Stretched, Armoured DS 7 Crossback Elysee Joins French President’s Fleet

A stretched armoured DS 7 Crossback Elysee enters into the French President Emmanuel Macron’s fleet on Thursday.

The unique DS 7 CROSSBACK ÉLYSÉE takes DS 7 CROSSBACK E-TENSE 4×4 300 as its base.

It comes with built-in armour plating, a lengthened chassis and special equipments.

DS 7 CROSSBACK ÉLYSÉE joins a long line of DS models that are specially made for the French President.

An armoured DS 7 CROSSBACK ÉLYSÉE made its first appearance on Thursday during ceremonies commemorating the 11 November 1918 armistice, marking its entry into the French President’s fleet.

The unique DS 7 CROSSBACK ÉLYSÉE takes DS 7 CROSSBACK E-TENSE 4×4 300 as its base,but comes with built-in armour plating, a lengthened chassis and special equipments.

Stretched, Armoured DS 7 Crossback Elysee Joins French President’s Fleet

To meet French President Emmanuel Macron’s specification, the DS 7 CROSSBACK ÉLYSÉE was lengthened to create a leg room that reaches as much as 54.5 centimetres, effectively becoming a mobile office.

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In addition, the rear also features two individual Basalt Black leather work seats, Exclusive Alcantara headlining, wireless chargers, USB ports and an open central document holder.

DS 7 CROSSBACK ÉLYSÉE stands out with blue/red flashing lights at the front, its detachable flagholders, its “RF” badges on the bonnet, front doors and boot as well as its special 20-inch wheels and a shark’s fin antenna for the President’s special telecommunications system.

Since the declaration of the 5th Republic, DS and SM, then DS 5 and DS 7 CROSSBACK have been used by seven presidents. At his inauguration in 2017, Emmanuel Macron went down the Champs Elysées inside DS 7 CROSSBACK PRÉSIDENTIEL.

In this new version, DS 7 CROSSBACK ÉLYSÉE has a 300 horsepower E-TENSE plug-in hybrid power unit with four-wheel drive and Ink Blue paintwork.

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