RE: 2023 DS 7 E-Tense 4x4 360 | PH Review

RE: 2023 DS 7 E-Tense 4x4 360 | PH Review

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GeeTeeBee

102 posts

14 months

Thursday 30th March 2023
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Twinair said:
I don’t mind this, quite like the overall aesthetic. If you are gonna do ‘naff’ hybrid, ‘thing’ - might as well do it the French way??!!

They do naff so good - it ends up cool…

It’s a bit pricey though… getting on for 60 large, will that pull ppl away from the VW or Audi blandities that are so often chosen… prob not. Good used buy when they are 30k though…
Obvs the £60k is notional, it's all about the monthlies, likely subsidised with attractive interest rates versus ze Germans.

Still, you'd have to be a bit contrarian to take this over the Audi / Merc / BMW / whatever alternative. It's possibly a bit more interesting to look at. But the in-car tech will be off the pace and it won't drive as well.

Wren-went

808 posts

39 months

Saturday 1st April 2023
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This is definitely a motor I'd be as a 2 or 3 years old car I'd buy . Looks fabulous will have everything you could possibly want inside and hopefully will make a brilliant second hand buy.

We have well.its the wife's car a DS3 1.6 dsport plus diesel and it's a fabulous little thing and does everything we want and far nicer looking better interior than the R56 cooper it replaced.

I like DS so much as a brand/manufacturer.after 3 Saabs I'm going to replace my 58 plate 93 with either a DS4 or 5.

CG2020UK

1,582 posts

41 months

Saturday 1st April 2023
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I think it looks quite good.

To be honest the French stuff rivals or beats most German stuff unless it comes to the high performance versions like your real M or AMG.

Better MPG, more comfortable, better running costs and just as good to drive.

Just the weird U.K mentality of thinking their sport line trim gives them the full fat versions.

ChocolateFrog

25,760 posts

174 months

Saturday 1st April 2023
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Twinair said:
I don’t mind this, quite like the overall aesthetic. If you are gonna do ‘naff’ hybrid, ‘thing’ - might as well do it the French way??!!

They do naff so good - it ends up cool…

It’s a bit pricey though… getting on for 60 large, will that pull ppl away from the VW or Audi blandities that are so often chosen… prob not. Good used buy when they are 30k though…
Shouldn't have to wait long.

It would be a very brave person that bought one of these new.

In reality I guess none will be actually bought new.

Bencolem

1,027 posts

240 months

Monday 3rd April 2023
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Why does it have some a massive centre console? It’s looks kinda great in a 70’s Lamborghini way, but whereas the monster V12 engine and gearbox necessitated such a wide transmission tunnel I can’t see what’s driving the packaging requirement for such a wide centre console? Does look quite good though in Alcantara.