In the world of medium-sized cars, most of the market is occupied by The Japanese and Germans, and the "leftovers" left behind are preyed upon by the Americans, so what role do French cars play in it? Open the history book of Chinese cars, it is not difficult to find that French cars have also had their own glory in China, but unconsciously, they have gone into decline, and now there are few consumers who can understand French romance. Even so, the French car still has not stopped in China, it is reported that the new DS9 is officially listed, the price range of 25.49-40.49 million yuan. As a high-end model in the French car, what are the changes in the new DS9? Let's take a look.
Looking at the appearance of DS9, it is not difficult to find that it does have a more distinctive design in terms of design, but this design is not acceptable to everyone. For example, the size of the front face grille and headlights, in general, the size of the grille is relatively large, the size of the headlights is slightly smaller, or the size of the grille is reduced, but the headlights will also adopt a flat treatment. However, the DS9's grille size is not large, and the size of the headlights is not small, so although the front face looks bright and energetic, it lacks some sense of momentum. The body tension is sufficient, the visual effect is relatively smooth, but compared to the rear, the attraction is still insufficient, although the taillights of the rear of the car are not designed through, but the gridded light strip design brings it a clearer recognition.
The interior design idea of this car does not take an excessively luxurious route, but it has added many family-based DS elements, which is more obvious that the LCD dashboard and the central control screen have some angular elements similar to the car logo. In addition, the overall interior is embellished with a large number of flat lines. But in order not to make the interior too boring, the designer has brought some streamlined designs into the straight lines, which is the more interesting style of french cars. In addition, in terms of materials, it does show the performance that the brand should have, and the large area of leather wrapping brings a strong luxurious atmosphere.
The configuration is mainly reflected in the top model, the lowest model does not even appear in the reversing image, the middle part is not equipped with a panoramic image system, and the top model is not only equipped with a rich active safety configuration, but also equipped with a night vision system. In addition, the driving assistance function is not only equipped with a panoramic image system, full-speed adaptive cruise, automatic parking function, but also supports suspension soft and hard adjustment function, which is not too common in terms of this price model.
It is reported that the new car provides two power specifications available in the 1.6T fuel version and the plug-in hybrid version, the former has a maximum horsepower of 215Ps, and the latter has a maximum horsepower of 228Ps. The fuel version of the power does not have too many advantages in the same class of models, after all, limited by the displacement, even if the throttle is stepped on to the end, the power response will still have some delays. However, the hybrid version is relatively better, after all, the peak torque of the motor comes faster, and the fuel economy will be better.
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So, does this car have purchase value? This is a question that many people want to ask, if in terms of design or configuration, this car can still be considered, especially the top model, the configuration is very rich. However, from the perspective of second-hand cars, it is more difficult for this car to shoot in the later stage, and the retention rate is relatively general, so considering the recycling problem in the later stage, this car is slightly insufficient compared to Japanese or German. Judging from the current market conditions of French cars, the road to DS9 is still difficult.