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DS4 returns: The French built a Swiss Army knife
DS is introducing a fourth model and this time it intends to compete with premium cars and compact crossovers with a car that is both and both.
With us, it will land in the last quarter of the year
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Keenan Cohen
Thursday, 04 February 2021, 07:30
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DS4 is no longer C4 in disguise but an independent model (Photo: Manufacturer's website)
Two and a half years after we parted ways with the name DS4 it returns, as then as well as today it is hard to put a finger on which category this car should belong, but this time it was exactly DS's intention.
The new stump that joins the family is clearly the one that is supposed to take the brand forward, if the DS3, DS7 and DS9 have entered the well-known slots in the industry, this time the DS4 will seek to define a new niche where PSA's luxury division is a member of FCA and now called at all. " Stalantis "- you can stand out.
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Wide and low silhouette, LED matrix lighting units as standard (Photo: Manufacturer's website)
the design
It is very difficult to convey design in description, difficult even when there are pictures, probably when we learned that a direct encounter with the cars of this manufacturer creates a much better impression than above the screen.
But it is impossible not to say something with the design here.
From the upright and trimmed front, the dynamic lighting units (Matrix LED at all trim levels), through the front wings with the giant rims (up to 20 inches), the folds along the body to the pointed tail that ends in minimalist lighting units - the DS4 plays on the seam between crossover-coupe and accelerator 'Beck is grown.
It's all part of the DS's plan to access the sought-after segment of small premium cars in forceps movement - on the one hand to compete with cars like the Audi A3 and on the other hand in the soft crossovers like the BMW X2.
This is also the movement of the tongs in which this car will come in two versions - "Performance" and "Cross" which differ in designation and external appearance.
While the dimensions are the same with a length of 440 cm, a width of 183 cm and a height of 147 cm, design changes between the two will differentiate them. The "cross" with matte paint for the bottom of the fenders, silver "protection stripes" made of plastic, Rails and roof in the body color will be the "tough" while the "Performance" will get the more elegant look with a black roof, different grille, black rims and other differences in the cabin.
The cross version with roof rails and black plastic at the bottom (Photo: Manufacturer's website)
The cabin
In the driver environment of the DS4 a combination of the handiwork of all the interior sewing of the car and a digital technological show, we will run on the main and prominent ones here.
First of all air vents, do you see them?
Hardly, the DS is very proud of this feature and the air vents in the doors - but one should also see how it actually works.
The digital dashboard is of course and above it there is an advanced top view combined with augmented reality, the size of the area where the data is projected is equivalent to a 21-inch screen say in the DS.
The multimedia screen through which all the car systems are operated (unsuccessful solution as we have come to know) can be controlled by touch, or through what DS DS Smart-Touch - a touch screen that acts as a touchpad and allows you to control the multimedia system with your finger, including handwriting recognition, focusing Zoom in the "pinch" movement and more.
Lexus has been doing something similar in recent years, where it's awful and horrible, hopefully this will not be the case here.
A night vision system will help detect heat-emitting bodies and will mark pedestrians and animals even from a distance of up to 200 meters in the dark.
The gear selector gives up the handle we knew in favor of a recessed switch in the center console which makes room for more storage space.
Depending on the level of finish, materials such as leather, wood, carbon fiber and Alcantara can be found around the driver.
Handmade sewing, huge top display (Photo: Manufacturer's website)
The paddle
The basis for the DS4 is PSA's modular EMP2 platform, but in its case 70 percent of the parts are dedicated to this model, some of which relate to the suspension and steering system, to produce its own distinctive character.
Five propulsion units will be used for the DS4 three gasoline engines with outputs of 130, 180 and 225 hp that we are familiar with from the company's other models, a 130 hp diesel engine and at the top of the offer a plug-in hybrid propulsion system (PHEV) that will offer 225 hp And will provide a declared range of about 50 km in electric power only.
All versions will use an 8-speed planetary gearbox.
DS never pretended to play in the field of sportiness and power, so it is not surprising that performance data, and more details about the engines were not given at this stage.
As with the DS7, the ACTIVE SCAN system will be offered here, which scans the road from the front and adjusts the damping of the shock absorbers to the road conditions.
The E-TENSE version Peleg In will offer 225 hp (Photo: Manufacturer's website)
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The start of marketing of the DS4 is planned in Europe for the last quarter of the year, when it will also arrive in Israel, according to the importer Lubinski.
According to DS, its pricing will be between the DS3 and DS7, in local terms this means numbers north of NIS 200,000 up to the NIS 250,000 cut and maybe a little more depending on the level of finish and equipment.
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