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Top Gear (James May) seemed to like it...for what its worth....
Evoque: I have seen the future of Land Rover ...
- Thread starter Dendy Jarrett
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Not a big fan of the Evoque, but then again I am not a big fan of most vehicles being sold in the U.S. today. There is so much regulation that its not worth it for most companies to adhere to our safety standards and emissions. Hence the reason Defnders, Hiluxs', and Troopys aren't sold in the U.S. I will continue to throw money into my Defender until the day comes that it can no longer be fixed (which for the right amount of money it always can be) and when that day comes it seems my choices are the Wrangler, Tacoma, or another old LR until someone comes up with a magical solution. I personally would not buy the Evoque, or a RR Sport for that matter, but I watched a Sport with street tires do things I thought for sure it could not do. I am curious as to what the Evoque is capable of with the right driver.
My .02 on the matter
My .02 on the matter
AndrewClarke
Adventurer
I sat in an Evoque a few weeks ago at the local Land Rover dealership. I was expecting to feel "meh" about it, but I actually thought it was awesome. That full glass roof ... wow. It takes the vehicle from one that you'd expect to be dark and oppressive with tiny windows into an atmospheric, almost cathedral-like experience. It's not a vehicle for my lifestyle, but I really get the appeal of it. I loved the funky neoprene dash, too.
OT: Actually, that brings up one of my biggest criticisms about my 110. Especially with my aftermarket seats, the only real view I get out of the windows is of the road. If I was driving through mountains, I'd never know it without craning my neck way down and staring up. Even before sitting in the Evoque, I had been idly contemplating what it would take to cut a huge hole in my roof and replace it with perspex.
OT: OT: I was at the Land Rover Dealership after getting some maintenance on my 2005 Volvo XC90. I'd been looking at Youtube videos of LR4s off-road and was actually mildly (and completely theoretically) wondering whether an LR4 could replace both my XC90 and my 110, freeing us up to have a smaller vehicle as our other vehicle. While the LR4 was nice, it was not even close to being nice enough to entice me away from my 7 year old Volvo. The mileage on that gas V8 makes the idea a non-starter for me. I might as well print up a t-shirt that says "I hate my planet" (just kidding, mostly). So, that day gave me two Land Rover surprises: the LR4 was surprisingly uninteresting, and the Evoque was surprisingly interesting.
OT: Actually, that brings up one of my biggest criticisms about my 110. Especially with my aftermarket seats, the only real view I get out of the windows is of the road. If I was driving through mountains, I'd never know it without craning my neck way down and staring up. Even before sitting in the Evoque, I had been idly contemplating what it would take to cut a huge hole in my roof and replace it with perspex.
OT: OT: I was at the Land Rover Dealership after getting some maintenance on my 2005 Volvo XC90. I'd been looking at Youtube videos of LR4s off-road and was actually mildly (and completely theoretically) wondering whether an LR4 could replace both my XC90 and my 110, freeing us up to have a smaller vehicle as our other vehicle. While the LR4 was nice, it was not even close to being nice enough to entice me away from my 7 year old Volvo. The mileage on that gas V8 makes the idea a non-starter for me. I might as well print up a t-shirt that says "I hate my planet" (just kidding, mostly). So, that day gave me two Land Rover surprises: the LR4 was surprisingly uninteresting, and the Evoque was surprisingly interesting.
Krisbarger
Observer
The envouge 
looks kool. It's not however for me. I have an LR4 so I don't mind a more modern look (if that's what the LR4 is) but I think the heart and soul of this brand is in danger because the market place is voting with their dollars as we speak. Rest assured that LR will respond in kind and build more Sally soccer mom trucks if that's what the markets wants.
The Lr4 is as new age as it gets for us, it is a daily driver and my wife loves it. We will take it camping hiking and we are gonna go cross country with it too. Good news we don't have to worry what road we will take! We will add a rack for gear and maybe a winch so getting stuck is of no worry. But that will be the most of our adds I think.
Our dream car is a discovery but the ones that are affordable lack some creature comforts we want.
What is need is an extra $175K for a custom Defender built here legally.
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looks kool. It's not however for me. I have an LR4 so I don't mind a more modern look (if that's what the LR4 is) but I think the heart and soul of this brand is in danger because the market place is voting with their dollars as we speak. Rest assured that LR will respond in kind and build more Sally soccer mom trucks if that's what the markets wants. The Lr4 is as new age as it gets for us, it is a daily driver and my wife loves it. We will take it camping hiking and we are gonna go cross country with it too. Good news we don't have to worry what road we will take! We will add a rack for gear and maybe a winch so getting stuck is of no worry. But that will be the most of our adds I think.
Our dream car is a discovery but the ones that are affordable lack some creature comforts we want.
What is need is an extra $175K for a custom Defender built here legally.
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I actually started this thread and originally the Evoque left a really bad taste in my mouth. So bad, in fact that I went AEV Jeep for an entire year.
But when my love of the Green Oval lured me back, my wife started looking again as well. Boy, did I get schooled! My wife LOVED the Evoque. So much so, that we test drove one for a week. It all came together as to why Land Rover would build this little sports truck (my pun on sports car). In the end two things kept us from buying the Evoque: 1) the kids couldn't see out of the rear seats (seats too low/door cards too high) and 2) price! The LR2 was where we landed. Land Rover Master Tech expressed that the LR2 was the least problematic LR ever built and if all LR's were built that well, the Service departments at Land Rover dealerships would have gone broke!
Personally, I don't dig on the LR2 all that much, but my wife loves it. Gas mileage on the Evoque was a good bit better, but on the price difference between the LR2 and Evoque, one can buy a lot of gas!
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But when my love of the Green Oval lured me back, my wife started looking again as well. Boy, did I get schooled! My wife LOVED the Evoque. So much so, that we test drove one for a week. It all came together as to why Land Rover would build this little sports truck (my pun on sports car). In the end two things kept us from buying the Evoque: 1) the kids couldn't see out of the rear seats (seats too low/door cards too high) and 2) price! The LR2 was where we landed. Land Rover Master Tech expressed that the LR2 was the least problematic LR ever built and if all LR's were built that well, the Service departments at Land Rover dealerships would have gone broke!
Personally, I don't dig on the LR2 all that much, but my wife loves it. Gas mileage on the Evoque was a good bit better, but on the price difference between the LR2 and Evoque, one can buy a lot of gas!
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I like the Evoque.
It will never be a Defender rival in serious off road conditions, but it's not designed to do that. You will never treat it in the same way you treat a Defender.
It can cope perfectly well with the mud and snow conditions we get here, i saw a couple moving about quite happily in the snow we had in winter.
It is a small, stylish, good handling light 4x4, yes you can stick a roof rack etc on and it will be a long distance tourer as well, it will take you there in comfort and let you enjoy the views as you travel along.
What it does, is bring loads of new people into the LR brand, it gives a serious cash boost to LR to help them develop new models, same with the new L405 and Sport models.
They all can do the off road driving, change the factory tyres for better off road ones and i'm sure they will go pretty much anywhere you want them to. With respect to the size of the cars.
The l322 was famous for climbing slopes and terrain that the Defender couldn't climb at LR's testing ground. The Evoque has you tube video's of it pulling away on steep hills, with 2 wheels on ice and 2 on tarmac, no fuss, no drama, just a clean pull away. How many of the
Some people moan at how LR lost their way after the Classic went out of production, other's hate air suspension, some hate every LR that doesn't have leaf sprung suspension.
It's called progress, the march of time stands still for nothing. Look at how LR didn't follow the market in the 60s and 70s and lost huge ground to the Jap products who came along, did everything the LR did, but with more powerful engines and a better build and reliability. Even now that market has not been reclaimed. Will it ever be reclaimed?
The older LR's are of their time, a product of innovation and new ideas. How many thought in the 70s that the original 3 door RR would never catch on?
The Evoque is the car for today's time, LR sell a range of fantastic 4x4s for many price ranges, they all have off road capability and good towing for their respective classes.
The fact LR sales continue to rise every year is down to seeing what the market want's and making car's to suit it, you can't please everyone though and while some may hate it, other's will love it.
For every one sold, there is more money to develop the next Defender, so that alone should have people wishing it to continue to be a sales success.
It will never be a Defender rival in serious off road conditions, but it's not designed to do that. You will never treat it in the same way you treat a Defender.
It can cope perfectly well with the mud and snow conditions we get here, i saw a couple moving about quite happily in the snow we had in winter.
It is a small, stylish, good handling light 4x4, yes you can stick a roof rack etc on and it will be a long distance tourer as well, it will take you there in comfort and let you enjoy the views as you travel along.
What it does, is bring loads of new people into the LR brand, it gives a serious cash boost to LR to help them develop new models, same with the new L405 and Sport models.
They all can do the off road driving, change the factory tyres for better off road ones and i'm sure they will go pretty much anywhere you want them to. With respect to the size of the cars.
The l322 was famous for climbing slopes and terrain that the Defender couldn't climb at LR's testing ground. The Evoque has you tube video's of it pulling away on steep hills, with 2 wheels on ice and 2 on tarmac, no fuss, no drama, just a clean pull away. How many of the
Some people moan at how LR lost their way after the Classic went out of production, other's hate air suspension, some hate every LR that doesn't have leaf sprung suspension.
It's called progress, the march of time stands still for nothing. Look at how LR didn't follow the market in the 60s and 70s and lost huge ground to the Jap products who came along, did everything the LR did, but with more powerful engines and a better build and reliability. Even now that market has not been reclaimed. Will it ever be reclaimed?
The older LR's are of their time, a product of innovation and new ideas. How many thought in the 70s that the original 3 door RR would never catch on?
The Evoque is the car for today's time, LR sell a range of fantastic 4x4s for many price ranges, they all have off road capability and good towing for their respective classes.
The fact LR sales continue to rise every year is down to seeing what the market want's and making car's to suit it, you can't please everyone though and while some may hate it, other's will love it.
For every one sold, there is more money to develop the next Defender, so that alone should have people wishing it to continue to be a sales success.