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Citroën DS

🇫🇷 France ·1956–2019· sedan / convertible / hatchback

petrolLPGdiesel
12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 12-03-01-autostadtr-by-RalfR-25 6 7 8 9 fused edit: Ralf Roletschek· FAL
  2. 2. 1974 Citroen DS23 Pallas: No machine-readable author provided. PLawrence99cx assumed (based on copyright claims).· Public domain
  3. 3. Citroen-DS-capot-ouvert: Rundvald· CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. 4. Citroen DS 002: Arnaud 25· Public domain
  5. 5. Citroen DS SSL14362: Tony Pilz· CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. 6. Citroen DS and elephant: PLawrence99cx· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. Citroën DS, EuroCitro 2014: Klaus Nahr· CC BY-SA 2.0
  8. 8. Citroën Schnitt-DS Motor: Norbert Schnitzler· CC BY-SA 3.0
  9. 9. Mullin Citroen 032418 DS flying: PLawrence99cx· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. 1969 Citroën DS (US-spec; front): PlotagonNoah· CC BY-SA 4.0
  11. 11. 1970 Citroën DS D 20 Super: Calreyn88· CC BY-SA 4.0
  12. 12. 1971 DAF 33 and 1969 Citroën DS, Saint-Cirq-Madelon, Lot, France (8482316934): Mic from Reading - Berkshire, United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
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Citroën DS, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Ralf Roletschek· FAL

base stats

  • power 162 hptop version
  • efficiency 97 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 1,263 in NL#542 most common
  • price € 28.021new, 2019
  • weight 1,416 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built
1956–2019
body
sedan, convertible, hatchback
engine
1.2 L–2.3 L
cylinders
—
turbo
—
power
68–162 hp
drive
—
gearbox
—
seats
5
doors
4
weight
1,416 kg
fuel use
4.6–5.6 L/100 km
CO₂
97–148 g/km
US rating
—
EV range
—
US size class
—
avg new price NL
€ 30.750

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

1,263 are registered in the Netherlands today, #542 of all models. Most common build year: 1973 (171 cars).

19562019

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 26 DSs from 2016–2016, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

  • 2016€ 29.943
names it's registered under (23)
  • DS 21 324
  • DS 21 Pallas 203
  • DS 23 Pallas 164
  • DS 19 108
  • DS 21 Pallas Injection 100
  • DS 20 63
  • DS 4 37
  • DS 36
  • DS 21 Cabriolet 34
  • DS 23 23
  • DS 19 Cabriolet 20
  • DS 19 Pallas 20
  • DS 3 18
  • DS 19 A 18
  • DS 21 M 18
  • DS 20 Pallas 15
  • DS 21 Injection 14
  • DS 1 BC DS 23 10
  • DS 23 Pallas Inj 9
  • DS 19A 9
  • DS 23 Pallas Inj. 8
  • DS 23 Pallas Injection 7
  • DS 23 Injection 5

Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.

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