| DS 9 | |
| Manufacturer: | DS Automobiles |
| Production: | 2020–present |
| Model Years: | 2021–present |
| Assembly: | China: Shenzhen (Baoneng Group) |
| Class: | Executive car (E) |
| Body Style: | 4-door sedan |
| Platform: | PSA EMP2 platform |
| Related: | Peugeot 508 Citroën C5 X Citroën C6 II Dongfeng A9 |
| Layout: | Transverse Front-engine, front-wheel drive / four-wheel drive[1] [2] |
| Motor: | 80 kW Synchronous Electric Motor (DS 9 E-Tense) |
| Transmission: | 8-speed automatic (EAT 8) |
| Wheelbase: | 28951NaN1 |
| Length: | 49401NaN1 |
| Width: | 18551NaN1 |
| Height: | 14601NaN1 |
| Predecessor: | Citroën C6 DS 5 |
| Designer: | Romain Saquet[3] |
The DS 9 is an executive car introduced in 2020 by DS. The company's first vehicle to be marketed to both Europe and Asia but assembled solely in China, the DS 9 serves as the flagship DS luxury-premium line, slotted above the DS 3, DS 4 and the DS 7 Crossback in size.
Originally, the DS 9 (internal code X83) was to be unveiled in April 2019 at Auto Shanghai,[4] but its presentation was postponed for the first time in November for Auto Guangzhou in China,[5] then a second time until March 2020.
Following the end of the Changan PSA Automobiles (CAPSA)[6] joint venture of PSA and Changan Automobile, Baoneng Group which took over the Shenzhen plant where Chinese DS are built, signed an agreement to produce DS, including the next DS 9 in Shenzhen. On 20 February 2020, DS announced the imminent presentation of a new model.[7]
The DS 9 was unveiled to the press on 27 February 2020, and was due to make its first public appearance at the 90th edition of the Geneva Motor Show on 3 March 2020. The Swiss show, however, was cancelled at the last moment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Unlike the DS 7 Crossback, which is produced both in France and in China, the DS 9 is assembled only in China by Baoneng's Shenzhen factory.[9]
The DS 9 is based on the EMP2 modular technical platform of Groupe PSA. Its dashboard is largely inspired by that of the DS 7 Crossback.[10]
The DS sedan is available with the 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol and (PHEV) version, with the 1.6 turbo petrol engine and an electric motor. The combined system output here in the DS 9 sedan will be 2250NaN0. The 225 PS variant will be joined later by FWD and variants.[11]