14-09-2011, 10:44am
I'm reading the 10-page road test with the Evoque TD4 Coupe in the current Belgian AutoGids magazine.
The first test that gave me the feeling the reviewer actually got to drive it for a whole week.
To start off, the major conclusions:
+ unique design, nice details
+ entertaining driving experience
+ personalisation options
+ filtering, sound proofing
+ relatively practical
- high price
- questions about electronics
- view around the car
- gigantic doors, difficult to get into the back (Coupe)
- uninteresting engines for the Belgian tax system
- high consumption
What's more important, their test car had a lot of electronic problems: radio, satnav, Bluetooth, voice control, parking sensors and keyless go, all broken! They were told it still had pre-production software, so they went back for an upgrade, but keyless go and seat heating still refused to work. Apparently they had similar problems while testing the Jaguar XF and XJ. Can't imagine why LR would give a car for testing purposes without checking it first...
Other than that, a positive review.
- It was sometimes embarrassing how much attention the car got from the public (even for a "boring" black one)
- Parallel park is quick and very efficient
- Slow moving Coupe seats
- TD4 is clearly quieter than in FL2
- Gearshift was a bit rigid (new car though)
- Slow sprint but quick enough for regular traffic
- Test consumption was 9,1 l/100km (better than FL2 but worse than German alternatives)
- Excellent seats but a bit short
- Climate system is not very good: inside temperature is always too hot compared to the set temperature, and even with climate off a lot of warm air comes into the cabin
- Dribbling suspension on bad roads, but dynamics are still better than expected