Citroën Puts a Price on the All-New DS5 in the UK

If you live in Britain and have been after the all-new Citroën DS5 since its introduction at the Shanghai Auto Show last April and then at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, you’re getting closer as the French brand has announced pricing and is accepting pre-orders, with first deliveries to take place on April 2.

On the road prices start from £22,400 for the entry-level diesel model rising to to £32,200 for the range-topping Hybrid4 DSport.

One of the more innovative looking Citroën's since the 1970s, the DS5 is marketed as an alternative to the more conventional C5 with a higher ground clearance, more refined interior and a shape that blends elements from several categories.

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Citroën DS5 Meets Arsenal's Football Players in New Cinemgraph Series

For it's second series of cinemagraphs staring the new DS5 (see the first one here), Citroën has teamed up with British football club Arsenal and first team players, Mikel Arteta, Laurent Koscielny and club captain Robin van Persie.

And if you're wondering about Citroën choice, the French carmaker has been the official vehicle supplier to Arsenal Football Club since 2008 while it recently confirmed a new three year extension to the partnership.

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Citroën Remembers its Best Moments of 2011 with Pixie Lott Dance Video

‎It's been a busy year for Citroën with several new car launches including the DS5 and the Mitsubishi-based C4 Aircross small crossover as well as concept models like the Frankfurt Show Tubik van.

And let's not forget that the French brand also dominated the World Rally Championship winning both drivers' and manufacturers' championships this season with Sébastien Loeb and the DS3 WRC.

To celebrate the end of the year, Citroën collaborated with British pop starlet Pixie Lott to create a music video that covers the firm's highlights.

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New Citroën DS5 Poses Next to the Concorde Supersonic Passenger Airliner

Citroën is building on the attention brought about its new DS5 high-riding hatchback through a series of cinemagraphs released in November, by publishing a new set of artistic photographs.

This time, the DS5 poses under the wings of the iconic Concorde aircraft, which was the first, and to date only, supersonic passenger jet in the world, just as the legendary DS did back at its time.

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Now That's Giffy: Citroën goes Artsy with DS5 Cinemagraphs

If you're into photography, then you've probably heard about cinemagraphs. If you haven't, then please allow us a moment to explain.

Cinemgraphs are still images that contain living elements within themselves. They are created by uniting a series of pictures or video frames into an animated GIF file resulting in a motionless picture in which a minor looped animation occurs.

In Citroën's case, the French automaker's British arm commissioned automotive photographer James Lipman and design agency TIZA Creative to produce a series of cinemagraphs to showcase the new DS5's interior and exterior.

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