The world of crossover coupés is enriched by a brand new mannequin. It’s referred to as DS N°8 and is the brand new flagship of the French producer. Based mostly on the STLA Medium platform, just like the Peugeot 3008 and 5008, Opel-Vauxhall Grandland and so forth, it has high-tech inside content material, loads of house for all occupants and loads of luxurious.
Obtainable with purely electrical drives, powered by battery packs with a most capability of 97.2 kWh, it will possibly have both front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. Listed below are all the small print.
DS N°8, the outside
The brand new DS flagship is 4.82 metres lengthy, 1.90 metres vast, 1.58 metres excessive and has a really beneficiant wheelbase of two.90 metres. It’s the truth is an electrical D-segment crossover with coupe-like types because of which, based on the producer, it has been attainable to realize a drag coefficient (Cx) of simply 0.24, regardless of a somewhat massive frontal space of three.5 sq. metres.
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DS No. 8 (2025), the entrance is dominated by the grille with a brand new design
DS N°8, the size
| Size | Width | Top | Wheelbase | |
| DS N°8 | 4.82 m | 1.90 m | 1.58 m | 2.90 m |
One of many aesthetic highlights of this new design are the entrance door handles recessed into the doorways which rise independently when needed, whereas the rear doorways are built-in into the C-pillar.
Identical to most new electrical vehicles, the entrance of the DS N°8 is supplied with electrically operated air intakes, which will be opened or closed by way of flaps to enhance vary, whereas all alloy wheels, ranging in measurement from 19 to 21 inches) have an optimised design aimed toward enhancing effectivity.
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DS No. 8 (2025), the rear
Lastly, the tail has additionally been designed by French engineers to supply the perfect aerodynamic efficiency, with out after all the excesses of the ‘lengthy tail’ sports activities automotive. The boot is accessed through a beneficiant electrically-operated tailgate, flanked by massive T-shaped lights and topped by a steeply raked massive rear window.
DS N°8, the inside
Transferring on to the cabin, the inside of the DS N°8 options tremendous supplies akin to distinctively textured aluminium put in over a big space of the dashboard. However that is not all. There may be additionally Nappa leather-based upholstered seats with built-in headrests and therapeutic massage, heating and cooling features.
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DS No. 8 (2025), the aluminium dashboard
So far as expertise is anxious, the instrumentation is proven on a ten.25-inch show with a 16-inch touchscreen within the centre. Finishing the technological tools are a new-generation head-up show with augmented actuality operate, an inside rear-view mirror with digital camera and a night-vision system that highlights risks within the instrument show.
As well as, the navigation system can now routinely plan the mandatory charging stops, making an allowance for the specified cost degree on arrival. The battery is thus ready for quick charging and, based on DS‘ assertion at this early stage, a number of months after market launch the on-board charger itself can even help the Plug & Cost, so there will probably be no have to establish your self through an app or charging card.
Lastly, as on all new DS vehicles, the infotainment system additionally options ChatGPT-based voice recognition and, by way of audio, the on-board system is a Focal Electra 3D with 14 audio system. As icing on the cake, then, there are 4 USB-C ports and compatibility with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.
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DS No. 8 (2025), the brand new infotainment system with 16-inch monitor
As for equipment, an optionally available glass roof with a coating designed to retain infrared rays and thus hold the warmth out in summer time and retained in winter will be added when ordering, based on the corporate.
Lastly, the boot has a capability of 620 litres, a variable quantity because of the potential for folding down the rear seats in a 40/20/40 configuration; the utmost quantity has not but been specified.
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DS No. 8 (2025), the rear seats and the massive glass roof
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DS No. 8 (2025), the brand new steering wheel
DS N°8, the engines
Turning to the mechanicals, let’s begin by saying that the brand new DS N°8 is the primary STLA Medium-based automotive obtainable in a Lengthy Vary model with all-wheel drive, i.e. with a 97.2 kWh internet capability battery and two motors, one per axle.
The ‘entry degree’ model, then again, is supplied with the smallest obtainable 74 kWh battery and so, at the very least at this early stage, the automotive won’t be outfitted with the 82 kWh intermediate battery discovered on its ‘cousin’ Opel-Vauxhall Grandland.
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In any case, the 4×4 drive mixed with the massive battery is a vital characteristic for the Stellantis Group which, at the very least till now, had solely marketed the 97.2 kWh battery together with front-wheel drive on the Peugeot E-3008 and E-5008. At the least at this early stage, due to this fact, the automotive will be configured on the order stage in three very completely different variations:
| DS N°8 | DS N°8 Lengthy Vary | DS N°8 Lengthy Vary AWD | |
|
Traction Energy (steady and peak) Most torque |
Entrance 230-260 PS 345 Nm |
Entrance 245-280 PS, 345 Nm |
Integral 350-378 PS, 511 Nm |
| 0-62 mph / prime pace | 7.7 sec. / 118 mph | 7.8 sec. / 118 mph | 5.4 sec / 118 mph |
| Declared consumption (WLTP) | 4.8 mi/kWh | 4.8 mi/kWh | 4.4 mi/kWh |
| Internet battery capability | 74.0 kWh | 97.2 kWh | 97.2 kWh |
| WLTP vary | approx. 355 miles | approx. 466 miles | approx. 426 miles |
| Most AC/DC charging energy | 11 / 160 kW | ||
| DC charging time | 27 min (20-80%) | ||
| Charging pace | 1.6 kWh/min | 2.2 kWh/min | 2.2 kWh/min |
| Charging vary | approx. 7.9 mi/min | approx. 10.3 mi/min | approx. 9.4 mi/min |
| Worth | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Other than this data, DS has not gone into element at this early stage concerning the sort of motors used on the brand new flagship, nevertheless, it’s doubtless that they are going to all be everlasting magnet synchronous motors as on different electrics primarily based on the identical platform.
Talking of recharging, lastly, there may be an 11 kW on-board charger for alternating present as commonplace, with the 22 kW charger, then again, to be obtainable as an possibility at a later date. In each instances these are bi-directional components.
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DS N°8, costs and tools
The brand new DS N°8 will launch in Europe within the first quarter of 2025 and can initially be obtainable within the Pallas and Etoile trim packages, each very wealthy with the DS Lively Scan Suspension system as commonplace, which routinely adjusts the shock absorbers based on the street floor through a solenoid valve, and predictive adaptive cruise management. Costs haven’t but been introduced.
