DS, the premium brand of PSA, revealed the first
details of the plug-in hybrid E-tense version of its upcoming DS7 Crossback
along with more info on its future electrification strategy. Set to arrive in
spring 2019, the DS7 Crossback E-tense will offer an all-electric range of 60 km without compromising the vehicle’s dynamic capabilities.
The PHEV powertrain will combine a turbocharged
1.6-litre petrol THP with 200 hp and two 107 hp electric motors mounted on each
axle and a 13kWh battery pack through an eight-speed automatic gearbox located
transversely between the petrol engine and the front electric motor.
Together with the plug-in hybrid DS7 Crossback’s
details, the French company repeated that a new DS model will be launched each
year, only now it says that all of them will be available with an electrified
version in their respective ranges.
DS expects that its future hybrid or all-electric
models will represent more than a third of its total sales by 2025.
