Citroen DS5 Hybrid4

AE

So by AE's logic you can buy an Evoque for £28K, which is far less well-equipped than this car. I hope AE points out in that case, that when they test a fully-loaded Evoque, at over £50K, there are far better value alternatives out there too. I won't be holding my breath though.

By Alfamonk on 20 December, 2011, 8:19am

What?

Alfamonk...good point, but its a Citreon and £34K is a lot to pay for a car that will depreciate like a rock and fall to bits after 2 years. The terms Hybrid and French electrics don't sit well together, as anyone who has owned a Peugeot that sits on this particular platform will understand.

The Evoke is rather a better proposition don't you think.

By IronChicken on 20 December, 2011, 9:47am

Also it looks a bit Dumpy to my eyes. Not sleek like a car wearing the DS badge should.

By IronChicken on 20 December, 2011, 9:49am

34k Pounds for a small Citroen ? LMAO!!!

the Prius is a bigger car and also has a claimed 74 mpg consumption and petrol being far more refined. The prius is also far cheape,r it's a no brainer.

Even the far less complicated Nissan Leaf is a lot cheaper, and there are quiet a lot of people that don't drive 100 miles a day or even in 3 days. We need to get away from the idea we need 300 mile range cars

What's most important is faster charging batteries in say 5-10 mins without degrading the battery, that's far more important and will help keep costs down. Nissan have 10 min charging already, but nobody knows if that will be available in gen II in 2015!

But there is no way I would pay for the citroen, the polo bluemotion will do 75+ mpg and is much much cheaper!

By Mad_Lad on 20 December, 2011, 2:12pm

V6 nonhybrid

Nice shape and cockpit. Deserves the 3.0V6, give the proper motors back!

By Stivans on 20 December, 2011, 6:41pm

I don't care

This car looks beautiful to my eyes and can't wait for it to be launched, it has faults of course but it is of course a Citröen, not another damn Audi and not a footballers slut of a wife Evoque, the automotive world is a little bit better with svelte metal like this in it.

By JFalck on 24 December, 2011, 3:32am

I don't really care either...

every time I read a Peugeot/Citroen review I always win bets that automotive zombies will come back with their regurgitated and recycled comments about it's "french" "depreciation" then they'll be the uninitiated ones that won't pay for a Citroen when there's a toyota prius, or a polo though not in the same segment...I've realised that a bulk of people think they use their own opinions but the opposite is true. None of your comments bring anything new, the same negative comments came out when the C4/DS3/DS4 came out...it's just boring to read the same gibberish...

example of bollock comments :

"Also it looks a bit Dumpy to my eyes. Not sleek like a car wearing the DS badge should
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"The terms Hybrid and French electrics don't sit well together, as anyone who has owned a Peugeot that sits on this particular platform will understand.
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"Not sleek like a car wearing the DS badge should"

clearly this guy is a technical expert but he falls flat from telling us what this 1 year old Hybrid system's achilles heel is! He doubles as a exterior design expert...and knows better than a team of designers at Citroen what a DS badged car should look like...wow maybe he own's an own DS model...fair but maybe he missed the part of the memo where DS now stands for Different Spirit and it's got nothing to do with the current line of DS range...well how could he remember, even journalists choose to ignore that.

then there's our expert battery analyst :

"What's most important is faster charging batteries in say 5-10 mins without degrading the battery, that's far more important and will help keep costs down."

I think everyone even children who don't know mechanics of batteries suggest even something better batteries that don't run out at all but we don't use that as arguments against real tangible technology.

My 2c worth is, buying a car should be a personal choice, I own a 6 year old Peugeot out of warranty and maintenance plan and it hasn't fallen into bit's and has provided the most gratifying motoring experience, depreciation? I buy my cars and pay them off...so outgoes the infamous depreciation argument goes with the trash. Go look for a similarly specced BMW/Merc/Audi at the same price...and there won't be none. I study and buy what I like, and don't leave it to know nots to influence my decision.

As for the Journalist/Writer of the article, would you really compare a 3 Series with Hybrid technology to an Audi/Merc diesel when BMW has a 3 Series with a diesel engine instead? A proper comparison would have been using the 2.0 Diesel or 1.6 T Petrol

By Voltron on 25 December, 2011, 3:28pm

aeolus

Voltron is spot on it his complaints about regurgitated received opinions about Citroens etc. They run to such a pattern that, in cynical moments, one is almost tempted to suggest some orchestration at work! My own family has owned many Peugeots and Citroens and, apart from a couple sorted out under warranty with no argument at all, they have been fine. Of course they varied in abilities but the current DS3 is splendid to drive and attracts much, favourable, attention.

Virtually no-one in this country can have seen, yet alone ridden in or driven a DS5. My favourable view of the DS3 is thus of no more relevance to the newcomer than the prejudices of the francophobes. I do wish though that Britons would learn not to confuse solidity with stolidity. The experiences of colleagues with a certain manufacturer having supposedly impeccable build quality ought to cause people furiously to think.

By aeolus on 26 December, 2011, 4:43pm

to IronChicken

i am afraid you are quite off the mark when it comes to French and Electrics. I have owned 3 peugeots, a 405, 406, and a 407, and still own the last 2 and they are better than any German car I have ever had the misfortune of driving. I had a VW tiguan that had smoke come out of the bonnet, a BMW 5 series with the interior trim falling off, a VW Eos that squeaks and rattles. Our Peugeots on the other hand have been nothing short of amazing. After 11 years, the 406 has not missed a beat, all the electrics work beautifully, and not once have they stopped working. The 407, is the same. Absolutely nothing. Sure a lot of people will call it ugly, and fine beauty is in the eye of the beholder. but such comments on french electrics are untrue. I am from Malta, a country with no actual road maintenance, a country that floods with even the slightest downpour. So if the electrics were to give up, they would have given up here.

34k sounds like a bargain, considering the amount of stuff fitted to this car, and a car that makes you look distinctive, not like the rest who opt for the usual boring BMW 320d's. Give me a Citroen any day over the automotive yawn that is BMW.

By ZazuG on 28 December, 2011, 10:42am