DS Could Create A BMW i8-Rivalling Hybrid Supercar

DS only just unveiled its new SUV, the DS 7, and there

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by Brad Anderson

March 3, 2017 at 02:03

DS only just unveiled its new SUV, the DS 7, and there is already talk of Citroen’s luxury arm exploring the supercar market.

Auto Express reports that DS is planning a hybrid supercar to rival the BMW i8 and potentially inspired by the E-Tense Concept unveiled at last year’s Geneva Motor Show.

The PSA Group has just signed a joint venture with Canadian companies Exagon Motors, Investissement Quebec and Hydro-Quebec subsidiary IndusTech to develop high-performance electric vehicle components with the help of $16 million CAD in government financing. This collaboration could provide DS with all the electric powertrain components it may need for such a car.

Whereas the current i8 delivers ‘just’ 362 hp, DS could target the 600 hp mark for its supercar in a pre-emptive strike at the next-generation i8 thought to receive a major power boost.

Speaking with Auto Express about the possibility of such a car, DS chief executive Yves Bonnefont smiled and said “This is a possibility, yes, but it’s far too early to talk about anything.”