DS n ° 8: How much does the new high -end French electric range cost?

DS Automobiles attempts a new immiscion in the upper segments with its n ° 8, a 4.82 m long crossover launched only with electrical engines. In fact, the new flagship of the French manufacturer's range has a blow: € 59,200 at the entrance.

For this price, the n ° 8 FWD in Pallas finish is equipped with a useful 74 kWh battery. It gives it an autonomy of 550 km in WLTP cycle, while a 230 hp electric motor is responsible for animating the front axle.

It is necessary to add € 7,880 to the note to afford the only other level of finish offered, baptized Star, which offers additional equipment and in particular a light grille.

The FWD Long Range version, the one that offers the most important autonomy, is billed from € 63,300 in Pallas finish. It is equipped with a useful 97.2 kWh battery, for a range of 750 km, and its electric motor develops 245 hp.

Finally, the AWD Long Range version keeps this big battery, but with a motorization with two electric motors. It develops 350 hp and announces up to 688 km of autonomy. Imposing the high -end star finish, this version is billed at a high price of € 74,600 excluding options.

Faced with German competition, the DS n ° 8 is nevertheless much more accessible. The Audi Q6 Sportback E-Tron is for example invoiced from € 74,570 at the entry level, or at the nearly the price of the highest-end version of N ° 8. However, it cannot be said that the Audi cut SUV is particularly competitive, quite the contrary. Remember that a Tesla Model Y, before its Recent restyling which makes certain versions temporarily unavailable, offered at the rate stored of € 42,990 in a large autonomy version propulsion to the 600 km of autonomy, excluding ecological bonus, or € 20,000 less than an equivalent DS. It remains to be seen whether the high -end attire of French will be enough to justify its price in the eyes of customers.

The prices of DS n ° 8:

• DS n ° 8 Pallas FWD from € 59,200
• DS n ° 8 Pallas FWD Long Range from € 63,300
• DS n ° 8 star FWD from € 66,480
• DS n ° 8 star FWD Long Range from € 70,900
• DS N ° 8 Star AWD Long Range from € 74,600

Soon thermal engines?

Note that, according to information from ArgusDS would work on thermal versions of its new high -end, which could make it possible to lower the note. It would even be a question of equipping it with the flagship of French engineering (no), the 1.2 PureTech, in its hybridization version 48 V. In its current functions, this engine does not develop more than 136 hp, which would seem well Little under the hood of DS n ° 8. It would also be a question of a rechargeable hybrid version, with a new traction chain based on a 1.6 petrol engine which will be launched in June on the Peugeot 3008 and 5008.