日前，谍照记者首次拍到了全新DS3Crossback的雪地测试照片。当时车辆正在进行寒冷气候测试，由于积雪的影响，不太容易判断车身尺寸。由于车身伪装包裹得太严实，很难判断该车造型。尽管如此，该车上市后预计将成为MiniCountryman这类车的竞争车型。根据国外媒体的报道显示，全新的DS3Crossback将基于PSA全新的CMP小型车平台打造，在同平台上同样还将诞生全新一代的标致208。从尺寸上来看，DS3Crossback的整车长度将会超过4米。在动力方面，全新的DS3Crossback也有望加入纯电动动力版本的车型，纯电版车型电动机额定输出功率为84千瓦/113马力，与之匹配50千瓦时的电池组。一次充电续航里程为451公里。从市场的角度来看，虽然被命名为DS3Crossback，但是这辆全新的小型跨界车和目前市场上销售的DS3并没有太大的强关联属性，由于存在着明显的定位差异，前者也并不会取代后者直接上市销售。从伪装车的情况来看，全新的DS3 Crossback将有望在明年正式亮相。
DS3 Crossback Spied For The First Time
We’re in the midst of an SUV craze these days, and it seems that even the fancy French brand DS wants in on the action if these spy images of the new DS3 Crossback are anything to go by.
These are the first pictures we’ve seen of the new car in action – it’s being tested in cold-weather conditions to make sure that it can take even the toughest of weather conditions. It's a little difficult to get any idea of its size in the context of snow as far as the eye can see, and the prototype car is certainly wrapped up too warm for us to see any of the new SUV's styling. At any rate the intention is for the DS3 Crossback to rival the likes of the Mini Countryman in the showrooms.
The DS3 Crossback will compete with the next-generation Peugeot 208 to be the first model based on parent company PSA’s all-new small CMP platform. It’s expected to be just over four meters long and it will blend existing DS3 styling cues with the intricate design language introduced on the DS7 Crossback.
The model is unlikely to be a direct replacement for the existing DS3 – despite the fact that the hatchback has been around since 2009, it seems that Citroen has no plans to replace the car until at least 2020, and it will be sold alongside the new mini-SUV. Expect to see a mild refresh of the existing car that will take in some infotainment upgrades and other tweaks.
The DS3 Crossback will also be PSA’s first small car to make use of the electrified version of its new platform, which will be called e-CMP – and that means DS will be able to offer the Crossback as a pure EV as well. Figures published by DS show the car will have a 113 horsepower (84 kilowatts) electric motor and a 50-kWh battery that gives a range of around 280 miles (451 kilometers).