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FIRST DRIVE: DS No8. It’s quirky, it’s mad, it’s £60k! Has Stellantis lost its mind?

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Are you feeling brave? Because you might pick the safe route and have a Tesla, Audi or BMW as your next automobile. Or maybe you could frighten your company's fleet manager and set the neighbours talking by picking this. It's the DS Number 8, and it's pretty vibrant.

The new flagship from DS is loaded with tech and has styling which makes it stand out from the German competition. The variety and performance figures are excellent too. Would it suffice to tempt you far from the more traditional choices? Join Nicola as she puts the new DS No8 through its speeds.

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50 responses to “FIRST DRIVE: DS No8. It’s quirky, it’s mad, it’s £60k! Has Stellantis lost its mind?”

  1. @timaustin2000 Avatar
    @timaustin2000

    Call me mad,… I like it

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    1. @glacieractivity Avatar
      @glacieractivity

      Let me call you mad … I like you, we need a bit of positive mad👍

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    2. @gssf.gr29 Avatar
      @gssf.gr29

      Quite like it but no engine so I’m out.

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    3. @TheGoodDrEvil Avatar
      @TheGoodDrEvil

      @@gssf.gr29perhaps an EV doesn’t yet suit your needs, but in case you haven’t, it’s really a superior experience. The EV version of the same car is more often than not the nicer one to drive.

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    4. @severnsea Avatar
      @severnsea

      @@TheGoodDrEvil Not for me. I’ve driven my daughter’s Tesla several times, a Polestar 2 and a Jaguar i-Pace. The Jag was the best of the three for me but I wouldn’t swap my Evoque for any of them. I also owned a Jag XF for 7 years, never driven anything better.

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    5. @gssf.gr29 Avatar
      @gssf.gr29

      @@TheGoodDrEvil Driven several, wouldn’t buy one ahead of a petrol engine even for the same price.

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  2. @gileshalliwell3591 Avatar
    @gileshalliwell3591

    I’ve sat in German cars that have “cost cutting” plastics too and they all cost way more…

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    1. @jomo2483 Avatar
      @jomo2483

      You mean BMW. They love their plastics

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    2. @jackleville546 Avatar
      @jackleville546

      @@jomo2483 Audi does the same. Especially first generations of a car (e.g. Q3). They then probably try to keep costs low because they don’t know whether the model will be a success.

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    3. @willbowes8748 Avatar
      @willbowes8748

      DS has no cachet, they cant afford to use these plastics, look at what genesis had to do

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    4. @User-J-f9t Avatar
      @User-J-f9t

      ​@jackleville546 Newer Lexus models too as much as I love them.
      Oh their interiors look so gorgeous but uhm.. definitely downgrade too.

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    5. @Airblazer Avatar
      @Airblazer

      @@jomo2483 now that EVs are on a par with BMW engines in terms of power and acceleration and the fact that BYD are competing with German manufacturers and beating them on price..what does BMW do? I:ncreases prices drastically and lowers the quality of their interiors. You seriously have to wonder what they were thinking…they’re no longer prestigious and my last 4 cars have been BMW 5 series etc. Next car is a Sealion 7 as for 48K BMW have nothing to compete with it in that price range and ytou’re talking 70k euros before they start beating it in space and refinement. That’s a massive difference.

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  3. @PaulMeier-cu3ds Avatar
    @PaulMeier-cu3ds

    I am glad there is a French take on a luxury car, and this looks well executed. It also shows up the Germans on price. Sadly I just do not want to drive one.

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    1. @Alessandro--- Avatar
      @Alessandro—

      Or more importantly, own one. Lease, maybe… but given a choice between this and a Peugeot, the finance package would really need to be amazing

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    2. @PaulMeier-cu3ds Avatar
      @PaulMeier-cu3ds

      @@Alessandro—

      Agree. The financing packages I have heard sound seriously expensive for a car I really do not want to drive.

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  4. @gavinwhite9743 Avatar
    @gavinwhite9743

    Given luxury a go…a bit like the new BMW x3, Audi Q5 which have also turned into scratchy plastic paradises. I bet the interior is now on a par with those or better in some places.

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    1. @richardmartin1419 Avatar
      @richardmartin1419

      In terms of how it looks, it’s miles ahead of either. The new X3’s interior doesn’t just feel cheap, but looks it too, and the least said about Audi’s latest interior design scheme the better.

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  5. @MrDebranjandutta Avatar
    @MrDebranjandutta

    Fault the French for everything, but damn they know how to make their cars beautiful.

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    1. @Pete_1986 Avatar
      @Pete_1986

      It looks just like any other overweight, over styled crossover. It could wear a badge from any number of manufacturers.

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    2. @MaticTheProto Avatar
      @MaticTheProto

      I‘d throw up if this drove past me

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    3. @kraenk12 Avatar
      @kraenk12

      This is one of the ugliest cars on the modern market.

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    4. @MrDebranjandutta Avatar
      @MrDebranjandutta

      Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder for the naysayers. It does look a lot like the Indian Mahindra XEV 9E

      Reply
  6. @octarinehk Avatar
    @octarinehk

    19:55 it’s probably a lot more annoying when there’s a cup of coffee in the cup holder.

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  7. @eduardgherasim2896 Avatar
    @eduardgherasim2896

    Looks way better inside than a Mercedes full of screens and cheap piano black

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    1. @gssf.gr29 Avatar
      @gssf.gr29

      I get annoyed with car manufacturers with interiors. There’s no reason why all cars can’t have a decent looking interior, it’s all just plastic and steel after all so it’s just a matter of design. Yet they insist on giving you as little as possible until you get over the £50k mark, and even then, like we see here, there’s a lot of cheap stuff. My Evoque is smaller but cost a lot less and is far better inside than this is,

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    2. @MaticTheProto Avatar
      @MaticTheProto

      The new ones are getting rid of piano.

      Charging speed for this is also 2013 levels

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    3. @petergreen1869 Avatar
      @petergreen1869

      And the German makes like BMW and Audi have had their images tarnished by the sort of riff raff that drive them.

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    4. @kraenk12 Avatar
      @kraenk12

      But looks absolutely atrocious on the outside.

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  8. @harderos3 Avatar
    @harderos3

    That is an excellent interior.

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  9. @ddbrv Avatar
    @ddbrv

    Excellent presentation — clear, informative, and very engaging. You really highlight the strengths of the DS8

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  10. @lasseblomqvist9378 Avatar
    @lasseblomqvist9378

    21:11 “… you probably see them in France, and in Europe, a little bit more often but in Uk …”

    I hear this more and more from UK journalists, is that how British people talk nowadays?

    To me that is really strange. At least last time I checked, UK was still part of (the continent) Europe even though they have left EU (economic and political union).

    Why such a need to create a distance? Somewhat similar to certain dominant leaders who rename things on maps after their own head.

    I really would like to understand. It might “just be how we speak” but these days these things are more important then ever. We don’t need more distancing, we need to feel that we are together.

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    1. @jean-philippepalasi5485 Avatar
      @jean-philippepalasi5485

      Thank you for that. Love from France ❤

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    2. @Benito-lr8mz Avatar
      @Benito-lr8mz

      Con mis respetos a toda Europa en Español hay un refrán que dice ” juntos pero no revueltos” que quiere decir cada uno por su camino y solo unirse cuando es necesario puntualnente no soy muy pro- unión europea pero eso no significa tratar a todos con respeto

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    3. @SingleTrackMined Avatar
      @SingleTrackMined

      Conservatives need to feel special. They can’t just fit in with society and be good citizens, they must have more attention than others. Because their mommies told them they are special and they believed it. That’s why Brexit and maga. Also Putin

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    4. @themightywrighty Avatar
      @themightywrighty

      It’s just how we speak, when referring to the non island parts of Europe as “Mainland Europe” or “continental europe” which then gets shorten to just “Europe”.

      But ask us what continent we in. we would say where in Europe.

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    5. @martian9999 Avatar
      @martian9999

      @@themightywrighty Brits talking about Europe in that way sounds similar to when un-educated Europeans say “England”, when they mean the U.K. If somebody in a pub speaks that way, it’s more or less normal, but a presenter should get their facts straight.

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  11. @per-christianhansen1264 Avatar
    @per-christianhansen1264

    466 miles is for the front wheel drive version with the large battery. This 4wd version has a range of 410 miles. So if the press car shows 350, its really not that bad…

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    1. @deansmits006 Avatar
      @deansmits006

      Press car, getting throttled all the time. You are correct

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  12. @mrt-ji9qg Avatar
    @mrt-ji9qg

    Love it. Great design, listed for a future used buy.

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  13. @BenjaminKanarek Avatar
    @BenjaminKanarek

    This car is gorgeous! Very luxurious indeed…

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    1. @patriotbarrow Avatar
      @patriotbarrow

      Oh hi! I know you from back in the Pentax Forums days.

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    2. @MaticTheProto Avatar
      @MaticTheProto

      No

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    3. @kraenk12 Avatar
      @kraenk12

      Blind?

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  14. @colleenscorfield3505 Avatar
    @colleenscorfield3505

    Cars are becoming like houses, out of the reach of ordinary folk

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  15. @s.v.robinson5261 Avatar
    @s.v.robinson5261

    The more powerful AWD version she is driving is NOT rated at 466 for the range, it’s something like 414 from memory. The 466 range car is the larger battery FWD car. Therefore the 360 range she calslculates is not too far off the stated official range.

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  16. @TheGoodDrEvil Avatar
    @TheGoodDrEvil

    I think the N°8 is the most interesting EV Stellantis currently make.
    I don’t know why you’re comparing it to a Q6… it seems much more similar to an A6 to me.
    BTW: over here in Brussels you see quite a lot of DS cars.

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  17. @shaywhelan1 Avatar
    @shaywhelan1

    Didn’t like it until I saw the ariel shots of it driving. Then it looked very handsome and distinctive

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  18. @deansmits006 Avatar
    @deansmits006

    Very nice styling inside and out. I don’t care if it’s “luxury” or not, that’s a term somewhat wasted on me. I will think it is luxury since it’s quiet inside and has comfy seats and smooth ride.

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  19. @Thunderbuck Avatar
    @Thunderbuck

    It’s got a cool, mid century modern design sensibility. I wish Stellantis would adapt DS designs for Chrysler in North America.

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  20. @martinrichardson5981 Avatar
    @martinrichardson5981

    Er, 466 miles is the long range FWD version, if you were in the AWD version surely the WLTP was 407 miles? So 349 makes more sense, roughly 86% of WLTP (which isn’t bad…)

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