DS Automobiles: E-Tense Performance with 815 hp in the test 🎥
FUTURE With the E-Tense Performance prototype developed by the racing department, DS wants to test the future of electric mobility. The one-off with a carbon shell is powered by two electric motors with 600 kW (815 hp).
The technology comes from Formula E. It enables the all-wheel-drive vehicle to accelerate from zero to 100 km/h in two seconds. How much of this will ultimately be left over in a production vehicle remains to be seen.
At least with the front, however, DS wants to give a concrete preview of its future design language. From 2025, the brand wants to offer exclusively electric cars
Experience and know-how from Formula E
Thomas Chevaucher, Director DS Performance: "Our goal is to incorporate the experience gained in Formula E and the know-how from our international titles into a project that shows the high-performance electric car of tomorrow. It is a research project in which we analyze the behavior of the components and develop them with a view to future production."
Background: DS Automobiles is also concerned with finding solutions to reduce costs, facilitate manufacturing and explore implementation in production models.
The next generations of E-Tense models should benefit from these developments.
