DS 9 [Renders] 2018/2019 DS 9

SCOTT27 · Feb 24, 2020

Coup-oon? Or Sed-back?

dalab · Feb 24, 2020

Interesting face to face with the successful Sonata's, Genesis, Kias's of higher range and some Germans, like all new Citroen, it is always a pleasure to see how new they bring (it has an air at 508 but it is clear that it is above)

Giannis · Feb 24, 2020

I'd say the exterior is a mix of Audi and previous-generation Lexus design language with a few DS design elements. The interior capitalizes on the other DS models, yet feels more mature and less quirky. Inside out it's neither amazing nor indifferent.

It will make one of those cars that would be an excellent choice for a good friend, but not yourself.

slicknick · Feb 25, 2020

Giannis said:
It will make one of those cars that would be an excellent choice for a good friend, but not yourself.

Pretty much...Though you have to give them points for trying, to say the least...It seems to be a more sorted effort of design and technology, and is quite a bit more interesting compared to any Lexus/Infiniti etc model

Giannis · Feb 25, 2020

slicknick said:
Though you have to give them points for trying, to say the least...

Certainly. They did try and they did produce something kind of different, on the border of the stereotypical European design mold.

I guess it's FWD, right? Given the experience of living with a turbocharged Volvo for 15 years now, I'd never buy an FWD car in this segment again.

slicknick · Feb 25, 2020

Giannis said:
Certainly. They did try and they did produce something kind of different, on the border of the st...

Yes, it's FWD, and on not ever buying one, I'm right there with you

hoffmeister_fan · Feb 25, 2020

there's a sense of novelty to the design, but that wears off very quickly and there are other choices that I'd find more enticing in the long-run.

dalab · Feb 25, 2020

It becomes a "608" by its shape, or a kind of new CX

J.E · Feb 25, 2020

360 hp and front wheel drive?

SCOTT27 · Feb 25, 2020

I would have liked them to do a modern (in this era) CX.
Quirky,but definitive Citroen. This just feels too anonymous and forgettable,frankly. More Chinese than Quirky French.
But here is some Nostalgia.

advantage20 · Feb 25, 2020

Problem is, the French have already launched more daring 5 door silhouettes and even taller vehicles in the midsize/luxury segments in the not so distant past (C6, Vel Satis, Avantime...) to set themselves apart from the German traditional sedan mold, and pretty much failed outside France. Once burnt, twice shy.

So now they'd rather secure at least marginal sales with a slightly different product offering while still maintaining the classical sedan philosophy, rather than all out crash and burn. Tables are shifting though and the SUV / high vehicle trend might finally make their alternative offerings relevant. However their credibility in the upper segments still has to be built first, which is why they keep going for the safer option for the time being, it's a vicious cycle.

hoffmeister_fan · Feb 25, 2020

Pardon my ignorance and going a bit off-topic, but how has DS as a (sub)brand fared thus far, sales-wise?

Centurion · Feb 26, 2020

hoffmeister_fan said:
Pardon my ignorance and going a bit off-topic, but how has DS as a (sub)brand fared th...

Maybe the DS brand is popular in France. I the U.K. I see DS advertising frequently but have only ever seen 3 DS cars on the roads.

dalab · Feb 26, 2020

SCOTT27 said:
I would have liked them to do a modern (in this era) CX.

I would have liked the same, but it is much more "608" than CX, .....following trends

advantage20 said:
which is why they keep going for the safer option for the time being, it's a vicious cycle.

I thought exactly the same, these times will be rare, some will experience as never before and many will be new and others nothing, but the 508 is very applauded and this is the same but longer, has potential, not personality but potential