NEW PALLAS AND ÉTOILE SPECIFICATIONS FOR DS 3 AND DS 7
Following DS 4, whose HYBRID power unit has been sold with PALLAS and ÉTOILE specifications since April, DS 3 and DS 7 are now adopting this new, more concise range structure. The aim is to offer more clarity, enabling DS Automobiles to highlight the key characteristics of these models in a consistent way.
With this new range, customers have access to the best of the Brand’s expertise available through two expressive and complementary versions, offering equipment levels that match their expectations. Inspired by the Palace honour awarded to the most luxurious five-star hotels, the PALLAS designation is now making a comeback with DS Automobiles. A historic specification from the DS of yesteryear, Pallas was introduced in 1964. Sixty years later, it is back with the same aim: to embody French expertise.
Introduced as a new version, at the time the “Pallas” was intended to satisfy the aspirations of the most demanding customers. Subject to enormous attention to detail, it remains a benchmark signature from historic DS. For its return to the range, Pallas maintains its initial aim, with comprehensive equipment perfectly adapted to each of the different models’ segments.
At the top of the range, ÉTOILE is another very Parisian name. It is a symbol of the Place Charles-de-Gaulle (previously known as the Place de l’Étoile), in the middle of which the Arc de Triomphe was erected at the top of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, whose arteries form a star when seen from the sky. ÉTOILE also echoes the ultimate accolade given to dancers in the Paris Opera ballet’s hierarchy since the 19th century. Art, combined with architectural creativity, excellence and the spirit of high-quality expertise are conveyed through these interiors which will be clad in Alcantara® or Nappa Leather.
PALLAS and ÉTOILE each have an individual badge, whose designs are inspired by the decorative arts. PALLAS subtly mixes the door of a grand Parisian palace with the historic axis of Paris (the Arc de Triomphe of the Carrousel, the Place de la Concorde Obelisk, Arc de Triomphe and Arche de la Défense), while ÉTOILE illustrates a broad beam of light emphasising the twelve avenues that converge on the Place Charles-de-Gaulle, called the Place de l’Étoile until 1970.
New DS 3 PALLAS and ÉTOILE
All DS 3 models feature the same signatures, with a front characterised by Gloss Black DS WINGS with chrome accents, chrome badges and logos and black wheel centre caps. The exterior difference between the two specifications is the 17” DUBLIN alloy wheels for the PALLAS trim (18” NICE optional) and 18” NICE alloy wheels for the ÉTOILE specification (18” TOULOUSE optional for the 100% electric E-TENSE version).
DS 3 PALLAS continues the language of the old DS Pallas specification with a Perruzi Silicon Fabric and DS Basalt Black Canvas interior plus a Basalt Black grain Leather option. DS 3 ÉTOILE showcases a Basalt Woven Fabric interior with Alcantara® and a Criollo Brown Nappa Leather option with power seats.
Several option packs are available for each trim. DS 3 PALLAS offers the Comfort Pack (heated front seats, front and rear carpet mats, PROXIMITY KEYLESS ENTRY & START) and Tech Pack (DS IRIS SYSTEM with ChatGPT, Vision 360 with front and rear digital cameras for low-speed video assistance, wireless smartphone charging and an extra USB socket).
DS 3 ÉTOILE also features a FOCAL Electra® Sound System option, a Total Tech Pack (DS DRIVE ASSIST level 2 semi-autonomous driving, head-up display, DS MATRIX LED VISION headlamps and wireless smartphone charging), as well as the Range Pack for the 100% electric E-TENSE version (heat pump and 11 kW three-phase on-board charger).
The ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPÉRY Collection completes the line up with a Criollo Brown Nappa Leather interior. Its Night Flight colour is now available across the entire range.
