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Leaked: Citroën DS
PARIS — It's been nearly a quarter-century since the last of the iconic Citroën DS cars rolled off the line here, but the car with the initials pronounced Déesse, which translates as "goddess," is not forgotten. In fact, the French automaker plans to revive the nomenclature on a brand-new family of stylish cars that appear to share little more than their familiar initials with the original.
The first of the new DS range, dubbed the DS3, will break cover officially at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show next month, and images already have leaked on the Web. The boxy compact looks like it could be a potential Mini Cooper competitor in Europe. It borrows heavily from Citroën's C-Cactus concept from the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show. The Geneva concept is named the DS Inside.
Citroën says the new family eventually will include DS4 and DS5 variants, positioned above the DS3 in size and price. The first production models will go on sale next year in Europe.
Inside Line says: The production DS could be among the first to offer European buyers a diesel-electric hybrid option. — Paul Lienert, Correspondent
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