Citroen's Mini rival had a lot going for it at launch - 15 years later, does it make for good shed?
Citroen's Mini rival had a lot going for it at launch - 15 years later, does it make for good shed?Welcome, or indeed bienvenu, to another Shed of the Week debutant, this Citroen DS3 1.6 VTi. Shed has had his eye on this car for the last few weeks.
Aided by a low curb weight of 1,090kg, the 155hp 1.6 would propel our shed through the 0-62mph run in 7.3 seconds, well ahead of the Mini Cooper and not that far behind the Cooper S. The maximum torque of 177lb ft chimed in from just 1,400rpm and kept on coming until 4,000rpm so you didn’t have to give it the berries to get it moving along at a smart rate. The official combined fuel consumption was 42mpg.
All of which makes you wonder why this 94,000-mile example has been hanging around on PH Classifieds for a few weeks now despite its appealing £1,995 price tag. Maybe there’s an inbuilt distrust of small French cars, some sort of fear that they might crumple when struck a glancing blow by a passing bluebottle. In fact, the DS3 had a five-star crash rating. Maybe folk are thinking it’s got a 1.2 or a diesel engine, not realising it’s actually got the THP motor.
DS3 interior storage space was quite poor, as were the cabin plastics. Button surfaces rubbed off over time, glovebox lids became disillusioned and fell off, as did the centre armrests, and ignition keys broke. On the plus side, parts were cheap, the seats were big and comfy, and thanks to the extra space that Citroen put between the C3’s axles the DS3 was a good bit longer than the Mini and therefore a good bit roomier in the back.
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