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1.2 PureTech Performance Line 5dr

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DS DS 3 CROSSBACK HATCHBACK 1.2 PureTech Performance Line 5dr
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Vehicle Information

Emissions
Co2 129.00 g/km
Stopwatch
0 - 62mph 10.90 seconds
No. of Seats
No. of Seats 5
Engine Size
Engine Size 1.2 litres

Standard Equipment

Technical Data

Review

Driver Convenience

  • 7 inch digital instrument cluster display
  • DS Connect Box emergency and assistance system
  • eCall emergency call system
  • Mirror Screen with Apple car play/Android Auto
  • Multi function on board trip computer
  • PAS
  • Service indicator

Entertainment

  • 1x USB socket in front
  • Bluetooth handsfree and media streaming
  • DAB Digital radio

Exterior Features

  • Acoustic and tinted front and rear windscreens
  • Automatic front windscreen wipers
  • Automatic lights
  • Automatic triggered rear windscreen wiper in reverse gear
  • Black DS wings
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • Chrome door handles
  • Dark tinted rear windows
  • DS monogram on rear tailgate
  • Electrically adjustable door mirrors
  • Electrically folding door mirrors with DS LED spotlight
  • Flush fitting exterior door handles
  • Front and rear electric windows
  • Gloss black exterior door mirrors
  • Halogen headlights
  • Heated door mirrors
  • Heated rear windscreen
  • LED daytime running lights
  • Rear side wing doors
  • Single exhaust tailpipe
  • Third brake light
  • Tinted exterior door mirrors

Interior Features

  • 12V socket
  • 3 seat bench in 2nd row
  • 40/60 backrest split on rear seats with easy folding button
  • Adjustable steering wheel
  • Aluminium sports pedals
  • Bag support hooks in the boot
  • Black interior roof
  • Boot light
  • DS Inspiration PERFORMANCE LINE - Woven cloth/Alcantara upholstery
  • Front + rear carpet mats
  • Front and rear LED reading lights
  • Front central armrest
  • Front/rear passenger grab handles
  • Height adjustable front seats
  • Height adjustable front/rear head restraints
  • Odour filter
  • Perforated leather steering wheel with contrast stitching - black
  • Premium seat with comfort foam and pads & map pocket
  • Single front passenger seat
  • Sunvisors with LED vanity mirror
  • Twin front cupholders
  • Two rear isofix mounting points

Passive Safety

  • 3x3 point rear seatbelts
  • ABS
  • Airbags - front / rear lateral and curtain airbags
  • Electric parking brake
  • ESP
  • Height adjustable front seatbelts with pretensioners and front and rear load limiter
  • Hill assist control
  • Rear door child safety locks
  • Seatbelt warning
  • Tyre pressure monitoring system
  • Warning triangle on boot lid

Security

  • Immobiliser
  • Locking wheel nuts
  • Perimetric and volumetric anti theft alarm with anti lift detection
  • Remote central locking + deadlocks

Wheels

  • Carmine centre caps with DS logo

Emissions - ICE

  • CO
    0.229
  • CO2 (g/km)
    105
  • HC
    0.023
  • HC+NOx
    Not Available
  • Noise Level dB(A)
    66
  • NOx
    0.016
  • Particles
    0.002
  • Standard Euro Emissions
    EURO 6
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb
    129
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb - TEH
    141
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb - TEL
    128
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Extra High - TEH
    155
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Extra High - TEL
    133
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - High - TEH
    120
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - High - TEL
    104
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Low - TEH
    156
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Low - TEL
    149
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Medium - TEH
    129
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Medium - TEL
    116

Engine and Drive Train

  • Camshaft
    DOHC
  • Catalytic Convertor
    Yes
  • CC
    1199
  • Compression Ratio
    10.5:1
  • Cylinder Layout
    IN-LINE
  • Cylinders
    3
  • Cylinders - Bore (mm)
    75
  • Cylinders - Stroke (mm)
    90.5
  • Engine Layout
    FRONT TRANSVERSE
  • Fuel Delivery
    TURBO DIRECT INJECTION
  • Gears
    6 SPEED
  • Number of Valves
    12
  • Transmission
    MANUAL

Fuel Consumption - ICE

  • EC Combined (mpg)
    60.1
  • EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies
    No
  • EC Extra Urban (mpg)
    68.9
  • EC Urban (mpg)
    51.4
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb - TEH
    6.2
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb - TEL
    5.7
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Extra High - TEH
    6.8
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Extra High - TEL
    5.9
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - High - TEH
    5.3
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - High - TEL
    4.6
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Low - TEH
    6.9
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Low - TEL
    6.6
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Medium - TEH
    5.7
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Medium - TEL
    5.1
  • WLTP - MPG - Comb - TEH
    45.3
  • WLTP - MPG - Comb - TEL
    49.6
  • WLTP - MPG - Extra High - TEH
    41.4
  • WLTP - MPG - Extra High - TEL
    48.2
  • WLTP - MPG - High - TEH
    53.1
  • WLTP - MPG - High - TEL
    61.2
  • WLTP - MPG - Low - TEH
    41
  • WLTP - MPG - Low - TEL
    42.9
  • WLTP - MPG - Medium - TEH
    49.7
  • WLTP - MPG - Medium - TEL
    54.9

General

  • Alternative Fuel Qualifying
    No
  • Badge Engine CC
    1.2
  • Badge Power
    100
  • Based On ID
    Not Available
  • Coin Description
    PureTech
  • Coin Series
    Performance Line
  • Generation Mark
    1
  • Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07
    15E
  • Manufacturers Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years
    12
  • Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years
    3
  • NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %
    87
  • NCAP Child Occupant Protection %
    86
  • NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09
    4
  • NCAP Pedestrian Protection %
    54
  • NCAP Safety Assist %
    63
  • Did at least one aspect of this vehicle's safety give cause for concern?
    No
  • Special Edition
    No
  • Special Order
    No
  • Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage
    60000
  • Standard manufacturers warranty - Years
    3
  • Vehicle Homologation Class
    M1

Performance

  • 0 to 62 mph (secs)
    10.9
  • Engine Power - BHP
    101
  • Engine Power - KW
    74
  • Engine Power - RPM
    5500
  • Engine Torque - LBS.FT
    151
  • Engine Torque - MKG
    20.9
  • Engine Torque - NM
    205
  • Engine Torque - RPM
    1750
  • Top Speed
    112

Test Cycles

  • Emissions Test Cycle
    WLTP
  • RDE Certification Level
    RDE 2

Tyres

  • Alloys?
    Yes
  • Space Saver?
    No
  • Tyre Size Front
    215/60 R17
  • Tyre Size Rear
    215/60 R17
  • Tyre Size Spare
    TYRE REPAIR KIT
  • Wheel Style
    DUBAI
  • Wheel Type
    17" ALLOY

Vehicle Dimensions

  • Height
    1534
  • Height (including roof rails)
    Not Available
  • Length
    4118
  • Wheelbase
    2558
  • Width
    1802
  • Width (including mirrors)
    1988

Weight and Capacities

  • Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres)
    44
  • Gross Vehicle Weight
    1650
  • Luggage Capacity (Seats Down)
    1050
  • Luggage Capacity (Seats Up)
    350
  • Max. Loading Weight
    480
  • Max. Towing Weight - Braked
    1200
  • Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked
    620
  • Minimum Kerbweight
    1170
  • No. of Seats
    5
  • Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb
    10.7

DS DS 3 1.2 PureTech Performance Line 5dr

- Independent review from Car and Driving
  • Performance
    7
  • Handling
    7
  • Comfort
    7
  • Space
    6
  • Styling
    8
  • Build
    7
  • Value
    5
  • Equipment
    7
  • Economy
    8
  • Depreciation
    5
  • Insurance
    7

By Jonathan Crouch

Introduction

The DS 3 Crossback is hardly inexpensive but in compensation it's a satisfyingly desirable take on small SUV motoring. The design is individual, the cabin feels special and it's well equipped. Plus the combustion engines are willing and economical - and there's the option of full-electric technology if you want it. This is the car that really moved the DS brand forward.

Models

5dr SUV (1.2 petrol / 1.5 BlueHDi diesel / E-TENSE EV)

History

Automotive manufacturers wanting to be really profitable tend to focus these days on two things; premium brands and compact SUVs. Here's a car that aimed to satisfy on both counts, the fashionable DS 3 Crossback, introduced here in 2019. It shared most of its engineering with familiar PSA Group superminis like Peugeot's 208 and Vauxhall's Corsa, but packaged it all up with a stylised expression of Gallic savoir faire. Buyers were promised distinctive looks, jewel-like detailing and cutting-edge technology. There was also the option of a full-electric 'E-TENSE' version too. Size-wise, the car fits somewhere between supermini-based 'B'-segment SUVs and 'Qashqai'-sized 'C'-segment SUV models - positioning which might actually be ideal for some potential buyers. This model's combustion engines were amongst the most efficient on the market and there were some genuinely individual trimming choices to make this model really stand out. DS called it 'Haute Couture' and hoped potential buyers would find this car refreshingly different. The DS 3 Crossback sold in its original form until mid-2022, when it was facelifted and renamed simply as the 'DS 3'. It's the 2019-2023-era DS 3 Crossback models though, we look at here.

What You Get

'DS' stands for 'Different Spirit' and the look of this car is certainly different, the idea being to offer a more interesting take on 'B'-segment supermini-based SUV design. Established DS themes include the LED fangs in the front bumper and the unusual shark fin between the side windows, but perhaps it's just as important to point out that the dimensions here position this car amongst the bigger contenders in this segment, targeting Audi Q2s and Honda HR-Vs rather than Jukes and Renault Capturs. At the wheel, it's like nothing you'll have experienced before. If diamonds are a girl's best friend, as Marilyn Monroe once assured us, then ladies are going to absolutely love this Crossback's cabin because that's a theme that reoccurs almost everywhere. Of course if you favour Teutonic simplicity and clarity of form, you won't like it at all. What's served up here is a glorious antidote to all that, a celebration, the DS designers hope, of everything that's cutting edge in French fashion. You can't help suspecting that the infotainment screen would have been diamond-shaped too, had it not been necessary to source it from the PSA Group parts bin. The dashtop-mounted screen is conventionally square and offered in either 7-inch form or, if you have it with navigation, a larger 10-inch size. Anything that isn't included on the central display (and much that is) can be found on the smart virtual instrument screen you view through the leather-bound three-spoke steering wheel. Rear leg room actually isn't bad at all, helped by the scalloped seat backs and the way that it's easy to slide your brogues beneath the chair in front. Thanks to the sloping roof line, head space isn't quite as good, but much more of an issue is the way that your side view out is so restricted by that 'shark fin' side pillar design. The boot offers 350-litres of space and is accessible via a low loading lip, so lugging heavy items in and out will be easy. Push forward the 60:40-split backrest and 1,050-litres of space is revealed.

What You Pay

Please contact us for an exact up-to-date valuation.

What to Look For

You'll need to buy carefully but the use of common Peugeot and Citroen parts means that reliability shouldn't be any worse than models from those brands. Most of the problems we came across tended to centre on electrical issues with things like the sat-nav and air-con. And with the central screen, which is known to sometimes fail, glitch out or go blank; check its functions thoroughly. Some of the seat material is fairly light in hue, so may be starting to look a bit grubby. We've come across several start-up issues, one owner's alarm kept going off and there have been a number of reported battery problems. The most common problems with come across to the car's accessories and electrical systems, such is the retracting door handles, which seem to have a mind of their own. We've also heard owners report issues with certain advanced driver assistance systems which can sometimes be rather over-assertive. There were two recalls for the combustion versions, one for models made between May-September 2019 (a defective fuel tank) and the other for diesels made between October 2019 and October 29020, which may have blocked AdBlue injectors. With the E-TENSE version, owners have complained that the car isn't able to correctly gauge how many miles are left in the battery; often apparently, the display shows just 170 miles or so, even when fully charged. There have also been some gripes about setting the charging timer correctly. And suggestions that the usable battery capacity is actually some way below the claimed 50kWh. The charging app is also apparently awkward to use. As usual, with all DS 3 Crossbacks, check for wheel scuffs and interior child damage; and insist on a fully stamped-up service history.

Replacement Parts

(approx based on a 2020 DS 3 Crossback E-Tense - Ex Vat) Front brake pads sit in the £30 bracket. Front brake discs sit in the £83-£100 bracket. A wiper is around £14-£19. A pollen filter is around £15. A wing mirror glass is around £18-£23.

On the Road

Back in 2019, the DS brand was still deciding exactly how its products should ride and handle. Dynamically, this one is amongst the better cars on its kind in the small SUV segment. To be more specific, the steering's pleasingly accurate but could do with a tad more feel for the times when you're pushing on through tighter bends. Body roll is well controlled for such a relatively high-sided small car. And the ride's relatively pliant, feeling good at highway speeds though it can be upset by deeper potholes and sharper speed humps. The six-speed manual gearbox is quite slick too, though you can only have it with the two entry-level 100hp engines, the BlueHDi 100 diesel and the PureTech 100 petrol unit. The same three cylinder 1.2-litre petrol engine also features further up the range with either 130 or 155hp, but in these guises must be mated to an 8-speed automatic gearbox. As a DS 3 Crossback buyer, your other option is the fully-electric 'E-Tense' version, which uses a 136hp electric motor linked to a 50kWh lithium-ion battery and can offer 200 miles of WLTP-rated driving range. If, as is more likely, you're happy with combustion power, you'll find that petrol and diesel variants can offer class-leading levels of segment efficiency. The PureTech 100 petrol variant for instance, manages up to 52mpg on the combined cycle and up to 105g/km of CO2.

Overall

Competitor nameplates have the market recognition that DS is still seeking - but the company found more of it courtesy of this car. It has a special feel lacking from most similarly-priced rivals - and its E-TENSE electrified technology was ahead of them too. It's not the most practical option of its kind in terms of rear seat room or boot space - and not everyone will like the looks. But there are some nice equipment touches, spec levels are quite generous and the combustion engines are superbly efficient. And in summary? Well as we said when reviewing the larger DS 7 Crossback, we like this car most because it feels special - or at least it will for the right kind of buyer. That customer will love the painstaking attention that's been paid to almost every detail of this design. Again, it's certainly true that in some respects, the execution here isn't perfect - but then there's something rather soul-less and clinical about perfection. Ultimately, this car, like its brand, is aspirational. If you are too and you're shopping in this segment amongst 2019-2023-era small SUVs looking for something a bit different, we think there's just a chance you might like it very much indeed.

Data provided by CAP-HPI database - Ref# 88413

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