Video & Photos of the five door Range Rover Evoque
Nov 10, 2010 | 09:52 AM
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Video & Photos of the five door Range Rover Evoque "Range Rover’s new baby has a twin! We saw the sporty three-door Evoque at the recent Paris Motor Show, but now a new five-door version promises to offer the same desirability with superior versatility. We were granted a private audience
with the car to see how it’s shaping up. Besides the additional pair of rear doors, there are no obvious major visual changes. The front ends are the same, while both cars are identical in width, length and wheelbase. There is one
key difference, though – an increase
in height of 30mm above the driver’s head and 40mm at the rear.
The five-door’s window line is less tapered towards the back. Step inside and the advantages are obvious, with an airier cabin all-round. Those in the back gain a better view out of the side windows as well as more head and shoulder room, while the taller windscreen gives better visibility.
Three trim levels – Pure, Prestige and Dynamic – offer understated, luxurious and sporty design themes respectively. Optional eight-inch screens in the headrests keep those in the rear occupied, while dual view technology displays different content to the driver and passenger on the same screen. A 17-speaker stereo is also an option. Car-like road manners will entertain keen drivers, and these can be enhanced by MagneRide adjustable suspension. Terrain Response electronics should ensure four- wheel-drive Evoques excel off-road.
A two-wheel-drive eD4 model will be offered that emits only 135g/km of CO2 from its 150bhp 2.2-litre diesel engine. A 190bhp version of the same unit, as well as a new 240bhp turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine, will be fitted with four-wheel drive as standard. The five-door will undercut its sportier sibling, with prices from £30,000. It is likely to account for 70 per cent of sales when both versions arrive next summer."
Read more: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/au...#ixzz15NIkrg7I
The five-door’s window line is less tapered towards the back. Step inside and the advantages are obvious, with an airier cabin all-round. Those in the back gain a better view out of the side windows as well as more head and shoulder room, while the taller windscreen gives better visibility.
Three trim levels – Pure, Prestige and Dynamic – offer understated, luxurious and sporty design themes respectively. Optional eight-inch screens in the headrests keep those in the rear occupied, while dual view technology displays different content to the driver and passenger on the same screen. A 17-speaker stereo is also an option. Car-like road manners will entertain keen drivers, and these can be enhanced by MagneRide adjustable suspension. Terrain Response electronics should ensure four- wheel-drive Evoques excel off-road.
A two-wheel-drive eD4 model will be offered that emits only 135g/km of CO2 from its 150bhp 2.2-litre diesel engine. A 190bhp version of the same unit, as well as a new 240bhp turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine, will be fitted with four-wheel drive as standard. The five-door will undercut its sportier sibling, with prices from £30,000. It is likely to account for 70 per cent of sales when both versions arrive next summer."
Read more: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/au...#ixzz15NIkrg7I
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqeE_AvXc_s
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Nov 10, 2010 | 10:19 AM
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From Autocar:
This is the five-door version of the Range Rover Evoque, unveiled in this Autocar photoshoot ahead of its public debut at next week's Los Angeles motor show. When the Evoque was unveiled as the Land Rover LRX concept in 2008, the idea was to combine the sportiness of a two-door coupé with the capability of a compact soft-roader. But after bosses decided the acclaimed “white space” concept was worthy of production, they decided a more practical, family-friendly version would be needed to maximise sales.
The five-door is identical to the three-door in most dimensions and details, including the same aluminium roof pressing. The big difference - apart from the number of doors - is roof height. The five-door’s roof is 30mm higher and set flatter than the three-door’s, which slopes gently towards the rear.
To allow the roof changes, the windscreen is lengthened by 60mm and the five-door gets an all-new, slightly deeper, composite tailgate. The higher roof improves headroom by 30mm in the front and 40mm in the rear cabin. The five-door also has a little less tumblehome (the inward slope of the body sides), improving rear shoulder room by about 50mm. In common with the three-door Evoque, the five-door’s driving position is quite different from the Freelander’s. The driver’s seat is around 30mm lower, while the gearchange is about 60mm higher. The taller model weighs around 30gk more than the three-door.
Land Rover has announced for the first time that all Evoques get MagneRide adjustable shock absorbers (controlled through an enhanced Terrain Response system) to improve on-road handling without compromising off-road performance.
The five-door Evoque gets the same engine line-up as the three-door (148bhp or 187bhp 2.2-litre turbodiesels and a 237bhp 2.0 petrol turbo) and is available in both two and four-wheel drive. The lower-powered, front-drive diesel three-door returns real-world fuel consumption close to 50mpg, with CO2 emissions below 130g/km. The five-door, which has slightly more frontal area as well as the extra weight, is expected to be rated below 135g/km.
As with the three-door, there will be three trim levels: Dynamic, Prestige and Pure. The Dynamic (with body-coloured lower panels instead of the classier black of the others) appears to be the closest thing to an entry-level Evoque. The price difference isn’t clear between three and five-door; earliest indications are that it won’t be significant. Land Rover says prices will start at around £30,000, which means plush models will hit £38,000 (going to over £40k with options).
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Evoque 5dr revealed - Autocar.co.uk
Nov 10, 2010 | 11:02 AM
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You could definitely slap a Ford badge on the front and I don't think anyone would think otherwise. Looks right at home next to the Edge and Flex.
That being said, I'd love a black 2 door with the RRS Supercharged engine.
That being said, I'd love a black 2 door with the RRS Supercharged engine.
