Citroen DS4 - French quirkiness

Pique

Was looking up the new DS4 and seriously drooling at the level of style in such a mid-range car, when I came across the strangest thing.

The rear windows don't lower !

What kind of wierdness is that ?

ShadowHearth

How do you know they don't go down? That would be a seriously weird thing, hardly believable.

RootX

LOL, they don't !!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_DS4#cite_note-0

The rear windows are fixed, and do not slide or open outwards.

colm_mcm

They also have a rather dangerous looking point on the door when it's opened.

dingding

RootX wrote: »

LOL, they don't !!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_DS4#cite_note-0

The rear windows are fixed, and do not slide or open outwards.

The rear windows do not go down in most 3 door cars.

colm_mcm

That's 5 door though, which would imply that you need back doors for rear passengers

mfceiling

I think they are a class looking machine.

As for the DS5....what a car.....saw one on the m50 recently...serious road presence.

Brasso

They're very stylish!
I think the new Darts only have air conditioning and fixed windows, I suppose this is similar, the midrange model has dual zone climate control so it shouldn't be too uncomfortable.

Marcusm

The ads are good; particularly like the subtitle "Leather dashboard not available in the UK". Is such a disclaimer truly required? I would have thought disclosure of the window arrangements more important. I learned to drive in a C4 so have a soft spot for them.

Mar4ix

tbh ... i cant even remember , when i was opening rear windows in my car ....wont be surprised that soon opening rear windows will be optional .

colm_mcm

They probably wouldnt have worked anyway

slimjimmc

colm_mcm wrote: »

They probably wouldnt have worked anyway

Why is that, or are you merely tarring Citroen cars because of problem which affected a relatively small range of models made by a competitor in the past?

colm_mcm

nah, I'm just having a pop at French cars for funzies

ShadowHearth

slimjimmc wrote: »

Why is that, or are you merely tarring Citroen cars because of problem which affected a relatively small range of models made by a competitor in the past?

welcome to boards.ie . enjoy your stay!

Ded_Zebra

Jesus lads if you looked at the shape of the door for just a second you would realise why the rear windows can't go down. :rolleyes:

colm_mcm

Yeah, where would they be going designing windows that open

crosstownk

I've a DS4 at the moment. The rear windows are fixed. It's a 4 door coupé............

pajo1981

crosstownk wrote: »

I've a DS4 at the moment. The rear windows are fixed. It's a 4 door coupé............

Beat me to it.

tis a four door coupe - nothing that odd about the rear windows being fixed.

spank_inferno

crosstownk wrote: »

I've a DS4 at the moment. The rear windows are fixed. It's a 4 door coupé............

What is the DS4 like to own?

crosstownk

spank_inferno wrote: »

What is the DS4 like to own?

Great. Stylish, comfortable and the 110bhp is well adequate. I do approx 1,000km per week and the DS4 is well up to the task.

colm_mcm

I'm having difficulty understanding how the ds4 is a coupe.

Now, back in black and white days, a coupe was a type of horse carriage which looked like it had a bit cut off the end. It then went on to mean a 2 door hardtop. This is what I would understand a coupe to be.

Then came the Hyundai coupe, and the megane II coupe (a 3 door hatchback. Nothing more) then came the Mercedes CLS, the boundaries were getting a little blurry. Now with the CLS you can see what they were going for, a low, sleek car with a sporty outline.

Much like the megane, I can't see how the ds4 is anything but a nice, quirky 5 door hatchback, with a silhouette the same as any 5 door hatchback. Seats in the back, doors that open in the usual way, a rear tailgate, folding rear seats etc.

How can anyone call this a coupe? Is an Alfa 147 a coupe, it also has hidden rear door handles


Re the non opening rear windows, I've never seen it before, so it's unusual. Does any other car have opening doors with non opening windows? Does the fact that they designed the doors in such a way that the windows wouldn't open make this car more of a coupe?



Enlighten me?

crosstownk

colm_mcm wrote: »

They probably wouldnt have worked anyway

You're confused. We're talking Citroën - not Renault

crosstownk

colm_mcm wrote: »

Does any other car have opening doors with non opening windows?
Enlighten me?

No.

But you can always trust Citroën to pioneer.

colm_mcm

Do you think this cutting edge feature will filter its way down to other lower end Citroens? I mean the C1 has pop out rear windows, they could just bond them shut.

crosstownk

colm_mcm wrote: »

Do you think this cutting edge feature will filter its way down to other lower end Citroens? I mean the C1 has pop out rear windows, they could just bond them shut.

I reckon that for now it's specific to the DS4. Unless Toyota get sticky!

Red Crow

colm_mcm wrote: »

Do you think this cutting edge feature will filter its way down to other lower end Citroens? I mean the C1 has pop out rear windows, they could just bond them shut.

But we'll get steel bars on the paddy spec giving us a restricted opening.

Non-functional windows are the way forward

Guy:Incognito

Eli Manning wrote: »

Non-functional windows are the way forward

A window is for looking through. It functions just fine.

Red Crow

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

A window is for looking through. It functions just fine.

You say that now until someone lets off a horrendous fart in the car and all your windows are bonded shut.

:eek:

dgt

colm_mcm wrote: »

Does any other car have opening doors with non opening windows?

Yeah, my 406 :rolleyes:

crosstownk wrote: »

You're confused. We're talking Citroën - not Renault

Peugeot owns Citroen...

crosstownk

dgt wrote: »

Peugeot owns Citroen...

Newsflash :rolleyes:

Guy:Incognito

dgt wrote: »

Yeah, my 406 :rolleyes:

You should have bought it with the proper badge and suspension. All 8 of mine work fine.

dgt

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

You should have bought it with the proper badge and suspension. All 8 of mine work fine.

Oh I have the badge and suspension too. Surprise surprise, electrics kaput too! Someone wired in a light switch from a house into it to get the lights working as bodge :eek:

dgt

crosstownk wrote: »

Newsflash :rolleyes:

Glad to have helped those stuck in the past who haven't heard

Guy:Incognito

dgt wrote: »

Oh I have the badge and suspension too. Surprise surprise, electrics kaput too! Someone wired in a light switch from a house into it to get the lights working as bodge :eek:

I'll sell you a lovely low mileage one with everything working so. Even has leather and fake wood now too.

dgt

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

I'll sell you a lovely low mileage one with everything working so. Even has leather and fake wood now too.

Pleeeease, don't tempt me! We already have too much stuff to look after!!!

Guy:Incognito

dgt wrote: »

Pleeeease, don't tempt me! We already have too much stuff to look after!!!

If you want something to really look after I've an Activa that would make a lovely project.

dgt

!!!!!!

I have to sort my own stuff first.... Like my fixed rear windows to begin with :rolleyes: