DS is making ready to launch a model new flagship electric car to start a brand new period of it promoting solely plug-in hybrids and EVs.

Spotted winter testing forward of its launch in early 2025, the DS 9 substitute wears a high-riding fastback physique, just like fellow Stellantis model Peugeot’s new e-3008 crossover.

Its roofline is extra rakish than that of the future-looking Aero Sport Lounge concept, which was described by DS design chief Thierry Métroz as “a prelude to our next creations” and a “manifesto” for extra sustainable luxurious automobiles.

It’s anticipated to be the primary of two new DS fashions getting into manufacturing at Stellantis’s manufacturing facility in Melfi, Italy, 2025 and will likely be twinned with the successor to the Vauxhall Insignia.

All fashions being produced at Melfi will use the STLA Medium platform, which made its debut beneath the e-3008. This supplies a powerful trace on the specs of the brand new DS EV.

The platform is for automobiles between 4.3m and 4.9m lengthy, which means it may underpin the replacements for each mannequin within the DS line-up bar the DS 3, which must use the STLA Small structure.

STLA Medium permits for EV energy outputs between 215bhp and 382bhp, utilising both a single motor mounted on the entrance or a motor on every axle (offering four-wheel drive).

Currently it presents battery capacities of as much as 98kWh, yielding as much as 435 miles of vary. The e-3008 additionally presents a 73kWh (usable capability) pack that delivers 326 miles between fees.

However, these figures are topic to alter, as power density improves with developments equivalent to new battery chemistries.

Energy effectivity, somewhat than outright efficiency, will likely be the precedence for the brand new DS.

Former DS CEO Béatrice Foucher beforehand informed Autocar that the silhouette of this subsequent mannequin, hanging a compromise between a hatchback and an SUV, was meant to “provide the best energy management”.