Images showing the new mid-size SUV from Citroen's
DS luxury brand driving on the streets and no camouflage have
surfaced online.
The license plate of the undisguised car appears to
read DS 7 Crossback. Whatever it’s called, we know it will be the brand’s first
SUV sold in Europe and directly rival the Audi Q5 and BMW X4 as the French firm
looks to tackle the big German three.
The images from Citronfeng reveals that the DS 7 SUV adopts an exterior design quite different from the
company’s existing fleet of models. The front incorporates sharp
new headlights rather than the more circular design of the DS 3. We can see LED daytime running lights that have a slight curve to them as well
as independent round fog lights.
It has already been confirmed that
the new DS will be underpinned by PSA’s EMP2 platform. When it hits the market,
it will also be the first DS model offered with a plug-in hybrid powertrain as
well as the group’s new 1.5-liter diesel delivering up to 130 hp. The petrol
range will then be topped out by a 240 hp performance model.
Given the timing of these two photos, it seems quite
likely that the DS SUV will debut at March’s Geneva Motor Show.
