DS 5 In-Depth Review 2020 | Finally a Luxurious DS?

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The PSA Group hoped that sensuality, innovation and avant garde design would be blended together in this DS 5 model, which was first launched with Citroen badges in 2011, then got a final run with DS-only branding between 2015 and 2018; it's that final run DS version we look at here as a used buy. The idea was to showcasing everything this fresh-thinking French maker wanted to deliver in the German brand-dominated mid-sized executive market segment. Bringing together elements of everything modern family motorists seem to like - Crossover, coupe, family hatchback and sports estate - it's an intriguing package that really does seem to offer something just that little bit different if you were about to opt for just another Mondeo-sized medium range model from this period - or perhaps a Teutonic mid-sized executive saloon.
A 'Different Spirit'. The meaning of these two iconic letters is the meaning too of the marque they represent. 'DS' is the Peugeot Citroen Group's avant garde prestige brand and this is the car this new nameplate launched with in late 2015, the much improved DS5 model.
This contender was originally launched late in 2011, badged as a Citroen but showing clearly what the defining features of the future DS brand would be: style, innovation and technology. The three attributes indeed embodied in the design that inspired the creation of this fresh French marque, the very first DS model of 1955. That car, with its emotionally-charged styling and hydraulically-powered suspension, steering, clutch and brakes, was impossibly far ahead of its time. This was a premium saloon before the concept had even been thought of.
At launch, this DS 5 didn't pretend to be quite such a trend-setter, but its market positioning was almost as distinctive as its illustrious predecessor. Here was a car priced and pitched against BMW 3 Series-style mid-sized executive saloons and top medium range Mondeo-class models. But offering a very different buying proposition. Classy, cultured and exquisitely appointed, it aimed to bring a slice of French couture to the company carpark.
But there was a problem - and a very surprising one for a French luxury conveyance. The ride was poor, with even mild undulations making their way into the stylised cabin, a disappointing failing at odds with the car's luxurious character. Less of an obvious issue but an increasingly acute one given improvements made by rivals was the efficiency on offer from the original engine range. Changes needed to be made. They were in 2015. This revised DS5 got a redesigned damping system that considerably improved its ride quality. Plus a redeveloped range of engines were better able to deliver the figures business buyers were looking for. And all of this was delivered in an even more beguiling package, full of flair and fashionable technology. But it wasn't enough and this DS-badged DS 5 lasted just two years before the brand withdrew it from sale.
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