Range Rover Evoque - List of Awards

Re the Swedish test, clearly 4x4 ability of any description was not a factor. I disagree re quality as it is a level above my previous D4 and appears to me to be at least as good as the RRS.

The technology in the Evoque - engine aside - is better in my opinion and it is more fun to drive than the other two.

The only area where I would have the X1 beat the Evoque is engine - BMW's engines are superb whereas the engines we have are very average.

The Q3 is well built but a bland alternative.

The Evoque as an overall package blows the other two away
Of course I would say that given I discounted the opposition.

I've recently started selling these and everytime I mention a list of some of the awards its won it impresses a lot of customers, more than anything the fact that Jeremy Clarkson made it his car of the year. An amazing car and at the right price, well done Land Rover.

This whole thing going round that the Evoque is expensive doesn't really stack up imo. I did a lot of research, as I'm sure we all did, and specced up equivalent cars on the on line configurators. The Q3, to the closest spec I could get to the Evoque I've ordered, came out more expensive. In addition to this, you can't get a diesel 4WD auto Q3, only petrol, no heated screen available....and just look at the thing!!! And quite frankly the X1 is probably one of the ugliest "SUVs" to ever have graced our roads, and BMWs obsession with run flat tyres makes it useless in bad conditions anyway. The price argument, again, hardly holds any water
The combination of on road and off road capabilities, looks and it's overall ambiance, puts the Evoque well ahead of the Q3 and X1. Ok, there are issues with the perceived economy, but I will be interested to see what sort of figures are being posted when people have got a few more miles on their cars and the weather warms up a bit.

This has been a problem that all Land Rover products have suffered from - when you try to equalise the spec of the cars the LR products nearly always work out as a complete spec at a lower price - even in more basic spec vehicles LR don't really "want" for anything, the options are generally nice to have extras as opposed to things that you really need to spec to have a civilised lifestyle when driving.

This is the exact prob i had when looking at a Q5, if i were to choose a 2.0 tdi (140bhp) with no options it is £30k, to spect to same level as a pure close to 35k and the same as the dynamic i have ordered over £42k which is £5k more, and now seeing an Evoque and Q5 next to each other they are more closely related size wise than to the Q3.

In fairness Evoque should be compared against Q5 and X3, not their smaller offshoots.

If that's the case, then the price/spec differential is even bigger. And the X3 still has %*$!@ run flat tyres And still neither has the on/off road abilities or the looks of the Evoque. The delivery times for the X3 are worse than the Evoque as well

Remember regarding price this was for the Swedish market. a well specced Evoque do cost like a X5 or Q7 over here. Its easy to get into 600-700000 SEK level with the Evoque. Same as a well specced X5 or Q7 over here. The cheapest SUVs here would be the XC60 and the XC90. So remember in the UK the price might not be the issue for the Evoque. In Sweden it is.

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I did read the test and agree on most of the stuff in the Swedish test. I would go for the Evoque anyway as I like the looks the most. I personally don't like the looks of the Q3 or the X1. I have not even considered them as options for myself. And I would skip the diesel engine as it seems pretty lousy in mileage and power. Would go for the gasoline Evoque. So if you ask me my choice is still the Evoque but changed my mind regarding what engine to opt for. The test is still fair in almost all parts and ratings.

http://www.motoring.co.uk/car-news/range...2012_41767

100 awards now received

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All awards so far http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/story-187696.html

China Best Car in Class Award, Motor Trend, China
2 Best Production Design, Autodesign and styling magazine, Czech Republic
3 Best Car 2011 SUV category, Motorpress Portugal and Autohoje magazine, Portugal
4 Most Exciting Car for 2011, What Car? Car of the Year Awards, UK
5 Anticipated SUV of the Year, Top 4x4, China
6 The Most Anticipated Import Car of the Year, Sohu Auto, China
7 SHAS most popular imported car, Dragon TV, China
8 Best Car for Urban Young, Elites International Finance News, China
9 Most fashionable car at Auto Shanghai, Beijing Times, China
10 Car Design of the Year award - best production car unveiled in 2010, Car Design News
11 Stunning Design Award, Orient Car, China
12 Auto Express New Car Honours Best Compact 4x4, UK
13 Auto Express New Car Honours Car of the Year 2011, UK
14 Best SUV, Women on Wheels Women's Car of the Year Awards 2011, South Africa
15 The Most Anticipated Luxury Car, Chengdu Business Daily, China
16 Car of the Year Design and Performance, Car China
17 Golden Steering Wheel Award for Best SUV, AutoBild, Austria
18 Fashion Style Award, Sina Auto, China
19 Best Compact SUV, Association of Scottish Motoring Writers, UK
20 Scottish Car of the Year, Association of Scottish Motoring Writers, UK
21 Autonis Design Award - Best New Design, Auto Motor und Sport, Germany
22 Best SUV, Autorevue, Austria
23 SUV of the Year Award 2011, Motor Trend, US
24 Urban Truck of the Year, Decisive Magazine, US
25 Star of the Show, 41st Annual South Florida International Auto Show (Miami), US
26 2012 Automobile Magazine All-Star Award handover at LA motor show, US
27 Continental Irish Executive/Luxury Car of the Year 2012, Irish Car of the Year Awards
28 Best Luxury Compact Utility Vehicle, ALG Residual Value Awards, US
29 Best Luxury Utility Award, Auto123.com, Canada
30 Indian Import SUV of the Year, CNBC TV and Overdrive Awards, India
31 Car of the Year, Stuff magazine, UK
32 Best SUV 2012, Car & Driver magazine, Brazil
33 SUV of the Year Award 2011, BBC Top Gear Magazine, UK
34 Car of the Year, BBC Top Gear Magazine, UK
35 Import SUV over 30,000 Euro, Autozeitung, Germany
36 Best SUV 2012, Car & Driver magazine, Spain
37 Car of the Year, Stuff magazine, India
38 Auto Style Award, Auto Style Award, US
39 Best Luxury SUV of the Year, National Business Daily, China
40 Best Import Car of the Year, Guangzhou Daily, China
41 Best Import SUV of the Year, Top Gear China
42 Best Import SUV of the Year, Sohu.com, China
43 Best Luxury SUV of the Year, China Business News, China
44 Most Fashionable Import SUV of the Year, Southern Metropolis News, China
45 Most Attractive SUV of 2011, Xinhua News, China
46 Design Trophy, l'Automobile Magazine, France
47 4x4 Car of 2012, Auto Club Bulgaria
48 Crossover Car of the Year, Bloomberg, US
49 2012 4x4 of the Year, 4x4 Magazine, UK
50 Car of the Year 2012, Czech Republic
51 Best SUV 2012, Auto Press, Brazil
52 Car of the Year, Independent Online, New Zealand
53 Readers' Choice 2011 - Launch of the year, Carro Online, Brazil
54 Ruedes ESPN Best SUV, US
55 Best Luxury SUV, Middle East Motor Awards
56 2012 Car of the Year, Hispanic Motor Press Association, US
57 Carro Online Best Car of 2011, Brazil
58 Sunday Times Best Car of 2011, UK
59 Sunday Star Times Best Car of 2011, NZ
60 Drive Car of the Year, Christchurch Press, NZ
61 Import SUV of the Year, NDTV Car & Bike Show, India
62 Car Design of the Year, NDTV Car & Bike Show, India
63 Car of the Year, The Sun, UK
64 SUV of the Year, The Sun, UK
65 Premium 4x4 of the Year, Wheels Magazine, Middle East
66 Best Premium SUV, Evo Middle East
67 Best Cars of 2011, Vroom Girls, US
68 Top Winter Vehicle of the Year, Kelly Blue Book, US
69 Editor's Choice, SUV of the Year, AOL, US
70 Car of the Year 2012, Readers' vote, AROnline, UK
71 Small 4x4 of the Year, 2012 BusinessCar Awards, UK
72 Best of Best Truck 2011 Autoweek, US
73 2012 Luxury SUV of the Year, Autobytel, US
74 2012 International Truck of the Year, Road & Travel Magazine, US
75 Car of the Year, Stuff Online, NZ
76 2011 Car of the Year, Straits Times, Singapore
77 2012 North American Truck of the Year, US
78 Car of the Year, Scotsman Awards, UK
79 MSN Cars' Readers' Best New Car of 2011 honour, UK
80 Auto Express 2012 New Car Championship - Compact SUV category, UK
81 Auto Illustrierte magazine Best Cars 2012, Switzerland
82 Most outstanding debut vehicle of the year Golden Klaxon Grand Prix, Russia
83 Best Cars 2012 - Off-Road Import winner, Auto Motor Und Sport, Germany
84 La Novità dell'Anno 2012 Quattroroute readers' award, Italy
85 The Golden Steering Wheel 2011, Auto Swiat, Poland
86 Playboy Car of the Year 2011, Poland
87 Crossover SUV of the Year, Abto Poky, Ukraine
88 Design Award 2012, Abto Poky, Ukraine
89 Best SUV & Off-roader Award, Auto Motor Und Sport, China
90 Newcomer of the Year, Off Road Magazine, Germany
91 New Car of the Year, AM Awards, UK
92 Best Cars' in SUV Category, Auto Magazine, Slovenia
93 Off-Road & SUV Category 10th Internet Auto Award, Germany
94 Best SUV, Volante, Portugal
95 Best Car chosen by the public, Autosport, Portugal
96 Premium SUV of the year, Business Standard Motoring Awards, India
97 Best SUV readers award Auto Motor and Sport, Czech Republic
98 It's my business and I'll buy what I want to' award, Business Car Manager, UK
99 Best Car on the Internet, Coches.net, Spain
100 SUV of the year award 2012, Car of the Year 2012, Luxembourg
101 Luxury SUV of the Year, Top Gear Malayalam, India
102 Parkers Cost of Motoring New Car Awards 2012, UK
103 2012 World Car Design of the Year, US

I could have related to Award 86. The privacy glass in the back could have helped.... In my younger days....