Topic: Test Drive: 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Coup

[Autos_Editor]

You've probably never seen anything quite like it and it was definitely created to be looked at. A study in contrasts, this urban-coup-country-SUV gives new meaning to crossover.

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[mixmanmash]

I personally am a fan of the 4 door, Range Rover / Land Rover reliability aside.

As for this 2 door model, it does look sexy.  Functionality wise, it's an upmarket Juke in my opinion.

[nlm]

Nice write up. I enjoyed the SW theme but thought it petered out near the end...does the Ewok win in the end or does the saga continue?

[OliverD]

I'm a big fan of the Evoque. They really nailed the styling, and offering a "coupe" version is cool especially when you consider that the market for two door SUVs is all but gone (is the Wrangler the only one left?).

That said, I do think Land Rover needs to offer a more powerful variant. Around 300 hp would be adequate.

[revalations]

It's kinda strange how the market for 2 door SUV's fell out seeing how popular they used to be. You would think enough 20-30 yr old without kids would be players in that segment, having a sporty 2 dr SUV when I was younger was great. That being said I've only seen one 2 door Evoque here in the trendy Calgary area, and it was driven by a Man in his 50's. It did look sweet.

[Fobroader]

Great article, as for the vehicle.....  Ive seen a few of the 4 door Evoques, what a terrible looking vehicle. The Freelander was bad, this is worse.

[bombastic]

I like this car as much as I hate it!!!! It is inexplicably sexy and useless at the same time. At list for me. Man would I like to drive one!!!

[Soram6275]

Engine metrics are mentioned but no mention of how it feels to drive (i.e. get up and go).  That was the one thing I found missing.  It's only touched upon briefly.  Good looking car - but I would take the four door instead - it makes more sense to me.

[jamesautos]

Engine metrics are mentioned but no mention of how it feels to drive (i.e. get up and go).  That was the one thing I found missing.  It's only touched upon briefly.  Good looking car - but I would take the four door instead - it makes more sense to me.

its a good looking car however...
this is the kinda car rich business men buy for their trophy wives... therefore two doors make perfect sense with a big boot for yorkville shopping trips and they dont need big power stuck in downtown traffic...you cannot get more stereotypical than this car

[MKII]

This colour combo is popular over here, and looks quite nice.



The testers looks a little drab in the silver

[lebowski]

It's kinda strange how the market for 2 door SUV's fell out seeing how popular they used to be. You would think enough 20-30 yr old without kids would be players in that segment, having a sporty 2 dr SUV when I was younger was great.

Very true -  have always had a soft spot for 2-door SUV's, especially the old Jeep Cherokee 2-doors and the original 70's Range Rovers - shame they didn't continue making either of those. I would love to see what a previous-generation Range Rover would have looked like with just two doors - kind of like an off-road Mercedes CL

As for the Evoque...I'll be diplomatic and say the design is certainly cohesive and I'll give props to LR for taking a risk with it - it's clearly paying off for them, given its apparent popularity.

[OliverD]

The thing is, those two door SUVs (Cherokee and Range Rover) were kinda pointless since they were the same size as the four doors. I had a '99 Cherokee two door for a year and it was a pain in the ass not to have four doors.

[Northernridge]

Worst ever rearward visibility for a non-supercar car?

[lebowski]

The thing is, those two door SUVs (Cherokee and Range Rover) were kinda pointless since they were the same size as the four doors. I had a '99 Cherokee two door for a year and it was a pain in the ass not to have four doors.

Did you often have backseat passengers? I figure like a coupe vs. a sedan, the coupe's lesser practicality would not be noticed if you're often just driving by yourself or one other passenger. In my wagon, for instance, I rarely use the backseat for passengers and usually have the seats folded for gear, accessed most often by the tailgate.

[OliverD]

The thing is, those two door SUVs (Cherokee and Range Rover) were kinda pointless since they were the same size as the four doors. I had a '99 Cherokee two door for a year and it was a pain in the ass not to have four doors.

Did you often have backseat passengers? I figure like a coupe vs. a sedan, the coupe's lesser practicality would not be noticed if you're often just driving by yourself or one other passenger. In my wagon, for instance, I rarely use the backseat for passengers and usually have the seats folded for gear, accessed most often by the tailgate.

Didn't have more than one passenger a whole lot, but had my dog in the back seat frequently enough.

[lebowski]

The thing is, those two door SUVs (Cherokee and Range Rover) were kinda pointless since they were the same size as the four doors. I had a '99 Cherokee two door for a year and it was a pain in the ass not to have four doors.

Did you often have backseat passengers? I figure like a coupe vs. a sedan, the coupe's lesser practicality would not be noticed if you're often just driving by yourself or one other passenger. In my wagon, for instance, I rarely use the backseat for passengers and usually have the seats folded for gear, accessed most often by the tailgate.

Didn't have more than one passenger a whole lot, but had my dog in the back seat frequently enough.

Gotcha - I could see how that would've been a pain without rear doors.