DS Automobiles continues its march into independence, dropping the badges of its Citroen heritage as it tries to mark itself out as something different. The aim is it awaken the “spirit of avant-garde” in DS’ words. It’s about being French, about great design and looking to offer something different.

The DS4 sits in the mid-size hatchback category, against some of the best selling cars on the road, the likes of the Ford Focus or VW Golf.

In the Performance Line model on review here, there are decorative touches inspired by racing cars. But don’t make the mistake of thinking a Performance Line DS4 is anything like a Focus ST or Golf R on the road: this is still very much the rebadged Citroen that it’s trying not to be.
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