Citroën DS5 voted car of the year

The French Automotive Press Association named the Citroën DS5 its Car of Year last month. The award honours the third model in the DS range, which includes a Hybrid4version, Citroën’s first use of full hybrid diesel technology.

Two years after the first DS was launched, more than 190,000 cars have been sold, reflecting the success of this product line. More than 8,500 orders for a DS5 have been registered in the three months since the launch.

Released at the end of 2011, the DS5 comes in a full hybrid diesel version. This technology, offered on a Citroën for the first time, combines performance (200 bhp, 4WD, ‘zero emissions’ driving mode, and accelerator boost function) and CO2 emissions of only 99 g/km. The power train consists of an HDi 160 engine on the front drive train, combined with a 37 bhp electric motor on the rear wheel. The DS5 Hybrid4 offers a real technological advance with fuel consumption and carbon emissions cut by up to 35 per cent in the city.