Importer Lubinski increases the supply of DS models in Israel with the launch of the renewed DS7 after undergoing a comprehensive facelift. The renewed DS7 E-TENSE is designed to continue to strengthen the position of the French luxury brand in the premium C-SUV segment thanks to many elements designed and manufactured in a haute-couture concept, in addition to ride comfort, quality materials and particularly generous driving assistance systems and accessories in all versions.
The new infotainment system is among the most important updates made to the renewed DS7 E-TENSE thanks to the use of the innovative DS IRIS system. This system offers a completely new operating interface with full customization capability, a high-resolution 12-inch touch screen to activate the original navigation, which includes traffic and operation updates in Hebrew, climate control, parking cameras, and more. In addition, there is a 12.3-inch screen that functions as a dashboard and presents drivers with all the information they need, as well as in interchangeable displays for selection and customization.
The renewed DS7 E-TENSE is equipped in the 300 and 360 hp versions with the unique DS ACTIVE SCAN SUSPENSION system that uses a high-resolution camera to scan the road ahead and calibrate the suspension according to the quality of the pavement before the vehicle’s wheels meet it. This system is able to notice a change in the surface The asphalt at a rate of up to 5 mm only and accordingly prepare each of the vehicle suspensions independently to meet the bump and absorb it to create perfect driving comfort.
A sophisticated night vision system is offered in both powerful versions, using a thermal camera to scan the road in front to detect pedestrians, cyclists, and even animals at a distance of up to 100 meters from the front of the vehicle and alert the driver accordingly of the approaching danger.
The redesigned DS7 E-TENSE also gets an updated version of the driver alertness safety system. This system uses two cameras, where one takes pictures of the front of the vehicle and analyzes the nature of the vehicle’s driving on the road and in the lane, and a second camera scans the driver’s face and eyelid movements. Combining these two data allows the system to alert if the driver’s level of vigilance decreases.
The renewed DS7 E-TENSE will be offered in Israel with three plug-in-hybrid drive units (PHEV) which are aided by a lithium battery with a capacity of 14.2 kWh compared to 13.2 in the current model. The charging time for this battery is about two hours (from a three-phase 32 amp , 7.4 kW) or about 7 hours from a domestic industrial power outlet (2.3 kW, 10 amps).
The first version, which delivers 225 hp and 36.7 kgm, combines a 1.6 liter turbo PURETECH engine that produces 180 hp at 6,000 rpm as well as 30.6 kgm available already at 3,000 rpm, and an engine Electric with a power of 110 hp and a maximum torque of 32.6 kgm. Paired with the automatic 8-speed transmission from AISIN, this version will accelerate from standstill to 100 km/h in 8.9 seconds, qualify for a maximum speed of 225 km/h and show a combined fuel consumption of 1.3 liters per 100 km, weighing electricity and gasoline. This, the electric driving range is 66 km according to the WLTP standard (pollution level 1).
In the second version, the combined power reaches 300 hp and 53 kg which comes from three engines. In the 1.6 liter PURETECH turbo engine which produces 200 hp at 6,000 rpm and 30.6 kgm at 3,000 rpm. In this version there are two electric motors that produce dual drive, with the front motor producing 110 hp and 32.6 kgm and the rear motor producing 113 hp and 16.9 kgm. These data allow this version to accelerate from standstill to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds and reach a maximum speed of 235 km/h. The average fuel consumption in this version is 1.2 liters per 100 km, weighing electricity and gasoline. In this version, the electric driving range is 66 km according to the WLTP standard (pollution level 1).
In the third and most powerful version of the renewed DS7 E-TENSE, the power grows to a combined 360 hp and according to you the vehicle systems have been strengthened to cope with the high output. This version, thanks to an improved distribution of the power output, the combination of the gasoline engine and the electric motors allows this version to accelerate From standing to 100 km/h in just 5.6 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 235 km/h with a fuel consumption of 1.8 liters per 100 km when weighing electricity and gasoline (pollution level 2). In this version, the electric driving range is 58 km (WLTP). The 360 hp version was designed by the company’s sports department – DS PERFORMANCE and is calibrated for sportier and tighter driving by lowering the suspension by 15 mm, the suspension tensioner Wider by 24mm at the front and 10mm at the rear, the front brakes are enlarged by 380mm, Michelin Pilot Sport tires and DS Performance badges.
The passenger cabins provide a perfect sense of luxury, whether through the leather seats in the 225 hp version and the napa leather with unique stitching in the style of a watch strap (Opera interior) which also offer ventilation, heating and massage in the 300 and 360 hp versions, with an analog BRM clock Luxurious in the center of the dashboard, in the diamond sculpting in the various switches, in the use of the most prestigious trim materials, in the unique pearl stitching, as well as in the extensive use of insulation materials to reduce noise between the chassis components, including double glazing in the vehicle windows and more.
All versions of the renewed DS7 E-TENSE benefit from a full interface to the MyDS application, which provides extensive information about the use of the vehicle, energy consumption, setting the navigation, activating the air conditioning system in the vehicle at a predetermined time before starting the trip, and more. Prices range from NIS 340-430 thousand.
