Thursday 27th September 2012

Paris 2012: Citroen DS3 Cabriolet

Citroen hikes roof-raising speed to 75mph

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We’ve all been there: cruising along at motorway speeds with the top down, when out of nowhere a British shower whips up and suddenly you’re looking pretty stupid.

And 16 seconds later it looks like this!

Well, now you can say goodbye to those ‘oh hell my hair’s getting wet’ blues with Citroen’s DS3 Cabrio. Arriving in early 2013, just in time for the depths of winter, the Cabrio features a soft roof that can be retracted at speeds up to 75mph.

The roof comes in three styles - black, Infinite blue and a DS Monogrammed design - to go with the choice of seven body colours. You also get a 3D rear light signature to go with the DS3’s ‘distinctive’ front running lights, which is too complicated to describe in words, and what Citroen calls an original tailgate opening action.

The three-position roof takes 16 seconds to fully close, at speeds up to 120km/h (75mph). Citroen says the cabin is very quiet when it’s shut, and that the soft-top weight penalty of 25kg (compared to the hatchback) is just 25 per cent of the usual hatch-to-convertible weight gain. The DS3 Cabrio is the only adult five-seater in this class, and it’s got the biggest boot too.

Proper cabrio or glorified sunroof? Your call

Inside, there’s white LED ambient lighting on the ceiling console, white lighting around the instrument cluster and all-new upholstery options including Granit blue leather and Akinen weft, which (it turns out) is not a Swedish rally driver. 

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Really like this car and the convertible option only makes it more desirable IMO.

[Frimley111R]

kambites said:

It looks like it drops down the back and takes the rear window with it, so it's sort of half way between the two.

Looking at it again I see what you mean. The rear screen is much narrower, preumably to roll down into the hatch bodywork. Looks odd.