DS 5

DS 5 which version to buy: 1 generation specs compared

The DS 5 exists as 1 generation from 2015, a Hatchback 5-door with 6 versions, all FWD, all Turbo, all 6-speed, all with a 60 L tank and 152 mm ground clearance. The buy decision is not “which generation”: there is only one.

The DS 5 exists as 1 generation from 2015, a Hatchback 5-door with 6 versions, all FWD, all Turbo, all 6-speed, all with a 60 L tank and 152 mm ground clearance. The buy decision is not “which generation”: there is only one. It is which of the six powertrains to take — two share the name 1.6 MT (115 hp Diesel vs 200 hp Gasoline), two share 1.6 AT (150 hp vs 165 hp Gasoline), and two share 2.0 AT (163 hp Hybrid vs 160 hp Diesel). Below, every comparison is arithmetic on those catalogue numbers.

Generations: what 1 generation actually offers

1 generation (from 2015, still listed without a stop date) is a Hatchback 5-door with 6 modifications. There is no restyling row in the data, so there is nothing later to “wait for” inside this model key. Body, drive, tank, and clearance do not change between versions. What changes is engine type (Diesel, Gasoline, Hybrid), gearbox (Manual vs Automatic), power (115–200 hp), torque (240–450 Nm), 0–100 (7.9–12.4 s), and kerb weight (1420–1635 kg).

Specs table: all 6 versions, names as in the catalogue

Engine position: Front, transverse on 1.6 AT 150 hp, 1.6 MT 200 hp, and 1.6 AT 165 hp; not measured on both Diesels and on 2.0 AT 163 hp Hybrid. Feed: Direct injection (direct) on those three Gasoline versions; not measured on the three Diesel-fuelled versions. Bore × stroke: 75 × 88.3 mm on 1.6 MT 115 hp; 85 × 88 mm on both 2.0 AT; 77 x 85.8 mm on 1.6 AT 165 hp; not measured on 1.6 AT 150 hp and 1.6 MT 200 hp. Valves per cylinder: 4 on every version.

Power per litre and kg per hp: what the extra output buys

Specific output (hp ÷ displacement in litres):

• 1.6 MT 200 hp: 200 ÷ 1.598 = 125.2 hp/L (highest)
• 1.6 AT 165 hp: 165 ÷ 1.598 = 103.3 hp/L
• 1.6 AT 150 hp: 150 ÷ 1.598 = 93.9 hp/L
• 2.0 AT 163 hp Hybrid: 163 ÷ 1.997 = 81.6 hp/L
• 2.0 AT 160 hp Diesel: 160 ÷ 1.997 = 80.1 hp/L
• 1.6 MT 115 hp: 115 ÷ 1.560 = 73.7 hp/L (lowest)

Kerb weight per horsepower:

• 1.6 MT 200 hp: 1420 ÷ 200 = 7.10 kg/hp (lightest per hp)
• 1.6 AT 150 hp: 1420 ÷ 150 = 9.47 kg/hp
• 2.0 AT 160 hp: 1540 ÷ 160 = 9.63 kg/hp
• 1.6 AT 165 hp: 1603 ÷ 165 = 9.72 kg/hp
• 2.0 AT 163 hp Hybrid: 1635 ÷ 163 = 10.03 kg/hp
• 1.6 MT 115 hp: 1495 ÷ 115 = 13.00 kg/hp (heaviest per hp)

The 200 hp 1.6 MT is the only version under 8 kg/hp. The 115 hp 1.6 MT carries almost twice the mass per horsepower (13.00 vs 7.10). The Hybrid is not the lightest-feeling on this ratio: 10.03 kg/hp is worse than both Gasoline automatics and the 160 hp Diesel, because the Hybrid’s 1635 kg kerb is 215 kg above the 1420 kg pair (1.6 AT 150 hp and 1.6 MT 200 hp).

Torque density (Nm ÷ litres): 2.0 AT 163 hp Hybrid 450 ÷ 1.997 = 225.3 Nm/L; 1.6 MT 115 hp 270 ÷ 1.560 = 173.1 Nm/L; 2.0 AT 160 hp 340 ÷ 1.997 = 170.3 Nm/L; 1.6 MT 200 hp 275 ÷ 1.598 = 172.1 Nm/L; both 1.6 AT 240 ÷ 1.598 = 150.2 Nm/L. If the question is pull rather than peak hp, the Hybrid’s 450 Nm is 110 Nm above the 160 hp 2.0 AT and 175–210 Nm above the Gasoline 1.6 AT pair (240 Nm).

Performance: 0–100 and top speed, version by version

Spread: 4.5 s and 44 km/h between the slowest/lowest (1.6 MT 115 hp) and the fastest/highest (1.6 MT 200 hp).

1.6 AT 165 hp vs 1.6 AT 150 hp: +15 hp, same 240 Nm, 0.1 s quicker (9.7 vs 9.8), +3 km/h (202 vs 199). That 15 hp buys almost no sprint on these figures.

2.0 AT 163 hp Hybrid vs 2.0 AT 160 hp Diesel: +3 hp, +110 Nm, 1.8 s quicker (8.6 vs 10.4), same 211 km/h. The Hybrid’s extra money, if any, is not top speed; it is the 1.8 s and the 110 Nm.

1.6 MT 200 hp vs 1.6 AT 165 hp: +35 hp, +35 Nm, 1.8 s quicker, +33 km/h. Same displacement (1598 cc), same FWD, same Turbo, same 4 / Inline. The cost of that gap in the data is Manual instead of Automatic, and fuel use that is not measured on the 200 hp car.

1.6 MT 200 hp vs 1.6 MT 115 hp: same catalogue name, +85 hp, +5 Nm (275 vs 270), 4.5 s and 44 km/h. Displacement is 1598 vs 1560 cc; fuel type is Gasoline vs Diesel. Do not treat these two 1.6 MT rows as the same car.

Fuel consumption and mpg-style economy (L/100 km as given)

City / highway / mixed:

• 2.0 AT 163 hp Hybrid: 3.9 / 3.7 / 3.8
• 1.6 MT 115 hp: 4.8 / 4.1 / 4.4
• 1.6 AT 165 hp: 7.7 / 4.9 / 5.9
• 2.0 AT 160 hp: 7.9 / 5.1 / 6.1
• 1.6 AT 150 hp: 11.4 / 6.2 / 8.1
• 1.6 MT 200 hp: city not measured / highway not measured / mixed not measured

CO2: 1.6 AT 165 hp 136; 1.6 MT 200 hp 149; 1.6 AT 150 hp 187; the three Diesel-fuelled versions not measured. Euro class: Euro 5 on 1.6 MT 200 hp and 2.0 AT 160 hp; not measured on the other four.

Tank is 60 L on every version. Mixed-cycle range from 60 ÷ (L/100 km) × 100:

• Hybrid 2.0 AT 163 hp: 60 ÷ 3.8 × 100 = 1579 km
• 1.6 MT 115 hp: 60 ÷ 4.4 × 100 = 1364 km
• 1.6 AT 165 hp: 60 ÷ 5.9 × 100 = 1017 km
• 2.0 AT 160 hp: 60 ÷ 6.1 × 100 = 984 km
• 1.6 AT 150 hp: 60 ÷ 8.1 × 100 = 741 km
• 1.6 MT 200 hp: not measured (no consumption to divide)

1.6 AT 165 hp vs 1.6 AT 150 hp on fuel: mixed 5.9 vs 8.1 (−2.2 L/100 km, 27% less), city 7.7 vs 11.4 (−3.7), highway 4.9 vs 6.2 (−1.3), CO2 136 vs 187 (−51). The 165 hp automatic is the one of the two 1.6 AT rows that actually uses less fuel on these numbers, despite +15 hp and +183 kg kerb (1603 vs 1420).

Hybrid vs 160 hp Diesel mixed: 3.8 vs 6.1 (−2.3 L/100 km). Hybrid vs 115 hp Diesel mixed: 3.8 vs 4.4 (−0.6). The Hybrid is the economy pick among measured mixed figures; the 115 hp 1.6 MT is the Diesel economy pick if you will not take a Hybrid.

Dimensions, weight, wheels, chassis (what does not split the buy)

Ground clearance 152 mm on all six. Front suspension Independent, spring; rear Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem; front brakes Ventilated disc; rear Disc — same labels on every version.

Kerb / gross:

• 1.6 AT 150 hp: 1420 / 2035 kg (payload 2035 − 1420 = 615 kg)
• 1.6 MT 200 hp: 1420 / 2035 kg (payload 615 kg)
• 1.6 MT 115 hp: 1495 kg kerb / gross not measured
• 2.0 AT 160 hp: 1540 / 2140 kg (payload 600 kg)
• 1.6 AT 165 hp: 1603 / 2017 kg (payload 414 kg — lowest measured)
• 2.0 AT 163 hp Hybrid: 1635 / 2265 kg (payload 630 kg — highest measured)

Wheels: 225/50 R17 and 235/45 R18 on both 1.6 AT (150 hp and 165 hp); not measured on 1.6 MT 115 hp, 1.6 MT 200 hp, and both 2.0 AT.

If you need payload, 1.6 AT 165 hp is the weak one (414 kg). If you need the highest listed gross, it is the Hybrid (2265 kg). Clearance and tank do not decide the version.

Which version to choose

Choose 1.6 MT 200 hp if the question is acceleration and top speed. It is the only version at 7.9 s and 235 km/h, the best kg/hp (7.10) and best hp/L (125.2). Trade-offs in the data: Manual, consumption not measured, wheels not measured, Euro 5. Versus 1.6 AT 165 hp you give up the automatic and measured 5.9 mixed L/100 km for +35 hp and +33 km/h.

Choose 2.0 AT 163 hp Hybrid if the question is torque and measured fuel. 450 Nm is 75 Nm above the next Diesel (340 Nm on 2.0 AT 160 hp) and 175 Nm above both Gasoline automatics. Mixed 3.8 L/100 km is the lowest measured; 0–100 8.6 s is second-quickest. Cost in the data: heaviest kerb (1635 kg), 10.03 kg/hp, CO2 not measured, engine position not measured. Versus the 160 hp 2.0 AT you pay 95 kg extra kerb for +110 Nm, −1.8 s, and −2.3 mixed L/100 km; top speed stays 211 km/h.

Choose 1.6 AT 165 hp if you want Automatic, Gasoline, and the better of the two 1.6 AT economy figures. Versus 1.6 AT 150 hp: +15 hp, −0.1 s, +3 km/h, mixed 5.9 vs 8.1, CO2 136 vs 187, but +183 kg kerb and payload down to 414 kg. Same wheels listed. Same 240 Nm, so this is not a torque upgrade.

Choose 1.6 AT 150 hp only if you need the light 1420 kg kerb and 615 kg payload in an Automatic Gasoline — not for fuel (mixed 8.1, city 11.4, CO2 187, all the worst among measured Gasoline/Diesel-auto figures). Sprint is essentially the 165 hp automatic (9.8 vs 9.7 s).

Choose 2.0 AT 160 hp if you want Automatic Diesel without Hybrid. It sits in the middle: 10.4 s, 211 km/h, mixed 6.1, Euro 5, 1540 kg. Versus 115 hp 1.6 MT: +45 hp, +70 Nm, −2.0 s, +20 km/h, but mixed 6.1 vs 4.4 (uses 1.7 L/100 km more) and you lose the Manual. Versus Hybrid: you save 95 kg and lose the 450 Nm / 3.8 mixed story.

Choose 1.6 MT 115 hp if mixed Diesel economy without Hybrid is the point: 4.4 mixed, 4.8 city, 1364 km theoretical on 60 L, 270 Nm already close to the 200 hp petrol’s 275 Nm. You accept 12.4 s, 191 km/h, 13.00 kg/hp, Manual, gross not measured, wheels not measured, CO2 not measured. It is the slowest DS 5 in this list by 4.5 s.

Problems / reliability: this catalogue dump has no failure, recall, or durability fields. Those are not measured here; do not infer them from fuel type or Euro class.

Short buy map: fastest 1.6 MT 200 hp; strongest pull and lowest measured mixed fuel 2.0 AT 163 hp Hybrid; automatic petrol with the better economy of the two 1.6 AT names 1.6 AT 165 hp; automatic Diesel without Hybrid 2.0 AT 160 hp; light automatic petrol 1.6 AT 150 hp; cheapest-running measured Diesel manual 1.6 MT 115 hp. Same generation, same Hatchback 5-door, same FWD — the version name plus horsepower is the whole choice.