The new baby is now back in the North West after our holiday in the French Alps. It was a good test for her, motorways, country roads, mountain passes and heavy snow all with a full load on. The Evoque was superb and it was great to get to know her. She never missed a beat and i found her very quiet on the autoroute and no wind noise to complain about. The boys in the back enjoyed the Pan Roof which gave them a feeling of light and space which i feel is a great extra to have if you are often likely to have passengers in the back. The ride in my opinion was very good, as i was a little unsure about going for the 20" wheels but i really liked the look of them and now i am really glad i chose them. We had a lot of snow while we were there and i have to say she coped fantastically. No winters needed, while cars were stopped putting chains on we just cruised past them. Boot isn't big, but we knew that, 2 medium suitcases a sports bag and coats and you are full! Sat nav and radio etc is excellent and the voice command thingy works pretty well after your voice training session, which my kids thought was hilarious
Heated windscreen was great! Loving the puddle lights and the ambience interior and the mood lighting.... great!
While we were there we drove to the slopes every day which were very short trips and a slightly longer journey one day, mpg was 30.2 but on the motorway legs we got 33.9. As soon as you get to 80 and above the mpg does go down quite dramatically. We had a full load on and we had long stretches sat at 90 but its still a little disappointing. I had an XC90 6 years ago that did 31mpg, so i will looking for some improvement.
One thing..........my interior lights don't come on when the doors open or in the boot
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Arrived 22nd Dec 5 door Prestige sd4 auto, sumatra, ambience, pan roof, 20" style 6 wheels
Skiing trip
