Playmate: The DS4 is the plush cousin of the Opel Astra
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The Peugeot Group competes with three models in the Golf class: Peugeot 308, Opel Astra and the DS4. All use the same platform, DS and Opel are built in Rüsselsheim.
The test car plan wanted it that way. Directly after the new Opel Astra, which was described in detail on this page a week ago, the DS4 came onto the scene. As a brand, DS is still relatively new. Since 2014, the Peugeot group has been trying its luck with the classy Citroën offshoot, with the abbreviation DS referring to the famous “goddess”, the Citroën DS built between 1955 and 1975.
Boris Smith
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In 2022, the DS4 will compete against VW Golf and Co. in the compact class. It is based on the same platform as the Peugeot 308 and the Astra, and has something else in common with the Opel: both are built in Rüsselsheim at the main plant. The range of engines is also similar, but not identical. There is a choice of three petrol engines with displacements of 1.2 or 1.6 liters in the DS4, plus a plug-in hybrid with a system output of 225 hp and a diesel engine.