The World's Cheapest EV Convertible Is Delightfully Awful (Wuling MINI EV Cabrio)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ต.ค. 2023
- Surprise! The Wuling MINI EV Cabrio, the world's cheapest electric convertible, is still overpriced and wildly impractical! But boy is it fun!
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Any idiot who accuses this small car of being unsafe cannot deny that it is safer than a motorcycle.
Red Communist Bandit baby got feelings hurt. Cry harder.
"Babe please open the top it's hot in here"
"I can't babe we're low on range"
I like how Chinese manufacturers are not shy of making silly stuff.
a cheap electric convertible none the less I would buy this in a second if it was sold in the states
@Carfan678 good thing it's not. Lots of corner cutting in terms of safety from the Chinese
@@BuggsOpare you criticizing GM? because they own half of this brand shares
@@BuggsOp Not exactly when you factor in the price. At less than 20k USD, what level of safety are you expecting? If it has about the same level of safety as a Carolla, that's a win. This car in the video is only 14k, so accept what you're paying for.
Watch the tesla cybertruck the
Mini EV Cabrio kinda feels like a road-legal golf cart to me...
Looks like my Geo Metro from the 1990s
The best part about it? It comes with a key as standard equipment instead of those plastic fobs
I have always want to get one of the Chinese electric cars, unfortunately I live in a “democracy and freedom” western country, who declares have a free market but doesn’t allow Chinese cars to get in….
Move to China.
@@lukerinderknecht2982 of course, that’s exactly what I am gonna do.
@@Self-funded50Cents You know what happend with US cars industry happend, when Japanese Cars start import to US? After US give them know-how, how to make a car??? 😂 Just learn od from this era
What on Earth are they smoking pricing this thing so high? That's as expensive as much larger, much longer range, and much more practical EVs like the Baojun Cloud or BYD Dolphin! I can see a cabrio version addidng some price, but tripling the price of the original Mini EV? That's just nuts.
That's cause they're not actually selling these. This version of the mini ev is more like a halo car, used to grab headlines and show people the possibilities.But no, they're not actually mass-producing this model.
You are correct, it's essentially a marketing exercise, not a real mass-produced product.
Perfect for Hawai'i! It would be a plaything for poor folks like me, too. Not just the rich.
At $14000 it's still a steal,personally I'd add 14"150 in the front and 14"165 in the rear it should look supper sleek
14,000
@@Pasthimsorry n thanks for the correction,n yes it is a steal
Awesome! Finally a decent review of the cabriolet. And the fun only start at 7:17
Hey 👋👋👋👋. That's awesome 😎😎😎😎 a Wuling EV Cabriolet. Really Cool.
Awesome to have physical controls for HVAC. Very cute little car. Nice video. Keep up the good work.
I kind of love this car and have a feeling it would really work best in small island nations where you want fun over practicality for tourists and where range is never really going to be an issue. Maybe Wuling should open a Cuban factory and really get that price down to say $6K USD, minus the battery which really should be leased separately in cars like these where you want to get as many buyers into one as possible! I know the same problem happened with Smart Fortwo my current whip... A great car that was horribly overpriced for what you got but its still a fun urban runabout that was even good on solo road trips!
This is just a fun car to toy around in
convertible version need redesign and more structure to strengthen the body. i think that's why it's so expensive, compared to the standard version.
Hi Dude! This is so good! Would love to see a TEST DRIVE of this very cool affordable EV. :) Please put it through it's paces next time. Backing up, freeway, and turning radius, etc.
If the Chinese can have our phone boxes, why can't we have their cars?
"National Security"
*cackles in Colonizer*
This is sssooooo freaking cute😊
Great review thanks.
Any chance you could review the Geely Panda Mini EV?
I would love to have one of those.
Fun car, thanks for the review. We love small 2 person cars.
We have been driving Smart Cabrio's for over 20 years, as our only car and allround daily driver.
Even holiday trips from Netherlands to Austria, 2000km is no problem.
When China could produce a small EV Cabrio with 320km range and fast charging, (like the Fiat 500e Cabrio) for under €25.000, we would buy it instantly.
This Wuling is enough for size and cabrio, but falls a bit short in range, fast charging and drivability.
MG cyberster
There is no way on earth you will ever be able to buy a new Cyberster for €25,000
@@Wheelsboy it's expected to cost around £50,000
for 320km small two person electrical car, you can check cherry small ant eQ1, which is about 93000 rmb in China. But with cabiro requirement, i think it is impossible for the price
I’ve done that drive from Salzburg to Amsterdam a couple times. sure wouldn’t want to be in one of these electric golf carts on that Autobahn
Great review!
none of these mini EV have fast charging, that's why I got my Geely Panda Mini🤣🤣
This mini ev make profit by sell carbon points.
I was wondering what car are you're driving currently as your personal car??
He bought an ATTO 3
Looks like one of those sit-in bathtubs on wheels.
This is a very fun car but i still like the classic Wuling Mini EV the best
In the US the physical key would be a security feature, assuming somebody actually wanted to steal this baby.
Hey Ethan! Love your reviews! Can you do one for the JAC Yiwei 3/EV3/E30X, the thing has like 4 different names, but is build on a whole new infrastructure with Huawei and long range
Hopefully we get a chance to drive an Yiwei at some point!
In 1932 Ford Motor Company sold their v8 powered two door convertible Deluxe Roadster for the 2024 equivalent of $11,200 which came with a full set of tools, full tank of gas, and complimentary service after break-in. Now the cheapest convertible sold in the USA is over $30k, and even this car is still almost $3k more than what Henry Ford could do 92 years ago.
26c Degrees is warm? temp is definitely relative...
Thank you so much 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊.
Hey Ethan, considering buying this 2023 wuling jiachen for a family of 5. It's the hybrid version, it looks really interesting. Any opinions on it? Please share! Thanks!
Never driven a Jiachen, but Wuling vehicles offer incredible value. If you like it and it suits your needs, then I say go for it!
hold up, isn't that just the Wuling Air EV with its roof chopped off
The Wuling Air EV and MINI EV are the same platform and share a lot of components.
@@Wheelsboy that makes sense, thanks for the info.
They definitely won't sell the convertible to Indonesia tho 😔
@@Wheelsboy The Cabrio was inspired by 袁启聪's modded version of MiniEV, which he literally chopped off the roof.
You've clearly never driven an Oldschool convertible, this lil car literally captures the essence. You could die at any minute, the whole thing jiggles like jello on a washing machine, it's just for fun!
This type of car in China is used by grandparents to pick up their grandchildren. They have a nickname called "HAPPY GRANDPA"😆
老头乐😂
maybe "grandpa's joy"
good for golf, or resort hotel vehicle
Super Amazing ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊. Guys that's really cool Open Top fun❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊.
I’d buy one in a heartbeat ❤️❤️❤️
Basically the modern equivalent of the Yugo Cabrio and Geo Metro convertible.
Better tha both. It fits in more of smart cabonet.
this reminds me of my geo metro convertible 😍
Having owned a convertible in Shanghai (which is reasonably close to Zhejiang where your plate is registered), you get maybe 1 month of usable weather. Its either too cold, too hot or too rainy otherwise.
They're nice to have for that few weeks where you can have the top down, but for the other 11 months of the year. Much nope.
hahah，you re right.
It does't look like a beetle, it looks like a Lego Duplo block with joke wheels glued to it...🤣.lol
love your voice, you sound like Patrick Bateman
I'd pay extra to delete the voice control.
Manual doors yes. I don't wanna drown trapped in a sinking car, unable to open the damn doors.
Weird, at the end of the video it looked like the Mini-EV had come to UK shores!
In Shanghai there is whole little city that looks like England 😅 it’s called Songjiang
@@damianbaginski1991 Thames Town is *in* Songjiang, but it's only a tiny part of it. Songjiang is one of Shanghai's largest districts, and outside of Thames Town looks nothing like England.
@@damianbaginski1991 One of 9 "new towns" commissioned by government of Shanghai in 2001, each about a different nation and contracted to a design firm from there respectively. The Songjiang Thames New Town though ended up being a cliche.
@@LukeRichardson1981 As a Shanghai local, I can confirm what Luke said is true.
9:05 I'd say it is not practical, instead of "usable"
This EV looks like something housewives use to run errands with. Local range only.
Thanks
Love Chinese EV car
I never laughed so hard! 😆
The structural integrity of a wet noodle :'D my man. Glorious review and fair points all around I'd say. Thank you.
Oh the things I would do to have this featured on Donut....
So that's why I'm still single! I'm not driving one of these!!😆
This car deserve bigger wheels
That cabrio sounded very spanish
Between this and the Mazda Miata convertible roadster, I'd gladly go into debt to get the latter. It feels like you're not actually getting your money's worth buying this car.
I don't care what it takes. I NEED THESE TINY FUCKING MICRO CARS IN MY DAMN LIFE 😭😭😭
The first car was the ox cart!
这个在中国叫老头乐。In China we call this vehicle Old Fella's Happiness
被你借到了😁
I will definitely take it $5k in USA if it s available
终于看到车轮哥😂
this is cool
I LOVE it, even despite it looking hilariously awful
Absolutely lovin it❤❤❤❤.
I want one so bad hahaha
Sounds so much fun to drove ha ha.....bumpy ans noisy 😅 and a sweat box at 26 degree's
Oxcart ride 😂
$10k more for less roof.
Yeah, less cloth, higher def. Stat. We animation fans understand the idea behind it.
Cayman vs Boxter😂
😅😅
I feel like for $14k, getting a used convertible like a Miata would be a better value. Granted, this is from a US perspective, not a Chinese perspective, but surely this can't be the most affordable convertible option in China, right?
If this wasn't made in China, it would probably be a better car than a Taycan.
I live in England and I often wonder whether these Chinese vehicles would pass our fairly strict Euro ncap crash tests? 😂 Love your channel keep up the good work! 😁 👍 🇬🇧 🏴
if the test speed is 40km/hr, the car's usual driving speed , I think it will pass. Anything over 100km you are surely to see a fireball.
Not these mini EVs but the other vehicles are all Euro NCAP 5 stars, some are class leading.
The mini evs are not known for safety. This cabriolet version isn't being mass-produced, and the weird gameboy verison has low sales. So, if we only focus on the standard mini evs, which retails for about 4k USD, I don't think anyone can reasonably expect much protection in them. It's like a Citreon Ame with actual metal panels. But hey, you get a moving metal box with air conditioning at 4k USD, tough chance finding other options.
FYI, the MG4 being sold in the UK is 100% Chinese and has absolutely nothing to do with the UK, despite having a familiar badge. It received a 5 star rating from Euro ncap. As long as you don't cheap out, most cars would be safe, regardless of the country of origin. Of course, emphasis on "Most", there are always outliers.
Your EURO tests? 🤣 I thought that UK is part of USA. 🤣🤣🤣
@@arbutus12 🍆 👌
When it was $5k it was amazing...at $14k it's not.
There is no bad product, only poorly priced product😂
You've summarized my 10 minute video in just one sentence haha
@@Wheelsboy we must thank the data saver!!
We need this in india
Gimme.
👍👍👍
It looks like a 'Tooned' Hot Wheels car.
No way 😂😂😂
The Cheapest means the junk.
A car that is more expensive and worse than the Wuling Mini EV?🤯 This supposed to be viable for bringing kids to a nearby school but the lack of extra seats and space... I would be better off with the original Wuling mini EV modified with a large sun roof.
Def not meant for families. Most ppl that buy these are students, single people or the elderly.
It looks like an adult sized child's pedal car, is it made by Fisher Price.
not safe
No bootlid is just appalling!
Does the car come with a burial plot?
🥹I want one
Put in a Honda cb300 engine in it then you off😂
I can buy 10 of these instead of tesla
The people saying "bring it here to the USA" don't realize they're smart for NOT bringing it here. All you'd need is one of these in a bad accident on the interstate, or one fire, and not only would this brand have an instant PR disaster, but it would further ingrain the reputation that Chinese brands make horribly unsafe cars, earned or not. The risk would be too high for them to enter our market unless they had a more conventionally sized sedan or SUV.
Chinese cars are some of the safest in the world, Google some of the breads like nio, Li, ByD etc
BYD seal just got its Euro NCAP 5 stars along with previous Atto 3
Funny thing is the US own half of this.
I like how you look down on this China built cars. OK, let's see how the American EV car are built at this same price. You pay peanuts and expect the moon.
1st🤩
It is a new less useful 1993 Geo Metro Convertible ......
😅😅 true
3:45 Maybe because you shouldn't use your left feet in that area at all?
玩具车toy car
It's a chick magnet
It's basically a worse version of an electric bike...
What our leader don’t understand is china industry consumer product power of production .
We can never catch that up as it’s decades of trail and error. take this car, the builder just design it and had these thousands parts build for him cheaply. Then they sell that car to judge buyer, if it sell well in time they will build it themself. It’s why apple trying to get back in china cause all the part are made there. It’s about the advancement of extruded plastic mechines that they can computer control to make plastic pieces by the thousands in a Day or 2 this is building the molds and strength / tear testing all including in per piece .
Think how much that would cost and time elsewhere. So tech production will alway be build there they can assemble them and call it the own. Many of our product are just that, but now it has move up to high price purchases. Even Boeing use china parts and head quarter there. They’re tons the public and congress don’t know. We are so lost.. LOL
Gimmicky industrial waste.
We want reviews of serious cars, not trash like this.
Anything that cost more than a bargain-basement EV and without fast charging is just utterly stupid IMO.
It just fits the market demand. It sells to stupid people like me.
@@user-jh6vt8vx4v😅😅
Well? Do your research and find out if the doors have been reinforced! Lazy.