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Two new Range Rover Evoque Videos from Land Rover

Michael2010-09-25T01:46:24-04:00September 25, 2010|

Autospies.com seems to think the Evoque is all Ford.

Not sure if they’re just trying to get the commenters riled up, but I had to post this here because I couldn’t get their own AgentSpace to work. Here are the steering wheel controls for the 2011 Edge, 2011 XJ & 2012 Evoque. Yes, there are similarities but the shapes are different as are the convex vs. concave layout. They do have directionals with an OK in the middle. The Taurus comment I guess could be considered, it does have a sweeping dash with a large center display but what car doesn’t? I think 001 is grasping at straws. I think it’s not as clear as:

Look at the toggle switches on the steering wheel. Straight out of the 11 Edge.
001 –http://www.autospies.com/news/Is-The-New-Range-Rover-Evoque-s-Design-TOO-CLOSE-For-Comfort-57848/

Extreme Close-ups:

Michael2010-09-24T00:55:37-04:00September 24, 2010|

Range Rover Evoque, the first Range Rover to offer Park Assist

I had noticed this button in those first pictures but didn’t see anything mentioned in the press release

It did look like some kind of parking aide, then today they updated the Evoque section of the Land Rover UK website and this sentence explained it:

Range Rover Evoque is also the first Range Rover to offer Park Assist which steers the car automatically into a parallel parking space.

UPDATED – although this wasn’t mentioned in the North American press release, the UK version did have a a couple more items under the “Eliminating stress at the wheel”:

Park Assist – Applied for the first time in a Range Rover, this automated technology helps drivers parallel park their car in tight urban parking spots. The Evoque has a latest generation system which can park in a very short space (just 1.2 times the length of the car); when required, the system allows the driver to shuffle backwards and forwards to achieve an optimum parking position.

Once the system has identified a park space using its ultrasonic sensors, the system automatically steers the car into place while the driver operates the accelerator, brake and clutch. Informative graphics and messages are displayed in the cluster screen, to guide the driver through each stage of the manoeuvre.

Blind Spot Monitoring – The system alerts the driver when a vehicle enters it hidden blind-spot zones on either side of the vehicle. Two sophisticated radar sensors mounted in the rear bumper monitor both sides of the car, and the system illuminates a warning light in the corresponding wing mirror when a vehicle enters a blind spot zone. The system is optimised to work at the lower speeds commonly encountered in urban conditions or on congested motorways.

I guess like other cool technologies, we won’t be seeing this in the US? I’m not sure about the Blind Spot Monitoring though, is it available here on the real Range Rover, not sure about the Sport.

Michael2010-09-25T01:35:11-04:00September 23, 2010|

Range Rover Evoque has no Land Rover badging–is this the beginning of the split? And more importantly, do I have to rename this blog?

Just going off the newly released pictures, I just realized the Evoque has no Land Rover badging at all. Now this could just be these pictures, but I wonder if this is really the split that’s been written about – spinning off Range Rover as it’s own brand. They already removed the rear Land Rover badge from The Range Rover & Range Rover Sport in 2010, but did keep the front grill badge. Currently the wheel caps & steering wheels in the larger models get Land Rover badges, along with some interior door badges as well.

Looking closely at the Evoque, all those spots now display Range Rover badging, I guess they don’t want anyone mistaking it for an LR2 or Land Rover in general – may not be a bad idea.

2010 Range Rover Sport

2010 Range Rover:

2012 Range Rover Evoque

And here is the rear badging, this design moves the model designation to the left side and looks like it’s comes in colors depending on the Evoque model you choose:

One final piece of info both the LRX & the first picture of this model they released just about one year ago both still had Land Rover badging. I just wonder when the decision was made to drop them?

Michael2010-09-25T01:15:32-04:00September 22, 2010|

Range Rover Evoque – Full Media Kit – North American Version & “Perforrmance” Rant

And here’s the North American version, slight differences when compared to the UK, but the misspelling of “perforrmance” is unique to us, you’ll see it highlighted below. Funny thing about the misspell, no one appears to have caught it. All the various sites posted copies of the Land Rover NA supplied text that contained the error. If you actually do a Google search for “Evoque perforrmance” and force it to use the misspell in the results, you can see everyone just posted what they got. Which is fine, I just find it funny that Land Rover still hasn’t turned on spell check, especially for the document that describes their “groundbreaking all-new Range Rover Evoque “

Update: I contacted them in October and told them about the error, they’ve since fixed it, but they never thank me for finding all their mistakes. And my standard disclaimer with this type of rant, I’m sure I’ve misspelled words on this site and made glaring mistakes but I’m not a multi-billion, multi-national company, I just have Microsoft Word.

EMBARGO: 00:01 (GMT) on 22 September 2010

THE ALL-NEW RANGE ROVER EVOQUE

THE SMALLEST, LIGHTEST, MOST FUEL EFFICIENT RANGE ROVER EVER PRODUCED

· Luxurious coupe design with a compact and more efficient footprint than other Range Rover models

· Targeting a new group of customers for the Range Rover brand

· Bold exterior is an evolution of Range Rover design language

· Strong, clean interior architecture with a contemporary and sporting feel

· Premium cabin with the high quality materials expected from a Range Rover.

· Available with full sized glass panoramic roof flooding the interior with natural light

· Use of efficient powertrain and advanced lightweight materials

· Smaller – at a 171 inches (434cm) it is 17 inches (432mm) shorter and 7 inches (178mm) lower than Range Rover Sport models

· Permanent all-wheel drive combined with turbocharged four-cylinder engine and an updated six-speed auto transmission deliver excellent perforrmance and fuel economy

· All-new 240 bhp 2.0-litre Si4 turbocharged engine combining six-cylinder refinement and performance with four-cylinder fuel economy

· All-new chassis specification delivers dynamic and agile handling across varied terrain, with optional Adaptive Dynamics featuring MagneRide™

· All-weather, all-surface capability with Land Rover Terrain Response®

· An extensive suite of Range Rover technologies including Bluetooth® audio streaming and optional Surround camera system

· To be sold in 160 countries worldwide, with deliveries from Fall 2011

(more…)

Michael2010-10-30T14:19:56-04:00September 22, 2010|