Citroën DS5
| DS 5 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | DS Automobiles (Groupe PSA) |
| Also called | Citroën DS5 |
| Production | 2011–2015 (Citroën) 2015–present (DS) |
| Assembly | France: Sochaux (PSA Sochaux Plant) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Large family car/Compact executive car (D) |
| Body style | FasTourer 5-door hatchback |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Platform | PSA PF2 platform |
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| Powertrain | |
| Engine | THP163 1.6L GDI Turbocharged |
| Transmission | Auto 6 speed Aisin |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,727 mm (107.4 in) |
| Length | 4,530 mm (178.3 in) |
| Width | 1,871 mm (73.7 in) (2,128 mm (83.8 in) with mirrors) |
| Height | 1,504 mm (59.2 in)/1,513 mm (59.6 in) |
| Kerb weight | 1,500 kg (3,307 lb) |
| Citroën C-SportLounge | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Citroën |
| Production | 2005 (Concept car) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact executive car (D) |
| Body style | 5-door hatchback |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Platform | PSA PF2 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,727 mm (107.4 in) |
| Length | 4,530 mm (178.3 in) |
| Width | 2,128 mm (83.8 in) (with mirrors) |
| Height | 1,513 mm (59.6 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,500 kg (3,307 lb) |
The DS 5 is a compact executive car designed and developed by the French automaker Citroën that was launched for the European market in November 2011. It was the third model in the premium sub brand DS, now a standalone brand.
The Citroën DS5 was prefigured by the Citroën C-SportLounge, a concept car presented by Citroën in September 2005 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and designed under Citroën design chief Jean-Pierre Ploué. The Citroën C-SportLounge inspired the DS 5 in 2011, and it has rear suicide doors, while the production car has the lack of the suicide doors.
The C-SportLounge is a front-wheel-drive concept car that includes 1,997 cc (121.9 cu in) engine, with six speed automatic transmission and twenty inch alloy wheels, with 255/40 tires. Its body has drag coefficient of 0.26 and features an interior design inspired by aeroplane cockpits.
The DS5 was revealed at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show in April 2011. Although Peugeot and Citroën products have shared platforms and principal components since the closing decades of the twentieth century, the DS5 became in 2011 the first Citroën branded car to be assembled in at Sochaux.
The DS5 mixes hatchback and estate styling, resembling a shooting-brake. It is 4,530 mm (178.3 in) long and 1,871 mm (73.7 in) wide, dimensions that are similar to those of the Lancia Delta. This is hardly a coincidence: the DS5 is based on the PF2 platform as 3008 is too, not on the C5 as its name could imply. Interestingly, the DS5 fills the spot where the first generation C5 hatchback left off, as the current C5 no longer have hatchback versions.
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