Mitsubishi iMiEV Review | The Worst Car We've Ever Tested
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- Опубликовано: 17 июл 2021
- This week on Buckle Up, Rob reviews the odd ball electric car you tried to forget - the Mitsubishi iMiEV.
Launched in 2011 along with sister cars - the Citroen C-Zero and Peugeot Ion - the iMiEV was not exactly a sales success. Costing a staggering £38,000 when new was probably the main reason for this, but how does it stack up now prices have dropped to a mere £6,000? Well, sit back, relax and enjoy the very honest tellings of Rob Wilson...
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You are funny! And video informative! 👍🙏
My Wife and I have have 2 imievs. We each drive one everyday. Great commuters. I would say if you are driving less than 50 miles per day. Just charge each night at home. That is the key. Looking at both car combined, over150,000 total miles about $400 total maintenance after 7 years of driving. Most underappreciated car in America.
I have now owned 4 different electric cars. The i miev was my first and I absolutely loved it. Yes, Winter range was a bummer (it was the only EV I have run dry in) but in warmer weather it was a great little machine. On football days I regularly carried three adult passengers to the match. We used my car because it could slot into ridiculously small parking spaces near the ground. Fold the rear seats down and it could hold a full size pallet ( try that in any of the current crop of hatchbacks). A tip I found on a forum was, at dual carriageway traffic lights, when you have a car come alongside, ideally driven by a throttle blipper wearing a back to front baseball cap, turn off the traction control then floor it on green. Used to leave them for dead up to 30!. Yes it was childish but huge fun. If you don't mind a bit of constructive criticism, perhaps you could adopt a less biased style. An open mind is a great starting point when producing a review. Also, comedy is a tricky skill and best avoided until you have practiced it a lot more, preferably off line.. Sorry it's a ramble. I have had a few lemonades.
Rather snarkey review, I'd say. I have two 2012 models from new. We shop, go to work, etc. Wife got t-boned a few years past. Not a scratch on her although a bit shook. The car was fixed up to excellent condition, still driving. Built like a tank.
I have Mitsubishi i (my 2nd one), but thinking of a imev version, they are great cars with amazing room inside for it's outside dimensions. It is well made for its purpose and price, its easy to work on and does all what a car needs to do.
What a very poor review, of a great little car! You do not understand it at all! It's built on a Kei car platform, which was a tiny, cheap road tax city car. You can not expect too much from it. Having said that, my 2010 model is still going strong. Zips through city traffic easily, yet happy to easily cruise down the highway at 100 kph. Fold down those rear seats and there is a ton of space for cargo. Fantastic little cars!
Four years ago I bought a 2012 Peugeot iOn for under £4k. It's used as the daily runabout and now has over 60,000 miles on the clock. The iOn is one of 'The'Triplets' - Mitsubishi imiev / Citroen CZero / Peugeot iOn. They were over £30k when launched and were claimed to have 100k / 80 mile range. It's now 2023 and my iOn still charges to 70 miles in summer and 59 in winter. Simple and ultra-cheap to run, the car recharges in under 4 hours using a 3-pin plug. I either plug her in overnight or - weather permitting - from our solar panels, which means she runs on sunshine! These cars are like a mini Tardis: the rear seats are 60/40 split and fold down to a level floor that can accommodate largish things like a dining chair, garden strimmer etc. The Triplets were designed by Mitsubishi as city cars (Japanese Kei cars). They were originally built as petrol engine cars (hence the transmission tunnel) but were changed to BEV cars by 2011. They don't often come up for sale because their owners love them. Oh, and for a bit of fun you can out-accelerate anything at the traffic lights, no problem. It really upsets Audi drivers!!!!
We like out little 2012 MiEV. My Lady insisted on RWD with a budget of $10K, so there wasn't much choice. But after 9 years it still has 100 km range and it's great for parking and driving around the city. It has "enough" power - it can run easily at 100 km/h on the highway. We just folded down the rear seats so we have lots of cargo space for such a small car. But yeah... it doesn't exactly handle like a Porche.
way to biased! the car does his job flawless! it's a devil little machine! i'm 1.95m and with me on the front seat i can also fit in the rear seat.
My next car, where can I buy it?
This review is so savage 😂. I feel sorry for the I-MiEV drivers arguing in the comments.
28 Miles ? Seriously - mine goes almost 100 miles (OK I am lying it goes 110Kilomiters) and the seats are not uncomfortable - We are paying $7 USD a gallon for gas here in New Zealand and I never buy gas
Mitsubish launched the i-MiEV - the first mass-produced electric vehicle in the world in 2009. It was well before the Nissan Leaf. The battery management system on the i-MiEV is way better than the Leaf. That's why the Leaf of the same age battery is degraded and rubbish now. Plus the Leaf weights over 700 kgs more than the i-MiEV. EVs today are getting up to 3x heavier than an i-MiEV. How much energy do you need to push that around? And how much battery weight and cost? The i-MiEV weighs 1030kgs. So put the same kw battery in the i-MiEV and your range is more than 50% more than a Leaf. Loads more than the heavy EVs of today. The only one to come a bit close is the BMW i3. It is physics guys. Bigger the mass the greater energy you need to push it. Plus when the i-MiEV was made more than 75% of the cost was the battery. It still would be today if it wasn't for all the expensive gadgets in new EVs you don't need just waiting to breakdown and be a pain to own. The i-MiEV is simple hense it's reliability even over a decade on. And because batteries are still so very expensive you can fit a 30kw battery into an i-MiEV, today a small battery and therefore cheaper, the range is more than double than what it was when new. This is the best city car you can buy today albeit used. Simple and reliable. EVs are by far the best city car. What do you need in a city car? Compact easy to park fit anywhere even between bollards. Light, good physics for moving a mass. They are still cute comfortable and don't look too much out of date. And are unique. Your not just one of the crowd in an i-MiEV. They are brilliant little machines.
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Underrated car
We have a Mitsubishi i (petrol version) of this car, so I was hoping to enjoy a decent review of this car. All I can say is that you clearly hated it from the off. The graphics/decals aren't standard on the car so I fail to see the relevance. I didn't finish the video because of your adenoidal voice and wide stretchy arms. Someone below has commented on the stupidly small tyres and that they are only available from one manfacturer. FYI they are the same size and profile as on the Mk2 Smart Car so tyres are widely available from Continental to budget tyres in summer, winter and all season variants. There's so many inaccuracies in this video because no research has been done. You clearly want to be an automotive journalist or want to establish a decent RUclips channel, but you need to open your eyes more!
Very subjective review. It's designed for a specific purpose.
The bolt on the sides make it go faster. Guessing the head unit was the most expensive part of this car xd
Hi. I would like to ask whether anyone does not know where is located the horn and how to fix/change it in case it is not working.
correction....Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle.......