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Top five things you need to know about the DS 4 Crossback

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Author: | Updated: 14 Apr 2016 15:58

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DS DS 4

1.2 PureTech Rivoli 5dr EAT8

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  • 9+47
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  • 6k Miles p/a

£325.24

Per Month, INC VAT

Initial Payment: £2,927.16

Personal Leasing Deal by: Days Fleet Personal Choice

DS 4 leasing deals: business / personal 

1. Don’t call it a Citroen

Before now, this slightly elevated hatchback was officially known as the ‘Citroen DS 4’. But now that the whole DS range, completed by the Mini-rivalling DS3 and DS5 compact exec, has been split off into its own brand, any explicit association with Citroen has got the chop.

So now just call it the DS 4, like how you’d say ‘Mazda2’ or ‘MG3’. What does DS actually mean? ‘Different Spirit’, apparently.

Because it’s dissected from the rest of the Citroen brand, you won’t find any of Citroen’s signature chevrons anywhere. The entire front end has been redesigned to give it a brand new grille and new headlights.

2. It’s more premium than any Citroen you’ve driven before

The whole reasoning behind that separation was to move DS cars towards the fancier end of the market, taking on your Audis of the world.

Therefore, the interior is a much classier place to be, with Nappa leather upholstery and ‘watch strap’ semi-aniline leather seats.

DS 4 Crossback interior

3. It won’t be put in a box

Is it a hatchback? Is it a crossover SUV? Both? Neither? Something else? It won’t really be an issue for those who don’t let categorisation become a problem.

The original DS 4 was awkward when it came to slotting into a defined vehicle type, and this raised Crossback version is even more so.

Truth be told, Citroen likes it that way. They say the DS4’s knack for segment-straddling makes it an alternative to conventional hatchbacks, so just like nobody puts baby in the corner…

4. What ‘Crossback’ actually means

Nothing to do with angry spines, the term is a portmanteau of crossover and hatchback. Gold star if you guessed that already but what are the physical differences?

Well in addition to the standard DS 4, the Crossback targets customers hungry for ‘urban and extra urban adventure’ by adding larger wheels (17-19 inches), grey roof bars, black wheel arch trims, a different front end and rear spoiler, different carpets, and the ride height is raised 30mm. All this combines for a more stylish end result.

5. It’s exclusive

The DS 4 Crossback may share some of the same qualities as the VW Golf and Nissan Qashqai but those are two of the most common cars around right now.

If you’d prefer something out of the ordinary, something slightly leftfield, something that your neighbours will quiz you on, then the DS 4 Crossback is a good call.

It has the classy interior and eye-catching design to back up its exclusive credentials and with leasing deals averaging between £269 and £320*, depending on which model you choose, it’s certainly affordable.

*Average leasing rates based on a 6+35 10k mileage agreement, according to data on ContractHireAndLeasing.com

DS4 Crossback rear orange

Vital stats:

Petrol engines: 1.2L 130PS Puretech 6MT
Diesel engines: 1.56L 120PS BlueHDi 6MT/AT, 2.0L 180PS BlueHDi 6AT
Quickest 0-62mph:
1.2 petrol – 9.9 seconds, 123mph top speed
Greenest:
1.56 diesel manual – 72.4mpg, 103g/km

Length: 4284mm
Width: 1810mm
Height: 1535mm
Wheelbase: 2612mm
Boot space: 385 / 1021 litres

Average leasing rates – business: £269 / 261 (diesel / petrol)
Average leasing rates – personal: £320 / 305 (diesel / petrol)

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