11-10-2012, 06:11pm
A brilliant spread about taking their Dynamic 5 Door off the LRE and out onto some seriously serious trails of the Atholl Estates - not the routes usually used by LRE Dunkeld, there were no tracks where TG went, just mud and heather and buried rocks. Guess what? They broke it!
Not seriously, they didn't remove the Dynamic's removable bits so managed to pull off the rear trim between the exhausts and squash the front bumper taking out the surround cams. They had taken the precaution of fitting some seriously aggressive mud terrain tyres (will have to find out which brand as they look very very macho!) and one of the experimental Mantec sump guards. It also helped that they had LR's offroad driving wizard Roger Crowthorne riding shotgun. Yes they needed a couple of "assists" from the accompanying tricked up V8 powered Defender 90 that was with them. It got out otherwise unscathed - there are some seriousy deep scratches on the sumpguard though and it was the 8mm Aluminum one........
TG's verdict " It might not be as capable off road as a Defender, but it's not supposed to be. It might have showy bits of plastic that need some modification, and it might not be the car you'd use for a hardcore expedition. But for a car so brilliant on road, the extent of Evoque's ability off road is quite astounding. Looking back down the glen (they were on the summits around Glen Bruar), you see the vastness, the roads we didn't use, and have to wonder what it takes to be a proper Land Rover because from where I'm sitting, this feels like it!"
Good on yer TG, now go try it in an X3/ Q3! If you want to read this in WH Smith unfortunately you can't as this issue is in a cellophane wrapped pack with a James May guide to expensive wrist watches . I'll try to scan it if anybody wants a copy of this item.
Not seriously, they didn't remove the Dynamic's removable bits so managed to pull off the rear trim between the exhausts and squash the front bumper taking out the surround cams. They had taken the precaution of fitting some seriously aggressive mud terrain tyres (will have to find out which brand as they look very very macho!) and one of the experimental Mantec sump guards. It also helped that they had LR's offroad driving wizard Roger Crowthorne riding shotgun. Yes they needed a couple of "assists" from the accompanying tricked up V8 powered Defender 90 that was with them. It got out otherwise unscathed - there are some seriousy deep scratches on the sumpguard though and it was the 8mm Aluminum one........
TG's verdict " It might not be as capable off road as a Defender, but it's not supposed to be. It might have showy bits of plastic that need some modification, and it might not be the car you'd use for a hardcore expedition. But for a car so brilliant on road, the extent of Evoque's ability off road is quite astounding. Looking back down the glen (they were on the summits around Glen Bruar), you see the vastness, the roads we didn't use, and have to wonder what it takes to be a proper Land Rover because from where I'm sitting, this feels like it!"
Good on yer TG, now go try it in an X3/ Q3! If you want to read this in WH Smith unfortunately you can't as this issue is in a cellophane wrapped pack with a James May guide to expensive wrist watches . I'll try to scan it if anybody wants a copy of this item.
