French premium DS is working on an all-new compact
SUV that targets the likes of the Mini Countryman and Audi Q2. The new SUV,
which will likely go by the DS3 Crossback badge, will launch in 2019 along with
the also all-new Peugeot 208. The two models will be the first ones to be based
on PSA Group’s brand new CMP platform, according to Auto Express.
The 2019 DS3 Crossback will be just over four meters
long and its design will combine elements from the current DS3 and the recently
launched DS7 Crossback. However it won’t be a direct replacement for the
existing DS3 hatchback, which will continue to be sold alongside the new
compact SUV.
The most intriguing part of the new DS3 Crossback
will be its purely electric version, set to be launched shortly after the
conventional-engined versions debut in 2019, which will use an 114hp electric
motor and a 50kWh battery pack for a total driving range of 280 miles.
