DS moves up a gear in its bid to pit French luxury against dominant German cars

France is considered the home of so much luxury, from the best Champagne to the finest food to Hermes scarves and Dior perfume. Therein lies the odd dichotomy – when presented with the idea of a luxury French car, we baulk. The Irish car-buying public clearly believes luxury cars are made only by the Germans, with some small allowances for the Japanese and the British. For the French, that’s a problem because DS – originally a Citroen DS back in 1955 – was recreated as its own brand in 2014 with the express mission of taking French luxury out on…