Citroen Ami

Do you remember the Citroën Ami One? Last year, Citroën presented this fun concept to celebrate its 100th anniversary. In the begins of 2020, Citroën showed the production version of this model. It will rival Renault Twizy.

The Citroen Ami would be available through rental and car sharing. The company immediately announce the French prices. If you want to rent this car it will cost you €20 per month, with a deposit of €2644. Car-sharing is also an option. This is possible via Free2Move for €0.26 per minute if you have a subscription of €9.90 per month. If you just want to buy the Citroën Ami, you can do that for €6000. At least in France. In this way, the brand wants to make electric driving accessible to everyone.

What do you get for the above amounts? In any case, a unique design. The production version is still quite different from the concept car. Although the square dimensions have remained, a lot has changed at the detail level.

The Citroën Ami has a number of striking details. The left door opens to the rear and the right door to the front, just like the concept. In a nod to Citroën’s history, the side windows open by manually tilting upwards like the 2 CV. The side mirrors are also inspired by Citroen 2CV. On the side we see a mini cushion à la Citroën Cactus. The length of the car is 2.41 meters, width — 1,39 m, height — 1.52 m. This allows a turning circle of 7.20 meters. It weights only 485 kg with the battery.

“Ami has been designed from the inside towards the outside”, — says Pierre Leclercq, Head of Citroën Style. “First of all, an interior that gives you a different feeling from what you may know, an interior that we wanted to be spacious despite a very small footprint. Then comes its trim. A clever symmetrical conception (front/rear, left/right door) building a strong character and unique functionality (door opening).

A specific exterior colour that is neither too feminine nor too masculine and that works with the different colour packs we have developed (blue, white, khaki and orange). Ami is a base that can become a completely customised object with exterior and interior accessories that are either pure style or offer real extra functionality as well as stickers that give it a completely different characters.”

The vehicle – we should not call it a car – is cheap, but then you should not count on a large range. The range does not exceed about 70 km. That is less than the Twizy, which has a range of 100 km. A 5.5 kWh battery is responsible for the power supply. The electric Citroën is charged within three hours via a 220V socket.

Because the Ami is a “quadricycle”, its top speed is limited by 45 km/h. The advantage is that you can drive it from the age of sixteen and in France even from the age of fourteen.

Specifications:

• Length: 2.41 m
• Width: 1.39 m (excluding mirrors)
• Height: 1.52 m
• Turning diameter between walls: 7.20 m
• Weight without battery: < 425 kg
• Total weight with battery: 485 kg
• Battery: 5.5 kWh
• Engine: 6 kW

2022 Citroen My Ami Tonic

In 2022, Citroen presented the new top version My Ami Tonic, features a new khaki and yellow color scheme. On top of that, there are new headlight bezels, which Citroen says are inspired by sunglasses, and bespoke wheel covers, as well as “decorative” roof rails.

Inside, there are yellow accents reflecting the exterior, with door handles, a bag hook and two front niches done in yellow. Khaki-colored accents on the outside can also be found on the dashboard storage drawers and in the doors grid trim.

2024 Citroen My Ami Pop

For those looking for a more expressive version, Citroën offers the My Ami Pop, which features brighter colors and a more playful appearance. The latest update introduces new exterior graphics and several practical improvements inside the cabin.

At the front, the My Ami Pop now has distinctive headlamp surrounds that make it easier to differentiate the front from the rear. A black trim panel has also been added beneath the windshield, incorporating Citroën’s signature double-chevron logo.

The model also introduces a new Infrared Red accent color, which appears on the decorative graphics along the sides. These decals have been redesigned while retaining one of the Pop version’s signature elements—the number “2,” representing the car’s two seats, two identical doors, two identical bumpers, and two identical fenders.

The number graphic is now smaller and finished in yellow with a white accent. White is also used for the wheel covers, which feature circular and triangular motifs inspired by the world of video games.

Inside, the updated My Ami Pop receives a new drive selector mounted on the center console, improving ergonomics and ease of use.

2024 Citroen Ami Charleston by Biacone

Designer Massimo Biacone worked on the Ami and wanted to bring it closer to the brand’s past, dressing it in the colors of one of Citroën’s most iconic cars, the 2CV Charleston. This version of the classic was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in 1980 and was distinguished by its spectacular body color.

It featured a two-tone finish, Rouge Delage and Noir, which created a unique image that has stood the test of time. In addition, the 2CV Charleston included several decorative elements taken from models from the 1920s and 1930s. This variant turned the model’s final 10 years of life into an absolute success, right up until production ended in 1990.

Now, some of that classic spirit has been brought to the Ami, which has been dressed in these colors as a tribute to the legendary car. The model does away with the Citroën logo, the grille is painted in the same color as the body, and the wheel covers are finished in black. A canvas roof similar to the one used on the Fiat Topolino has also been added.

The interior has also been changed, with the addition of a single-spoke steering wheel. This is a tribute to the 2CV and gives it a more classic touch. A pocket for storing an umbrella has also been added behind the driver’s seat, while the seats are upholstered in houndstooth-pattern leather.

The seats have been replaced with more comfortable ones, a Bluetooth audio system has been added, along with rubber floor mats and a rear-view mirror. This makes the spartan cabin of the Citroën Ami more pleasant and user-friendly. That said, there is no air conditioning on board. As for the drivetrain, the Ami Charleston by Biacone retains the Ami’s main characteristics.

That means the original 6 kW electric motor, equivalent to 8 hp. The battery has a capacity of 5.5 kWh, which gives it a range of 70 kilometers. A total of 150 units will be produced, 37 of which have already been sold.

2025 update

The 2025 model year Ami made its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show 2024 along with the Ami Buggy Vision concept. The production model received a redesigned front and rear end, larger lights, bigger bumpers and, of course, a shiny new Citroen logo.

At first glance, the profile may look familiar. But look closer and you’ll notice the fake gills on the front right wing – an homage to the 1948 Citroen 2CV. Because the Ami is as symmetrical as a Rubik’s cube, the same gills are reflected on the rear left wing. In addition, the new hubcaps have a checkerboard pattern of squares with rounded corners.

As for the mechanics and electrics, the French carmaker didn’t mention anything about the update. Thus, the car is probably still powered by the same 8 horsepower electric motor that powers a tiny 5.5 kWh battery.

2025 Citroen Ami Dark Side

Seeing how well special editions perform, Citroën has taken advantage of Halloween to, as they say, “awaken the dark side of the Ami” with the Dark Side special edition. As you might expect, the focus here is the color black, leaving aside the eye-catching colors that usually decorate the Ami.

In this way, the Citroën Ami Dark Side arrives in Black Night for the bodywork, a deep matte black shade that suits it very well. This color is combined with black trim for the round headlights, which for this version are joined by a capsule with a matte-black plated accent outlined in white, a color also used for the brand’s characteristic chevrons.

Still on the outside, the Citroën Ami Dark Side adopts the Icy Color Pack wheel trims, featuring a design with white cubes and a single red one for the Citroën logo, and finishes with another rounded-corner black cube outlined in white on both the lower part of the door and the rear pillar.

Inside the Citroën Ami Dark Side, gray tones have been used to preserve greater brightness, along with the Icy Pack, which provides three storage compartments on the dashboard, a bag hook in front of the passenger seat, and light gray storage nets, matching the gray stitching on the floor mats. It also comes with a smartphone holder, allowing you to use the My Ami Play app to control your phone like the car’s infotainment system.

2026 Citroen Ami Rip Curl

Citroën and Rip Curl, the Australian company that sells products for surfers as well as clothing and accessories, are back once again with a partnership that already has a long tradition and began back in the now distant 2016 with the C4 Cactus Rip Curl, followed by other models such as the C4 Picasso Rip Curl and the Berlingo, and now the striking Ami Rip Curl they launched last year.

Once again, this collaboration brings back the Ami Rip Curl in a limited edition that borrows the codes of surfwear and gives it a strong personality to assert a distinctive spirit.

The Citroën Ami Rip Curl comes with a Black Night body color, already seen in the Dark Side special edition, which depending on the version is paired with yellow decals, Sunrise, or purple decals, Sunset.

These are applied to areas such as the lower part of the doors, the rear side windows, the rear window, and the dashboard, featuring surf-related themes such as the wave graphics on the doors. It is finished with Citroën emblems in white or yellow depending on the version, 14-inch white wheels, and a rear spoiler that, although purely aesthetic, reinforces its dynamic character.

Inside the Citroën Ami Rip Curl, the brand offers a series of accessories that match the chosen version, meaning they will be yellow in the Sunrise version and gray in the Sunset version. These accessories include three storage compartments on the dashboard, a bag hook on the passenger side, two mats, two door nets, a central partition net, and a smartphone holder.