Citroen My Ami Buggy is ready for adventure

The Citroen My Ami Buggy Concept has emerged and is designed to appeal to buyers who fancy a tiny city car with off-road capabilities.

Launched last year in France, the battery-powered Smart ForTwo alternative is already available as both a two-seater and a small delivery van, but the new concept suggests the French car-maker might have cars like the reborn Mini Moke or even the Suzuki Jimny in its sights.

Featuring a number of new styling additions, the key changes for the My Ami Buggy include wider plastic wheel-arches and the addition of off-road tyres, a roof-mounted spare wheel, roo bars, plus metal coverings for the lights.

The side doors have been dumped and replaced by a pair of tougher tubular items that sit lower down at sill level and incorporate storage bags that also package canvasses to provide extra weather protection.

Providing extra light in the bush, there's also a roof-mounted LED light bar, panoramic roof and roof blind to shield both the driver and passenger from the sun during the day.

Within the Ami Buggy there's new seats that have removeable cushions that can be changed or washed.

Extra storage bins in the dash and a special luggage net that's designed to fill every nook and cranny are also offered, with one that magnetically attaches itself to the steering wheel.

New 3D-printed options like a camera mount, smartphone holder and speaker mount have also been added.

Beneath the skin, the Ami remains powered by a 5.5kWh lithium-ion battery that gives the standard car a range of around 70km and a lethargic top speed of just 45km/h.

It's thought there's been no changes to the powertrain to boost the Ami Buggy's off-road prowess.

There's no word on whether the My Ami Buggy will be pushed into production, but it's thought some of its styling features, including its 3D parts, could become dealer accessory options.

Despite now being sold in Europe, both the Ami and any production version based on the new Ami Buggy concept will be off limits for Australia as Citroen has confirmed its small zero-emissions quadricycle was not engineered for right-hand drive.