New DS3 Model Year 15.5 (now with ghastly rear badge!)

[cyclone]

Touchscreen . . . why? A triumph of fashion over ergonomics. The car manufacturer's dream - a cheap option which they can put a price premium on.

Agreed, pointless fad, bordering on a dangerous distraction.

Touchscreen FTW. The touchscreen in my VW is just so much easier and quicker to use. Makes the My Way painful to use in comparison, tear it out and throw it out the window painful.

[BeefMasta]

Touchscreen FTW. The touchscreen in my VW is just so much easier and quicker to use. Makes the My Way painful to use in comparison, tear it out and throw it out the window painful.

I agree, took me ages to get used to the slow eMyWay interface. I'm looking forward to seeing what the touchscreen is like.

[BRI4JUE]

Does this mean my chevron ds3 club stickers will be no good soon

[WTF]

Does this mean my chevron ds3 club stickers will be no good soon

I am going to design a new one, but many will have the chevron grills. So they are still relevant

[Jabber]

I agree, took me ages to get used to the slow eMyWay interface. I'm looking forward to seeing what the touchscreen is like.

if you think thats bad you should have tried bmw's early i drive system the latest is still a pain

[StevenRB45]

Touchscreen FTW. The touchscreen in my VW is just so much easier and quicker to use. Makes the My Way painful to use in comparison, tear it out and throw it out the window painful.

Out of interest what is on the touchscreen in the vag? I don't mind set and forget things being hidden in sub menus, but when things you use everyday on the move like heating and ventilation controls and the radio require navigation of sub menus it's starting to get dangerous/distracting (looking at you new model Peugeot 308 and Mazda 3).

[cyclone]

On mine 2008 the nav having the on screen keyboard that you can just touch the correct letter rather than scrolling is way faster and less frustrating. That goes also for moving through all the submenu functions. Just easier and screen smudging has never been an issue even with my wife's hand cream slathered hands. As to the radio channel buttons on touch screen or My ways hard buttons doesn't matter to me use the steering wheel controls anyway same with phone. Hard buttons to change between functions nav/radio/map/etc. Heating and vent is not on it. Will admit that I think that might be a pain if the only way to adjust that was with the screen but do not really know would have to experience it first.

[WTF]

Biggy, this lists the original 3 spec standards. And on the previous update we saw the DSire and Techno etc.

Are the previous trims such as the DSire+ still being produced and avaliable to buy?

[Bigfeet]

Citroen have stripped away all the special editions in order to focus the line up.

[Bigfeet]

I agree, took me ages to get used to the slow eMyWay interface. I'm looking forward to seeing what the touchscreen is like.

Go and sit in a Cactus, guarantee that will be the unit that DS Auto mobiles will be using.

[WTF]

Citroen have stripped away all the special editions in order to focus the line up.

Had a few queries on a DS3 Facebook page. They have been told that the DSire's they have ordered won't be available now.

Thank you

So will these be going?
DStyle Techno
DSire
DSire Plus

And going forward the base range before any special editions will be:
Dsign
Dstyle
Dstyle Nav
Dsport
Ultra Prestige

[Bigfeet]

That's right the new line is as you have it.

The new range kicks off in May Production so any existing orders, as long as they are scheduled, will still be completed.

[DigitalCal]

Touchscreen . . . why? A triumph of fashion over ergonomics. The car manufacturer's dream - a cheap option which they can put a price premium on.

I'd say the current non-touchscreen is an ergonomics disaster. I just can't believe it's taken Citroen this long to realise.

[NGM]

When will these new models be available to order and is there any price list available yet?

[DigitalCal]

Out of interest what is on the touchscreen in the vag? I don't mind set and forget things being hidden in sub menus, but when things you use everyday on the move like heating and ventilation controls and the radio require navigation of sub menus it's starting to get dangerous/distracting (looking at you new model Peugeot 308 and Mazda 3).

VAG models don't include heating/ventilation in the touch screens. Neither does the new Mazda 3 - still has proper buttons for its heating.