DS 3 SUV

Price: From £22,000 (est)
On sale: Winter

Following the recent launch of the DS 7 Crossback, PSA’s luxury brand will add a smaller SUV to its model range. It’s likely to be badged DS 3 Crossback, and the move is being seen within the company as crucial in order to give existing owners of the DS 3 premium hatchback a viable upgrade instead of losing their custom to cars such as the MINI Countryman and Audi Q2.

The new DS 3 Crossback could be a pioneering model for a number of reasons. For starters, it could be the first car to use the group’s new CMP small car platform (if Peugeot doesn’t get there first with its next-generation 208). And on top of that, it could be the first all-electric DS. The indications are that an EV version of the DS 3 Crossback would use a 50kWh battery to deliver a range of around 280 miles from a single charge.More at www.oktilli.com