- DS unveils its new flagship mannequin, the N°8 fastback crossover EV, which has a WLTP vary of as much as 466 miles.
- Single- and dual-motor variations are provided with as much as 350 hp and a 0-62 mph time of 5.4 seconds.
- The DS N°8 arrives in Europe across the center of 2025.
Posh Stellantis model DS desires to be seen with its new N°8, which sounds extra like a brand new perfume, not an electrical coupe crossover. DS is a luxurious spinoff of the Citroen model, and the N°8 is its flagship product, which makes it France’s fanciest new automotive.
DS calls the N°8 its flagship although it’s about 4.7 inches (12 centimeters) shorter in total size in comparison with the DS9 sedan. Its maker says it’s an SUV, however it’s virtually too low to even name it a crossover, with a complete peak of simply over 62 inches (1.58 meters), which is sort of the identical as a Polestar 4.
Nevertheless, although it’s barely smaller than the DS9, the N°8, which arrives in Europe across the center of 2025, can be dearer. Its beginning value is slightly below €60,000 and a fully-loaded Etoile high trim with all of the choices will attain €85,000. Its direct rival, the Polestar 4, begins at €63,200, whereas a Volkswagen ID.7 prices round €54,000.
The bottom N°8 has a 74-kilowatt-hour battery good for 355 miles (572 kilometers) WLTP. The bigger 97.2-kWh battery is rated for 466 miles (750 km) within the single-motor, front-wheel-drive configuration or 426 miles (686 km) within the dual-motor. Each batteries can cost at as much as 200 kW, which is sufficient for a 20 to 80% cost in 27 minutes.
With a drag coefficient of simply 0.24, the N°8 achieves a WLTP effectivity of 4.81 miles/kWh (12.9 kWh/100 km), which DS says is class-leading. One cost of the large battery ought to be capable of energy the automotive at 74.5 mph (120 km/h) for 310 miles (500 km) of fixed freeway driving.
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Constructed on the STLA Medium 400-volt platform, the N°8 might have been outfitted with gentle and plug-in hybrid powertrains just like the mechanically associated Peugeot 3008 and 5008. Nevertheless, solely pure electrical variants are provided. The bottom automotive includes a single 227-horsepower electrical motor that’s dialed as much as 242 hp with the long-range battery.
Essentially the most potent variant has a 345 hp dual-motor powertrain that quickly goes as much as 370 hp when the increase perform is activated. This enables the N°8 to speed up to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 5.4 seconds and as much as 118 mph (190 km/h) flat out.
Technically, the DS N°8 has very comparable numbers to the associated Peugeot fashions, however it’s by means of its design that it stands out. Its gentle clusters are sharp, and so they outline the perimeters of its fascias, which is one thing Cadillac has additionally been doing with its design language for fairly some time. Its greenhouse is low, and the fastback rear finish could be very aggressive, giving it fairly a sporty look even by coupe crossover requirements.
Inside, DS went for a daring steering wheel design that makes the driving expertise really feel very futuristic. It will get a ten.25-inch digital driver’s show complemented by a really extensive 16-inch infotainment display, and all the things round them seems very extravagant—it’s fairly an artsy-looking inside, and with obtainable Alcantara or Nappa leather-based upholsteries and gold trim, it doesn’t appear to be the rest.
Because it’s French, you possibly can anticipate some quirks, one among which being the inside door pulls that you just discover by reaching behind the speaker grilles. The fake grille within the entrance can be illuminated on the highest variant, which makes an already daring design much more noticeable. Area within the trunk is considerable too, with a formidable most load quantity of 21.9 cubic toes (620 liters) and easy accessibility due to a powered hatch.
Different fashions it shares its platform with embody the Opel Grandland and the Citroen C5 Aircross, each of that are additionally obtainable with combustion powertrains. Stellantis can be engaged on a brand new Lancia Gamma constructed on the identical underpinnings, which, just like the DS N°8, will solely include electrical energy when it arrives in 2026.
