REAL Offroading! - Printable Version

REAL Offroading! - Printable Version

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REAL Offroading! - Pepino - 30-07-2013 04:02am

Since I know more than 95% of Evoque owners will never take it off the pavement I decided I was not going to be part of that percentage.
I usually take all my cars to their limits, being on the track while racing or on the dirt while offroading.
The evoque is the perfect balance of both, can go track racing and it moves really good and can do some offroading too. Since I had already used my Evoque trackracing with an OK result I decided it was time for me to go offroading, REAL offroading, not just going off the pavement.

I am really satisfied at how the Evoque moved in the dirt, even with such a low vehicle I did not damage anything, I might have scrapped the bottom a bit but no serious damage. I dont remember ever hearing about the Evoque having some fancy electronic blocking diferential or torque vectoring system, I think that would be the only thing missing for the evoque so it can become a true offroader.

This is my real offroader.

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At the end I got stuck in a mudpit, some mud tires and I would have been unstoppable

I remember seeing an evoque with smaller wheels and M/T tires here, can anyone help me find that picture?

REAL Offroading! - chapmac - 30-07-2013 08:15am

Blimey! Impressed. Something tells me you done that a few times before.

RE: REAL Offroading! - Biker - 30-07-2013 11:26am

Finally! Love it.

RE: REAL Offroading! - XFullFatTim - 30-07-2013 04:08pm

I think LR did not design their baby for that! Well done, and in a Dynamic too with its fragile dropped front spoiler!

RE: REAL Offroading! - recordman - 30-07-2013 04:13pm

Crikey, my arse was clenched just looking at the pictures. Well done!

RE: REAL Offroading! - Pepino - 30-07-2013 06:21pm

(30-07-2013 04:08pm)XFullFatTim Wrote: I think LR did not design their baby for that! Well done, and in a Dynamic too with its fragile dropped front spoiler!

I was worried about the front spoiler being so low, not one scratch to it. I had a very good spotter that prevented me from damaging the car. HAd a lot of fun, I was also worried about having 20" wheels and such low tirewall, but I moved as good as any other offroader. Like I said, only thing missing was some good M/T tires.

RE: REAL Offroading! - XFullFatTim - 30-07-2013 06:33pm

Pepino, in Mexico do Dynamics not have Signature Bi-Xenon headlights? You appear to have the halogens on yours

RE: REAL Offroading! - Pepino - 30-07-2013 06:59pm

(30-07-2013 06:33pm)XFullFatTim Wrote: Pepino, in Mexico do Dynamics not have Signature Bi-Xenon headlights? You appear to have the halogens on yours

You are correct, I opened a large thread on changing headlights from Halogens to Bi-xenons before.
For some weird reason, the first evoques that were sold here in Mexico did not come with the Bi-xenon headlights, I asked for every option available and this is what I got. The second batch that came did have the Xenon headlights.

So after finding this problem, I really wanted the Bixenon Headlights so I ordered some from Ebay, a guy in Prusia. When I got them I realized I needed a xenon control module that I havent been able to find. So what happens is that. The actual bulb is always on, wether is dark or bright. Only thing I can control are, the foglights and the DRL´s, I have to turn them on manualy, unless it is dark outside, then they turn on by themselves.

Pictures are with the evoque off, thats why the headlights are not on.

Another funny thing is that my Dynamic did not come with the Dynamic terrain response mode.

I am really pissed at land rover for doing that, but what can I do, Dealerships usually dont know shit about such new vehicles and I wanted to be the first one in Mexico with an evoque, so I had to take what they had.

I would have liked a White Dynamic Coupe, but they werent available at the time so I had to get the Firenze Red which was my second option.

Here in Mexico you cannot build your car to your own specs. You go to the dealership, you see what they have and what they are going to get and then you choose from what they have.

There is a way to build one, but it doubles the price.

RE: REAL Offroading! - Amadeus - 31-07-2013 02:59am

Brave man with those 20" - now it's all dirteeeee!

Was this the thread you were after?
http://babyrr.com/forum/thread-6333.html?highlight=mud+tyres

RE: REAL Offroading! - Easty - 31-07-2013 03:14am

I placed some tape on the very bottom of the silver parts and the tape got marked up a bit during a day on the fire roads of Washington state last weekend.

Also after going offroad may want to pop off the lower black cover hiding he tow hoop. mine collected about 1lb of mud. Smile