DS faces news in one of its most recent models. The plug-in hybrid version of the new DS 4 E-TENSE becomes more attractive with a significant improvement in its battery, which increases the maximum range to over 50 kilometres, also associated with a new trim level.
On sale for just over a year, the French luxury brand of the Stellantis group has decided to introduce a couple of novelties in the range of the new compact, the SD 4. Improvements that will make the plug-in hybrid version more attractive and will boost its sales against competition that, even within the Franco-Italian giant, is more pronounced.
The novelties do not affect the aesthetic plane at all, so the DS 4 E-TENSE will maintain the same image as the rest of the offer, although the sporty “Performance Line” finish is distinguished by the black plated tailgate grille badges. They are the only distinctive detail of this sportier finish, a plus to which is added a new level of equipment and improvements in the section of the motor assembly. plug-in hybrid.
The new features of the DS 4 E-TENSE 2023
The version PHEV of the DS 4 has seen the software of the control unit of the plug-in hybrid system revised, with which it has been possible to have greater autonomy in electric mode, instead of equipping a new, more modern battery with extra capacity. The French firm is targeting a 13 percent profit, which means that it is now it has 62 kilometers instead of the 55 kilometers offered so far.
Associated with this version it offers a maximum power of 225 hpand that has not undergone any change in the specifications, the brand has introduced a new finish that will become the most complete and the top of the range, so the new “opera” relieves of this role the “Rivoli” that until now assumed. Its interior is distinguished by brown nappa leather upholstery and extensive equipment in which practically nothing is missing, with the following elements:
- Electrically adjustable front seats
- Front seats with heating, air conditioning and with massage function
- “Active Scan” air suspension
- Panoramic sliding roof
- Electric tailgate with hands-free function
- wireless charging
- aluminum pedals
- Semi-autonomous lane change assistant “DS Drive Assist”
The French firm has already opened the order books for this new DS 4 E-TENSE that has been in production since October 4, although prices are unknown for now, and we hope they will be announced shortly, an option more efficient and complete that will also be offered in the crossover variant of the compact, that of the DS 4 Crossback E-TENSE.