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DS X E-Tense concept: high fashion meets high performance

By 2024-10-28T12:13:00

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With one side dedicated to racing and the other to chauffeured comfort, DS Automobiles’ new concept has a split personality 

Six years ago, DS unveiled its E-Tense concept car. Designed with 2035 in mind, the all-electric vehicle had access to 540bhp in its standard driving mode and up to 1360hp in circuit mode. The three-seater was created with autonomous driving in mind with one half dedicated to the ultimate passenger experience while the other allowed the driver to be in control. 

As we move closer to 2035 and experience new advances in autonomous driving technology, Car Design News spoke with Thierry Metroz, DS Automobiles design director, to see whether the ideas behind DS X E-Tense will shape the brand’s vision for an autonomous future. 

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What was the original brief for the DS X E-Tense? 

It was a special concept car because the idea was to imagine very far in the future; when we briefed the designers we said try to imagine a car for DS in 2035. We started with a brief to imagine some kind of side car but in the context of a car, this asymmetric design was in the brief from the beginning.  

Also, the car can…

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