The DS 7 Crossback, now known as simply the DS 7, is a compact luxury crossover SUV from the French automaker DS Automobiles. The vehicle was presented for the first time on 28 February 2017, and its public premiere was at the 87th Geneva Motor Show in March 2017.[2]

DS 7 Crossback
Overview
Manufacturer	DS Automobiles[lower-alpha 1]
Also called	DS 7 (China, 2018–present; global, 2022–present)[1]
Production	2017–present
Assembly	France: Mulhouse (Mulhouse Plant) China: (Changan PSA)
Body and chassis
Class	Compact luxury crossover SUV[2]
Body style	5-door SUV
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive
Platform	PSA EMP2 platform
Related	Citroën C5 Aircross Peugeot 3008 II Peugeot 5008 II Opel Grandland
Powertrain
Engine	Petrol: 1.2 L PSA EB2DTS Turbo I3 1.6 L PSA EP6FDT Turbo I4 Diesel: 1.5 L PSA DV5 BlueHDi I4 2.0 L PSA DW10 BlueHDi I4 Hybrid: 1.6 L PSA EP6FDT PHEV I4 (HYBRID 225 e-EAT8) 1.6 L PSA EP6CDTX PHEV I4 (HYBRID4 300 e-EAT8)
Electric motor	80 kW (109 PS; 107 hp) Front Synchronous Electric Motor (DS 7 E-Tense) 82 kW (111 PS; 110 hp) Rear Synchronous Electric Motor 2x Total 162 kW (220 PS; 217 hp) Synchronous Electric Motor (DS 7 Crossback E-Tense 4x4; 2017–2022 / DS 7 E-Tense 4x4 2022–present)
Power output	List 95.6 kW (130 PS; 128 hp) (1.2 Puretech EB2DTS) 95.6 kW (130 PS; 128 hp) (1.5 BlueHDi) 165 kW (224 PS; 221 hp) (E-TENSE 225) 221 kW (300 PS; 296 hp) (E-TENSE 4×4 300) 365 kW (496 PS; 489 hp) (E-TENSE 4×4 360)
Transmission	6-speed manual 8-speed Aisin AWF8F35 automatic
Hybrid drivetrain	PHEV (Crossback E-Tense 4x4)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,730 mm (107.5 in)
Length	4,590 mm (180.7 in)
Width	1,895 mm (74.6 in)
Height	1,635 mm (64.4 in)

The DS7, like the Citroën C5 Aircross, is based on the EMP2 platform of Groupe PSA. Though not the first SUV for and from the brand (see DS 6), it is the first SUV for Europe.

Overview

The DS7 was revealed to the press on 28 February 2017, before being shown to the public at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show and marketed in January 2018 for diesel versions.[3][4]

Positioning

With the DS 5 in 2011 being the last new model launched by DS Automobiles in Europe, its overall sales have been affected, falling in recent years.[5]

As well as improving sales, the DS 7 Crossback was more comfortable, with build quality and technologies (driving aids, semi-autonomous driving) also improved.[6]

DS7 Crossback Presidential

On his inauguration on 14 May 2017, the elected president Emmanuel Macron chose the DS 7 Crossback as his presidential car.[7] This was the first time a president used an SUV model as part of an inauguration ceremony.[8] It was only used once for this occasion and was later exhibited in the showroom DS World Paris.

This specific version (lent seven months before the model is sold in France, scheduled for January 2018) is in an ink blue color and has a custom-made made, uncovered roof. French flags and logos "RF" (for "République Française" (or "[the] French Republic" in French)) appear in various places, the interiors a black leather, and a "lacquer canvas" (a fabric coated with lacquer[9]) has been specially made by the Maury workshop.[10]

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days on 16 and 17 September 2017, the DS 7 Crossback Présidentiel was exhibited in the courtyard of the Palais de l'Elysée.

Gallery

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  DS 7 Crossback E-Tense
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  E-Tense Rear view
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  Interior

Notes

References

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