OK - good thread and here's my 2p worth. I've had my Evoque for just over 6 months now so time to evaluate and temper the expectations I had while waiting.
Looks
9/10 - It is a stunning vehicle, especially the 3 door. I went for the 5 door for practical reason (84 yo Mum & 82 yo Mum-in-Law who travel in back). It gets a lot of admiring looks wherever I go. This will eventually wear off as they become more common on the streets. It doesn't get 10/10 as that is reserved for the DB9.
Speed
9/10 - It's adequate and everything I need these days. It will accelerate and cruise as fast as I need it to. I've had faster cars (along with points on my licence and speeding fines). It loses a point as I'd like the gear changes to be a bit quicker (without having to use flappy paddles). At the 1st service I'm going to request a gerbox ECU reset, as I've heard that may improve the response. 300bhp will be the one to have if you feel the need for speed!!
Economy
8/10 - As with others, I'm not getting the economy I expected or LR advertised. I don't drive particularly agressively, so I'd expect from this engine to get 35+ mpg. I'm currently getting about 30. But after FFRRs doing low teens and a DB9 that could get into single figures (but what a noise!!!!), 30mpg is welcome.
Ride
10/10 - It's very smooth, comfortable and a great place to be for short or long journeys. The same journeys in the Aston were more exciting but a little less comfortable.
Interior
9/10 - When my kids were growing up and I had 2 dogs, I had FFRRs for 25 years (with roof box and trailer sometimes). Now they've grown, left home and the dogs are no more, I don't need as much room. The boot is adequate for me and the interior room is ok, but not cavernous. If you've got kids/dogs/luggage to carry, perhaps a better choice would be a Disco.
I went for the prestige to get the soft leather and I do not regret it. I dislike grained leather and perforated leather. I loved the Dynamic seats but I'm pretty happy with the comfort of the ones I've got in the Prestige. One point deducted 'cos I would have loved the Dynamic exterior with the seats and with the Ambience interior, which couldn't be ordered.
Pan roof is excellent.
Gadgets
10/10 - TV, Dual screen, Sat Nav, I-Pod, DAB radio, voice command, hard drive, phone connectivity, etc are all great. I've got no complaints and need no improvements.
Practicality
9/10 - At present it's everything I need in my personal vehicle. In common with others on here, this is one of a fleet of family vehicles, so we have other cars for other purposes. The Evoque cannot do everything for us. We have a Defender 110 (12 seats, massive carrying capacity and offroad ability), two C4 Grand Picassos (7 seats & huge boot), a Triumph Stag (for roof down, summer, wind in hair, 'tax exempt' fun), as well as a few others. Getting one vehicle to do everything you want or need is pretty much impossible, so very often, car choice is a compromise. If I had to choose one of my cars to keep, it would be the Evoque.
Premium Feel
9/10 - Leather is excellent, plastics and metals inside are good. It's not quite on par with FFRR, but it's 1/2 the price. It's superior to the C4, but it's twice the price. It is what it is.
Overall
9/10 - A couple of things could have made it 9.5/10, but it would need to go a long way to get 10/10 for all the above categories. I'm still enjoying mine and would buy another.
Long live the debate.
ANT
PS Firenze is best!!!!!
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, RRS, FFRR x 5, Classic Minis x loads, 1987 Defender 110.
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