Young upstarts often have a something to teach us and to learn, and that’s true of the DS5. The brand is just over five years old and came about by the desire of parent PSA to have a halo range which rekindles the chic of the first DS launched in 1955 as one of the Citroen luxury models. It is even sold through DS Stores and DS Salons, not a humble traditional dealership. There are five … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: DS 5 Prestige BlueHDi 180
DS 5 what’s that, I can hear you say, explains David Miles. Well it’s the top of the DS range and DS if you remember is the stylish premium brand arm now divorced from the Citroen line-up but it still lives under the PSA Peugeot-Citroen roof. As of March 2017 PSA now owns GM’s Vauxhall and Opel brands now making them second in size in Europe to the VW Group of brands. Now … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: DS 5 Prestige 150HDi
You have to admire any manufacturer launching a new car into today’s market, even with the heritage of the DS. DS was a premium model from Citroen in the 1950s but it faded until the French car maker decided to utilise its status on derivatives of its mass models over the last few years. Now it has gone further and aims to give DS a distinct identity and look along with separate dealership … [Read more...]
Stunning DS5 debuts this spring
New DS 5 is defined by its avant-garde styling. It combines performance and attention to detail with a range of advanced technologies. It embodies all the attributes of present and future DS vehicles, a sub-brand of Citroen. This DS flagship model introduces the brand’s stand-alone identity, gains an impressive new front end and numerous other revisions that make it a true … [Read more...]