Now when it comes to luxury cars, the traditional luxury brand BBA from Germany is definitely the first thing people think of, so that powerful consumers seem to have no choice but these three brands. But in fact, in addition to Germany, there is also a country that produces high-end models in Europe, and that is France, where the world-famous Bugatti was born. Citroen, a brand also from France, also has a sub-brand DS focusing on the high-end market. The brand-new DS9 is a sharp weapon they used to attack the medium and large car market occupied by BBA.

The first thing to evaluate a car is its appearance, but judging from the known data, the appearance of DS9 is actually quite good. Slender figure and more or less line decoration can make people smell obvious high-end breath, sinking visual sense and deep eyes and even some D-class car demeanor. In the front face design, DS9 adopts a design style that is very simple at first glance but intriguing at second glance. Hexagonal mesh and quadrilateral headlights are simple in outline, but they all have complex internal purchases and shiny embellishments. The design of opening the corner of the eye connects them together, forming a sense of luxury.

The design style of DS9 rear follows the previous ideas, and the texture and layering are deeply processed on the basis of simple geometric modeling. The final effect is two blackened taillights with simple outline but extremely profound visual effect, plus inverted triangular LED light strips arranged closely inside, and irregular chrome-plated decorative strips extending to the side of the car body. If you only look at the taillights of DS9, you will really think that this is a jewelry art created by famous artists.

When you get into the car, riders who are familiar with the Citroen brand will find that its interior design style is highly similar to that of Citroen's current domestic car C6. The distribution logic of functional areas is clear and the structure is easy to distinguish, but the design of details is as advanced as the appearance. For example, two rows of multi-function buttons located on both sides of the gear handle, each with a diamond-like exquisite carving, make people want to touch. Coming to the back row, DS9 has 4933 mm data, so it can be determined that its competitors are concentrated in medium and large luxury cars such as BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. However, because there is no extended wheelbase model, the wheelbase of DS9 is less than 2.9 meters, so it is unrealistic to expect wide legroom in the back row. Fortunately, DS9 provides wide seats with exquisite lines for both front and rear passengers, and specially provides headrest and seat heating and ventilation for the rear row, so the comfortable experience should be satisfactory.

In terms of power, DS? 9 adopts plug-in assembly which is not particularly common in medium and large luxury cars. The engine is an inline four-cylinder turbocharged engine with a displacement of 1.6L, a maximum horsepower of 2 15 horsepower and a peak torque of 300 Nm. Coupled with the power supplement of plug-in system and 8AT gearbox, the comprehensive maximum horsepower of DS9 reaches 228 horsepower. However, this data is not particularly eye-catching, and there are still some gaps compared with B48 led by BMW. Fortunately, in the future, DS9 will launch a high-performance version with a maximum horsepower of 365 horsepower, so we can wait and see.

Faced with the increasingly homogeneous high-end luxury car market, consumers must have had aesthetic fatigue with the same BBA. It is because of this mission that DS9 came to this market and ended the monopoly of BBA. Although the goal is ambitious and the current situation of Citroen itself is rather embarrassing, from the perspective of comprehensive strength, DS9 still seems to have the power of World War I.. Will you choose this niche model?