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Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
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"It's not the most practical SUV on Earth, but the 2012 Range Rover Evoque has a lot of style, refined driving manners and the traditional Land Rover off-road talents to make it a very appealing compact luxury SUV."
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Anyone tire kicking one?
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Anyone tire kicking one?
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Range Rover has been traditionally over priced car, and this one looks like it maybe priced right... Please post sample lease quotes, I appreciate very much, I am looking to lease one very soon!
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Check out pricing on edmunds.com or go ahead and build you configuration on manufacturer websites to compare.
And given LR's poor reliability record, I see this depreciating like a stone in water. Unless there's a substantial discount ($5k+), I wouldn't even look at this.
Other Range Rovers do depreciate a lot, but they are big luxury V8s. The Evoque with it's punchy 2 liter turbo engine gets great gas mileage and is in high demand. I think it will hold it's value compared to competitors. Build quality is an unknown, but it is a completely new car, so lets hope they got it right. It certainly feels pretty solid so far.
Other Range Rovers do depreciate a lot, but they are big luxury V8s. The Evoque with it's punchy 2 liter turbo engine gets great gas mileage and is in high demand. I think it will hold it's value compared to competitors. Build quality is an unknown, but it is a completely new car, so lets hope they got it right. It certainly feels pretty solid so far."
I really wasn't impressed with it drive-wise. The Q5 is WAY zippier. The X3 can be had with a manual tranny (YEAH!). The Evoque was really sluggish to me compared to it's competitors..
Sound System? the system in my LR4 Premium Lux. is WAY nicer...
Proper off road capability? How much offloading do you do? (and I don't mean parking on the grass at your kids soccer matches). I have my LR4 kitted out to do serious offloading, and even then I break stuff all the time. When it gets really nasty, I go to my NAS D90 for the really rough stuff... The Evoque is a tall station wagon with some selectable traction control features that make it look like you have the ability to do some offroading.
I would NEVER take it off road through mud, over rocks, or anything other than asphalt. It's a good effort on LR's part, but it needs more guts, a stiffer ride and much better distinction between the three different models. The Sales people had a difficult time trying to explain to me the difference between the Pure, Prestige and Dynamic... and if they couldn't explain it beyond price difference, then it's definitely a mixed message to owners (or potential owners).
I want to like the Evoque, but it needs more definition as to what it's supposed to be. Offer another engine please! A turbo charged version of the inline six from the LR2 would be great, or a nice little diesel, or a 3.something litre v-6 with a bit more oomph... Make some more obvious styling differences between the three different models - maybe some exclusive colours that stand out.
I was very close to trading in my Defender on an Evoque and making my LR4 more sturdy, but not this year and not until they tweak it a lot more.
Also, you may not have had the upgraded 825w surround system in the Evoque you tested. I am coming from a BMW with an upgraded Harmon Kardon sound system and it is an improvement over that one, which I loved.
As to the off road part, I agree, I will almost certainly never take it off road, but it's still a true off-roader compared to car-based SUVs from others. If we have a bad snowfall, I'll feel relatively safe. There are plenty of youtube clips of the Evoque doing real off-roading. Even James May was impressed with it's abilities to go off road.
It is a shame that the diesel engines aren't available in the States though. The ecoboost engine is good, but SUV's, even compact ones, suit the torquey nature of diesel engines better with even better mileage.
I am planning to get a SUV/CUV by the end of September, 2013 in Cleveland. I really loved the looks and the interior of the Evoque. However, when I drove it I found it to be very light. I know the weight was reduced to ensure that a 2.0 could turn out a good mileage and not feel sluggish. The end result is that the drive is very zippy and the acceleration is fun! But the downside is that it feels pretty light and somewhat unsteady compared to an X3 which weighs about 400lb more. Let me know what you guys think about that!
The Evoque has style and a unique look that the other three can't match.
I just felt like the car was light on weight. I would have loved it if the drive felt as muscular as its front. Also wasn't satisfied with the sound of the engine.
I will let you know if my opinions change when I test drive it again in a couple of weeks. I am so hoping that I really love it!
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Would appreciate anyone sharing their buying/lease experience on the Evoque as we close out 2013. Please be sure to include the vehicle sticker price, what package and if its a lease, annual miles and length of lease.
Thanks in advance to all.
Thanks.
What are the numbers on 15k 36 or 39 month for Dynamic Premium?
Much thanks!