Citroen bets on DS mystique; Revival of name without rebirth of the loved car left many feeling down.

Byline: Lawrence J. Speer

Citroen disappointed a lot of people earlier this month.

Rumors were running wild that the French carmaker was bringing back its legendary DS line.

Car fans wanted to believe that Citroen's longtime design chief, Jean-Pierre Ploue, was finally going to put a 21st century spin on the original DS.

Naturally, the faithful were unhappy when the French carmaker revealed its DS Inside concept, a small, stylish box clearly designed to compete with the Mini.

The planetary buzz and subsequent letdown could have been avoided had fans paid closer attention to the initial Automotive News Europe report, which clearly …