In case you thought that Rev. is optimistic to consider that it’s a rival for premium manufacturers like BMW and Mercedes-Benz, I ponder what you made from the information that it could be ‘The Louis Vuitton of the Motor Trade’ sooner or later , ‘rub shoulders with Bentley and Rolls-Royce.

Let’s take it severely for a second. Thierry Métroz, director of DS design, admits it’s a ‘dream’, that it could actually take the model for an additional ten years to succeed in (above the ten for which it existed within the current kind) and that It could actually by no means get there ultimately.

I can be stunned if it does -and it is not going to do by taking current Stellantis platforms and adjusting it somewhat, regardless of how a lot the inside, like that of the brand new N ° 8 crossing, is “extra like Bentley than our German opponents” and no matter what number of key components are modified.

It is not going to be convincing to push windshields and decrease rooflines.

True luxurious can also be an space that has by no means been occupied by a DS earlier than – not even some of the placing vehicles that exist, the unique Citroën DS19 of 1955.

It’s a cheap previous historical past, it’s true, but when they assume it does not matter, they might not have reused the Rev identify within the first place.

If new, the DS19 prices £ 150 greater than different Citroën fashions, at over £ 1400. It seems to be too costly for a lot of consumers in his dwelling market but it surely wasn’t even near luxurious costs.

The Bentley Continental of the Day prices £ 3295 and the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud £ 3395, exterior the pen. After they had been at a Coachbuilder, they may price much more.

The DS19 was by no means in that sphere. It’s marketed as “one of many world’s most superior vehicles” concurrently a Rolls-Royce as “the very best automobile on the planet” was marketed.

Can a contemporary Rev. be one of many world’s most superior vehicles? Maybe, however even when, for instance, the primary model within the Stellantis group to get the most recent battery or automobile expertise should present an incredible benefit, as it’s tougher to get via at the moment.

Would the typical automobile purchaser even know, keep in mind or care that the unique Rev is about new expertise?