OK, let's get the bad tidings out of the way first. The DS3 Cabrio doesn't really cut it as a convertible. There's a lot of structure around you that occludes wide chunks of celestial real estate.

Convertibles are far less common as company cars than in the past as their restricted appeal can cause reallocation problems should an employee leave the business. But they still exist on some ...

Sometimes less is more, but in this instance, removing as little of the roof as possible hasn’t made the DS3 Cabrio any more desirable than the standard hatch. In some ways that’s no bad thing, as the ...

Yay! So I can buy a DS3 Racing again! Yep. When the DS3R launched back in 2011, only 200 came to Britain. And because it was really quite good, Citroen promptly sold out. So everyone bought Renault ...

If you want a car like a Mini but don’t really want a Mini, the Citroen DS3 has been your best option since 2010. The chic French hatchback isn’t due for replacement just yet but does now benefit from ...

Citroen’s new DS3 Cabrio is squarely aimed at the chic drop-top city car crowd, who’ve only had the Mini Convertible and Fiat 500C to woo them up until now. Does the French contender have the je ne ...

Think of the Citroen DS3 as a French rival to the Mini and you’re on the right lines. This three-door-only small car might be based on Citroen’s rather ordinary C3, but with a neat design, plenty of ...

Citroën's DS3 Cabrio Racing is a potent combination of value, practicality and performance. Developed from the double world-championship-winning DS3 WRC (arguably the most relevant motorsport to ...

FOR years, it seemed the MINI had it all its own way in the premium small-hatchback market. BMW’s acclaimed and hugely successful reworking of Alec Issigonis’s icon became a firm favourite by ...

The Citroën DS3’s distinctive styling will not suit all tastes. But the shark fin B-pillar, floating roof and LED strips alongside the front bumper will turn heads, if that’s what you want. On test ...

The original remains the best, and the appeal of the DS3 remains strong. It looks more distinctive and sporty than the 208, even after two years on sale, and the traditional interior is much more user ...