In between the two, in 2010, we got the first DS 4. Based on the Citroën C4, it provided the DS project with the family-sized hatchback
normally required to generate sustainable volume in Europe.
Despite its utterly conventional platform, Citroën insisted
the car wasn’t conventional at all and described it as a hybrid of a saloon, a
coupé and a compact 4x4 – in other words, just the kind of avant-garde
amalgamation it had conceived the DS badge to deliver in the first place.
Unfortunately, the most unorthodox thing about the 4 was
the decision to nail the rear windows shut. Otherwise, it was a modestly raised
C4 under a modestly prettier baody.
The imprudence of Citroën’s attempt to sell this variant
as more ‘sporting’ than its lower-to-the-ground sibling is reflected in the
decision to split its face lifted replacement into two entities: the 4 (a
standard hatch) and this, the 4 Cross back, a higher-riding variant for those
interested in ‘urban adventure’.
That niche, you’ll hardly need reminding, is spoilt for
choice, with a multitude of compact crossovers jostling for attention. We
tested the 1.6-litre Blue HDi 120 to discover the 4 Cross back’s proper place
among them.
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