Citroen China has announced that they will launch a new
flagship for its DS brand. The new car will have its media debut next month
and its public debut on the Shanghai Auto Show. They haven’t said what kind of
car their new flagship will be.
There
are two possibilities. The first possibility is the DS version of the Citroen C6, likely to be called DS9. Earlier on we heard that
the DS version would be available as a plug-in hybrid, whereas the C6 is only available
with 1.8 turbo and 2.0 turbo petrol engines.
The second possibility is a new DS SUV based on the
brand new Peugeot 5008 SUV. The 5008 is a large seven-seater for the European
market, but it will eventually be manufactured and sold in China too.
So which one will it be? Chinese media goes for an
SUV and market-wise they would be right. It makes much more sense to launch an
SUV than a sedan, as the whole Chinese market is SUV and crossover crazy.
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