Citroen To Relaunch Iconic Ds, Allegedly....

[Ciaran]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/444844...-iconic-DS.html

Lets just hope they don't balls it up like VW did with the Beetle.

Ciarán

[Andmcit]

Doesn't sound like a hoax. So where does this leave the C6?
Impossible job to recreate impact of original in 1955 mind.

Andrew

[Gav]

it will be a range of cars...

http://www.channel4.com/4car/news/news-sto...p?news_id=18705

another thread with more details and discussing this is:
http://www.c4owners.org/plugins/forum/foru....php?59830.post

[Andmcit]

Sounds like a total POS! Chuck a DS badge in front of the existing range badge lettering?
That'll add more glamour then...

WTF!! They've lost it - So are the chevrons going to be inverted like a lucky horseshoe to
help Citroen's fortunes.

Andrew

[Andmcit]

http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?p=671842

[Andmcit]

So thinking about this rebranding, the GTbyCitroen concept fits in doesn't it.
Why sully the DS name like a "Ghia" badge has been by Ford though
- what's wrong with Pallas or Exclusive for the premium Lexus range?

Andrew

[Ciaran]

So its not a revamp of the car, merely a ride on the coat tails of a famous name, for whatever piece of europlastic they happen to produce next?

Looks like they've fucked it up already TBH

Ciarán

[robert_e_smart]

I'm afraid that its just another trim level chaps. I think using past posher model names would be sufficient, Prestige, Exclusive, Pallas etc.

This is the new model that they are launching, a Posh C4 Picasso, pseudo estate/tourer thing.



You can see the revised logo that Citroen will unveil, and above it their little DS badge

[Andmcit]

I'm not surprised whatsoever!

So, everything as it was, nothing to see here, move along now...

Andrew

[Ciaran]

That thing looks like the unfortunate offspring of a Vectra and Ford Focus, nothing Citroen like about it at all.

Sexy what

Ciarán

[jorgy9]

ds-thing aside,

I find the front of this blue car smashing. By far the best front in a production car. Such a nice design compared to Audi's dull fronts, or BMW's overdesigned fronts (they don't know what else to do anymore). I'm so happy they seem to have decided to pass the designs of these two amazing prototypes (u know, the red 4-door one, and the white coupe one, u know which ones I mean!) in their production cars...

Was time Cit found a nice staple-front for their cars, even the C5 looks like a redesigned (and enhanced) Audi.

(runs under his desk)

cheers
G

[jorgy9]

...and of course I meant these two:


C-metisse





AND




Citroen GT








Really refreshing design imo.

The idea in their minds about the frontal area of the cars is obvious, don't u think so..?

Hope the next "C6" is at least 50% as extreme as the C-metisse otherwise I see the demise of big Cits for the foreseable future...

cheers
G

This post has been edited by jorgy9 on February 04, 2009 11:59 pm

[Andmcit]

Apart from potentially sullying and confusing the obvious 'heritage' of the DS brand there may
be more honest heart in Citroen's intentions:

Quoted from www.worldcarfans.com

"Clearly Citroën is moving up a class to differentiate itself from PSA sister brand Peugeot. The
company will return to its quirky, avant-garde roots as far as technology, innovation and design
are concerned. As part of the transformation, smaller cars will get less attention while customers
and dealerships will get more, and Citroën would become a sort of French luxury brand."

Interesting as I recall an interview with the new Citroen company MD who wanted to go back
to it's quirky innovative and technology driven roots as more of a niche model range rather
than competing with Peugeot who would blanket the normal car range requirements and these
concepts like the Airdream/Airlounge/Metisse and GT certainly sit in this end of the scale.

And from what I see from what's been posted the rebranded chevrons don't appear any different
really!! Time will tell if the future looks exciting or bland for us nutter Cit fans!

Andrew

[Andmcit]

Even though I don't see the point of an SUV or one as a crossover etc, I like the look of this:
http://www.worldcarfans.com/9081002.007/mi...uction-vehicles

There are other 'niceties' too:
http://www.worldcarfans.com/9090204.016/ph...elease-tomorrow

http://www.worldcarfans.com/9081010.001/ci...ion-stop--start

interesting stuff! Has Citroen got it's mojo back then? Many car magazines seem to think so...

Andrew

[XM v6 sadist]

Hi

Although we may not want to think about it. Citroen is a brand mainly know in the car world for one thing at the present. MPVs. They might be out of the radar of most XM owners but citroen now produce 8 MPV (including the new C3 Picasso and SUV/MPV cross over thingy). They make nearly 25% of all Europe's MPV. So all this brand improvement - GT by Citroen, DS etc... probably doesn't impact on what they are concentrating on. It's marketing BS to make you feel good when you are driving your MPV. After the C6 I can't see them ever making another big saloon let alone the GT.

Cheers

Tony