DS Range - updates, info and rumours

[Superfly Guy]

Not as fugly as I expected, black that chrome up and it might look ok. Still just a facelift though, I wonder if the arse end looks any different.

[BeefMasta]

Not as fugly as I expected, black that chrome up and it might look ok. Still just a facelift though, I wonder if the arse end looks any different.

My thoughts exactly. Will reserve judgement until I see one in the flesh I think.

[WTF]

Not as fugly as I expected, black that chrome up and it might look ok. Still just a facelift though, I wonder if the arse end looks any different.

I doubt it. The DS4 & 5 only had front revisions. The DS3 has already had the new lights and the new branding on the rear.

BUT like I said, this is just an image on the internet.

Like Wenham, I'll wait until I've seen it under the big official reveal DS have been working towards later tonight. Would be a shame to burst that bubble.

[Superfly Guy]

Will reserve judgement until I see one in the flesh I think.

Yarp, plenty of cars look ordinary in a magazine and totally ordinary in the flesh. Hopefully they will have one locally when I'm home and il pop in to have a look.

[Superfly Guy]

I'll wait until I've seen it under the big official reveal DS have been working towards later tonight.

Any idea what time that will be, I'm 3.5 hours ahead of mainland Europe so not waiting up til late on a school night.

[WTF]

Any idea what time that will be, I'm 3.5 hours ahead of mainland Europe so not waiting up til late on a school night.

7pm Paris time.

[Superfly Guy]

7pm Paris time.

That's a no from me then, il check it out in the morning when you lot are still fast asleep.

[DaveB]

I'm not going to post on social media because it seems really unfair to ruin what has been building up for DS tonight.

But if you are on instagram and searched #ds3 you'll find this all by yourself.... so I'm only putting this here as it's already out there. Nothing official and. This is just an image on the Internet.

But........

Something odd there - why does it have the existing DS badge above the grille when there's a much bigger one on the grille?

However, I suspect that it's pretty close to reality - literally nothing more than a facelift to give it the family look, together with new colours & trim, similar to what happened with the DS4. That 130BHP engine looks interesting, although from that picture it's not clear whether it will be offered with a manual gearbox or just an auto.

There are rumours of a completely new C3 later in the year - most sources say it will be shown at the Paris show later in the year, although one says Geneva. Is it reasonable to expect that an all-new DS3 will follow a year or so after the C3?

[WTF]

Something odd there - why does it have the existing DS badge above the grille when there's a much bigger one on the grille?

However, I suspect that it's pretty close to reality - literally nothing more than a facelift to give it the family look, together with new colours & trim, similar to what happened with the DS4. That 130BHP engine looks interesting, although from that picture it's not clear whether it will be offered with a manual gearbox or just an auto.

There are rumours of a completely new C3 later in the year - most sources say it will be shown at the Paris show later in the year, although one says Geneva. Is it reasonable to expect that an all-new DS3 will follow a year or so after the C3?

I've heard rumours of a new new one in 2018, but this could be the DS3 SUV?

[RoyalGuard]

I really can't wait to see the unveiling! Hopefully they offer a 2.0l Turbo Petrol!

[Chris_Blue]

I really can't wait to see the unveiling! Hopefully they offer a 2.0l Turbo Petrol!

I'm in :-)

[cyclone]

Hopefully they offer a 2.0l Turbo Petrol!

Yea... Think that little shooting star is going to let you down there bud.

[THP]

200bhp "Performance" edition but I think (from my rubbish French knowledge) it's the 1.6.

[BeefMasta]

200bhp "Performance" edition but I think (from my rubbish French knowledge) it's the 1.6.

According to here (thanks Dave) it has a few extras:

A new variant called the DS3 Performance joins the range, with a 205bhp, 221lb ft 1.6-litre ‘THP’ petrol engine, a six-speed manual gearbox with shorter ratios, and a Torsen limited-slip diff. The Performance also gets 15mm lower suspension, wider track front and rear within wider wheelarches, and bigger brake discs with different calipers – plus twin tailpipes and chunkier sills, to make the point visually.

[THP]

Any pictures? The one at the reveal wasn't very...revealing.