Strange that the e-c4 is reliable when everything else from the Stellantis Corporation is struggling with quality and reliability issues. Most of the built-in chargers only last 2-4 years and cost between 12-18.000 € to replace. Especially all the Fiat's and Peugeot/Jeep have been struggling with this. If I were you, I would exchange your 3 year old "catastrophe in waiting" immediately and buy a new one before this happens. I have driven Citroën half my life, (CX, XM, C6) but I no longer trust the brand.
@@lise1255 especially now since it is known Stellantis always refuses repairs under warranty: - have a small scratch on the battery = warranty refused! - you have forgotten to refill the wiper fluid one time = all warranty claims refused! - broken charging port because of bad quality = pay 12000€ and warranty definitely refused
I wasn't really interested in the car - but Nicola Hume's presentation was once again incomparably good! It always leaves this wonderful smile on my face - I'm very grateful!
I suppose the good thing about it having the heads up display is it means you don’t have to look away, for too long, from the road to see the information. 🏴
My brother has the older model, and loves it, does motorway miles every day for work and says he often gets over the estimated range (albeit not by a lot) having driven it briefly, it was a very comfy drive.
Ginny you don't have to use the HUD. It can be switched off so the perspex screen doesn't rise up. I does make the driver 's screen a bit busy though. Having driven an original EC4 for 3 years and now driving an EC4X, I found the HUD is really practical especially if you are using the speed limiter. Oh and the boot opening on the X is exactly the same as the hatch with the parcel shelf in place. Doesn't look like it but I measured it.
OK, apart from that section of sandiness….although for me , it’s the whole package..and Citroen’s have always been very important to me partly because of their comfort, but also their off-the-wall engineering which is generally amazing..fabulous channel btw
Useable battery size and chemistry? Miles per kWH in mixed cycle and motorway, winter and summer? Heat pump? Active thermal battery management? Charging speed AC and DC? Drag coefficient? Vehicle to load/grid?
My wife did exactly 8,000 miles per year in ours (charging at home), it cost us about £250 per year to run. Zero road tax and £99 for a service! How can you go wrong? Plus you can buy a second hand low mileage one for around £12,000
USB-A is usable for any phone. You seem to be like my wife, who gets confused between the difference of a port type and a cable type. It makes no difference. USB-a 3.0 ports can also implement the USB Power Delivery Specification, which allows for charging at up to 100 W.
@@NoName-md5zb It's a 2021 model e-C4. The age indicator on the plates in the UK are changed every 6 months, 2x for March to August and 7x for September to Feb. So a 71 plate means the care was registered between Sept 21 and Feb 22. A car registered today would be 74. 25 plates will be issued from 1st march 25 onwards. Confusing, I know.
Why on earth in 2025 are some car brands still fitting USB-A ports to their *new* vehicles? As of a few years ago, *most* phone manufacturers have made the switch over to USB-C to USB-C cables. USB-A is being fazed out fairly rapidly and will soon be obsolete, these car manufacturers really need to keep up.
I have these in my Ioniq 5 and I must be one of the few people who aren't bothered by the A's. I have so many cables that are usb-a to usb-c and actually get annoyed when I have a usb-c to usb-c cable because the use case for me is so small.
What strange review? She complains about the head up display showing the same things than the display. The whole point of head up displays is not having to take the eyes of the road not showing other information... Then she complains about bad visibility when someone stuffs so much stuff in the boot that it raises the parcel shelve...
Chunky keys, so last year🤣 why carry keys when digital keys work a treat? I have to agree, why do manufacturers put a heads up display in when there is an instrument cluster behind the steering wheel? Pointless? Overall, its sort of there but not great, not bad, just there?
Nicola . You are a little bit bonkers but in a nice way . Always loved citroen for their comfy ride ( had a BX back in the day ) , nice to see they are still going that way.
Citroen Please bring this modern updated stuff in India...It is a growing ..market with aware generation ..stop giving us out dated...boxes...tha's why you are not making any sales here...Good luck..We Indians need this stuff..! ~Regards and Namaste~
Stellantis are a huge source of frustration for me. They still haven’t developed a dedicated EV platform and still have the same models in both electric and ICE form which has obvious compromises. You would think that with all the models they make they could create a shared platform. As a reminder these are all the electrified models they make: Alfa Romeo Junior and Tonale Citroën New C3, New C3 AirCross, C4, C4X, C5 AirCross, C5X DS 3 and DS 4 Fiat Panda and 600 Jeep® Avenger, Renegade and Compass New Lancia Ypsilon Maserati Grecale Opel/ Vauxhall Corsa, Astra, Astra SportsTourer, Mokka, Frontera, New Grandland Peugeot 208, 308, 308 SW, 408, 2008, New 3008, New 5008
Back in the late 70's till the mid 1980's my mother had a GS Club, it was a magic carpet with its hydropneumatic suspension. Longer journeys felt longer in much faster cars later the Audi 90 2.3 replaced it but that was no match for the 60hp floating device from the 70's.
Unfortunately “Nice” isn’t going to cut it when a Chinese brand such as Zeekr arrives. The difference in performance and onboard tech along with an overall much more cohesive design will just leave EU makers wondering what happened to their sales figures.
Wouldn't buy another Stellantis car until they do away with this "B" button nonesense and give us proper one-pedal driving, which can be set to the default. Having used one-pedal driving in other electric cars, it's my prefered solution and therefore Stellantis exclude themselves by not offering it. I'm sure it could be done by software update if needed, but they don't seem to see the need?
Its biggest flaw is that it is a Stellantis product and, therefore, likely full of future defects and unreliability 😢. A pity, because more COMFORTABLE affordable cars are needed.
You're such a teaser, Nicola. "New shelf for your phone"…? "Very comfy bum"…? Hahaha! Y'know what? I want your job. Mmm... no, I don't. I want your camera person's job. I would love to return to Barcelona to go zooming around in an EV. Sure wish we could get these European EVs in the Feudal State of Amnesia. Sadly, I think the chance of it ever happening will now disappear entirely, come tomorrow. My one complaint with this e-C4? That it doesn't have one-pedal driving.
I think heads-up displays are great! You hardly have to move your eyes from the road and pertinent information such as navigation instructions are repeated in them.
The only thing it had going for it was the sunroof. That seems gone, and so is its head-start. Sorry Citroen. Bring back the sunroof and I'll reconsider... Of course now Citroen runs back to get this organized... Oh and did we gain charge speed and range?
I hate SUV/Crossover cars. Totally pointless design for bland people with too much money. Great business of course for exactly those reasons. I feel a lot of cringe watching car influencers shill for this nonense.
Depends on how far you need to go.I don't have a wall box just a 3 pin plug in charger.If you can't charge at home I don't think electric is the right choice unless public charging costs come down.
I absolutely hate Citroen soggy suspension and handling. Luckily Stellantis have this covered with their Alfa Romeo brand where things are much better. To try to say something positive about this blancmange it does at least have vehicle to load. Nicola has done her best with something truly awful, thank you.
Most of these channels and journalists are paid to say nice things about mediocre products. If they are honest they lose their money, free trips and free products to test
@@Harrythehun I agree journos can not be too rude about a car and expect to continue to cover the products. What we can do as watchers is fill in some of the gaps.
Nice video.. . Investment is changing lives especially with a good help. .34k weekly profit, Our lord Jesus have lifted up my Life!!!All thanks to Mrs Kathy Lien..
Best EV reviews to watch, love the fun an humor mix Nicola. Thanks
Had a Citroen E-C4 for 3 years. A totally reliable, usable family. I always recommend the second hand ones to my friends. Best seats in this class.
Strange that the e-c4 is reliable when everything else from the Stellantis Corporation is struggling with quality and reliability issues. Most of the built-in chargers only last 2-4 years and cost between 12-18.000 € to replace. Especially all the Fiat's and Peugeot/Jeep have been struggling with this. If I were you, I would exchange your 3 year old "catastrophe in waiting" immediately and buy a new one before this happens. I have driven Citroën half my life, (CX, XM, C6) but I no longer trust the brand.
@@lise1255 especially now since it is known Stellantis always refuses repairs under warranty:
- have a small scratch on the battery = warranty refused!
- you have forgotten to refill the wiper fluid one time = all warranty claims refused!
- broken charging port because of bad quality = pay 12000€ and warranty definitely refused
I wasn't really interested in the car - but Nicola Hume's presentation was once again incomparably good! It always leaves this wonderful smile on my face - I'm very grateful!
Simp
@@kristoffergo6973😂
Are not human interactions really fascinating? Personally, I find Nicola intensely irritating. Mea culpa?
I suppose the good thing about it having the heads up display is it means you don’t have to look away, for too long, from the road to see the information. 🏴
My brother has the older model, and loves it, does motorway miles every day for work and says he often gets over the estimated range (albeit not by a lot) having driven it briefly, it was a very comfy drive.
Don't forget that a bit of body roll can give you a bit more grip in corners. Citroën is good at that... (+50 yrs experience)
It's a fine car, but untill Stelantis offer a better guarantee than the pityful 2 years, I wouldn't ever consider to buy one!
I didn’t know that. That’s really poor by today’s standards.
@crm114. Yeah it is!
And I really don't get why they do it..Quite sure they would sell twice as many cars if they offered a better warranty.
Stellantis don't get enough stick for their reliability, that warranty is a shocker
What country do you only get 2 years?
@@username3746 Denmark
Ginny you don't have to use the HUD. It can be switched off so the perspex screen doesn't rise up. I does make the driver 's screen a bit busy though. Having driven an original EC4 for 3 years and now driving an EC4X, I found the HUD is really practical especially if you are using the speed limiter. Oh and the boot opening on the X is exactly the same as the hatch with the parcel shelf in place. Doesn't look like it but I measured it.
OK, apart from that section of sandiness….although for me , it’s the whole package..and Citroen’s have always been very important to me partly because of their comfort, but also their off-the-wall engineering which is generally amazing..fabulous channel btw
PS The new Ami needs testing in Miami..🤟
Useable battery size and chemistry? Miles per kWH in mixed cycle and motorway, winter and summer? Heat pump? Active thermal battery management? Charging speed AC and DC? Drag coefficient? Vehicle to load/grid?
My wife did exactly 8,000 miles per year in ours (charging at home), it cost us about £250 per year to run. Zero road tax and £99 for a service! How can you go wrong? Plus you can buy a second hand low mileage one for around £12,000
USB-A is usable for any phone. You seem to be like my wife, who gets confused between the difference of a port type and a cable type. It makes no difference. USB-a 3.0 ports can also implement the USB Power Delivery Specification, which allows for charging at up to 100 W.
@@dvrs-e6t But why not just install the newest version..I don't think I have any devices left that use USB-A
Great review! 😍
The brilliance of Citroen is their suspension and general comfort -- glad to see it's translating over to their EVs.
I've got a 71 e-C4, a great car. Glad to see Citroen haven't spoiled anything on the update.
71 kwh?
@@NoName-md5zb 71 plate
@@philiptaylor7902 what does that mea n?
@@NoName-md5zb It's a 2021 model e-C4. The age indicator on the plates in the UK are changed every 6 months, 2x for March to August and 7x for September to Feb. So a 71 plate means the care was registered between Sept 21 and Feb 22. A car registered today would be 74. 25 plates will be issued from 1st march 25 onwards. Confusing, I know.
8:17 V2L should really not be an option on any EV. It should be standard, with at least one plug in the boot and one in the car interior each.
Try a review on the M25 junction 9-11, rolled concrete!
Why on earth in 2025 are some car brands still fitting USB-A ports to their *new* vehicles? As of a few years ago, *most* phone manufacturers have made the switch over to USB-C to USB-C cables. USB-A is being fazed out fairly rapidly and will soon be obsolete, these car manufacturers really need to keep up.
Answer an b to c adapter couple of squid all sorted simples 😊👍👍
I have these in my Ioniq 5 and I must be one of the few people who aren't bothered by the A's.
I have so many cables that are usb-a to usb-c and actually get annoyed when I have a usb-c to usb-c cable because the use case for me is so small.
The EU have made it a rulle to make usb-c in new things so yeah it is Strange Citroën is still using the Old ports
Lol. People like me dont really care. Most the stuff i use is usb a
Backwards compatibility is nothing to be sniffed at young grasshopper.
Love your videos🙌🏿from South Africa 🇿🇦
What strange review? She complains about the head up display showing the same things than the display. The whole point of head up displays is not having to take the eyes of the road not showing other information... Then she complains about bad visibility when someone stuffs so much stuff in the boot that it raises the parcel shelve...
Chunky keys, so last year🤣 why carry keys when digital keys work a treat? I have to agree, why do manufacturers put a heads up display in when there is an instrument cluster behind the steering wheel? Pointless?
Overall, its sort of there but not great, not bad, just there?
My 14yr old is 6ft 2"... He sat in the rear in comfort. No point in comparing it to an ID3, too much of a price gap.
I don't mind this Citreon, very nice styling and a lovely colour. Can't get over how quiet the cabin seemed. Wonderful preso from Nicola as usual! 😎
Time to pick up the old model new for £23K on Autotrader! Sounds like a bargain!
A must buy just to be able to ‘plug the lawnmower in at the allotment’. The order books will be bursting😂
Nicola . You are a little bit bonkers but in a nice way . Always loved citroen for their comfy ride ( had a BX back in the day ) , nice to see they are still going that way.
8:22 V2L is great, but an external outlet is really nowhere near as useful as having one located inside the cabin.
the good deals were only on the small 45kWh usable battery version. The larger battery version was ludicrously overpriced!
100kw DC charging is a bit weak vs Chinese. Better looking than Peugeot in my view though.
Good car, quite the underdog. They've indeed been comfy, I wouldn't mind driving it!
PS: I'd like to make it complain. 😊
Citroen Please bring this modern updated stuff in India...It is a growing ..market with aware generation ..stop giving us out dated...boxes...tha's why you are not making any sales here...Good luck..We Indians need this stuff..!
~Regards and Namaste~
Love your vids
‘Oh… subscribe n that’ is so funny 😂
Stellantis are a huge source of frustration for me. They still haven’t developed a dedicated EV platform and still have the same models in both electric and ICE form which has obvious compromises. You would think that with all the models they make they could create a shared platform. As a reminder these are all the electrified models they make:
Alfa Romeo Junior and Tonale
Citroën New C3, New C3 AirCross, C4, C4X, C5 AirCross, C5X
DS 3 and DS 4
Fiat Panda and 600
Jeep® Avenger, Renegade and Compass
New Lancia Ypsilon
Maserati Grecale
Opel/ Vauxhall Corsa, Astra, Astra SportsTourer, Mokka, Frontera, New Grandland
Peugeot 208, 308, 308 SW, 408, 2008, New 3008, New 5008
And the Fiat 500
Why did they completely give up on towing or at least bike carrying hitch?
Front looks odd 😮
Back in the late 70's till the mid 1980's my mother had a GS Club, it was a magic carpet with its hydropneumatic suspension. Longer journeys felt longer in much faster cars later the Audi 90 2.3 replaced it but that was no match for the 60hp floating device from the 70's.
Unfortunately “Nice” isn’t going to cut it when a Chinese brand such as Zeekr arrives. The difference in performance and onboard tech along with an overall much more cohesive design will just leave EU makers wondering what happened to their sales figures.
Babe, have not heard of battery electric lawn mowers. They are brilliant, if only on the safety basis that you can't cut the supply cable!
Wouldn't buy another Stellantis car until they do away with this "B" button nonesense and give us proper one-pedal driving, which can be set to the default. Having used one-pedal driving in other electric cars, it's my prefered solution and therefore Stellantis exclude themselves by not offering it. I'm sure it could be done by software update if needed, but they don't seem to see the need?
Why don't they do a test of the acceleration by overtaking on a single carriage way 2 lane road, where you have to enter the oncoming lane.
Nicolas review on a mundane car... _Was comfortable enough!_
I thought my old one was 50kwh battery?Anyway I really like mine and will not go back to an ICE motor.
With small battery charging speed is so important! But it still slow as a tortil...
It's old as hell 😅
Not a Megane. 🤧🤧🙊🙊
I had one as courtesy car and to be honest I think the supposed comfort is overrated.
Its biggest flaw is that it is a Stellantis product and, therefore, likely full of future defects and unreliability 😢. A pity, because more COMFORTABLE affordable cars are needed.
You're such a teaser, Nicola. "New shelf for your phone"…? "Very comfy bum"…? Hahaha! Y'know what? I want your job. Mmm... no, I don't. I want your camera person's job. I would love to return to Barcelona to go zooming around in an EV. Sure wish we could get these European EVs in the Feudal State of Amnesia. Sadly, I think the chance of it ever happening will now disappear entirely, come tomorrow. My one complaint with this e-C4? That it doesn't have one-pedal driving.
Stellantis group and their OBC is not good, several cars from the group have problems with them
I dont like the thought of a heads up display!
Um, dont think about one then.
I think heads-up displays are great! You hardly have to move your eyes from the road and pertinent information such as navigation instructions are repeated in them.
The only thing it had going for it was the sunroof. That seems gone, and so is its head-start. Sorry Citroen. Bring back the sunroof and I'll reconsider... Of course now Citroen runs back to get this organized... Oh and did we gain charge speed and range?
typical stellantis, OK but nothing special and not competitive if you looked at cars side by side unless a Citroen fan
I only watch for Nicola ngl. Only one I really like
She's the reason I don't watch. Each to their own I guess.
I hate SUV/Crossover cars. Totally pointless design for bland people with too much money. Great business of course for exactly those reasons. I feel a lot of cringe watching car influencers shill for this nonense.
No point of those seats for that non existent range. And also, again, majority don't have a home wall box
Depends on how far you need to go.I don't have a wall box just a 3 pin plug in charger.If you can't charge at home I don't think electric is the right choice unless public charging costs come down.
What a terrible front end 😢
Sorry another boring looking low spec car with out dated technology
I absolutely hate Citroen soggy suspension and handling. Luckily Stellantis have this covered with their Alfa Romeo brand where things are much better. To try to say something positive about this blancmange it does at least have vehicle to load. Nicola has done her best with something truly awful, thank you.
Most of these channels and journalists are paid to say nice things about mediocre products. If they are honest they lose their money, free trips and free products to test
It's not truly awful, it's just not the car for you. Not everyone wants a hard suspension set up and bumping over every pothole and speed ramp.
@@Harrythehun
I agree journos can not be too rude about a car and expect to continue to cover the products. What we can do as watchers is fill in some of the gaps.
@@timscott3027
There is definitely a market for those who like a softer suspension and as you point out that is a matter of taste. Just not my taste.
Did you eat too many lemons.................wow
Nice video.. . Investment is changing lives especially with a good help. .34k weekly profit, Our lord Jesus have lifted up my Life!!!All thanks to Mrs Kathy Lien..
That's a major turn around. Praise be to Jesus our Lord. Hallelujah
But then, what do you do? How do you come
about that in that period?
Its all big thanks to Mrs Kathy Lien
Sounds familiar, I have heard her name on several occasions.. and both her success stories in the wall Street journal!
I thought myself and my family were the only
ones enjoving Mrs Kathy Lien trade benefits
Citroën hold true to being an ugly but comfortable brand.
Worst presenter. Show us car not yourself.
Don't be mean.