citroen ds3

[kyle4256]

wat does everyone think of them then 150bhp 1.6 turbo

[Liam]

I think there is another thread.

[Rogue_Shadow]

I think there is another thread.

NO WAY! :fcuk:

[Liam]

NO WAY! :fcuk:

Shh, I lied. I just want him to search :p

[D--R--E--W]

150 bhp from a 1.6 turbo??

Corsa vxr is clearly going to put it to shame

[adam_baker]

its ugly as fuck, i would rather own a micra for the rest of my life

[saxolenny]

any pics of these ??

[Saxo-SX]

Heavy as shit.

Milk float racer.

[Kev_Vtec]

this thread needs photos ;)

[titchster]

Not feeling em tbh.

[VTRelite]

They are releasing a 200bhp version as a Clio 200 rival

[Gary-VTR]

Bit tank-sized. :|

http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/citroen/ds3/as/09/fr/citroen_ds3_f34_09-fr-as_1_815.jpg

[titchster]

They are releasing a 200bhp version as a Clio 200 rival

Thing with that is, yeah, it'll have similar power, but to rival the 200, they'll have to have a bloody good chassis setup.

[matt19]

it looks like a squashed together piccasso ??

[gaz4399]

im sorry but i think that is horrid. whats with the red roof and pointless pillar behind the doors

[Rogue_Shadow]

Not a bad looking car if you ask me. What does it ride like? that's the KEY question to me.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/citro_ds_con_m_02_580op.jpg
http://liveimages.editorial.carsales.com.au/carsales/general/editorial/ge5175310942233398640.jpg
http://www.carsuk.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Citroen-DS3-Launch.jpg
http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2009/09/27-citroen-ds3/Citroen-DS3-Interior-2-lg.jpg

[furiomike]

I like it. Pointless calling it a fat heavy beast because it's about as light as a modern car can be. It's not really a Corsa VXR rival either.... Supposed to be a Mini, Mito, 500 rival.

All early reviews are very positive. Petrol engine's made with BMW, so the turbo is lifted from a Cooper S essentially. It's supposed to drive really well and i think they look good. Might get one.

[-GG-]

i think the interior looks pretty nice...not to sure on the exterior though :ponder:

[furiomike]

I admit the exterior's a bit fussy. Shame you kind of have to have chrome side strips on the top models. Bit bling.

[MARTYN19588]

interior seems nice. still not sure on the outside of it tho

[MrHouston]

Topic on this every week... I aim to get one when they come out

[potatopete]

I like the styling

[McBain]

I like them TBH, but unless they make a better effort of putting them together I wont be buying one. It's been 13 years since they made my saxo, lets hope they've learnt how to build things properly in the mean time.

[machevelli7777]

I actually quite like that

[Penn]

Way WAY too expensive for what you get and road tests don't favour the handling either.

You can get a Clio 200 for less money, you'd be absolutely bonkers to buy a DS3.

[matt19]

+ 1 , would rather buy a hoover and hop on that to work tbh

[furiomike]

Way WAY too expensive for what you get and road tests don't favour the handling either.

You can get a Clio 200 for less money, you'd be absolutely bonkers to buy a DS3.
Still a lot cheaper than a Mini at similar spec and engines though. £12k for a base spec ain't bad. That buy's fuck all these days when it comes to a new car. And £18.5k fully loaded compared to about £22k for a Mini to a similar spec.

[Penn]

Still a lot cheaper than a Mini at similar spec and engines though. £12k for a base spec ain't bad. That buy's fuck all these days when it comes to a new car. And £18.5k fully loaded compared to about £22k for a Mini to a similar spec.

The 154bhp DS3 sport is 16K.

Under 16K gets you a Clio 200 Cup.

Under 12K gets you a 133bhp RS Twingo Cup.

Mini's are over priced gay wagons.

[manta]

The 154bhp DS3 sport is 16K.

Under 16K gets you a Clio 200 Cup.

Under 12K gets you a 133bhp RS Twingo Cup.

Mini's are over priced gay wagons.

Id rather have the clio 200 tbh too expensive is the DS3

[VTRelite]

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=21423

[Penn]

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=21423

If the DS3 sport is 16K how much is that gonna be? Can't see it being worth the money.

[CoolC]

Ugly cars, rarther walk

[enzo]

i quite like them you canfind out more about them at the citroen ds3 forum (http://ds3oc.org)

[gazwhittle]

test drove one with the intention of buying on, well over priced talking £500 for the roof a different colour £250 for a bit of the dash colour coded £100 or a colour coded key and key stick £800 for alloys !! the exact setup i wanted was £15k the base model is £12k.

robbery tbh and its suppose to be a mini cooper beater, ide rather have the german engineering tbh.

[daz_zz_er]

How big are they?? cant really tell from the picture, like can someone give me another car that the ds3 is the same size as or roughly :)

[nicole_]

pretty big tbh,
im 5 foot and couldnt really see the roof that clearly at all,

[daz_zz_er]

pretty big tbh,
im 5 foot and couldnt really see the roof that clearly at all,

Nissan quashquai size ??

[chris_rolling]

really not a fan, saw one at the dealerships, and saw one on the road, and they do look bloated, and before people start saying they have to be that big for safety etc, they are miles bigger than fiat 500's, clios etc, and are verging on astra/megane size

[nicole_]

Nissan quashquai size ??

smaller,
likeee 207 size id say, definately bigger than a mini or a saxo
theres alot of car there really
next to a mondeo...
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww111/lilnic16/Photo0283.jpg

[Wade]

I like them but its very different. Wonder what alloys will look like on a Saxo.. hmmm :) Somebody photoshop them (A) :P

[daz_zz_er]

smaller,
likeee 207 size id say, definately bigger than a mini or a saxo
theres alot of car there really
next to a mondeo...
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww111/lilnic16/Photo0283.jpg

ahh thanks thats a good photo, didnt realise they were that small tbh in the other pics they look massive :P

[gazwhittle]

there mk4 golf size.

[Furio-92]

Awful! I'll stick with my saxo thanks

[daz_zz_er]

there mk4 golf size.

thanks, it must have been one i saw the other day i just didnt think it was the Ds3 because they looked massive in the pics and this one was quite small but obviously it was one i saw and now i know how big they really are lol

[gazwhittle]

this is the one i had for 24 hours

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/gazwhittle/IMG_0387.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/gazwhittle/IMG_0389.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/gazwhittle/IMG_0390.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/gazwhittle/IMG_0391.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/gazwhittle/IMG_0392.jpg

interior is actually quite lush like i said above. £200 for that white bit on the dash and the gearstick to match.

[daz_zz_er]

see i dont like that one, overall i like them but not that one, looks like they are trying to copy the mini with theyre white roof and mirror caps as my mum had a mini that had that colour code lol i do love nicoles picture though

[gazwhittle]

thanks, it must have been one i saw the other day i just didnt think it was the Ds3 because they looked massive in the pics and this one was quite small but obviously it was one i saw and now i know how big they really are lol

they do a c3 5door which is the same as the ds3 but taller and with 5 doors.

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[daz_zz_er]

they do a c3 5door which is the same as the ds3 but taller and with 5 doors.

http://www.inautonews.com/wp-content/plugins/yet-another-photoblog/cache/2010_citroen_c3.8lnxwrk5czgg80kscw00kscgc.a5fuq7lr qzkgc0ccw4ss08gso.th.jpeg

hmmm could have been that i saw then i dont know im just going to have to keep my eye out for ds3s lol
looks like a picasso in that pic a bit

[gazwhittle]

see i dont like that one, overall i like them but not that one, looks like they are trying to copy the mini with theyre white roof and mirror caps as my mum had a mini that had that colour code lol i do love nicoles picture though

go into the show room and ask about and i guarentee (sp) they will say "it's to compete with the mini"


ive only seen one which was a 10 plate d sport which was yellow with a white roof. looked good tbh

[nicole_]

see i dont like that one, overall i like them but not that one, looks like they are trying to copy the mini with theyre white roof and mirror caps as my mum had a mini that had that colour code lol i do love nicoles picture though


http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww111/lilnic16/Photo0284.jpg
theres the front end for you, was a top spec demo model at work that we had hidden before they released them
look lovely in white too
inside of them is so so nice aswell, really like that about it

[daz_zz_er]

go into the show room and ask about and i guarentee (sp) they will say "it's to compete with the mini"


ive only seen one which was a 10 plate d sport which was yellow with a white roof. looked good tbh

I dont think its any match for the Mini imo lol

[daz_zz_er]

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww111/lilnic16/Photo0284.jpg
theres the front end for you, was a top spec demo model at work that we had hidden before they released them
look lovely in white too
inside of them is so so nice aswell, really like that about it

Yeah the interior does look good and i think the top spec model does look good with the alloy wheels but i think the lower spec wont look too good and also im defo prefering the rear lol wbu?

[gazwhittle]

the one we was looking to order was the diesel, 110bhp 1.6 tdi but it was 97g/km of co2 so was tax exempt.

only downside non had been made or ordered yet so we couldnt test drive one and the waiting list was 3 months

[-E-N-Z-O-]

Citroen DS3-R 200bhp version. apparently a direct competitor of the John Cooper Works mini's.

http://www.clutchd.com/wp-content/gallery/11_february_2010-citroen-ds3-r-leak-photo/citroen-ds3-r-leak-photo-2.jpg

http://www.clutchd.com/wp-content/gallery/11_february_2010-citroen-ds3-r-leak-photo/citroen-ds3-r-leak-photo-4.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/S36cbhgcXWI/AAAAAAACiNE/N1gYOyHuYsg/s800/Citroen-DS3-Racing-001.jpg

[Driftking1]

I dont like it but i think it is one of those cars that will grow on me.

[GirlRacerSian]

After sitting next to a few of those DS3's at the citroen garage yesterday,up close and personal that car is one ugly looking thing and such a waste of money i think.