Got to drive Si4

Dealer had 3 Evoques on hand yesterday (all auto tranny).
Red prestige 4dr w.tan leather, Colima dynamic 2dr w.black leather/green inserts and Black pure 4dr w.black leather.
All with 19"s.
Got to drive black pure.
Additional to other observations already seen of this forum.
A/C is good enough for Texas - it was about 110f and blazing sunshine, and prior to test drive the Evoque had been sitting in the sun.
Lack of height adjustment for passenger seat was a let down.
Footwell felt odd. In these left hand drive models the gas pedal seems very far to the right, especially relative to the center console. Left leg space is limited. I'm 5'10" and could not comfortably stetch out my left leg (I sat in RRS after the test drive and it felt significantly better).
In bright sunshine the black glossy exterior dynamic trim is really, really shiny. Some may love it, but I would have preferred a satin finish.
The interior of the prestige is outstanding, so much so that the dash topper on the dynamic was a little bit disappointing.
Very impressed overall with materials.
Found a neat little drop down doc. holder in the roof of the glove box.
Over the shoulder view when changing lanes is much, much better than I would have expected.
Only driving impression that I've not previously read is that the 2.0 Si4 while performing very well, is not overpowered by any means. I'm comparing it against our Mini Cooper S (plan is to replace this with Evoque), and F25 BMW X3 35i.
Sounds like U.S. deliveries will start by November.
Only difficulty is trying to decide on prestige or dynamic, as I cannot get all my wish list items in either selection.
Probably the highest priority is height adjustment for the passenger seat. SWMBO felt the fixed seat was too low, and I felt it was too high. Only the prestige had that feature. Surprised that the dynamic 2dr did not.
Wish the steering wheel had a bit more substance to it (the Msport wheel in the X3 is just about perfect imho).
Also, the black pure had mudflaps fitted and imho they look great. The little flares on the rear wheel arches look like they are asking for mudflaps!
Trying to figure out how to get camera phone pics to post. E-mailed them to myself, but can't seem to copy them or attach them across to the forum.

good write up, thanks for the comments, more useful info than some magazine reviews!

Thanks for a great write up.

How big a difference was there between the interiors of the Dynamic and the Prestige, I know the Dynamic dash is rubberised plastic but did you find the quality that bad?

Thanks for the advice as am still deciding between Dynamic and Prestige.

Hope thes works. Pics from camera phone of the mudflaps on an Evoque.

Dynamic is not that bad compared to other car brands, until you see the Prestige.
A full leather dashboard is not very common in this class, so it's one of these things that make the Evoque really stand out for me and justify the price of the whole thing...

(05-08-2011 06:39pm)vision*R Wrote:  Dynamic is not that bad compared to other car brands, until you see the Prestige.
A full leather dashboard is not very common in this class, so it's one of these things that make the Evoque really stand out for me and justify the price of the whole thing...

Exactly right. Unfortunately the first Evoque I saw was a Prestige, and while the dash topper is fine in the Dynamic, it is not dramatic as the leather in the Prestige. If you get to see different Evoque models together, I would suggest checking out the Prestige after the others.

If you still want a Dynamic and a leather topper then there is the option of the Dynamic plus which has the full on leather like the Prestige

Guess I just dont like the front seats in the Dynamic Plus so will either have to compromise on exterior styling or interior, I guess like loads of people I just wish they did the prestige interior in the dynamic!

I may have to go the extra mile and pay for the Magneride in the Prestige but its all getting expensive!

Will make decision early next week!

My understanding from others here is that if the dash top is not to your liking in a Dynamic, you can replace it with a Prestige one, assuming a colour match is available of course. I agree the Dynamic+ sports seats are pretty ghastly. For me, having Magnaride bundled in with the car is more important. My 3 other cars have adaptive damping and I wouldn't be without it. Given the extended range of operation of the Evoque, it's simply not possible to choose one damper setting which is an acceptable compromise.