free to pass me!

I freaking love the little Ami, As a city runabout it's perfect.

I'm wondering if the Ami is MECHANICALLY capable of doing more than 29 mph (= 45 km/h). In France, light quadricycles are like scooters : limited to 45 km/h, sometimes electronically or just even with the equivalent of a wedge under the accelerator pedal. I remember the cool kids in high-school there, modifying petrol scooters to get up to 70 km/h. But with different regulation (for example in the UK), maybe Citroën would decide to ditch the limitor ? Still, it does not accelerate as quickly as the Twizy, your video made it very clear. I'd still get an Ami, out of these four, if I were to buy one (it's not even a thing for me, light quadricycles are just non-existing here in Canada, although I wish it was different and find it very relevant for city cores or even short distance trips on suburban straods limited to 50 km/h anyways). It's cheap to buy and easy to charge at home, and your reporting of its interior space, fussless design and adequately responsive steering sounds better to my ear than winning a drag race with it. Who cares about longitudinal G-force in such a tiny thing ?

Absolutely brilliant, love to see more videos with quirky cars.

Citroën Ami: Lorry magnet. Brillant analogy

Brilliant video lads loved this 😎

I’d have the Citroen Ami over all of the others but it would be a better package if it’s top speed was closer to 40mph.

Doug Re-VOLT-a was born for this race ha! And the Renault Twizy’s plate “KLIO WAT” is so clever! This was a very entertaining video, much love from Texas!

From what I've seen elsewhere, the Citroen Ami is very hackable - the motor control software nerfs the acceleration and top speed, so that can be modified and the motor potentially over volted to up the top speed. A bit of effort and I reckon you can get ~80 out of it.

Rewa came with G-Wizz around early 2000 when no other car/bike manufacturers even dreamt of having one in their portfolio. For being a pioneer in getting into the then niche market I will vote for G-Wizz if it comes out with a Lithium battery.

I wish the US had a quadricycle allowance. Unfortunately this is covered under ATV/UTV laws and they vary widely by state. The only way they could be legal in the US is to be three wheelers under the new autocycle laws that Elio Motors lobbied for to get helmet laws changed for enclosed motorbikes as being buckled in with a helmet is more dangerous as it adds weight to the unrestrained head (see HANS device). I like the center driving position of the Twizy of this group- gives it a tiny McLaren F1 feel. Lol.

I'm surprised that the smart e for two wasn't featured too.saw one in a Sainsbury's car park at beckton London a few years ago alongside a Renault twizy.

My coice out of these quadcycles would be the Citroen AMI. Here in Greece I is sold for around 6.000 euros. Of course it is recommended strictly for intercity commuting with caution at intersections!

Have the twizy its actually really good. but for an 12 jear old design renault could have improved the range to a 10 or 12 kw battery and the onboard charger for type 2 charging.

For me, Citroën Ami is the most serious vehicle of the video, it got a real car frame, technical and interior design choices are smarter

in romania you can get soon a dacia spring with 8500 euro( the state gives you a 10k incentive), I just tested it, for 8500 euro its awesome

Congrats on 350k subs

I'd have the Twizy. Actually, I'd have a second-hand Zoe or first generation Leaf.

I had rented a Twizy for 3 days in Bulgaria and covered about 150 (!!) km in it. It's absolutely ridiculous. The potholes were the biggest problem, but on nice roads this flies. Handling and cornering is genuinely sports car like and on light dirt its excellent fun doing burnouts. Tip: driving economically ≠ driving slowly. Taking the speed from a descent to climb a hill is essential to get a range of 50 miles when driving at the speed limit (and above) and definitely possible. Also, driving 80km/h an hour feels like 200 in a normal car. So yeah..

Are the speed limiters unlocked?

WOW 😳🤯 this race was so quick that I didn't even had time to blink 😂😂👏👌

Despite the slow speed, I'm sort of in love with the Ami.

Perhaps a bit embarassing (for Mazda) to think a cheapo quadricycle like the Micro Electric almost matches the range of Mazda's only EV.

Very good comparison. These "Cars" are typical obsolete urban developments as their spectrum is a modern rivalry to public transport. The Twizzy is the only quadricycle that can be seen operating quite acceptably fast on country roads in our hillside landscape. What I would prefer is an Ami that reaches about 50 Mph. It would be quite a good, minimized transport medium for short daily routes between a countryside home and the urban working place or park and ride. Presently one can observe nearly one new product like these every two months. Therefore, I would be happy, If you showed this format in a i.e. four monthly cycle to include new models.

I own a Q-pos Sport, its the best of all the quadracycles but it does have a petrol engine.. But its great fun and i take it camping with me when we are away in the camper! Love the idea of these electric versions, but the styling and being able to charge it is my issue

There's actually a renting system in Europe for the Ami, which technically makes it the cheapest.

I would take the Ami... It is the slowest but has the best design, space and price for what it is. And i belive it shouldn't be very hard to tuning it with a little more power...

How does the 45 km/h edition of MicoElectric compare to Ami? In counties, where you can drive L6e with a different license at lower age, the 45 km/h micro cars make sense in a different way than where you need a full license.

yoooo the ME is my new dream small car lmao, it looks goofy which i love and has two other version, carry me either with a roofed crate lookin thing at the back or an exposed bay similar to a pickup truck, pretty neat yk, i'd use that to drive to school everyday

You should do this again with the artificial limits disabled. Twizy can go over 100kph and accelerate like a rocket if limits are disabled. (Disabling it voids your car license though!)

The company who made Reva aka G-Wiz(Outside India) was later acquired by 'Mahindra&Mahindra'. The came out with a much more advanced version called e2O(Pronounced as E-two-O). This was more car like and less like a quadricycle. Since you guys included the Renault Twizy, you should have opted for that.

I think that the price point of the Ami is understated. yes, it is by just about any measure below the others, but it is also just about half the price cash than anything else. And for someone in the city, all of the other things (like top speed) are so much less of a thing

...get any Gwiz lithium DIY converted and will all be the first among those quadricycles 😎 ...you should try mine with 12kw battery I've got quite a range...and still way lighter than lead acid version

The first car I owned was a Citroen Ami 8 Estate - basically a 2CV with a lot more carrying capacity. (Simple, reliable and cheap to run). I'm now 70 and thinking about what I need for personal transport to replace my present 12 year old Daihatsu Sirion (Simple, reliable (it is a Toyota after all) and cheap to run). For distances, there are hire cars and trains but it looks like I'll be using a Citroen Ami again everyday around the city. (Simple, reliable and cheap to run). Why should I pay £10s of thousands more to drag around empty seats to get me, and occasionally a passenger, dry to shops, doctor, dentist, vet (2 cats) etc. In the city, I have no reason to exceed 30 mph and crazy acceleration will only save me, at most, a few seconds on any journey. As a scientist/engineer, I've spent my life dealing in using/producing simple, cost-effective design solutions to problems. Why would I change now?

Twizy all the way! For just £400 you can increase power by 50% (13kW to 18kW). It's a blast in town!

I had a Twizy and it was great, got some side windows from a guy in Scotland , drove it every day in all weather and always came home smiling. it would even hang the tail out in the wet. It would sit at 45-50 on back roads and A roads. in town it would catch many cars out from the lights and zip in and out. it was also a doddle to park as you could park at 90 degs to the pavement and with the doors going upwards the was never any worry about how close other cars were parked. But l would take a test in the Ami if it was for purely round town use.

I wonder where I can purchase one...if anyone have any information abt it...pls tell me

Awesome idea 👍

So I was wondering, “dang did they do a half mile that felt super long” but then I realized 😂

i do like the idea of the Ami being introduced to the UK however i believe that however they are used; you should hold a Provisional License to do so, these cost around £40, are a useful form of identification, and you must be at least 15 years and 9 months old to own one. i believe that if you meet the criteria to own a provisional license, you should be allowed to drive an Ami. think of it as a ‘step-up’ from a pushbike or e-scooter, and a more ‘comfortable’ alternative to a 50cc/electric moped. perhaps for usage on the road, insurance should work similarly to how it currently does for provisional license drivers. you should also be required to take a 1 day crash course, like a CBT for example.

I've been watching developments in this space for years, and the Ami is kind of a new take on it that I quite like. I don't like the seating position of the Renault, or the fact that it doesn't come with doors! But for home-to-train and train-to-home commuter, it's getting there. I think it would need to see another 10 mph in top speed to make one feel a little less like a sitting duck, but then perhaps that would change the overall dynamics vis a vis braking and handling so much that it would become a more expensive proposition. But so far, so good.

I would buy the Citroën Ami. Cute, spacious, colourful.

Can I say that I’m freaking in love with the Citroen Ami.

how did you district that cabin car make go bit faster

I was in Paris only a few weeks ago and through one of my many cousins who live in France who just happens to be a police commissioner,he was able to get me an Ami just for a couple of hours to try out.No fancy frills or fuss with it,it just does what it says on the tin it does & it is fun to drive.Yep,28mph is not fast in the big scheme of speed but the average speed in Paris is 21mph and similar in London.Easy to park up and was able to do a three point turn in my driving lane without needing to cross over the line to the other side.Unlike the other three they tried out,the Ami doesn't have a traditional dashboard with a dial.What you do is download the Ami app onto your smart phone then when you step into the vehicle,just slot your phone into the gap behind the wheel and the screen opens up & becomes the dashboard.When you're finished your drive,take the phone out.There's a lot of plastics inside the vehicle but its all recycled plastics.The only thing it doesn't have is a rear view mirror and it is disconcerting to begin with because your eyes turn to the space where one would be in a conventional vehicle but your brain is a clever thing,it realises it & quickly re adapts itself on you being able to overcome that.I do hope Citroen decide to sell it in the UK because it could do really well here as it ticks all the boxes for a small urban electric vehicle.Out of ten,I'll give it nearly a nine.Overall as I said at the beginning it is fun to drive

They could test the new Brazilian electric truck, the VW E-Delivery.

2:35 We have a couple of these cars in our EV repairshop. and I can say that among the Chinese micro cars, it is one of the best that has been imported to the Czech Republic. it has a lot of variations, a two-seater version (the one in the video), a four-seater version and even a small box truck version. we made improvements to them to increase range and efficiency. and some could travel up to 250km on a single charge. I drive one and I'm completely happy with it Edit: and also, in our country it is not called micro electric but VXT or ARI (it depends on which dealer you buy the car) but the original Chinese name is Jia yuan

Your audio seems very quiet btw. :) Nice idea for a video.

Daechang Danigo. The Korean car brand was not shown... It has power indicators, mileage on one charge and acceleration dynamics are very good! :) 15 kilowatts of engine power..

for my kids I would choose the safest one, with airbag etc...

The Citroen has to have the nicest interior and rims though

I would like to own the Buddy made in Norway, if I lived in a city.

🤍I Love the Ami🤍. Two decades ago I was fascinated by the G-Wiz, there are so many in London, I find it quite cute. However, I was wondering, do we need a driver's license for the Ami car? Good Wishes, A.

I would choose the twizy if I'm living in South France and the Ami, if I would live in London-City.

The number plate of the Twizy "Clio What?!" 🤣 Coincidence? I think not!

At what time is the race? Pls

Can you explain how they are classed as vehicles? An Electric Quadracycle… I thought in the UK that any electric cycle had to be pedalled. This could mean that these fall under the same rules as electric scooters but it seems insurance is possible on these quadracycles so can the same insurance be used for electric scooters?

let's repeat this race with a Twizy build before mid. 2016 and a good OVMS tuning setup :D

You didn't tell us what licences you can drive those quads on ? Cbt or full motorbike licence?

A roll cage is a specially engineered and constructed frame built in the passenger compartment of a vehicle to protect its occupants from being injured or killed in an accident, particularly in the event of a rollover.

A Twizy on an open country road at night from behind looks like a red cyclops. A very static, dangerous cyclops. In the city it has cred.

Its so interesting.loved it mini cars

It would have been sooo cool to havee the wuling hongguang mini ev in the race :)

Are they all not too heavy to qualify as a quadracycle in the UK?? The Twizy only qualifies if its the restricted Twizy 45 which isn't on sale in the UK, you have to import it?!

How about making it fair and include a petrol quadracycle like the Microcar MC2

You should have also tested the Estrima Birò

Should have included an electronic bicycle

You left out the best quadrocycle, namely the Byddy metro M9 build in Norway from 2005. The original Kewet dates back to 1991. It would beat all these cars on comfort, acceleration and speed.

These cars are superb. Really efficient. Would love to have any one of them