Citroen has unveiled the new DS3, a hatchback that Citroen wants to give a premium positioning. Think MINI and you’ll understand what I mean. It’s for buyers who have seen past the need for a large car and more metal to offer premium features and a premium image.
The DS line of cars will feature three models and this is the first: the DS3. It measures 3,950mm long, 1,710mm wide and 1,450mm tall. This makes it similiar in size to the new MINI Clubman, though the DS3 is slightly larger in every dimension.
Typical of Citroen, the exterior styling details are a little quirky, such as the shark-fin B-pillar. The DS3 is fully customisable in term of trim level, even the colour of the wheels, fabric, gearknob, exterior trim, and even the ‘floating roof’ is customisable – you can have it in either black, white, blue or red, to contrast it with the main body colour.
A choice of 5 engines are available – the 90hp and 110hp HDi diesels with DPFS flitres, and three petrol engines – the VTi 95, VTi 120 and the turbocharged THP 150. Only manuals are available for now, either 5-speed or 6-speed depending on the engine specified.
Look after the jump for a photo gallery of the new DS3.
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
Black definitely looks better!!
The "shark fin" is not suitable for white color .. but ..who cares ..
nice!! difference perspective
wAA… Very Impressive.. I'm drooling..
Wow. What a cool car although a bit bulky
Wow! The new Citroen looks absolutely sleek and sexy!
the grey 1 demmn nice..
shishh…. My wife want it as her birthday present. What is the retail price ?.
MyDear said,
August 26, 2009 @ 10:35 am
The “shark fin” is not suitable for white color .. but ..who cares ..
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When the car moving forward, the shark will look like moving the other direction..gostan
Different! but looks beautiful!
African bull frog inspired. no wonder there put pretty ladies to kiss the frog to become a prince?
Good to see Citroen is not bound to the current design languange, I mean the audi like slanted eye look.
Personally the car is kinda nice, wonder how much it will cost when it reaches malaysian shore?
french is back……
I bet you some artist will draw a shark on the body when he gets his hand on one. Great for Chinese Sharkfin's restaurant ad?
This is wrong wrong wrong! This ain't no DS! Please call it anything but a DS…Arghh!!
This is mini muscle car….
like it..
d 1.4 turbocharged is getting popular nowadays among compact car…
Citroen has been of late churning out pretty nice looking cars starting from the C4 "Dancing Transformer" and the recently lanched C5.
Even the cutesy C1 is quite good looking in the flesh.
sexy
I'm kinda lost. Which part of the car suppose to be from DS? Nice looking Citroen. But a DS? I'm not sure about that!
much stylo than MINI…
nice … cute … and small…
hope someone can bring in Citroen cars and make it cheaper, like what Naza did to Peugeot…
GT Concept when go into production?..hehe
I really like to seet the interior photo of the rear view of that car. It looks like it has good visibility
Impressive! towards futuristic. very kan ah~
white with black will be nice. shark fin gives a touch of "quirkyness" to differentiate it from other cars.
i'll take this over the mini, if reliability aint an issue.
the car front-side looks not great in white colour, others is o.k for me….but i won't buy this kind of minicar, urghhh~
citroen has broke away from the spirit of original DS and the results to me…well, it seems to me that the new DS has lost its unique charms (elogated form) compared to its predecessor.
looks like a tough sell for citroen.
now that is a very beautiful car.
'The shark fin is going the other direction'…
ready to bite tail gaters?..hihihi…I like the body in white..it brings up the strong and funky design line..
hm…need to work harder after this, more harder than usual…what a car if i can buy this one.
wow, what the price in Malaysia? 150k?
better DS than BS..
i like the meter instruments & i'm SO GLAD to see a temperature gauge which some car makers no longer offer in their cars. at least citroen knows the importance of a visible temperature gauge for drivers.