The Citroën AMI is not a car. The firm calls it a ‘mobility object’ but it is easier to classify it as an electric quadricycle . In this way, the user will not be tempted to compare it with any other model of the French brand, something that would not be fair or interesting to understand the concept of this vehicle. The AMI was introduced as a concept car almost a couple of years ago. It was called AMI One and it came to show, before specialized journalists and the rest of the world, how Citroën understood the urban mobility of the future . Just before the arrival of the pandemic, the official presentation of the production model was held, which would be renamed Citroën AMI. A small cubicle with little more than 7 HP of power, 45 km / h of maximum speed and a turning radius of 7.2 meters . Its small electric motor and the batteries under the floor, which are charged in 3 hours in a domestic socket, will make it the ally of European cities but especially of the youngest. Why? Because you can drive with an AM license. That is, from the age of 15 .
Long before the global launch, held in a confident and fearless Paris of COVID-19, we were able to get on the AMI One, precursor to the final object. Citroën summoned some media on the French Paul Ricard circuit to test what was still a prototype. Also there was the 1919 Concept, a more futuristic prototype that they created to pay tribute to its history but also its future. Anyway, when we got on the AMI One we already realized our prejudices: we were comparing it with utility vehicles such as the Smart EQ or the Seat Mii Electric . Nothing is further from reality. The chevron signature is characterized by opening new horizons and with the production AMI they will end up doing the same.
After months of waiting for its arrival, we were finally able to get on it in the heart of Madrid. We, fearful of the fines and protocols that have become our daily bread, were cautious at first. What will the route be like? Where will it lead us? Will we find ourselves much trouble? We shouldn’t worry about anything.
