When the French build a car, they don’t guide it only: they dress it in high fashion clothes. DS N ° 4 is not just a car, it is a manifesto of style, technology and silent safety. Welcome to the future, where the LED headlights whisper poetry.
DS Automobili has redefined the concept of premium in the world of compact electric crossover with DS n ° 4 (2025). If Citroen Once he reigned sovereign thanks to his hydropneumatic comfort, today the DS is its modern and elegant heir, with digital skills, an elegant profile and a name reminiscent of a high fashion perfume. Yes, you read that right: n ° 4, like Chanel n. 5, but on the street.
But let’s leave the romantic aspect for a moment and take a look at the numbers, because poetry also needs statistics.
Dimensions and design: new standards of elegance
DS N ° 4 (2025) is 4.40 meters long, 1.87 meters wide and 1.47 meters high. With a decidedly sporty structure, the coupe roof and the muscular lines, it seems designed in a Parisian design study by sipping a coffee and eating a croissant. The new grille of the black radiator with the bright signature inspired by the E-Tense Performance concept looks like a futuristic version of the Gal grid: safe, precise and boldly French.
The front is characterized by an elongated 12 mm hood and an ultra -resistant paint that protects the black grill as an aesthetic shield. DS Matrix Led Vision headlights are what a Frenchman would describe with a single sigh: magnificent.
Interior and technology: Futurism with French accent
Inside, the atmosphere is more from Boudoir than from the passenger compartment of a car. The DS N ° 4 (2025) uses materials such as nappa skin and alcantara, while the digital cockpit and the central display (both 10.25 inch diagonal) provide information through artificial intelligence: the Iris infotainment system is now powered by soundhound AI with chathgpt interface.
Seating? I am more a throne than a seat. They are available in crisis brown or in a refined black alcantara. Even the rear seats are not stingy, offering enough space for three adults, even if the central passenger will probably not feel like a lottery winner.
Transmission: electric motor with soul
DS N ° 4 (2025) will be available in three traction versions:
- Self-recalling hybrid (Mhev): 145 km (143 CV) is 225 km (222 CV)
- Plug-in hybrid (PHEV E-TENSE 225): 1.6 liter petrol engine and electric motor, total power 225 HP (222 HP)
- Fully electric (EV E-TENSE): 213 hp (157 kW), 343 Nm, acceleration 0–100 km/h in 7.7 seconds, maximum speed 233 km/h (145 mph)
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The electric model has a battery capacity of 58.3 kWh and an autonomy up to 450 km according to the WLTP cycle. With a 120 kW charging power you can earn 100 km of autonomy in 11 minutes. Enough time for a fast espresso and a leap to the next stage.
Conclusion: when the French character takes over the electricity
DS N ° 4 (2025) is not just an answer to the Tesla Model 3 or to the BMW i4: it is something completely different. He is French. I don’t know what.in the balance between modern technology and a style that smells of luxury. Although the starting price is around € 46,700 not exactly modestoffers more than one tour: it offers an experience.
And the most important thing? This is a car that you don’t buy to show it to your neighbor. This is the car you choose because you understand the differences. Because you believe in design. And because you are tired of German seriousness and Japanese correctness.
DS N ° 4 (2025) is not here to follow the rules, but to rewrite them. In French, of course.
