At the Geneva show, Citroën displayed a product range that embodied the brand’s core values of ‘creativity, technology and daring’ as the company puts it. We focus here on the second act of the DS line, the DS4….

Hans Knol ten Bensel

Citroën DS4: Act II of the DS Line

The second opus in the DS line, the CITROËN DS4 fully honours the philosophy of the DS line, which brings motorists bold choices in terms of style, sensations, architecture and refinement.

Driving with refinement in a very dynamic car... that is what the DS4 is all about

From the first glance, the DS4 reveals a raised body and a panoramic windscreen. The CITROËN DS4 expresses its more exclusive nature through the staging of chevrons on the radiator grille, the DS logo on the hood and light guides visible day and night.

It features chrome detailing surrounding dark-tinted side windows, muscular wheel housings that highlight the large wheels – up to 19 inches – and a tautly styled roof culminating in a contoured rear spoiler.

Like the exterior styling, the interior conveys strength, energy and refinement. Arm-chair-style front seats in a “watchband” design and full-grain leather, a contoured dash with exceptional tactile quality, and a panoramic windscreen extending back into a dark roof all reflect the CITROËN DS4’s personality.

The DS4 was voted most beautiful car of the year by more than 60,000 Internet uses from 62 counties. The prize was awarded at the ceremony of the 26th International Automobile Festival in Paris on 27 January.

Some 500 privileged buyers in France , Germany and Switzerland will be able to pre-order their vehicles online and will be the first to drive a DS4.

But soon you will read on these pages my extended test of the C4 Microhybrid e-HDI, an impressive car indeed…

Hans Knol ten Bensel