Range Rover’s acclaimed first-ever compact SUV – the superbly-styled Evoque – is now on-sale in Australia priced from $53,395 to $77,395.
The range includes three turbocharged engines, two body styles (five-door and coupe) and three design ‘themes’.
‘Design Smarts’ underscore the Range Rover Evoque. The coupe offers a choice of two individual rear seats or a no-cost option of a bench seat while the five-door affords greater flexibility and space with its roof-line 30mm higher than the coupe and in fact delivers virtually the same headroom as the full-size Range Rover Sport.
In place of model variants, range Rover is offering the Evoque in three design ‘themes’. As you would expect with Range Rover, regardless of the ‘theme’, equipment levels are extensive.
Entry-level is the ‘Pure’ grade which runs 17-inhc alloy wheels, part-leather seats, Oxford leather-wrapped steering wheel, five-inch colour screen and the usual Range Rover convenience and high-tech driver aids.
‘Prestige’ grade is the luxo variant with 19-inch alloys, full Oxford leather interior and an eight-inch touch-screen driving the 11-speaker, 380X Meridian audio system.
A more sporty dynamic arrives in the form of the ‘Dynamic’ theme which stretches to racy 19-inch alloy wheels and a body kit. Inside equipment levels mirror the ‘Prestige’ version with the addition of metl-look trim and alloy pedals.
For an extra $7,200 you can opt for the ‘Dynamic Plus Pack with sports seats trimmed in ebony or red and different leathers.
Also on the options list for selected models is an Adaptive Dynamics suspension upgrade for sportier ride/handling.
Power comes from an all-turbocharged four-cylinder lineup. Starting point is the 2.2-litre eD4 with 110kW/400Nm while the 2.2-litre TD4 provides 140kW/420Nm. Petrol power comes from the 2.0-litre Si4, good for 177kW/340Nm.
Range Rover Evoque is exclusively all-wheel-drive and the model-specific transmission choice is six-speed manual and six-speed automatic .
Range Rover says the Evoque’s options list affords lots of personalization choices.
