Citroën DS4
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The Citroën DS4 is the second model in the new premium (luxury vehicle) sub-brand DS
created by Citroën
to run alongside its mainstream cars. Based upon the Citroën C4
II, but with more dramatic styling and chrome and leather used outside and inside respectively.
The petrol engines that power the DS4 are a product of a collaboration between PSA and BMW. All are 1,598 cc four-cylinder, 16-valve units. The base VTi 120 is normally aspirated and puts out 120 PS. As its name implies it comes with variable valve timing. The next engine up is the THP 155, essentially a turbo-charged version of the VTi. It puts out 156 PS thanks to a twin-scroll turbocharger and dual overhead cams. It is mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. The most powerful gas engine available in the DS4 is the THP 200. It's a variation of the THP 155 previously mentioned but pushed to 200 PS.
On the diesel side of things the DS4 has two engines available. The first is the HDi 110, a 1,560 cc four-cylinder that puts out 112 PS. The second is the four-cylinder HDi 160 that has already proven itself in the Citroën C5 sedan. It has a displacement of 1,997 cc and puts out 163 PS.
The DS4 is available with Start&Stop technology and Citroën says that the battery has been optimized to withstand up to 600,000 starting cycles. The trunk are 385 L and 1021 L with the back seat folded down on all models.
The DS4's styling has been very well received by the international press. It was elected “Most Beautiful Car of the Year” at the International Automobile Festival, beating BMW
’s new 5-series and Honda’s CRZ hybrid. As if that wasn’t enough, German magazine Auto Bild
and its partner magazines throughout Europe have just given it 1st Prize for Design in its category in their Design Award contest.
The EuroNCAP organization (Europe’s rough equivalent to the U.S.’s IIHS) gave the DS4 a 97%, a score which equates to a five-star rating. The Peugeot 508
got a 97% as well.
DS car marque
Citroën announced at the beginning of 2009 the development of a premium brand DS, for Different Spirit or Distinctive Series, to run in parallel to its mainstream cars. This new series of cars would initially start with the smallest of the three models that have been confirmed called the DS3 in...
created by Citroën
Citroën
Citroën is a major French automobile manufacturer, part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën group.Founded in 1919 by French industrialist André-Gustave Citroën , Citroën was the first mass-production car company outside the USA and pioneered the modern concept of creating a sales and services network that...
to run alongside its mainstream cars. Based upon the Citroën C4
Citroën C4
The Citroën C4 is a small family car produced by French automaker Citroën since autumn 2004. The C4 was designed to be the successor to the Citroën Xsara. It is mechanically similar to the Peugeot 308, which was launched in 2007. A revised version with new front end, reverse light and dashboard...
II, but with more dramatic styling and chrome and leather used outside and inside respectively.
The petrol engines that power the DS4 are a product of a collaboration between PSA and BMW. All are 1,598 cc four-cylinder, 16-valve units. The base VTi 120 is normally aspirated and puts out 120 PS. As its name implies it comes with variable valve timing. The next engine up is the THP 155, essentially a turbo-charged version of the VTi. It puts out 156 PS thanks to a twin-scroll turbocharger and dual overhead cams. It is mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. The most powerful gas engine available in the DS4 is the THP 200. It's a variation of the THP 155 previously mentioned but pushed to 200 PS.
On the diesel side of things the DS4 has two engines available. The first is the HDi 110, a 1,560 cc four-cylinder that puts out 112 PS. The second is the four-cylinder HDi 160 that has already proven itself in the Citroën C5 sedan. It has a displacement of 1,997 cc and puts out 163 PS.
The DS4 is available with Start&Stop technology and Citroën says that the battery has been optimized to withstand up to 600,000 starting cycles. The trunk are 385 L and 1021 L with the back seat folded down on all models.
The DS4's styling has been very well received by the international press. It was elected “Most Beautiful Car of the Year” at the International Automobile Festival, beating BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
’s new 5-series and Honda’s CRZ hybrid. As if that wasn’t enough, German magazine Auto Bild
Auto Bild
Auto Bild is a leading German automobile magazine. It is published by Axel Springer AG, and first appeared in 1986.AUTO BILD with its worldwide licensed editions, of which more than 7 million copies are sold every month, is published in 36 countries. Foreign editions include France's Auto Plus...
and its partner magazines throughout Europe have just given it 1st Prize for Design in its category in their Design Award contest.
The EuroNCAP organization (Europe’s rough equivalent to the U.S.’s IIHS) gave the DS4 a 97%, a score which equates to a five-star rating. The Peugeot 508
Peugeot 508
The Peugeot 508 is a large family car launched in 2010 by French automaker Peugeot. It replaces the Peugeot 407 as well as the larger Peugeot 607, for which no more direct replacement is scheduled...
got a 97% as well.
| Engines | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |Petrol engines | |Diesel engines | |||||
| 1.6VTi | 1.6 THP 155 | 1.6 THP 200 | 1.6 HDi | 1.6 e-HDi | 2.0 HDi | |
| Production years | ||||||
| Engine Type | I4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... 16V naturally aspirated |
I4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... 16V turbocharged Turbocharger A turbocharger, or turbo , from the Greek "τύρβη" is a centrifugal compressor powered by a turbine that is driven by an engine's exhaust gases. Its benefit lies with the compressor increasing the mass of air entering the engine , thereby resulting in greater performance... |
I4 16V common rail Common rail Common rail direct fuel injection is a modern variant of direct fuel injection system for petrol and diesel engines.On diesel engines, it features a high-pressure fuel rail feeding individual solenoid valves, as opposed to low-pressure fuel pump feeding unit injectors... injection |
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| Displacement Engine displacement Engine displacement is the volume swept by all the pistons inside the cylinders of an internal combustion engine in a single movement from top dead centre to bottom dead centre . It is commonly specified in cubic centimeters , litres , or cubic inches... (cm3) |
1598 | 1598 | 1598 | 1560 | 1560 | 1997 |
| Max power (kW Kw kw or KW may refer to:* Kuwait, ISO 3166-1 country code** .kw, the country code top level domain for Kuwait* Kilowatt* Self-ionization of water Kw* Cornish language's ISO 639 code* Kitchener–Waterloo, Ontario, Canada... ) at r/min |
88 6000 | 115 6000 | 147 5800 | 82 3600 | 82 3600 | 120 3750 |
| Max torque (Nm Newton metre A newton metre is a unit of torque in the SI system. The symbolic form is N m or N·m, and sometimes hyphenated newton-metre... ) at r/min |
160 4250 | 240 1400 | 275 1700 | 270 1750 | 270 1750 | 340 2000 |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual | 6-speed EMG | 6-speed manual | 6-speed manual | 6-speed EMG | 6-speed manual |
| Weight (kg) | 1360 | 1420 | 1431 | 1417 | 1428 | 1496 |
| Top speed (km/h) | 193 | 214 | 235 | 190 | 190 | 212 |
| 0–100 km/h acceleration (s) | 10.8 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 8.6 |
| Fuel consumption (L/100 km)(urban)(extra-urban) | 6.28.35.0 | 6.59.05.1 | 6.48.45.2 | 4.75.94.0 | 4.44.84.1 | 5.16.64.3 |
| CO2 emissions (g/km) | 144 | 149 | 149 | 122 | 114 | 134 |