CITROEN’S multi-talented DS4, which will go on sale later in 2011, has been voted ‘most beautiful car of the year’ by more than 60,000 web users in 62 countries.

Alongside this public recognition, a jury of personalities from the worlds of design, sport, culture and the media also awarded DS4 the ‘most beautiful interior’ prize, distinguishing its quality and refinement.

The maker states that the DS4, the second model in the distinctively-styled DS line, which was revealed at the Paris Motor Show in October, is further proof of it’s ‘creative technologie’.

It fully honours the philosophy of the DS line, with its bold stance on styling, driving sensations, architecture and sophistication.

The DS4 communicates its exclusive nature through the position of the chevrons on the grille and its distinctive LED lights, which are illuminated both day and night. The sophisticated profile features chrome detailing around dark-tinted windows, muscular wheel arches that emphasise the large wheels — up to 19 inches — and a tautly-drawn roofline culminating in a rear spoiler for an extra dose of vitality.