Citroën reveals its all-new DS5 18 | 04 | 2011

CITROEN HAS unveiled the latest model in its ‘premium’ DS line-up: the family saloon-sized DS5. Shown for the first time at this week's Shanghai Motor Show, the five-door hatchback is 4520mm long and 1850m wide, considerably shorter and slightly narrower than a Ford Mondeo. Citroën though still claims it can accommodate five adults.

The DS5 features raised driving position and a coupé-esque roofline and is considerably more daring in its looks than the C5. The front of the car features the now-established DS cues, including LED lighting strips and extensive use of chrome. But the newcomer also boasts additional new touches such as the panel surfacing which ‘flows’ around the side indicator lenses.

Most noticeable at the rear-end of the car are the pair of exhaust pipes integrated into the bumper. Attractively, there's also tail-lights which wrap around and extend along the side panels.

The DS5 is the first Citroën to offer the firm’s Hybrid4 diesel hybrid tech, which offers 200bhp through the combination of a 163bhp 2.0-litre turbodiesel motor and a 37bhp electric motor on the back axle. During low-speed city centre driving, Citroën says it can operate on electric power alone and produce CO2 emissions of 99g/km.

The DS5 is expected to enter Citroën's showrooms across Scotland next Spring with prices expected to be higher than current top-end C5s. That should put it in the £25,000-£30,000 bracket.

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Jim McGill