Loved this video, and I’ve watched every Fullycharged Episode going and have been an early supporter of the channel. Thank you Jonny, that was an excelled, balanced preview of the car and its pluses and minuses, something I’d been aware of and felt us EV evangelists have been guilty of over recent years is just shouting about how great EVs are whenever one was released.But that battle is now won, EVs are undoubtedly the future, and with the increase of them on the market its more and more important to be critical of them as well as praise them. Personally I think PSA has styling totally on point of late, and I’m loving what they’re putting out from an aesthetic perspective, but feel they get the tech wrong, frequently the wrong engines in their cars etc. Think this is a good solid step forward for PSA, but until they get a good skateboard design I can’t see me recommending one to people with that compromised space in the back and boot.

Jonny has everything that the best of old Top Gear motoring journalism had, and that's a sense and real knowledge of car history and design history.

Jonny is a fantastic educator. I feel like I now know everything relevant that I need to know about the DS3.

The production quality of this channel is incredible.

A great review and I have to say, the quality of your work never diminishes.

Jonny again proves why he is an excellent presenter. Genuine and honest review, with subtle comedy, pointing out the good and bad of these DS options.

It's a silent, comfortable car. That just happens to look like a panic attack.

Spot on with the Grand Designs. Cool looking and over budget but you wouldn't want to live there. Well done Kevin!

As always a fair and honest review fro Johnny. keep up the good work.

Appreciate the unbiased candor! Great preview

Peugeot’s design language lately has been superb, I suspect that’s going to be the prettier sister to the DS version.

For Fully Charged standards this is a scathing review.

Can I add my praise with others for quality of this video review. Well done Jonny! Another beautifully paced video showing all the good and not so good bits of the vehicle. Thank YOU!

Enjoyed your review Jonny and pleased to see the EV options continue to expand, many thanks

The Fully Charged team do such an amazing job when it comes to producing and editing these videos. I can't think of a single episode where I've been bored and skipped forward. They obviously put a lot of effort into it and it doesn't go unnoticed! Also, Jonny, you are an absolute gem.

I love the honesty of the review!

Once again, an excellent report. I think they are getting better and better. Thanks Jonny.

Please give us “Fully Charged Grand Designs”! You would need to visit car builders during their development period for that however. You could talk about the hardships and budget stretches.

Oh great... another LUXURY EV! We need EV for the masses, please!

It’s a shame that the question about renewable/recycled materials was dodged, I think it shows a lack of understanding from the established players in the combustion engine market. New brands coming through, operating on skate board platforms - offering more storage, more versatility - and using recycled/cruelty free materials is where we need to be heading. Great review!

Brilliant review. Thanks Johnny

classic Citroen's had singular and cohesive design this car has been committeed' to death

A superb review - really enjoyed it.

What a terrific episode with so much unbiased insight relating to an emerging French Luxury brand, and without any political fodder. We hope to see a resurgence of large French design luxury vehicles, as we enjoyed in the U.S. many years ago. I especially enjoy the quiet tone of the of presentation, the effort to educate us is enjoyable. The next time we are in Europe I would love to drive a DS E Tense, even rent one if such cars are available for weekly rental. Thank you Jonny. Please keep up the increasingly high production standards we are enjoying.

Dude you ALWAYS wear the best looking shoes...Even my girlfriend said "see?THAT'S how you dress!".

Lovely editing and honesty... not a PR con job. This is better than telly quality on KZfaq. We should be paying a license fee for this. Great stuff.

Brilliant job Johnny. Thank you for being honest in your feedback. It’s so refreshing in a world where host aren’t honest especially when it comes to negative feedback to protect their access. I’ve recommended FC to several friends for that very reason.

Great review. It's really good to have a freedom of speach as you have, instead of the many reviews. Keep up the good work!

Another great show. Thanks a lot. My take: I'd rather have a hatchback than any of the crossover / suvs. When did all the manufacturers come together and decide that the front ends had to look like something from Star Wars? And third, too expensive. Fourth, way too many diamonds. I think they took that design detail too far, a lot too far.

Great review - good music.

Grand Designs! Very astute! Love it!

I like the tone of your channel. Subscribed!

I’ve always loved the DS3. This is very cool, quite quirky and definitely stands out from the boredom on the roads. Bit pricey yes but hopefully that will the beginning of the new range! Great video and love your honest and appealing presenting style

Another excellent review from JS. 👍

Great review!

Jonny is the most trusted vehicle reviewer I watch, thank you.

Johnny's segments are always the best.

Great review, Kevin.

Excellent review 👍

It seemed like a struggle to find the positives with this vehicle and review. And asking the consumer to "struggle" to buy your car, is not a good marketing strategy. I don't see this working.

Another great review

It’s easy to be different, it’s much harder to be better. Different for different sake isn’t the thing to do.

Thanks for the honest review.

I wonder when companies will start getting creative again. Truly creative, as in designing the exterior around the benefits of the interior, making a car more functional with all the space electric components no longer need. Minivans would be amazing electrically - flat floor and no bonnet are easy. You could have so much interior space. Instead we keep getting more and more stupid little crossovers with little interior space and a massive body on the outside.

The rear view is amazing, the side 3/4 and front is horrific. Love the channel, thanks for the content.

if u mention the range before i would have stopped watching long time ago 200 miles 40000£ ya right

A detailer's dream... but for anyone else with a life to live, keeping it clean will be a total nightmare!

DS + EV should’ve been a really exciting match. I was initially put off when their website said they designed to have the same conform level as patrol and diesel. When DS gives their designers full reign with what an EV-only platform offers, Johnny McLeod Smith will have a great time!

Thank you for yet another objective, informative and honest review. And I must admit I agree. I absolutely love the DS3 E-tense, I think it's the most beautiful EV out there - but it's priced too high, and have too limited range. I hope the boom of EVs in 2020 will 'force' DS to adjust their prices - or the range - but untill then I'm already beginning to look forward to a DS4 E-tense or a fully electric DS7.

The top range car costs more than a Model 3, that can't be right. It needs to be 30% cheaper in my opinion. Nice review though.

I just love the honesty in this one, it's a nice car but too expensive for that class of vehicle. The only reason to buy one of these is because you like the brand. When are we going to see Kevin McCloud testing the latest Tesla models...that would really be a Crossover! lol Great video as ever, keep up the good work!

Another brilliant and honest review . . Bet Peugeot are happy!!

Nice one Jonny.

I miss Johnny! 😢

Acceleration or sharpness isn't what Citroën is about. It's about comfort. Actually, even more than comfort it's about ease of driving. It's little details like a "dark" button on the center console that turns off all lights except the speedometer. Very nice while driving in the dark. It's about things you're doing semi-automatically while driving in other cars that get taken care of, or pushed to the background. It's about being able to drive for 10 hours without getting tired. You really need to drive one to understand it. And sure, even then it's possible this brand isn't for you, that's fine. We're all different and that gives the world color.

i really like that you are not afraid to be critical. most car review people are so fake. thank you :)

It does look good. If you don't regularly make very long trips the range is fine. I find the trend toward huge batteries to be wasteful. Big batteries are expensive and heavy. They are of little use for most people's daily use and cost extra energy to lug around town. This appears to be a fine car for an urban lifestyle, much nicer to look at than a Kia.

An excellent, balanced review as usual. My over-riding opinion of the car which I can’t get past, is that this just doesn’t look like a luxury brand. And if someone is in the market to spend money on a luxury brand, that’s probably a prerogative for them. Most people, I’m guessing, who spend money on luxury brands want to be seen spending money on luxury brands.

Enjoyed the review, I am and have been a citron

What a nice and weird car - and what grande episode!

The whole DS range offers an electric option. All 2 models

Jonny going all architect chic on us.

That touch screen responsiveness, I agree, is more important than a lot of auto manufacturers understand (ICE or EV). If it is slow to respond - especially in a top luxury car - it will be perceived as cheap quality. It needs to respond IMMEDIATELY to your touch, especially if you are accessing the screen while you're driving.

Gave this video a like just for the coat

Almost twice the price of the top of the range MG ZS ev, but with possibly better build quality and looks, and a rust warranty that covers the whole car, unlike its cheaper competitor.

The car ... whatever, but Jonny has such a nice coat! :P But seriously: another such an amazing profesional but at the same time chill review. You guys are perfect!

Thank you Jonny McCloud for a fantastic tour of the DS 3 Crossback E-Tense. :)

I don't know, but the design gives me the feel of a cheap powertool. A lot of unecessary trim on the outside.

I love the way Johnny dressed up to do the French DS report. He is as always spot on. Driving a luxury car in levis tee shirt and trainers while very football is not what potential buyers want to see. If they are football then this car is too cheap for them and has far more refinement and taste that they would recognise anyway. Unless they are buying one for their gran. A perfect spot on report as always. Good work.

Thanks to this review, i buy this car today

Forgot to add what a fine review.

Found my way here after entering Auto Traders monthly competition to win one of these. Great review of an automotive curiosity!

Whatever this excellent review concludes.....it's great to see Citröen doing what they do best again, they really did lose their way for quite a few years. Cars that are quirky, slightly 'mad' whilst being brilliant in many ways, flawed - but forgiven - and above all, different. If you truly get what real Citroens were about and this car evokes memories of some truly inspired cars for a buyer they'll pay for this regardless of price. No one is forcing anyone to part with their cash. If you're someone who likes to show that they themselves as different to the herd for example..... Great to see something visually individual, even if they aren't calling it what it is. A Citroën.

So much love for this channel! With regards to the car... Bit of a mixed bag. How can you suggest the brands main objective is a quality, luxurious item, when it has manual seats, a manual tailgate and the same looking plastics as seen from the French brands for years. £40k! Get out of here. Every Citroen I've ever traveled in has been comfortable, so you don't need to spend that sort of money. Perhaps the lower spec'd models are the sweet-spot in the range. I like the design, but that's about it.

i like how the representative of DS tries to explain, how matrix lights works. A couple years old technology is something extraordinary for luxury brand of Citroen with pretty expensive price tag.

From the front it looks amazing and the interior is a breath of fresh air!!! Finally a good car.

Great you have tested this DS3 before the e2008. I'm very interested in your reaction when going to its internal rival.

Wonderful video. Terribly designed car. It’s just all over the place.

Pricey, unusual styling but I like it - it's just different and typically French. And what more could you want - smooth Citroen ride in silence. Love it.

Brilliant

Johny has such a great presenting style, great video! Really don't get DS though, why not just make the Citroen brand stronger then you wouldn't need 2 brands

I like the ideas they have but the price and range need to keep up, big time! Keep it up DS

Honesty is the best policy !!

Good honest review, sounds like its style over substance for the DS. Did they design the charge port cover any better than the e208? Nice coat by the way

I want an Electric Citroen 2CV !!!!

Thank you Jonny honest talk and l agree too pricey

Good presentation Johnny, when are you going to do another one though?

Wow for this price I can have Cybertruck in 2 years, no brainer.

Things I learned today: the French countryside is beautiful - contemporary French car design not so much.

The French have a different way of looking at luxury, than - say - the Germans. For them it's quirky styling with bits and bobs all over the place, unusual textures and materials. Yet there are manually adjusted seats, no powered tailgate, not even a hydraulic bonnet. Why would you cut corners like that in a luxury brand?

I see your point. But for people like me who have original DS3 14' e-hdi this car is great. I know that range is not so great etc, but man how it's looks! It's a big LOOOKER car. Inside is beautiful, as quality I hope. For me it's great car to go aroud town, park for free and have nice, silent place to stay in traffic jam in Cracow. My diesel have big range but I need it only when I go on vacations trips aroud Europe and only reason for that I bought diesel 4 years ago. Now it's not my must-have, I preffer to have silent and comfortable car with great desing. PS. nice shoes ;)

What's with the B-pillar body. It looks like it was stung by a bee!

Very good reviewer. Not a load of guff but real info.

Nice coat Jonny!

nice review by Steve Jobs

The wings on the bonnet. Reminds me of the Lotus Elise. You use them to position the car.

Great review. You (Fully Charged) need to slate some EVs to maintain your independent integrity. And you have. I do love a big Citroën but I've never bought one new. 3 years old and 30% of list is the way forward.

Love the "Carry On up the Tailpipe" music (ooo matron)! Similar to Jonny, I agree you could buy a Tesla Model 3 SR+ for the same money and I know what I would have, despite the undoubted French flair. Form over substance then. The old DS5 was proper gorgeous inside (shame it's discontinued) with aircraft style chunky switches overhead. I think the Peugeot e208 is nicer inside and out than this DS and the 208 seems to enjoy better tech too? Anyway, it's great that more EVs are turning up and in this case - it's a pretty thing to look at.

Just here to say I'm sick of "luxury SUV's" electric or not. I never have been that interested but now they're so prolific I just don't even want to look at another one to be honest. I'm out.

Another good review, top work JS 😁 . . . just a shame about the price and range of the car 😱😳