Trims & Prices
Paying £50,790 (March ’26) gets you into the entry level DS No.8 in Pallas trim. The only other trim is Etoile for an extra £4k, although, if you’re quick and want to go completely nuts with the kit, there’s a limited-edition Jules Verne launch model. Paying £64,700 seems decidedly steep though.
If you go for the Pallas trim, this puts out 227bhp, and gives you 341 miles of range, which will suit many of you reading this. Sprinting from 0-60mph takes a respectable 7.1 seconds.
If you want additional mileage, there’s a long-range 242bhp battery which can manage the hugely impressive 466 miles. Going from 0-60mph takes the same time as the Pallas car, but more power means a heavier battery.
Both single-motor No 8s use front-wheel drive.
Move up to Etoile trim and you now have access to an additional twin-motor version, meaning you’ll get all-wheel drive. Power leaps up to 345bhp, but you take a hit with the mileage, which drops to a predicted 427 miles due to the additional weight of the extra motor and bigger battery. It’s quick, though, with 60mph coming up in 5.4 seconds.
Recommendations & Interior
Unless you really do need potential mileage of more than 400 miles, I’d go for the entry-level 227bhp No 8 in Pallas trim.
As I mentioned with the No.4, Pallas trim gives you everything you could reasonably need and represents decent value when it comes to looking at other cars in this territory. You get powered and heated front seats, sat nav, heated steering wheel, front, rear and side parking sensors, head-up display, reversing camera, 10.25-inch driver’s display, and a large, rectangular 16-inch display which runs along the top of the fascia. It’s a good system, is slick and looks sharp. It’s one of the best around.
The ambience of the interior is a high point of the DS No.8. It feels downright luxurious and looks great, too. The seats are extremely comfortable and supportive. The ones in the rear lean back more than in most cars because they need to give passengers some acceptable headroom due to the sloping roofline. Those above six foot will be fine.
You also get a choice of trim colours. The one I tried had a rather smart beige interior, as you can see in the photos.
