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Citroën has revealed the eagerly
anticipated third model in its innovative and distinctive DS line: DS5.
Designed to express the full extent of Citroën’s ‘Créative Technologie’,
DS5 combines ground-breaking style, rewarding driving dynamics and
exceptional refinement with innovative engineering solutions.
DS5 is the first Citroën model to
feature HYbrid4 diesel hybrid technology, providing enhanced performance
and class leading environmental credentials. The advanced HYbrid4
system delivers 200bhp; four-wheel drive capability; emission-free
electric power for the city; and an acceleration boost function for the
open road - with total CO2 emissions of just 99g/km.
The DS line has already redefined
expectations in the supermini segment with DS3, and combines the style
of a coupé and the flexibility of a five-door hatchback with DS4.
Progressing to the executive segment, DS5 targets customers looking for
a truly bold and assertive car with a resolutely modern approach to
vehicle design.
Based on the futuristic and magical C-SportLounge
concept, DS5 bringstrue technological innovation to its class.
The dynamic exterior reflects a modern
expression of status and promises enhanced driving pleasure. Flowing
lines, a sleek profile and muscular wheel arches - which wrap themselves
around the large (16” to 19”) alloy wheels - give DS5 an undoubted air
of refined confidence.
The assertive front end instantly
identifies DS5 as a member of the DS family. There is an oversized air
intake, a large chrome-finished grille housing the chevrons and a new
LED light signature. A distinguishing feature, DS5 boasts
chrome-finished ‘sabre’ inserts stretching from the top of each headlamp
to the windscreen.
The rear design takes DS5’s on-road
presence to yet another level. The car stands firmly on wide tracks,
emphasised by two tail pipes built into the rear bumper and highlighted
by a rear signature featuring six light guides.
Citroën DS5 is equally charismatic
inside, with a remarkable cabin fully consistent with the exterior
styling. The driver-focused cockpit features a coupé-like driving
position with a near-vertical steering wheel and a wide central
console. DS5 instantly fires the imagination. An array of buttons,
switches, scroll wheels and toggles are grouped on two central consoles,
one low down and one above the driver’s head, ‘pilot-style’. A simple
push on the START button brings the interior to life. The colour
Head-Up Display projects essential information into the driver’s line of
sight and the ambient lighting bathes the cockpit in a heady mix of red
and white.
Most importantly, DS5 benefits from
Citroën’s expertise in quality and refinement. Each detail has been
carefully considered, with premium materials such as fine-grain Club
leather and exclusive designs like the ‘watchstrap’ seat upholstery - a
signature touch of the DS line that is unique to the market.
Reconciling fun at the wheel with
comfort and practicality, DS5 opens up new horizons with pioneering
architecture, including:
- A sleek, compact body (4.52m long,
1.85m wide) and a driving position worthy of a Gran Turismo coupé.
- A roomy boot (up to 465 litres VDA)
reminiscent of a Sportwagon.
- Five real seats, four doors and
all the access and modularity of a hatchback.
For its motor show debut in Shanghai,
DS5 appears in a one-off livery as the Citroën DS5 White Pearl. The
cabin features ebony-coloured full-grain leather, contrasting subtly
with silver-flecked overstitching. Interior detailing includes
decorative inserts in Markassa ebony and a highly reflective fascia,
created by applying several layers of lacquer. DS5 White Pearl also
sports specially designed 20-inch alloy wheels. |
