DS 4

Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Delivering supreme comfort, good practicality and a premium feel, the DS 4 hatchback is an interesting alternative to class-leading rivals.” (Ellis Hyde)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“DS remains a quirky, niche brand that emerged from under Citroën’s wing a few years ago, but shares parts and engines. So far it has spawned both a small hatchback and large SUV, but this family hatchback, the updated DS4, feels the best resolved yet. The proportions suit the styling very well, it fills the parental shoes nicely and couldn’t be further away from its clumsy predecessor.” (Erin Baker)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“The 4 doesn’t get a lot of headline stuff wrong, but it’s just let down by a collection of small lapses. A few quality niggles, poor seat ergonomics, dim-witted adaptive cruise control, fussy infotainment and frustrating brakes could turn off some buyers.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“Comfortable rather than dynamic, the DS 4 is a tidy drive, but rivals are more involving. The DS’s strengths against the opposition are its sense of style, attention to detail and the technology.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“It’s by no means perfect, with the slight fidget to the ride frustrating slightly and versions with the plushest interiors get very pricey. However, if you’re bored of the usual crowd and aren’t too fussed by cornering thrills, the DS 4 should be on your shopping list.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The DS 4 is an upmarket hatchback to rival the Mercedes A-Class and is the brand’s most convincing model yet.” (Tom Jervis)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“The DS 4 is a stylish premium hatchback that will get you noticed more than the ever-popular German alternatives. They offer more space and a sharper drive, however.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“Beautiful quality and good PHEV running costs should grab some attention for the low-key French premium brand’s latest and most competitive model.”
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Model reviewed: 1.6-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid Rivoli
“Choose the entry-level DS 4 and, although you’d lose a lot of gizmos and be making do with a conventional 130bhp petrol (with a mild-hybrid starter generator) engine, you still get those flush door handles, LED headlamps and extremely appealing styling.”
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Model reviewed: 1.6-litre petrol-electric plug-in hybridE-Tense
Score: 7 / 10
“The DS 4 E-Tense is an unusual take on the premium hatchback formula, but certainly isn’t without merit.”
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Model reviewed: 1.6-litre petrol-electric plug-in hybrid E-Tense
Score: 7 / 10
“The DS 4 E-Tense plug-in hybrid offers a dose of hand-crafted French luxury as a viable alternative to an Audi A3 or BMW 1-Series.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“As an alternative to the likes of the Audi A3, Mercedes A-Class and BMW’s 1 Series and X2 models, the DS 4 stacks up well and looks set to give the French brand a major player in the mainstream market.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“With the DS 4, Citroen’s posh spin-off brand might finally be finding its groove. It’s a genuinely premium family hatchback with SUV levels of practicality and a simply scrumptious interior. There’s petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid power, as well as a choice of sporty or posh trim levels.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The DS4 feels genuinely special. The interior is just sublime, with premium finishes and impressive technology, while standard equipment levels are impressive. Are you prepared to stand out from the crowd?”
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Model reviewed: E-Tense
Score: 7 / 10
“The DS 4 E-Tense is a relatively affordable luxury car with avant-garde styling and an efficient plug-in hybrid drivetrain. It isn’t a straightforward car to categorise. However, with its striking looks, interesting interior and refined ride, it does enough to justify a luxurious image.” (John Redfern)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 6 / 10
“It’s by no means perfect, with the slight fidget to the ride frustrating slightly and versions with the plushest interiors get very pricey. However, if you’re bored of the usual rivals and aren’t too fussed by cornering thrills, the DS 4 should be on your shopping list.”
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Model reviewed: 4 Performance Line +
“The DS 4 is no hot hatch but it can get a bit of a wiggle on. True, it’s a bit cramped in the back. But isn’t luxury usually a bit selfish? All in all, a car that turned out not only a bit leftfield but actually very good.”
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Model reviewed: 1.2-litre petrol automatic Performance Line
Score: 6 / 10
“If you’re after something that feels a little different to the norm, the DS 4 is it. And if you value comfort over excitement, it fits the bill, too. While that will be enough to ensure a select few find homes, don’t expect the 4 to challenge for class leadership. Likeable though it is, it’s just too handicapped in areas where it matters to make a real dent in the dominance of its German rivals.” (Alex Robbins)
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Model reviewed: 225 Rivoli
Score: 6 / 10
“The fact is, however, the DS 4 isn’t a premium car. It doesn’t ride as well as others from the Stellantis stable and a Ford Kuga would eat it for lunch. True, it looks different and the interior is interesting and comfortable, but there’s an element of “all fur coat and no knickers” about the DS4.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“Whether or not you actually want a car with such self-conscious styling is a question that comes up with any DS model. But with the 4, we think it’s easier to want than the others. And that styling wraps a properly competitive car.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 6 / 10
“The DS 4’s sculpted interior helps give it a real premium feel, making it a good – if pricey – alternative to the usual family SUVs. However, the disappointing gearbox, so-so performance and poor rear space mean that it still can’t quite stand up to a lot of its rivals, including the Audi Q3 and Cupra Formentor.”
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