Citroën DS4

Citroën DS4 ( since 2011 )

The DS4 is a passenger car of the compact class, the French car manufacturer Citroën. The car was unveiled at the Mondial de l'Automobile in October 2010 and is available since 28 May 2011 by the dealers.

Although the DS4 replaces the three-door coupe version of the Citroën C4, while the five-door hatchback was a successor to the old name C4, but has itself also over five doors. The handles of the rear doors are similar to the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, in the area of ​​windows and are therefore not to be seen immediately. Because of this design and the design with clear sloping back roof and side window line Citroën marketed the car as so-called " four-door coupe ".

The design of the car goes back to the study Citroën DS High Rider, however, which had two side doors. The rear window was larger in the series. As (optional) at the Citroën C3, the windshield is very widely drawn in the roof into it, so as to permit a view also diagonally upward.

The equipment is customary for the DS line, clearly located above the class standards. There are already in the basic configuration "Chic" standard is air- conditioning, cruise control ( cruise control ), remote control central locking, electric windows, electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors, alloy wheels, fog lights with static cornering lights, a CD - RDS radio with steering wheel controls and a leather-trimmed steering wheel. Optionally available include seats with massage function, Bluetooth handsfree, USB port, dual-zone automatic climate control, automatic headlight activation, Rain sensor, lane assist, Xenon headlights, Denon hi-fi system or navigation system. An assistant to monitor the blind spot and leather seats as standard equipment level, among other factors "Sport Chic ".

The top model of the DS4 is since the end of July 2012, the equipment line "Pure Pearl" is; it is based on the level "sport chic", but it offers the options Volllederaustattung including leather-covered dashboard, navigation system, steering-linked bi-xenon headlights, lane departure warning, Denon hi-fi system, 19 -inch alloy wheels and electrically adjustable and heated front seats as standard. The DS4 "Pure Pearl" is only available with the THP 200 and HDi 165 engines in conjunction with a 6- speed manual transmission.

Since mid-August 2013, a special model called "Urban Show" is offered. The vehicle is based on the mid-level equipment line " SoChic " and also has a black-painted roof, exterior mirrors with chrome housing and two-tone 17-inch alloy wheels. The DS4 "Urban Show" is 165 available with the petrol engine and the diesel engines VTi 120 e-HDi 115 and HDi.

Motors

The DS4 is currently offered with five engines; the turbo diesel engines e-HDi 115 (84 kW/114 hp) and HDi 165 (120 kW/163 hp), the suction petrol VTi 120 (88 kW/120 hp) and the turbo - petrol THP 160 (120 kW / 163 hp) and THP 200 ( 147 kW/200 hp). The e- HDi engines are equipped with a micro hybrid system consisting of a stop-start system and brake energy recovery, the THP 160 is available exclusively with a 6- speed automatic transmission.

Initially, there was also the engines HDi 90 (68 kW/92 hp), HDi / e-HDi 110 (82 kW/112 hp) and THP 150 (115 kW/156 hp).