Citroen DS3 is one of the most popular hot hatches in the European market. Attractive design, premium interior and minijev 1, 6 liter engine with turbocharged, from 154 liters. With. at 6000 vol. / min. At the same time, a six -speed mechanical gearbox that was held in the spirit of the races is added, we can conclude that Citroen made one of the best cars in his class.
However, the fact that few people know that Citroen also offers a competitor to Volkswagen GTD model with mechanics of sports cars, but an economical and economical diesel engine under the hood. In the case of DS3, a model that provides DSPORT with a modern diesel engine 1. 6l. Compared to the base C3 Picasso, DS3 behaves much safer, and drivers are not afraid to enter the corner turn, with a higher speed. Although Citroen will probably not recognize that the DS3 is currently the most sports car from this manufacturer and one of the few models that have a sports spirit.
Compared to competitors, we can conclude that the DS3 is not far from the Ford Fiesta Zetec S, but still lags behind Mini Cooper. The reason is that, despite all the changes that the French automaker made, DS3 is still based on C3, which is made from the first day with the idea of being a cheap and modest city car. Nevertheless, a category where customers will not notice the similarity between two cars is the interior.
Citroen DS3 provides a premium interior, which is overcome with competitors such as Mini Cooper, Fiat 500 Abarth and Alfa Romeo Mito. It also has enough space for the driver and three passengers, in the DS3 space is one of the leaders in its class. As we already mentioned at the beginning of the text, in addition to sports cars, Citroen also offers special DSPORT diesel engine with an engine 1. 6l, which develops 110 horsepower.
Although Citroen Dsport is not too fast, with an acceleration of up to 100 km / h in 9, 7 seconds, and the maximum speed is 189 km / h, however the main feature is the economy, and what inspires the average consumption of only three liters per 100 km, but this is additional Car capabilities and high price, which starts 16, 300 euros (about $ 20, 800), higher than a turbo gasoline engine. Output DS3, competitors of mini and fiat must definitely be concerned about.