They weren't expected until tomorrow, but finally the first photos of the new DS N°8 have leaked, the opportunity to discover it in preview before knowing all the details tomorrow. After its autonomy, its name and part of its interior, here are the final lines of the new DS flagship.
It is therefore a large saloon that DS unveils with N°8, even if, like the C4 or C5 X, it marries the codes of other segments, in particular the SUV coupé, to be able to hide the impact of the batteries on its design. Stretching over 4m80, the DS N°8 reveals rather simple lines, made of softness with a very pleasant roofline that gently dips towards the tailgate.
At the front, the lights are very thin and seem to be tinted black to extend into a thin black strip that connects them, while the grille disappears to make way for what appears to be a screen with the illuminated DS logo. As we have already seen, the LED garlands descend well down the bumper, giving this new DS N°8 a lot of personality without being ostentatious, there is more restraint and elegance in this design. Also note the light signature, made up of 8 diamond-shaped light points, which we already saw on the SM Tribute concept, from which the N°8 also seems to take its body colour.
DS has also opted for a two-tone body, which extends to the bonnet like the large saloons of yesteryear, which also lightens the line. The rear is original, with a spoiler integrated into the window and lights that seem to have the same design as the front headlights and which, here too, extend well down into the bumper; these same lights recall the tortoiseshell design that DS has long loved.
We had already seen a first photo of the interior of the DS N°8, but here are two new ones, with a brown interior of the most beautiful effect, which here too puts an end to extravagance to propose more simplicity with a very rectilinear dashboard composed of two screens, of which the central screen proposes a design unprecedented in car production, being very wide for a limited height and appearing slightly floating.
Of course, the most striking feature of the interior design is the steering wheel with those two spokes that join the ends to propose a unique design without, it seems, compromising ergonomics.
See you tomorrow, the 12th of December, to discover all the information on the new DS flagship which, with this new N°8, finally seems to have a relevant proposition in the category. This is already the case with the design, which offers more simplicity and a lot of elegance with a real slender sedan design, even if the codes of the SUV coupe are present, since DS N°8 will be quite high, electric car obliges. Nevertheless, these first photos are appetising and suggest that the new era opened by N°8 for DS is one of success and performance, these first photos suggest it.
Superbe.