The Autobiography Evoque

I understand JLR are bringing outa Evoque Autobiography model soon, does anyone have any news on the model yet. My local dealer has promised to call me as soon as a model is in their showroom and I will get a test drive. Just wondered if anyone has clapped eyes on any info.?

My concern is that it's most likely to be an optioned-up cosmetic makeover. LR have painted themselves into a corner by designing a car which cannot take a larger engine (3 litre V6 for example) which means it will now play second fiddle to the Porsche Macan, love it or hate it.

It will be interesting to see where LR take the Evoque. I'm not overly hopeful.

Your dealer has all the details now Acorn, it's only available as a 5 door SD4 Auto, also info on the LR Evoque website. There is a Ford 2.3ltr version of the 2.0ltr Ecoflex coming soon that developes 300BHP but as LR has to pay Ford a premium to by the engines I doubt we will see it in the Evoque any year soon.

(25-06-2014 10:48am)XFullFatTim Wrote:  Your dealer has all the details now Acorn, it's only available as a 5 door SD4 Auto, also info on the LR Evoque website. There is a Ford 2.3ltr version of the 2.0ltr Ecoflex coming soon that developes 300BHP but as LR has to pay Ford a premium to by the engines I doubt we will see it in the Evoque any year soon.

Hiya, Yes I have seen this but not a great deal of info so far and not yet able to build one??

Cannot build any 2015MY car on the configurator but you can order one! Expect the configurator to change in August-ish and even then it will be wrong............

Not really how an Autobigraphy should be though, it was originally for those that wanted something special, something different. Now it's applied to anything with a Range Rover badge. Hopefully once the SVO division gets under way the original Autobiography concept will return. Still a looker.

I agree with Mark though, there should've been an RS Evoque out by now.

I've just been building a Pure SD4 auto, £36k I've got it to. Undecided between Evoque or Disco Sport.

I know that "spy" shots and LR CAD visualisations rarely look like the final product but based on what is on the LR website and in the press the "Disco-Sport" is a rebadged and ungainly looking New RRS. Hopefully it will never see the light of day looking anything like those pictures. Surely if you want an RRS/Evoque you buy one and not a look-a-like utility version badged Discovery

The name and looks mean nothing to me, it's a replacement for the FL2, which is a great car but all good things must end.

The D4 is a bit too big for my needs and the Evoque may be too small at times but it's liveable, a sport is over budget (for some) for whom the Disco Sport is aimed at. If LR choose to pay their design team over the odds for not much imagination then that's their choice, but I very much doubt it will be bought because it may bare a resemblance to a RRS.

I've probably just answered my own question, but why would I pay over the odds for a car that claims to be but falls way short of the RR quality?

Personally I think it's going to be a good looking motor, granted the name ain't the best choice.


   

I have just checked the German website and the configurator has the Autobiography Evoque!!

So excuse me whilst I go and play, oh and the starting price is just over 60,000.00 Euros.

There was one on the LR stand at Goodwood yesterday - £53,000