Fresh details on the new DS 4S has been unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show, as the new model expands the French brand’s line-up in its most crucial market to four vehicles.
The DS 4S is a conventional five-door hatchback, and it looks like a cross between Citroen’s existing C4 and the Peugeot 308. It’ll be built in China, at PSA’s joint venture factory in Shenzen, and will be offered with a choice of turbocharged petrol engines - a three-cyilnder PureTech unit with 129bhp, and a 1.8-litre THP motor producing either 158bhp or 197bhp. Due to customer tastes in China, the only transmission on offer will be a six-speed automatic.
DS says the car will feature a dashboard clad in hand-crafted leather and a range of six exterior paint finishes. It’ll be sold through the company’s expanding dealer network in China, which now stretches to 100 stores in 60 cities.
The 4S will slot into the bottom of DS’s line-up in China, below the DS 5 hatchback, the DS 5 LS saloon and the DS 6 SUV. It is not expected to be sold outside of China.