Citroen DS4: family pet

At the Paris Motor Show sitroenovskoe C-family arrive in full force: pyatidverka C4, Picasso minivans two dimensions. And, of course, the chief guest - dude DS4. Avant-garde lines, fixed hub steering wheel, instruments on the center dash - all this in the past. C4 was just a five-door hatchback - a solid and practical. And security, which has already been proved by tests EuroNCAP. The designers have left little French charm and playfulness to their child benefit differed from the Germans. Faceted front panel as if carved from stone. But under heavy shade - playful dials with a choice of color backlight. A steering wheel for sporty-cut bottom. Minivans Picasso, judging by the photos, leaked onto the internet before its official premiere, changed little. Designers working on DS4, without being distracted. Conceived DS High Rider, shown in Geneva, in general show will look like the newest member of the family favorite DS: muscular flanks. But those who waited serial trehdverku made a mistake. In DS4 five doors, but the car looks trehdverkoy due to the fact that the rear door handles are located in the racks. It looks like this solution effectively, but at the same time it is practical - to leave the three-door hatchback in tight parking spaces have sideways. True, the handles in the rear rack is no surprise. They are also available on Honda, and SEATO, and even the Chinese Chery. His overly muscular contours DS4 is more like a crossover. The car is built on the same as the C4 platform, shared with the Peugeot 308. But "deeska" dimensions 4270h1810h1530 mm, ie a 59 mm shorter than the C4, 21 mm wider at 39 mm above. A wheelbase of the vehicles the same - 2,608 mm. But the boot of a "deeski is less than 370 l vs. 408. Although individualist and the mod, which is likely to prefer DS4, will be even too much. After all, VW Golf trunk, and even less - 350 hp. As is the case with the salons models C3/DS3, interior in "fours" is almost the same, only "deeska" inside richer. Backrest and seat cushions have inherited from the concept of DS High Rider drawing in the style of "Yellow Brick Road." Faceted front panel doors and sides are covered with skin. And pedals - aluminum. The engines are the same as that proposed for C4 except for the low-power 1.4 petrol (95 hp..) And 6.1 diesel (90 hp..). It is compatible with the BMW benzomotory: atmosfernyy1.6 (120 hp..), Supercharged the same volume (156 hp..), And 6.1 turbodiesel (110 hp..). In addition, DS4 status put more powerful engines: a supercharged 200 hp gasoline. with. and forced at 10 liters. with. two-liter turbodiesel (160 hp..). Motors will operate with six "mechanics" or "robot". But 4-stupechatogo "automatic" in "deeski" will not. Cars with diesel 1.6 (110 hp..) And robotic gearbox as an option can be supplemented by a system start / stop and tires with low rolling resistance. This automatically suppresses the engine at speeds below 8 km / h and starts it again in just 0.4 seconds with the starter-generator 2,2 kW. In this case, the car has a standard battery, and energy is stored in a block supekondensatorov able to fully charged in just 50 seconds. The result - reducing emissions by 15%. System start / stop with more than half a million starts. But can operate in temperatures from minus 5 to plus 30 degrees. This means that in Russia such microhybrid version e-HDI is unlikely to be supplied. C4 will be in Europe by the end of the year, and DS4 will appear in mid-2011. When both models get to Russia, is still unknown. At Kaluga plant PSA Peugeot Citroen C4 collect the current generation and, apparently, are going to continue to do so.