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Citroen DS3 design down to fine art
IN automotive terms ‘sculpted’ is an overworked word often used to give a car arty design cred. However, sometimes there is a line of truth to the application. Take the new Citroen DS3, for example, whose lines bring to mind the curves and concave lines of a Henry Moore reclining ² JXUH RU WKH VPRRWK PDUEOH VXUIDFH RI D Barbara Hepworth monolith, all classics of abstract 20th century sculpture. The Citroen DS3 DSport compact hatch and cabriolet exteriors exhibit bits of each artists’ unique signatures – clever FXUYHV Âł RZLQJ OLQHV WDFWLOH VXUIDFHV § in a way that, together with the latest technology, is aimed at keeping them at
ROAD TEST: By DEREK OGDEN the forefront of their class. For more than 90 years, the French automobile maker has been innovating DQG SURGXFLQJ LQGXVWU\ ² UVWV Citroen uses the World Rally Championship as a testing ground and since 2001 has claimed numerous manufacturers’ titles and drivers’ championships with the DS3. From that tradition comes the latest Citroen DS3 DSport, at $33,990 plus onroads, a compact hatch like no other, as we recently found out. Citroen designers were tasked with making the already aerodynamically
HI² FLHQW &G DQG DWWUDFWLYH '6 DSport even more desirable by giving owners the ability to add personal touches to their hatchback. Customisation includes roof, body, exterior mirror housings and wheels – in all 29 individual colour combinations, which when combined with new roof decals allows for up to 200 options. The new roof decal kits – plane, squares, FR GHVLJQ SHUOH SROND GRW JUDSKLF DUW zebra and tribal - each available in a wide range of colours, help ensure no two cars are the same. More subtly, a new optional roof colour, 9HUW (PHUDXGH HPHUDOG JUHHQ KDV EHHQ added to the MY15 DS3 DSport, while
17-inch Aphrodite black alloy wheels underscore the car’s high-art styling. Cutting edge elements are not restricted to appearance alone, with the car featuring headlights combining LED and Xenon technology with sequential WXUQ LQGLFDWRUV D ZRUOG ² UVW Capping off the whole combination is D ³ RDWLQJ URRI D OD 0LQL DQG VKDUN ² Q antenna, giving the DS3 Sport a unique VTXDW UHDG\ WR SRXQFH DQLPDOLVWLF SUR² OH Inside is no different, with equipment UH³ HFWLQJ D ZLGH UDQJH RI WUHQGV DQG lifestyles through customised gear knobs and other accessories in assorted colours, fabrics, materials and themes.
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LIKE NO OTHER: The new Citroen DS3 DSport hatch offers a unique experience to owners.
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Citroen says it has imbued the interior with French-style luxury, which includes the WRS RI WKH GDVKERDUG ² QLVKHG in an organic soft grain in contrast to the smooth lacquered dash strip. 8S WR ² YH RFFXSDQWV DUH settled in leather upholstered seats in three colours with contrasting stitching, while some components are highlighted with chrome trim, including the DS badge. The dash is set high to increase leg room up front, while thin-back front seats reciprocate the freedom in the rear. A 60:40 folding rear seat boosts the already classleading boot space of 285 litres. 5HDU YLHZ FDPHUD DQG SDUNLQJ VHQVRUV KDYH EHHQ added to the MY15 DS3 '6SRUW ZLWK YLVLRQ LQFOXGLQJ JXLGHOLQHV FRPLQJ YLD WKH 7-inch eMyWay satellite QDYLJDWLRQ VFUHHQ VLWXDWHG LQ the centre console. Heated and power-folding door mirrors and electroFKURPDWLF UHDU YLHZ PLUURU are backed up by automatic headlamps and wipers. The DS3 DSport calls on a member of an award winning engine family for its increased power (6 kW) DQG IXHO HI² FLHQF\ GRZQ L/100km). The turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol motor produces 121 kW and 240 Nm, enabling the sprint to 100 kilometres per hour to EH DFKLHYHG LQ D VSRUWLQJ seconds. Technological upgrades and ZHLJKW VDYLQJV LQFOXGLQJ VWRS VWDUW WHFKQRORJ\ KDYH WKH
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Citroen DS3 DSport Cabrio: $36,590 „ COMFY: The Citroen DS3’s modern interior. engine sipping just 5.6 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres on the combined urban / highway cycle, while putting out 129 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre, which all adds up to a Euro 6 emission grading. &DUULHG RYHU IURP WKH SUHYLRXV PRGHO LV WKH VL[ speed manual transmission. It’s worth noting an 88 kW DS3 DStyle four-speed automatic model has been held off until a new auto EHFRPHV DYDLODEOH The Citroen DS3 DSport may be a star performer when let loose, but it is also an HIIHFWLYH PLQGHU LQ WLJKW WUDI² F WKDQNV WR LQQRYDWLYH $FWLYH City Brake technology, which operates at speeds below 31 km/h. Consisting of a laser sensor VLWXDWHG EHKLQG WKH UHDU YLHZ mirror mount, the unit detects D YHKLFOH LQ IURQW DQG LI LW slows or stops too quickly, the system automatically applies the DSport’s brakes.
2SHUDWLQJ RQ WZR OHYHOV § FUDVK DYRLGDQFH EHWZHHQ 0 and 27 km/h; and crash mitigation, between 28 and NP K $FWLYH &LW\ %UDNH switches off at 31 km/h and DERYH $ FRPSUHKHQVLYH FDVW RI DFWLYH VDIHW\ V\VWHPV electronic stability program, anti-skid brakes, electronic brake force distribution and emergency brake assist - adds to the car’s on-road good EHKDYLRXU ZKLOH VL[ DLUEDJV and automatic door unlocking come into action in a crash. Being of three-door FRQ² JXUDWLRQ WKHUH LV WKH usual awkward duck-andWZLVW PDQRHXYUH LQWR WKH EDFN seats, but once there, best use has been made of the limited exterior dimensions. 7KH GULYHU DQG IURQW VHDW passenger are treated to a wealth of legroom, thanks in part to a high-set dashboard. While the turbocharged engine has the car rated at 7.5
seconds for the zero-to-100 km/h dash, there was a hint of delay between pedal pressure DQG YHKLFOH UHDFWLRQ 2Q WKH Âł \ ZLWK VOLFN VKLIWV between all six gear ratios, the DS3 DSport was a delight to GULYH The test car used a frugal 4.1 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres on the motorway but up to three times that amount in crowded city streets. The maker puts the combined urban / highway usage at 5.6 litres per 100 kilometres. While feeling particularly VDIH WUDYHOOLQJ RYHU D UDQJH RI road surfaces, some broken DQG YHUJLQJ RQ WKH GDQJHURXV it is good to know that Citroen DS3 DSport owners enjoy a consistently ‘good ride’ with WKH FDUÂŹV LPSUHVVLYH VL[ \HDU unlimited kilometre warranty, six years roadside assist, plus VL[ \HDUV FDSSHG SULFH VHUYLFH plan.
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