Million&1things

I was impressed by Citroens efforts when they released the DS3 back in spring 2010. Although I reckon after all that hype the car hasn’t done that well. Purely going by the fact I hardly see them on road. But maybe its uniqueness didn’t appeal to all; I myself wasn’t too keen on it until I saw it in real life. Citroen have just released the pictures of the new Citroen DS4 and I must say it’s looking pretty cool. I much prefer it to the recent similar sized vehicles released by Vauxhall or Ford. I can also see the new DS4 coming out in a variety of models and I look forward to what they produce to be in competition with the Vauxhall VXR’s and Ford ST’s. The Citroen DS4 is a 5 door hatchback, which is styled to look like a 3 door hatch, which is quiet common now. It will come with a choice of 5 engines, 2 of which will be diesel and one which will be a racing standard engine, which will be tuned to produce 197bhp. The DS3 tempted me to go for a Citroen, but I let th...

I never realised that the Citroen I use to call upside down boat was called the Citroen DS, I also didn’t realise how popular the car was in its time. So recently when I saw the launch of Citroens new DS models I understood why this new car was such a funky design, it had to live up to its ancestors. The old Citroen DS’s design was pretty bold and it took me a long time to accept how unique and cool this car actually is. For the time it was built it was an extremely luxury vehicle and technology wise it was up there with its innovative hydro pneumatic self-levelling suspension. The design was also a little outrageous, but these were the reasons for making this car such an icon. The new Citroen DS3 which I had a chance to check out at Citroen Newcastle DS3 showroom. I was kind of put off by its design, I thought it looked a little over the top. But now that I’ve seen how much this car can be customised, I’m actually impressed by its uniqueness and learning abou...