Berlin Olympiastadion: We meet the Citroën Ami

Olympiastadion Berlin:

Torgit and I are drawn to Westend, or more precisely to Reichsstraße. Here we meet Petra, not only the doctor we trust, but also a long-time friend and confidante. - Today we trust her. Although I'm more of a vaccine lazy person than a vaccine skeptic, this year is the year. I get my first flu vaccination. A short check-up is also on the agenda. - Nothing rattles, what more could you want? - While we're in the area, we take a short drive to the Berlin Olympic Stadium.

On Olympic Stadium arrived treffen wir unser High-Light des Tages, den neuen Citroen Ami. – High- End Camper wie der Morelo Empire oder Concorde Centurion machen es uns vor. Concorde bezeichnet sein Top Model als Landyacht mit Beiboot, bzw. Einfamilienhaus mit „Tiefgarage“. Dafür steht dann auch knapp 670.000,- € in der Preisliste. Vielleicht sollte ich das dezente – ab – vor dem Preis noch erwähnen. Doch man gönnt sich ja sonst nichts. Doch selbst bei solchen Luxuslinern wird dann beim „Beiboot“ weniger auf den Preis, denn auf das Gewicht geachtet. Auch BUTCH würde ein kleines Beiboot sicher gut stehen. Leicht müsste es auf jeden Fall sein. Wir sind mit unserer Auflastung am Ende angekommen.

In this respect, our current companion would fit in perfectly with the trend. But the Citroën Ami is not just a lightweight. It can do much more. With a base price of just under €6,900, Citroën has achieved a real price miracle with its new mini-electric vehicle. I also found it to be a space miracle. Only 2.41 m long, making it even smaller than the current Smart, front and rear, right and left. 28 centimeters less makes it unbeatable when looking for a parking space. But is its maneuverability just as unbeatable? - No, here the point still goes to the Smart. Its turning circle is another 25 cm smaller.

Nevertheless, I was completely impressed by this Stromer. Because as a 2-meter man, you don't expect to be able to sit comfortably in such a flea. But the French have come up with a special trick here. If you don't need to carry any luggage, the seat can be pushed all the way back. You are practically sitting in the trunk.

The Ami is equipped with lithium-ion batteries that sit flat under the floor. This ensures a low center of gravity. 

75 kilometers range does not allow any leeway, but should be perfectly adequate for everyday use in the city.

Workshops are unlikely to have much fun with the small electrical cube, which supposedly consists of only 50 parts. What could possibly break? Even brakes are spared on the Stromer. Fun fact: the driver's door is hinged the other way round, so it opens forwards, while the passenger door opens as usual. The windows fold upwards like in the good old Ente 2CV. With a maximum speed of 45 km/h and a maximum range of 75 km, it is a pure city vehicle. As a light electric vehicle, it is subsidized by some federal states and can even be driven by young people. We just think it's funny. And you?

The Ami's electric motor delivers eight hp, twice as much as our blender. But that's enough to drive in the city of the future. The little Citroën is locked at 45 km/h. So we won't see it on the highway. Unless I can get it onto the bike rack.

Mein Fazit: Ich war begeistert. Am liebsten hätte ich ihn direkt oben drauf gepackt. Vor allem die kantige Optik hat es mir angetan. Das Design hat mich fast an den Elektroroller- Entwurf „The Boxx“ erinnert. Doch dieser hat es in Europa nie auf die Straße geschafft. Das ist hier anders. In Frankreich wurden die ersten Fahrzeuge bereits ausgeliefert und in Deutschland soll es auch bald so weit sein. Gerade im City Carsharing werden wir ihn sicherlich bald wieder sehen. Und für unsere Jungster, der Ami darf in Deutschland bereits mit Rollerführerschein der Klasse AM und somit ab dem 16. Lebensjahr gefahren werden.