30-12-2010, 02:02pm
Hello all,
Just a bit of background. I put down my deposit down on a 5 Door Evoque in October 2010 after being picked for a private Whatcar? viewing of the 5 door Evoque at LR R&D centre at Gaydon – I was told we (6 of us) were the first people outside Land Rover to see the car.
I thought the car was really great – we weren’t allowed to take photos but all the project leaders for the Evoque were there so we could ask questions. The first thing to say was that nearly every question was answered with “it’s not confirmed yet – but this is our understanding at the moment”
So with that caveat, here is the info that I’ve not seen mentioned anywhere else.
Evoque Pure – the entry level car – will come with PART leather seats – both Prestige and Dynamic have full leather as standard.
Even though the Pure will come with the Touch Screen as standard it won’t come with Sat Nav – the other 2 trim levels will. The options will be pulled together into packs such as Business Pack for Pure = Sat NAV + Bluetooth & DAB . There will be other packs for Entertainment, Safety, Winter etc. CAP (I think that’s what they are called) the used car valuers have been consulted and the residuals of a Pure + Business Pack (for example) will be considerably higher than a base Pure. Same goes for the other packs with the other trim levels. The Glass roof probably won’t be in a pack – so will have to be purchased separately.
BTW the Evoque is going to replace a Golf GT in our household – the boot size is about the same as the Evoque – so is the rear seat accommodation however I seem to remember that my feet didn’t fit completely under the front seats – I’m not sure why that was. The car I sat in was a Dynamic (Black leather) with no glass roof – it certainly felt very cosy – I’m probably going for a light interior with a glass roof.
I’m happy to answer any questions I can. I have a photo of the boot, from the Paris show and a view out the back (Coupe /3 door) again from the Paris show if anyone is interested.
Just a bit of background. I put down my deposit down on a 5 Door Evoque in October 2010 after being picked for a private Whatcar? viewing of the 5 door Evoque at LR R&D centre at Gaydon – I was told we (6 of us) were the first people outside Land Rover to see the car.
I thought the car was really great – we weren’t allowed to take photos but all the project leaders for the Evoque were there so we could ask questions. The first thing to say was that nearly every question was answered with “it’s not confirmed yet – but this is our understanding at the moment”
So with that caveat, here is the info that I’ve not seen mentioned anywhere else.
Evoque Pure – the entry level car – will come with PART leather seats – both Prestige and Dynamic have full leather as standard.
Even though the Pure will come with the Touch Screen as standard it won’t come with Sat Nav – the other 2 trim levels will. The options will be pulled together into packs such as Business Pack for Pure = Sat NAV + Bluetooth & DAB . There will be other packs for Entertainment, Safety, Winter etc. CAP (I think that’s what they are called) the used car valuers have been consulted and the residuals of a Pure + Business Pack (for example) will be considerably higher than a base Pure. Same goes for the other packs with the other trim levels. The Glass roof probably won’t be in a pack – so will have to be purchased separately.
BTW the Evoque is going to replace a Golf GT in our household – the boot size is about the same as the Evoque – so is the rear seat accommodation however I seem to remember that my feet didn’t fit completely under the front seats – I’m not sure why that was. The car I sat in was a Dynamic (Black leather) with no glass roof – it certainly felt very cosy – I’m probably going for a light interior with a glass roof.
I’m happy to answer any questions I can. I have a photo of the boot, from the Paris show and a view out the back (Coupe /3 door) again from the Paris show if anyone is interested.