2022 DS Automobiles E-Tense Performance test car

Nearly 800 horsepower for this dual motor electric prototype enhanced by Formula E technology

In 2016, DS Automobiles showed a ‘mid’-engine electric supercar called the E-Tense Performance. Now, after winning back-to-back Formula E titles and looking at the technology available for 2022 and beyond, DS Automobiles gives us this—the ‘Performance’.

Whereas the early EV concept coupé is imbued with a strong sense of style, it makes do with “only” about 400 horsepower and a 4.5 second time to 100 km/h. The Performance test car?