Five years after the DS7 Crossback, the most prestigious French SUV, was first launched in Israel, the Lubinski brand importer group announces the start of marketing the renewed model for 2023. The new model has undergone a mid-life facelift, including changing its name to the "DS7 E-TENSE".
As part of the facelift, the model received a new design for the front, which also includes smart LED matrix lighting units based on 84 independent LED units. At the rear of the car you can see new light units and a new tailgate design that bears the lettering DS AUTOMOBILES across as fashion.
Upgraded Molitmedia. The new DS7, photo: Ronen Topelberg
In the cabin, the changes are less significant, and include, alongside the generous equipment and luxurious atmosphere that accompanied the outgoing generation, upgraded multimedia with full customization capabilities, a 12-inch high-resolution touchscreen to activate the original navigation, which includes traffic and operation updates in Hebrew. The two senior versions will also be equipped with the unique active suspension system that uses a camera to scan the road ahead and a sophisticated night vision system that uses a thermal camera.
The safety specification is also joined by a driver alert check system that uses two cameras, the first of which photographs the front of the vehicle and analyzes the nature of the vehicle's travel on the road and in the lane, and the second scans the driver's face and eyelid movements.
Under the hood, three plug-in hybrid powertrains will be offered to choose from, unlike the outgoing model marketed here in turbo diesel and turbo petrol versions. The hybrid versions on the latest DS7 have a battery capacity of 14.2 kWh compared to the outgoing 13.2 kWh, which allowed the maximum electric range to be increased to 66 km.
The entry-level version is equipped with a 1.6-litre turbo engine and a single electric motor producing a combined output of 225 hp and 36.7 kg and an 8-speed automatic transmission from Japanese AISIN. This version accelerates from a standstill to 100 km/h in 8.9 seconds, reaches a top speed of 225 km/h, with a price set at NIS 339,990.
In the middle version, the combined output increases to 300 hp and 53 kg thanks to an additional electric motor. Performance improves here with acceleration from standing to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds, a top speed of 235 km/h, and the price of this version is 394,990 NIS. The senior version raises power to 360 hp and allows acceleration from standing to 100 km/h in just 5.6 seconds and a top speed of 235 km/h while the electric driving range has been slightly reduced to 58 km. The model price is set at NIS 429,990.
All models will be offered in Israel in a rich TIVOLI trim level that includes, among other things, leather upholstery, an electric panoramic glass roof, a 12.3" digital instrument cluster, an electric tailgate, climate control split into 3 zones, heated and electrically adjustable front seats, a wireless smartphone charging pad and a rich safety package.
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