Where did they come up with such a shite name for this thing? Having visited the website (www.helloevoque.com)for it I'm at a complete loss as to who this vehicle is aimed at, city movers and shapers indeed 
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Range Rover Evoque - wtf???
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How much does it weigh?
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About 1.5 tonnes
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It'll sell by the truckload, despite being about as much use as udders on a bull.
I strongly suspect it'll be bought by folks who've something to prove...
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As PJM says it'll sell very well - and more importantly keep loads of British workers employed!!
I thought it looked perfect for the market its aimed at - aspirational hello reading middle earners I would guess.
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But it's being built in India, no?
Does look quite pointless though, what's it for?Posted 1 year ago # -
apparently they have employed victoria beckham to help design the interior as well.
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It's pretty much a BMW with rr badging anyway iirc.could be wrong there, but hey ho
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Nice, I like it.
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But it's being built in India, no?
Is it!!! Shows what I know!!
It'll keep loads of India people employed then (and a few less in the UK!)
Does look quite pointless though, what's it for?
Er, driving around in?
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It's an upmarket Nissan Qashqai. Middle class Tarquins and Cressidas will want it for taking young Shaquille to school in safety.
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I think it's quite evocative of a proper Range Rover
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I really like the look of it (and I hate almost all big 4x4 style cars) and isn't it meant to be really fuel efficient too?
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Indeed, Jocasta Ponsenby-Smythe and her associated will enjoy mounting the kerb near schools around the country in that!
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It has nothing to do with BMW - no parts, technology or anything (let's not forget who gave BMW their 4WD capability).
It will not be built in India - still UK based manufacturing.
And it will be the most fuel efficient 4WD in its class, drive like a car, and be a cracking piece of kit.
The interior is already designed - Mrs Beckham hasn't had a hand in that (yet).
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Looks like a Kuga
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will be the most fuel efficient 4WD in its class
they always add the proviso 'in its class' so they can use the words fuel and efficient in proximity to each other...
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I fully expect to never see a single one with any mud on it
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"in it's class" could mean anything.
If it's in the same class as a Hummer H2 then I fully expect it to be fuel efficient in comparison.
But then so is the USS Kitty Hawk (probably).
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The lrx concept car was based on a freelander, and Land Rover claim it's almost entirely unchanged from the concept car,so I suspect it may simply be a freelander in a posh frock for. It's going to be available in just 2wd as well.Haldex awd is bad enough without making it just 2wd. It's a national disgrace blah blah etc.
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That's what I don't get about these so called 4x4s. They look like off road cars (almost, if you squint into the sun and through the corner of your eye), then they put low profile tyres on them.
I was following one big mother of a 4x4 after a winter ride when it came to a sudden halt, blocking the road. I got out after a bit and went to see what was up. There was a large puddle in the road and the poor dear in it wasn't sure she could get through. It must have been all of 3 or 4 inches deep so I can see why she was worried!
I persuaded her it would be fine and she crawled through. (BTW we are talking Suffolk here.... no chance of big floods which would swallow a bus, or even a mini) so I wasn't being too careless with her truck/car thing.
Nothing wrong with the cars in principle, just some of the numpties that drive them!
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Hate to say it guys but I'm 95% certain this will actually be a front wheel drive "pretend" 4x4 and therefore as useful as an aerodynamic parachute.
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So this styling package finally came in handy then?
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A sad time all round.
RIP, LR.
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RIP, LR.
A bit OTT!?
Its one model in their range. They still make some of the best off-road vehicles for sale.
Anyway, with it being 2wd, just think of all the entertainment we'll get when winter comes and we see all those yummy-mummies getting stuck in the snow in their 'Range Rover'!
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Well, its won't be as much fun as watching all the SUV morons piling into things 'cos they can't stop their 2 tonne trucks.
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It's a rufty-tufty-looking car for people who want to have an 'image' whilst they drive around urban areas and have no need to cross the desert.
The girl (mid 20s with big sunglasses -a footy player's lass?) who was weaving about, tail-gating, pulling out into and cutting-up various people in a full-size Range Rover (with non-functioning indicators) on the M6 and M62 on Sunday afternoon would presumably be the target market. She would do marginally less damage in the smaller version when she crashes in the very near future.
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It will be available in both 2 and 4 wheel drive, based on a freelander and probably start around 30k. as for being the most fuel efficient in its class, of course it is, it is a 'new' niche in the market so no other competitors.
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About 1.5 tonnes
Probably nearer 2t. Our Focus estate is around 1.34t, and a Ford Kuga about 1.70t, IIRC
(I've weighed both on my weighbridge, yes!)
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Speeking of new landrovers...........
Seen the new defender?
edit: can't find any exciting pics? Have they scraped it in favour of sticking a boxy shell on a LR4 chassis?
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That's what I don't get about these so called 4x4s. They look like off road cars (almost, if you squint into the sun and through the corner of your eye), then they put low profile tyres on them
They're now called 'crossovers'. That is, a car that LOOKS like a 4x4 and has a high ride because that's what some people like; but is more driveable, more fuel efficient and cheaper. Stupid I know, but there you go. Some people are convinced that they are bigger inside and safer too. Which is not true.
Low profile tyres are part of the concessions to normal road use, as is 2wd.
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they always add the proviso 'in its class' so they can use the words fuel and efficient in proximity to each other...
I had heard of figures around 50/70mpg being bandied around when it was mentioned on the news the other night.Posted 1 year ago # -
Cannot find a kerb weight for the Evoque
I did find one for the 2011 Range Rover though:
Kerb Weight kg (lb) 2580-2810 (5668-6195)
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Hah. 50-70mpg my arse.
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