It was again in January final 12 months that DS Vehicles Malaysia hinted on the potential debut of the DS3 Crossback, which is able to be a part of the DS7 Crossback and DS5 within the native line-up. There’s not been a lot information on the matter since then, but it surely seems like this might lastly turn into a actuality.
The compact crossover was not too long ago noticed in Penang by paultan.org reader Adam Hasrol, suggesting that the plan remains to be in movement. Nonetheless, there are nonetheless some questions involving the DS model right here, particularly with reference to distributorship.
In case you keep in mind, Groupe PSA introduced again in December 2020 that it has awarded sole distributorship of its Peugeot model in Malaysia to Berjaya Auto Alliance (BAASB). The official launch on the time acknowledged that the deal doesn’t embody the distributorship of the Citroën and DS manufacturers, with the native consortium solely acquiring the rights to supply aftersales and spare elements.
As such, there’s a chance that this specific unit was introduced in earlier than the transition, though the precise plans for the DS and Citroen manufacturers going ahead stay unknown for now.
Getting again to the automobile itself, the DS3 Crossback was first unveiled in September and replaces the earlier DS3, which was also called the Citroen DS3 earlier than DS Vehicles turned a standalone model in 2015.
That includes a cool design that inside and outside, the calmly camouflaged unit you see earlier than you seems to dressed up in “Grand Stylish” trim, if we seek advice from DS’ French web site configurator. Highlights embody loads of chrome accents on the outside, twin tailpipes, a vivid leather-based inside, together with a set of 18-inch “Shanghai” alloy wheels.
The crossover is out there with petrol and diesel engines alongside a brand new E-Tense absolutely electrical model. The 1.2L PureTech three-cylinder petrol engines are available in 100 PS, 130 PS and 155 PS types; whereas the 1.5L BlueHDi diesel may be had in 130 PS and 100 PS outputs. Europeans can select from an eight-speed auto and a six-speed guide, with AWD obtainable.
In the meantime, the E-Tense setup sports activities a 136 PS (100 kW)/260 Nm e-motor powered by a 50 kWh lithium-ion battery underneath the ground. A full cost is completed in 5 hours when the automobile is plugged right into a devoted 11-kW AC wallbox (Sort 2). Plugging the automobile right into a 100-kW public DC quick charger (CCS) for half-hour will see the battery hit 80% cost. A variety of 300 km is touted, together with a 0-100 km/h time of 8.7 seconds.
GALLERY: DS3 Crossback
