DS AUTOMOBILES DS No7
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Is the DS AUTOMOBILES DS No7 a good car?
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"DS Automobiles continues its ‘second wave’ offensive with the No7, a mid-sized premium SUV replacing its best-selling DS7. Using parts shared with the Peugeot 3008, Vauxhall Grandland and Citroën C5 Aircross, the No7 offers a regular Hybrid variant with a 1.2-litre electrically-assisted petrol engine, but it focuses more heavily on pure-electric power with three EV derivatives, all under the E-Tense banner. Ambitiously targeting the likes of the BMW iX3 and Volvo EX60, can the No7 really convince as a truly top-end item?"
Green Rating
As part of the wider Stellantis ecosystem DS Automobiles benefits from a European-based manufacturing and supply chain network. The final assembly of the No7 takes place in Italy while the Long Range battery pack and the motors used in the electric models are manufactured in France. There are several E-Tense all-electric versions of the No7 available, but a hybrid model is also offered while is powered predominately powered by petrol engine with added electrical assistance. Stellantis aims to use 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2030 and it has also invested in Circular Economy practices which take end-of-life vehicles and recycle metals and plastics back into new vehicles and components.
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Running costs for a DS AUTOMOBILES DS No7
5/5
<p>As ever with an EV, you get super-low running costs with the DS No7 E-Tense when running something that, if it were driven by a petrol engine of similar power outputs alone, would be far more expensive to keep on the road. It helps the single-motor No7 with the bigger of two battery packs we tested in Long Range form has an impressive claimed official range of 460 miles. So, if you can avail of cheap overnight domestic tariffs, you could run the DS for mere pence – albeit the sheer size of its battery pack does mean it’ll need more than 15 hours hooked up to a typical home wallbox for a full top-up.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p>
Reliability of a DS AUTOMOBILES DS No7
4/5
<p>DS is part of the Stellantis Group, which has a decent record for reliability over its many brands. Indeed, the direct predecessor to the No7, the DS7, had fairly good reports from its owners. And as the newer SUV is predominantly electric-powered, then there’s less on it that can potentially go wrong.</p><p></p>
Safety for a DS AUTOMOBILES DS No7
4/5
<p>Independent safety testing body Euro NCAP hasn’t directly assessed the No7 yet, but it has put the related DS No8 through the wringer – and the results weren’t right at the top of their game. And Euro NCAP appends the No8’s performance to the No7, given their physical similarities meaning a four-star overall rating and a particularly low mark for safety assist features. Obviously, the DS No7 isn’t inherently unsafe, but there are rival machines with the full five-star rating in this class.</p><br>
How comfortable is the DS AUTOMOBILES DS No7
4/5
<p>This is probably the DS No7’s strongest suit, although we will say that we haven’t yet tried it on its biggest 21-inch alloys, and the Hybrid version we drove with regular suspension was OK for ride comfort, nothing more. However, our Long Range E-Tense had the Active Scan technology, which uses a camera to monitor the road ahead for lumps and bumps and prepare the car to deal with them so they don’t intrude on the inner calm. In practice, this works brilliantly and the serene progress is mighty pleasant for those inside its plushly-appointed cabin. We only mark it down a little in this section because Active Scan is not quite perfect in action, plus the driver’s comfort levels are spoiled somewhat by having to hold one of the ugliest and most awkward-feeling steering wheels we’ve ever had the misfortune of using!</p><br>
Features of the DS AUTOMOBILES DS No7
3/5
<p>Every DS No7 comes with at least keyless entry, a powered tailgate, dual-zone climate control, neck warmers in the front seats, LED exterior lighting, an extended head-up display, the DS Iris 16-inch infotainment system with connected nav, wireless smartphone charging, radar cruise control and all-round parking sensors with a reversing camera, among more. Above that, higher trims add things like DS Pixelvision intelligent headlights, a 360-degree exterior camera system, a digital rear-view mirror, Night Vision and a thumping Electra 3D by Focal stereo. However, the problem is the sheer expense of the thing. The three Hybrid trims are the least dear of the range, but the E-Tense cars start from almost 50 grand. And by the time you hit the top of the range AWD dual-motor version in La Premiere trim you’re talking seriously premium money for what is effectively a Citroën in a fancy frock.</p><br>
Power for a DS AUTOMOBILES DS No7
3/5
<p><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="4"></font></p><p>Although there’s a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive version of the No7 E-Tense the rest of the models are either heavy EVs with not quite enough oomph to be super-rapid, or the Hybrid, which is, bluntly, underpowered for a vehicle of this stature. That said, the part-petrol N°7 is less than 1.6 tonnes, which is nearly half a tonne less than the electric versions. Performance in the No7 E-Tense Long Range single-motor car we tried was pleasing enough, without in any way being remarkable. And although it handles cleanly enough, there’s not much thrill behind that daft, cross-shaped steering wheel. Put simply, a BMW iX1 or iX3 would be a much more satisfying steer if a car of this type is on your shopping list.</p>
Lease deals
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£667.04
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£4,002.26
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£4,516.34
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£879.55
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Standard equipment
Expect the following equipment on your DS AUTOMOBILES DS No7. This may vary between trim levels.
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