The Citroen DS9

[gherkins]

Have you seen the pictures? Why oh why won't they sell it here - apart from the obvious "it hasn't got a German badge and so can't be any good" reason.

[LCR265]

That's just the concept IIRC. Won't look anything like that in reality!

[crazy about cars]

First reason would be illegal tints...

[Matt UK]

Second reason is they've not put in into production...

[Graebob]

I'm not sure about that.

It looks like a long, flat, early shape Audi A3, especially the rear arch/roofline.

[Blown2CV]

market is very small. The sold something like two C6 units last year.

[SturdyHSV]

Blown2CV said:

market is very small. The sold something like two C6 units last year.

That was a 'challenging' looking car though. This looks good. But isn't it just a concept car?

[Frik]

They don't sell cars made of clay anywhere.

[5lab]

Frik said:

They don't sell cars made of clay anywhere.

Shame. You'd have to rub it with a steelbar to clean it..

[Jimmy No Hands]

Gets a bit Scirocco-ey towards the back.

[MX7]

I like this!

" The luxurious new Citroen DS9 concept has been spied completely undisguised"

'Spied', and not parked up at some stately home ready for a bit of a PR exercise!

It looks ok'ish, but would look better if it didn't look like it had already had a visit to Mr Kahn.

[Bill]

At least a clay model can't depreciate as fast as big French cars normally do

[toon10]

Jimmy No Hands said:

Gets a bit Scirocco-ey towards the back.

The whole thing looks like a Scirocco

[Blown2CV]

people always say that about citroens thought don't they

"wow it looks great! how refreshing"
"it's a bit weird, but I love it"

then

"yea it never sold cos it looked odd"

[Caulkhead]

gherkins said:

Why oh why won't they sell it here -

Because on day two of the ownership cycle it will suddenly be worth less than the contents of the fuel tank.

[vixen1700]

Caulkhead said:

Because on day two of the ownership cycle it will suddenly be worth less than the contents of the fuel tank.

When did that start happening with big Citroens though?

When I was younger, DSs & CXs sold well and more or less held their values was it with the XM and much better German opposition around that time?

I'd like to see a pretty futuristic big Citroen like that, and maybe they could turn their depreciation around?

or probably not really

[Jonboy_t]

Caulkhead said:

Because on day two of the ownership cycle it will suddenly be worth less than the contents of the fuel tank.

But this rarely stops a lot of people from buying lots of cars. I see your point, but this is (in my opinion, of course) a very pretty looking car that could put Citroen back into the good books of those who haven't got the readies to get themselves into a new Scirocco or 1-series and don't fancy the (proven) unreliability of a DS3.

Granted, probably quite a small marketplace that I've put it into there, but if they did it well enough (build quality, marketing, spec etc), it would only be a matter of time before they became 'better choices' than Scirocco's et al.

Alternatively, Citroen have had their chance with the DS-series and blown it, so it could end up a complete damp squib. But my money's on the first option!

[Blown2CV]

vixen1700 said:

Caulkhead said:

Because on day two of the ownership cycle it will suddenly be worth less than the contents of the fuel tank.

When did that start happening with big Citroens though?[/small]

Once cars started getting electronically complex.