New Citroen Leasing Deal: DS3 1.6 120 Style from £243

Brand new Citroen DS3 and a Brand New Citroen DS 3 1.6 120 Style Leasing deal from only £243pcm + VAT This is the Citroen DS3 supermini, the first car in a DS range and the French firm hopes this is a serious rival to the Mini and the Fiat 500. And the arrival of this new DS range will, no doubt, give the Citroen brand an image boost. The DS is based on the next generation of C3 although the interior of the DS3 is specially created for this car, and then Citroen decided to put it in the C3. Citroen chose different colours and trims for the C3. The B pillar is the most emphatic feature of the Citroen DS 3 styling. The complex bodywork features a fully glazed rear, with conventional C-pillars replaced by the rear window. At 3.95m long and 1.71 m wide, it's very similar in size to the ford Fiesta, although Citroen claims it has worked hard to reduce the weight of the car and buyers will be able to customise the exterior and interior of their cars. There are four colour schemes for the roof — black, white, blue and red — and graphics are also available. Door mirrors can be specified in body colour or chrome, and the coloured wheel centres are available in what Citroën describes as “an infinite variety of colours”. Inside the Citroen DS3, the dashboard insert is available in six different finishes, with five different gear lever trims to choose from. And the key features a small disc painted in the same colour as the car's body. Engine choices for the Citroen DS 3 consist of two diesels and three petrol motors. The diesels are 1.6-litre HDi units with either 90bhp or 110bhp; the lower-powered unit emits just 99g/km of CO2. The four-pot petrol engines have outputs of 150bhp, 120bhp and 95bhp. All engines come with five or six-speed manual gearboxes. Underneath the Citroen DS3 is the new C3 chassis, which uses MacPherson strut front suspension and a torsion beam rear. Citroen claims the suspension has been reworked to increase refinement, but it will be tuned to be sportier than the C3. Citroen is making much of the DS3's interior space. The car has a 285-litre boot, comparable to that of the Fiesta. But that's more load space than in the Fiat 500 and Mini, and Citroën is also promising that the DS3 will offer “five real seats”. The Citroen DS3 will be joined by two other DS models: the DS4 in 2011 and, a year later, the DS5, a big estate/MPV inspired by the C-Sportlounge concept from 2005. The cars could add as much as 40 per cent to the sales of the mainstream models on which they're based. For more details about this Citroen DS3 1.6 120 Stle Contract Hire and other Lease Deals please see the GMC Leasing web site at www.gmcleasing.co.uk

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