DS 3 Performance


The top performing DS3 Racing is calling. We must speak of performance, the new name of the sports branch of the youngest brand of the PSA group. But the changes are far from limited to designations history. Besides a stripped facies Chevrons, like the wisest versions, the DS 3 Performance benefits from a four-cylinder 1.6 THP changed much it seems. It recovers indeed the version in the Peugeot 208 GTi restyled, with a Stop & Start and rewarded with 208 hp instead of 202 before. While torque climbs, he, from 275 to 300 Nm. This sporty version has the right to special bucket badged DS¨Performance.



Better yet, the more agitated the DS will receive immediately a Torsen limited-slip differential, which is present only on "by Peugeot Sport" version of the 208 GTi, brake discs of 323 mm at the front, not to mention before the specific triangles, longer than the other variants. She wants so sporty, but still more comfortable than its cousin the Lion or the DS3 Racing its predecessor, despite its 18-inch wheels as standard. While having the advantage of being now available in Cabriolet production without restriction (only 100 units for the previous DS3 Racing Cabrio). However, the first copies, delivered in April, will take the form of a limited series, adorned with genuine carbon components. What dread salty fare, knowing that 208 GTi by Peugeot Sport already requires € 29,300. But do not panic, secondly, a more accessible version is already programmed.