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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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