DS 7 VAUBAN: PROTECTED PLUG-IN HYBRID
A new chapter is opening in the relationship between the WELP Group and DS Automobiles. After creating DS 7 ÉLYSÉE for the Presidency of the French Republic, the two organisations are offering a new armoured model: DS 7 VAUBAN.
The enthusiasm generated by DS 7 ÉLYSÉE paved the way for the development of a small batch of armoured DS 7s.
The result of a new collaboration between the WELP Group and DS Automobiles, DS 7 VAUBAN is built by WELP France in Hérimoncourt, after the takeover of part of a former Stellantis site.
DS 7 VAUBAN takes its name from the fortifications built at the end of the 17th century. Vauban's fortifications – numbering twelve across ten different departments (counties) – are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In total, the Marquis Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban supervised more than a hundred fortifications – forts that are part of cities, standalone or in compounds – in France and Europe. In Asia and Africa, several citadels and fortresses adopted the system established by Vauban.
DS 7 VAUBAN is designed as a special protected car based on DS 7 E-TENSE 4x4 300. Aramids, a class of lightweight materials that are especially resistant to impacts and heat, and safety glass strengthen the vehicle for a VPAM 4 level of protection. The interior’s transformation was overseen by upholsterers, ensuring a remarkable level of refinement.
In addition to the extra equipment available in the brochure, groups of options are available on request, both for protection (automatic fire extinguishers, closed-circuit ventilation, siren and intercom etc...), for passenger comfort (extra USB sockets, reading lights etc...) or vehicle personalisation (body colours, interior trim, stitching, flag holders).
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