@Geneva: Citroen DS4

The second opus in the DS line, the CITROËN DS4 fully honours the philosophy of the DS line, which brings motorists bold choices in terms of style, sensations, architecture and refinement.

From the first glance, the DS4 reveals the special features that make it unique, with a raised body dominating the road and a panoramic windscreen for a wider view of the world. The CITROËN DS4 expresses its exclusive nature through the staging of chevrons on the radiator grille, the DS logo on the hood and light guides visible day and night. Its refined and powerful profile features chrome detailing surrounding dark-tinted side windows, muscular wheel housings that highlight the large wheels – up to 19 inches – and a tautly styled roof culminating in a contoured rear spoiler for an extra dose of vitality. Like the exterior styling, the interior conveys strength, energy and refinement. Arm-chair-style front seats in a “watchband” design and full-grain leather, a contoured dash with exceptional tactile quality, and a panoramic windscreen extending back into a dark roof all reflect the CITROËN DS4’s strong personality.

With road handling to match its style, the new shape of this raised four-door coupé promises unique roadholding and makes travelling and movement irresistible.

The DS4 was voted most beautiful car of the year by more than 60,000 Internet uses from 62 counties. The prize was awarded at the ceremony of the 26th International Automobile Festival in Paris on 27 January.

Some 500 privileged buyers in France, Germany and Switzerland will be able to pre-order their vehicles online and will be the first to drive a DS4.

The CITROËN DS4 is also being exhibited in a special version, the DS4 Purple. An object of desire and distinction, the concept subtly reworks finishes from jewellery, classic in luxury craft but rarely applied to cars, for a different kind of elegance for the most discerning aesthetes. Sporting matte plum body paint, the DS4 Purple is enhanced with champagne-coloured chrome, brushed and unbrushed, and various special finishes in the same tones on the headlamps, wheels and badges.

Credits: wilswong