20-01-2012, 07:48pm
So...I have now covered 2,000 miles in the Evoque and I absolutely love it...I stand by previous statements I have made that says the Evoque is the best allround car ever made based on the cars I've driven (I don't have the car history that some on here have (i.e. Mark_n, Spiderman etc) but I have enough to be a fairly decent judge.
But...I enjoy being grumpy and as such I am going to be picky and find fault...here goes...
1. The foot-rest comes out too far which means I end up putting my foot between the brake pedal and the foot-rest, not as comfortable as it should be
2. The ambient lighting is pretty poor...not enough impact...especially the lighting behind the centre console, when you're sat in the car your leg covers the space and means you can't even see it
3. The buttons on the steering wheel feel cheap and the sound they make when you press them is deeply unpleasant...the soft touch buttons on the Disco steering wheel are much better
4. Given that the touch screen interface has limited configurability, why are the three main options on the home page the same as the buttons to the side of the screen...pointless
5. Switching between AM and FM channels is just too hard to figure out
6. Catches on the front seats to enable access to the back are a little cheap...metal would have been better
7. the Range Rover badge on the steering wheel is low-rent
8. There should be a HUD...surely not hard to do
9. The climate control should be link-able...I don't like having to change both when I should just be able to change one
10. No electric height adjustment on the passenger seat...why not...just don't uderstand
11. The centre armrest should have a 2 part open option...shallow top section and deeper bottom section...fairly common these days
12. It should have fold down armrests as per the other Range Rovers...I know its a different driving postion but I am now forced to twist my body a little if I wish to use the armrest
13. Reversing camera takes too long to come on when you select reverse, frustratingly slow
14. Front seats are too slow to move forward for rear passengers (I know, this is an old one)
So...there you have it...the best car in the world, and still a heap load of improvements required...
But...I enjoy being grumpy and as such I am going to be picky and find fault...here goes...
1. The foot-rest comes out too far which means I end up putting my foot between the brake pedal and the foot-rest, not as comfortable as it should be
2. The ambient lighting is pretty poor...not enough impact...especially the lighting behind the centre console, when you're sat in the car your leg covers the space and means you can't even see it
3. The buttons on the steering wheel feel cheap and the sound they make when you press them is deeply unpleasant...the soft touch buttons on the Disco steering wheel are much better
4. Given that the touch screen interface has limited configurability, why are the three main options on the home page the same as the buttons to the side of the screen...pointless
5. Switching between AM and FM channels is just too hard to figure out
6. Catches on the front seats to enable access to the back are a little cheap...metal would have been better
7. the Range Rover badge on the steering wheel is low-rent
8. There should be a HUD...surely not hard to do
9. The climate control should be link-able...I don't like having to change both when I should just be able to change one
10. No electric height adjustment on the passenger seat...why not...just don't uderstand
11. The centre armrest should have a 2 part open option...shallow top section and deeper bottom section...fairly common these days
12. It should have fold down armrests as per the other Range Rovers...I know its a different driving postion but I am now forced to twist my body a little if I wish to use the armrest
13. Reversing camera takes too long to come on when you select reverse, frustratingly slow
14. Front seats are too slow to move forward for rear passengers (I know, this is an old one)
So...there you have it...the best car in the world, and still a heap load of improvements required...