Not as bad as I expected. Got a good cabin feel, but cannot get to grips with the overly large wheels, huge door mirrors and three door "squashed" styling.

Rgardless though, I can see why it is badged as Range Rover despite the flaming I will get on here. Its a Luxury Freelander just like, once upon a time, the RR Classic was the luxury alternative to a Land Rover 2011 Stornaway Grey 5.0SC Autobiography

no, totally get it... they are nice cars for sure.
They do look a bit sat on.
LR has this tendance to let Gerry McGovern and the PR men loose every so often (Original freelander too)
I have to say that Evoque may be seen as the fad car of the early 2010s tho!
Hopefully it will endure, I like to see the company doing well.

I think the main reason it has a RR badge is to get the overall emissions for the range down to a low average...
As in Aston Martin IQ.. Previously..
Vogue SE TD6
Defender 90 2.4
Defender 110 TD5
Vogue 3.5 EFI

Contraband wrote:

I think the main reason it has a RR badge is to get the overall emissions for the range down to a low average...
As in Aston Martin IQ..

yeah, counts as LR as a whole...
The reason is clear, being that you can charge twice as much for what is essentially a freelander!

campaj1 wrote:

yeah, counts as LR as a whole...
The reason is clear, being that you can charge twice as much for what is essentially a freelander!

Although have you seen the price of a FL2 recently. The first courtesy car was one and it was up at £32k used.  2011 Stornaway Grey 5.0SC Autobiography

I really like it but the price is way over the top.
If it was £30000 for a good spec one then i would consider one.
Most of the ones I looked at well over £40000

Yeah... don't get much LR goodness for your buck these days sadly!
In some ways a base FL2 is a tempting proposition though...

Had a look at the Configurator and there is no spec of note which is less than £40k for an Evoque. The one I am in is about £42k, but does put evoque shapes in the puddle lights so that makes it worth it  2011 Stornaway Grey 5.0SC Autobiography

yep, because people basically want the automatic, so there goes £32k, most people fancy a prestige spec... and we're in the 40s...

actually wonder how high a factory spec evoque you can make?!

£55,635 :S
Ironic, as thats what a TDV8 HSE FFRR cost in 2009!
Makes you wonder...

You beat me.....i only got to £54,890 2011 Stornaway Grey 5.0SC Autobiography

jonlewis wrote:

It is Land Rover AFAIK from an emmisions calculations point of view so can't agree.