![]() Power is sent to all four wheels via a 9-speed automatic transmission. The Evoque is powered by a 2.0-litre diesel engine that makes 180PS of power and 430Nm of torque. Land Rover also offers an additional Landmark edition, which was launched in January 2018 at price of Rs 50.20 lakh. The Range Rover Evoque is offered in three variants: SE, HSE and HSE Dynamic, and is priced between Rs 50.45 lakh and Rs 59.99 lakh (ex-showroom, pan-India). Click here to know how the two generations differ. We have already compared the second-gen Evoque with its predecessor, on paper. It also features a new design that looks inspired by the Velar. The new SUV is based on a new platform and is longer, wider and taller than its predecessor. Latest Update: Land Rover has revealed the second-gen Evoque. Now, it just got stronger.Range Rover Evoque 2016-2020 Reviews Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2016-2020 Car Latest Update The aesthetic tweaks barely interfere with a design that’s turned heads and opened purses from here to Canberra, but a new Evoque, while still pretty pricey to get into, will now cost less to run and feel smarter inside than the outgoing car.īest of all for Land Rover, four years on from the Evoque’s birth, no rival has still come close to matching its sheer want-factor. If such things matter to you, might we suggest a BMW X3. The E-Capability model gives away grip in return for low-rolling resistance tyres, so it’s the one that gives in to understeer earlier. Like the off-road ability (which remains prodigious), the littlest Land Rover can still hang in corners in a manner far beyond what any owner is likely to discover. Nicely damped too, on the standard springs – you sit commandingly high, but still feel cocooned in the car, and there’s no sense of supertanker bodyroll or the front end kneeling down on its way through a bend. The Evoque’s always had very light, overly assisted steering, but in combination with a lighter nose it is keen on the way into bends. Because the new, more frugal engines are around 24kg lighter than the old ones, Land Rover’s been able to retune the suspension to deal more with cosseting the occupants. In fact, open the door while the engine is running (while you’re stationary, preferably) and you’re alerted to just how good a job the sound-deadening is doing to dampen down the four-pot clatter.īetter than before, actually. You spend more time in the engine’s torque sweet spot, and below 2500rpm, the stronger 178bhp Ingenium engine’s a nicely refined motor, and far smoother than the old diesel. But an automatic (a nine-speed torque-converter, in the Evoque’s case) suits the character of this pocket of poshness miles better. Third?īut manuals are for proper drivers, and autos are for minicabs, right? Sixth for a swift motorway overtake? Nope. It’s also fairly sluggish, like most of these CO2 specialists. ![]() This Evoque is sure to be the darling of company car fleets, but it’s not really the one to have.īecause the manual gearbox has more rubber than mechanical connection, judging by the feel of its short, stodgy throw, and is unhappily married to a heavy clutch and uncomfortably offset pedals. It’s so green that Land Rover’s created a new ‘Efficient Capability’ model line: like VW’s Bluemotion models, but for posh off-roaders. The claimed figures for the 148bhp diesel – fitted with a manual gearbox and front-wheel drive – are 109g/km CO2 and 68mpg.
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