After a few years of absence, the DS 4 is back. The new DS 4 and its slightly more adventurous DS 4 Cross brother will soon be available in various versions and with three different powertrains, including the plug-in hybrid E-Tense 225. The new DS 4 can be ordered immediately and will be available around the end of the year. delivered at the end of the year.
In February this year, DS pulled the curtain off the new DS 4, returning a model name that disappeared from the Dutch market in 2018. After the DS 3 Crossback and DS 7 Crossback, the DS 4 is the third model of the modern DS family and nestles between the two. The new DS 4 is technically related to the new Peugeot 308 and the yet to be revealed new Opel Astra. Hence, under the body of the 4.4-meter-long hatchback is a modernized version of Stellantis’ EMP2 platform. DS supplies the new DS 4 with two conventional petrol engines and a plug-in hybrid powertrain. The cheapest variant changes ownership from € 35,450. The new DS 4 can be ordered immediately.
DS 4
The starting price of €35,450 applies to the DS 4 with 130 hp PureTech 130 petrol engine. The DS 4, always equipped with an automatic transmission, is in that case executed as Bastille+. One step higher on the DS menu is the Trocadero version, a flavor that costs €38,950 in combination with the 130 hp petrol engine. From this Trocadero version, the DS 4 is also available as a Cross. You will spend at least € 39,550 for the DS 4 Trocadero Cross. In addition to the Cross badges, you can recognize the Cross by its black roof rails, black window frame, special 19-inch alloy, black grille, chrome-colored DS Wings and special bumpers with black accents.
DS also supplies the new DS 4 as a Rivoli, as a Performance Line and as a Performance Line+. The Rivoli version is the second version that can be combined with the Cross party. The DS 4 with 180 hp PureTech petrol engine has a starting price of €42,850. Mind you, you will immediately receive the Trocadero version. Like its less powerful brother, the 180 hp PureTech machine is also available in the flavors Trocadero, Trocadero Cross, Rivoli, Rivoli Cross, Performance Line and Performance Line+.
Plug-in hybrid
The DS 4 won’t get an all-electric version, but it won’t completely miss the electrification boat. DS also adds the plug-in hybrid E-Tense 225 powertrain to the delivery range of the DS 4. This powertrain consists of the 180 hp 1.6 PureTech petrol engine and a 110 hp powerful electric motor that is incorporated in the eight-speed automatic transmission. The system power is 225 hp and 360 Nm. The DS 4 squeezes up to 55 electric kilometers from its 12.4 kWh battery using the WLTP method. Those who do not try to match that manufacturer’s specification should be able to chase the DS 4 E-Tense 225 to a speed of 100 km / h in 7.7 seconds. The starting price of the DS 4 E-Tense 225 is € 41,150. As with the 130 hp petrol version, the entry-level version is the Bastille+. The DS 4 E-Tense 225 is also available in the flavors Trocadero, Trocadero Cross, Rivoli, Rivoli Cross, Performance Line and Performance Line+.
DS 4
La Premiere
As usual nowadays, the new DS 4 will also receive a special introduction version, a version that goes by the name La Première. The La Première version is only available in combination with the plug-in hybrid E-Tense 225 powertrain and costs €53,850. This makes the La Première more than 5 grand more expensive than the regular top version in which you can get the DS 4 E-Tense 225: the Rivoli, which costs € 48,350. For that € 5,500 extra you will receive a fully loaded DS 4. For example, the La Première has an interior in the color Criollo Brown Opera, the DS Iris System, DS Smart Touch, matrix LED headlights, the Active Scan Suspension, Drive Assist known from the DS 7 Crossback and the immense head-up display that DS Extended Head -up Display is called. From the outside, the La Première version can be recognized by the black grille with chrome ‘dots’ that are flanked by the black ‘DS Wings’. Here and there you come across special 1 badges and between the rear lights is a black version of the DS logo. The DS 4 La Première is available in two colors.
Price list DS 4
Engine version | Power | Transmission | Performance | price |
PureTech 130 | 130 hp, 230 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Bastille + | € 35,450 |
PureTech 130 | 130 hp, 230 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Trocadero | €38,950 |
PureTech 130 | 130 hp, 230 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Trocadero Cross | €39,550 |
PureTech 130 | 130 hp, 230 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Rivoli | € 42,450 |
PureTech 130 | 130 hp, 230 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Rivoli Cross | € 43,050 |
PureTech 130 | 130 hp, 230 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Performance Line | € 37,950 |
PureTech 130 | 130 hp, 230 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Performance Line+ | €41,650 |
PureTech 180 | 180 hp, 250 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Trocadero | €42,850 |
PureTech 180 | 180 hp, 250 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Trocadero Cross | € 43,450 |
PureTech 180 | 180 hp, 250 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Rivoli | € 46,550 |
PureTech 180 | 180 hp, 250 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Rivoli Cross | € 47,050 |
PureTech 180 | 180 hp, 250 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Performance Line | €42,050 |
PureTech 180 | 180 hp, 250 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Performance Line + | €45,550 |
E-Tense 225 (Plug-in hybrid) | 225 hp, 360 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Bastille + | € 41,150 |
E-Tense 225 (Plug-in hybrid) | 225 hp, 360 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Trocadero | €44,850 |
E-Tense 225 (Plug-in hybrid) | 225 hp, 360 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Trocadero Cross | €45,250 |
E-Tense 225 (Plug-in hybrid) | 225 hp, 360 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Rivoli | € 48,350 |
E-Tense 225 (Plug-in hybrid) | 225 hp, 360 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Rivoli Cross | € 48,750 |
E-Tense 225 (Plug-in hybrid) | 225 hp, 360 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Performance Line | €43,850 |
E-Tense 225 (Plug-in hybrid) | 225 hp, 360 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | Performance Line + | € 47,350 |
E-Tense 225 (Plug-in hybrid) | 225 hp, 360 Nm | Automatic (eight-speed) | La Premiere | € 53,850 |