Vive L’avant-Garde DS Automobiles E-Tense Performance bolts into the future

The striking and futuristic DS E-Tense Performance prototype – conceived by DS Performance, the brand’s competition division – focuses on applying the experience gained as the first premium manufacturer to be involved in Formula E to the development of high-performance electric vehicles of the future.

The DS E-Tense Performance sits on a carbon monocoque chassis, with twin electric motors with 600 kW (815 horsepower) and an all-wheel-drive transmission. The battery was inspired by electric car racing and developed jointly with TotalEnergies and its subsidiary Saft.

It aims to be a high-performance laboratory, intended to accelerate the development of technology for the future DS Automobiles models. The DS E-Tense Performance serves as a sort of Lalique crystal ball that reveals indicators to the design of future DS Automobiles models, especially as all DS E-Tense models will be 100% electric from 2024 onwards.

Jean-Éric Vergne, E-Tense ambassador, and Antonio Felix da Costa, both Formula E champions, will put the car through its paces before beginning tests on track and the open road.