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WhatCar? Review - Blackseries - 13-07-2011 12:41pm
A generally good review (damming with faint praise). No mention of fuel economy. .... and then a rather surprising 5*'s at the end.
http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/range-rover-evoque-review/258129
I would like to see a non UK review.
RE: WhatCar? Review - Charlie - 13-07-2011 01:10pm
(13-07-2011 12:41pm)Blackseries Wrote: A generally good review (damming with faint praise). No mention of fuel economy. .... and then a rather surprising 5*'s at the end.
http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/range-rover-evoque-review/258129
I would like to see a non UK review.
Cheers for posting these links. Are the online articles the same as the ones in the magazines or are they more comprehensive?
RE: WhatCar? Review - Gorjan - 13-07-2011 01:43pm
About the interior:
"The materials are more Land Rover than Range Rover, but that's not to say the fascia doesn't feel premium. The dashboard top surfaces use a padded cloth, with contrast stitching; it looks luxurious enough to warrant the posher badge. Nastier, harder plastics are present - but in the most part they are restricted to elements that are out of everyday line of sight."
Freelander 2 has an interior which is far from being luxurious ... Not impressed.
RE: WhatCar? Review - Blackseries - 13-07-2011 01:55pm
(13-07-2011 01:43pm)Gorjan Wrote: About the interior:
"The materials are more Land Rover than Range Rover, but that's not to say the fascia doesn't feel premium. The dashboard top surfaces use a padded cloth, with contrast stitching; it looks luxurious enough to warrant the posher badge. Nastier, harder plastics are present - but in the most part they are restricted to elements that are out of everyday line of sight."
Freelander 2 has an interior which is far from being luxurious ... Not impressed.
I think they are talking more Discovery than Freelander here. However when reviewers have a Prestige there is nothing but praise for the interior (even if they think they are driving a Dynamic).
RE: WhatCar? Review - vision*R - 13-07-2011 04:46pm
The materials were one of my main reasons to get the Prestige, so nothing new in the review.
That doesn't mean the Pure / Dynamic finishes are bad, not at all.
RE: WhatCar? Review - Blackseries - 14-07-2011 02:21pm
(13-07-2011 01:10pm)Charlie Wrote: Are the online articles the same as the ones in the magazines or are they more comprehensive?
Usually less comprehensive. For example there is quite a bit of supplementary information in the Autocar magazine (sort of what you would expect really otherwise why buy the magazine) that’s not online - comparisons with the X3 for example. I must say the TG Magazine review despite its length really didn't tell me anything more than the program ..... again no fuel consumption figures that I could find.... so really so far only Autocar has done what I would consider a proper road test. Mind you Carbuyer showed you can drive over a speed bump at 30mph without spilling a drink – so AD has justified its existence in that one manoeuvre in my book.
BTW the "Compare 3 cars" section at WhatCar? has the Evoque ........ back again.
RE: WhatCar? Review - vision*R - 14-07-2011 03:22pm
When I saw the trick with the cup, my first reaction was that it looked quite fake. Maybe it was just badly filmed / cut...
RE: WhatCar? Review - Blackseries - 15-07-2011 06:17pm
A rather more in depth review from the site. Again all cars in the photos have 19" wheels - including the Dynamics. However it does mention that 20" wheels create more road noise in the review - so at least they have driven one with 20" wheels fitted.
http://www.whatcar.com/car-reviews/land-rover/range-rover-evoque-crossover/full-review/25963-3
RE: WhatCar? Review - Gorjan - 15-07-2011 06:32pm
So they drove Dynamic. Probably with AD as it is standard in UK, still they say there is quite a body roll. The refinment is not geeat obviosly, having wind and road noise.
It would be nice to read some non UK review.