2025 DS N°8 revealed as French electrical flagship
- France’s DS has unveiled the N°8 crossover as its new flagship
- The N°8 is the primary automobile from DS to be powered completely by batteries
- The N°8 rides on guardian firm Stellantis’ STLA Medium platform
France’s DS on Thursday revealed the N°8, an electrical crossover with coupe-like styling billed by the model as its new flagship and its first to be powered completely by batteries.
The form extra intently resembles a high-riding sedan with a fastback roof than a traditional crossover, although DS additionally affords extra conventionally styled crossovers, which the model—at this time a part of the Stellantis fold—refers to as Crossbacks.
The N°8’s design was previewed with 2020’s DS Aero Sport Lounge idea, and its title introduces a brand new naming technique for the model, the place as an alternative of a single quantity, the title consists of an “N°” previous the quantity, which DS mentioned is the usual method of writing “quantity” in French.
Underpinning the automobile is Stellantis’s STLA Medium platform, which is designed to help each EVs and plug-in hybrids. The platform made its debut final yr within the Peugeot 3008 compact crossover and can find yourself in some autos bought within the U.S., one in all which is a redesigned Jeep Compass due in Europe subsequent yr and within the U.S. in 2026.
2025 DS N°8
Within the N°8, patrons will be capable of select from single-motor front-wheel drive or dual-motor all-wheel drive. Essentially the most potent setup will ship 350 hp with a lift perform that briefly lifts output to 375 hp. DS mentioned the 0-62 mph time for this configuration might be 5.4 seconds and the highest velocity a ruled 118 mph.
Entrance-wheel-drive fashions might be fitted with both a 74-kwh battery or a 97.2-kwh battery. The all-wheel-drive mannequin comes normal with the larger battery. DS quotes a most vary estimate on the WLTP cycle used abroad of 466 miles for the front-wheel-drive mannequin with the 97.2-kwh battery. A decrease estimate can be anticipated utilizing the stricter EPA take a look at cycle.
2025 DS N°8
The N°8 measures a bit underneath 190 inches lengthy, however inside house is much like some bigger autos because of the packaging advantages of the EV platform. The inside design options loads of angular particulars that replicate the design of the outside, whose varied shapes, DS mentioned, assist obtain a low 0.24 coefficient of drag. These angles prolong to the steering wheel, which encompasses a distinct X sample. Premium options embody energetic suspension, a head-up show, and evening imaginative and prescient.
Manufacturing will happen at a Stellantis plant in Melfi, Italy, with gross sales in markets the place DS operates scheduled to start out by mid-2025. There are presently no plans to broaden DS to the U.S.
