Wing Mirrors and EU Legislation

I keep seeing reference to the 'elephant ear' wing mirrors on the Evoque being a result of EU legislation, but considering other brand new models I've seen still seem to have small and shapely wing mirrors I just wondered what this legislation actually was?

Personally I don't think the Evoque's mirrors look in any way wrong, but loads of reviews seem to mention them (and the mystery EU legislation)

Absolutely agree, never seen a conclusive answer yet about mirror size on new vehicles... Just casually put down to EU Regulations. And like you, I find the Evoque mirrors in fine proportion to the car itself, and a good parking aid.

E/ECE/324
E/ECE/TRANS/505 } Rev.1/Add.45/Rev.3
Regulation 46

15.2.4.3. Main exterior rear-view mirrors Class III
15.2.4.3.1. Exterior rear-view mirror on the driver’s side
The field of vision must be such that the driver can see at least a 4 m wide, flat,
horizontal portion of the road, which is bounded by a plane parallel to the median
longitudinal vertical plane and passing through the outermost point of the vehicle
on the driver’s side of the vehicle and extends from 20 m behind the driver’s
ocular points to the horizon (see Figure 6).
In addition, the road must be visible to the driver over a width of 1 m, which is
bounded by a plane parallel to the median longitudinal vertical plane and passing
through the outermost point of the vehicle starting from a point 4 m behind the
vertical plane passing through the driver’s ocular points.

(16-08-2012 03:20pm)PhilSkill Wrote:  E/ECE/324
E/ECE/TRANS/505 } Rev.1/Add.45/Rev.3
Regulation 46

15.2.4.2. Main exterior rear-view mirrors Class II
15.2.4.2.1. Exterior rear-view mirror on the driver's side
The field of vision must be such that the driver can see at least a 5 m wide, flat,
horizontal portion of the road, which is bounded by a plane which is parallel to the
median longitudinal vertical plane and passing through the outermost point of the
vehicle on the driver's side of the vehicle and extends from 30 m behind the
driver's ocular points to the horizon.
In addition, the road must be visible to the driver over a width of 1 m, which is
bounded by a plane parallel to the median longitudinal vertical plane and passing
through the outermost point of the vehicle starting from a point 4 m behind the
vertical plane passing through the driver's ocular points (see Figure 5).

I bet you didn't even have to look that up did you?

Thanks, though I'm still not clear why this leads everyone to expect/excuse big mirrors on the Evoque when other new cars seem to meet the requirements with what are clearly smaller wing mirrors.

No TBH, I cant find any reference to the size of vehicle rear or limited rear view that effects the size of the external mirrors either.

For Anyone awake I changed to the Class III paragraph as the Evoque is a Category M1 vehicle (not Category M2 which is for 8 passengers which has compulsory Class 2 mirrors)

(16-08-2012 03:29pm)PhilSkill Wrote:  For Anyone awake I changed to the Class III paragraph as the Evoque is a Category M1 vehicle (not Category M2 which is for 8 passengers which has compulsory Class 2 mirrors)

I think we all noticed your rather obvious mistake but were just too polite to mention it

Perfect vision to the rear but I'd rather they didn't block my vision when on roundabouts or turning right. I think growing 2" taller is out of the question too!! Hey but I don't care, I still love the Evoque and have developed head bobbing to and fro to see