New 2021 DS 9 saloon: UK prices and specifications revealed

Luxury automobile maker DS has revealed selling prices and requirements for its new DS 9 flagship saloon, which will start from £40,615 when it goes on sale on 8 April.

The French brand’s different to the likes of the Mercedes E-Class, BMW five Series and Audi A6 is accessible with both a PureTech petrol motor or a plug-in hybrid powertrain that offers up to 34 miles of all-electric range. 

The DS 9 grows the British isles DS line-up to three products, sitting down previously mentioned the DS three Crossback and DS seven Crossback SUVs as a lengthy-promised halo product. First deliveries will consider location later on in 2021.

The powertrain line-up is made up of both a 222bhp 1.6-litre 4-cylinder PureTech petrol device, or an E-Tense plug-in hybrid alternative. The plug-in hybrid E-Tense product makes use of a 178bhp version of the brand’s 1.6-litre turbo petrol motor and an eleven.9kWh battery feeding a 108bhp electric motor, for a overall put together output of 222bhp, matching the pure petrol automobile. 

The petrol only alternative is a little faster, sprinting from -62mph in 8.1 seconds, whilst the E-Tense 225 normally takes an extra two tenths a next to cover the benchmark dash. Each cars and trucks send energy to their entrance wheels via an EAT8 eight-pace automatic gearbox.

DS has also verified that a 355bhp plug-in hybrid variant will be part of the British isles line-up in time, featuring 4-wheel drive. This powertrain will probably be the identical as that discovered in sister manufacturer Peugeot’s 508 Peugeot Activity Engineered general performance product.

Effectiveness, range and charging

The PureTech 225 claims greatest efficiency of forty.9mpg and 155g/km CO2, whilst the E-Tense 225 PHEV offers a put together optimum of 256.8mpg with CO2 emissions as very low as 33g/km, based on specification.

There’s a zero emissions range of up to 34 miles in the plug-in hybrid – and the DS 9 can run in EV mode at up to 84mph – whilst the eleven.9kWh battery normally takes one hour and forty five minutes to charge using a 7kW wallbox.

Design and engineering

The DS 9 sits on the firm’s EMP2 system, made by the Groupe PSA factor of the new Stellantis assortment of automotive brands, architecture it shares with the DS seven Crossback SUV and the Peugeot 508 saloon. 

On the other hand, the new DS 9 is more substantial than its Peugeot relation. At 4,930mm lengthy and 1,850mm broad it slots into the whole-measurement government automobile industry.

There is a fastback factor to the automobile in profile, but it’s more a conventional three-box saloon. The entrance end normally takes inspiration from the brand’s other products with a big, diamond mesh chrome-outcome grille flanked by chrome headlight detailing, vertical LED managing lights and DS Active LED Vision headlights, with five individual automatic modes. A chrome strip operates down the centre of the bonnet to the windscreen, too, signifying the model’s flagship standing.

The sides of the DS 9 are a mixture of easy surfacing and robust traces – the sharp shoulder crease contrasts with flush door handles. The back again attributes the now trademark DS 3D diamond sample LED taillights, more chrome detailing, a easy rear bumper, and a nod to the primary 1955 DS in the sort of the indicators – they’re mounted high on the car’s C-pillars.

The dashboard and inside are intensely primarily based on the DS seven Crossback’s, with the only serious noticeable distinctions staying the door panels, inside vents and a storage area beneath the conventional central infotainment screen. 

Prices, trim concentrations and engineering

As with other DS products, customers will have distinct inside ‘inspiration’ options, just about every introducing distinct themes and supplies inside. 

From launch in the British isles the line-up will consist of Effectiveness Line+ and Rivoli+ trim concentrations.

The former offers a sporty concept, with conventional package such as 19-inch alloy wheels, black Alcantara upholstery, DS Active Vision LED headlights, a 12.three-inch digital dash with a 12-inch touchscreen infotainment procedure, keyless operation, a sports activities steering wheel, electric heated entrance seats, all-spherical parking sensors and a reversing camera.

Prices start from £40,615 for the PureTech 225 Effectiveness Line+ product, soaring to £46,100 for the E-Tense 225 PHEV in this trim.

Up coming up is Rovli+, which adds a more lavish experience, with package such as black leather-based trim, a distinct layout for its 19-inch alloys, heated and ventilated massage seats, twin-zone climate regulate and a 360-degree close to-see observe on prime of Effectiveness Line+ gear concentrations.

There’s also more protection tech, with DS’s Generate Assist attribute and a driver attention observe. The former permits level two semi-autonomous drive functions, combining adaptive cruise regulate with steering support and a camera procedure to pilot the automobile in a solitary lane at up to speeds of 111mph. 

Automatic parking support is also accessible, as is DS Night time Vision, which makes use of an infrared camera to screen the highway in advance in clarity on darkish and unlit streets. The DS Good Obtain smartphone app permits distant regulate of the car’s locking procedure.

Active Scan suspension, which makes use of a camera to scan the highway in advance for bumps and adjusts the suspension appropriately to enhance ease and comfort, is conventional on all but the foundation-spec Effectiveness Line+ PureTech 225 product.

Prices for Rivoli+ trim start from £44,715 for the PureTech 225, reflecting its extra package, soaring to £49,two hundred for the E-Tense 225 product.

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