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Thank you Gaydon & Halewood - Blackseries - 25-12-2011 01:35am
I’ve just finished my annual 1,100 mile Friends and Family pre Christmas “tour”. From Edinburgh to Hastings via Middlesbrough and then back through the Cotswolds. The 6 day trip included 2 days of continuous rain. The Evoque didn’t miss a beat. More than that, the Engineers at Gaydon seem to have achieved a feat that not even Westminster or assorted local authorities could pull off ....namely resurface the entire UK road network. Having had 15+ years plus of German cars with sports suspension I thought to get control you had to have a rock hard ride.... well not anymore. There were large sections of the motorway network I would dread, knowing I would be shaken to death. When I hit the first of these (a stretch of the M42) I genuinely thought the road had been resurfaced, it wasn’t until I reached the second that I realised it was the Evoque doing all the work (and remember I have 20” wheels!). Well done JLR .... and my back thanks you. Also thanks to the guys at Halewood, the car feels a quality piece of kit and throughout all that wretched weather it felt wonderfully solid and its high speed stability instilled a great deal of confidence.
Thanks a lot guys and all the best for 2012.... you deserve a good year.
RE: Thank you Gaydon & Halewood - Wired - 25-12-2011 05:54pm
That sounds great. Looking forward to getting some of thet experience myself as soon as Gaydon & Halewood manage to get production going enough to build my Evoque.
Happy Xmas all from a sunny Madrid