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Range Rover Evoque: Small, Fuel-Efficient SUV

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By Barry Ritholtz - July 14th, 2010, 10:00AM

Land Rover has revealed its newest model, a compact SUV dubbed the Range Rover Evoque. Based on the LRX concept that debuted in 2008, the two-door Evoque is the smallest, lightest Range Rover, and the company claims it will be the most fuel efficient Rover.

The reveal of the model will be at the 2010 Paris Motor Show in September; the car’s website — Hello Evoque — has a counter ticking down the minutes until then.

Plans for the Evoque include both a two-door and a four-door models.

The car has very interesting lines, but I expect this will run into the same rear visibility problems that are inherent in this design. There is a compromise between form and function for cars such as the BMW X6, Infinity FX, Acura ZDX, and Honda Crosstour –they all suffer some degradation of rear visibility as a result.

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4 Responses to “Range Rover Evoque: Small, Fuel-Efficient SUV”

  1. Jo Says:
    July 14th, 2010 at 10:53 am

    Yikes!

    Ugly duckling.

  2. patient renter Says:
    July 14th, 2010 at 1:30 pm

    What’s the point of an SUV that has about as much (cargo) space as a compact car?

  3. zzzzmd Says:
    July 16th, 2010 at 11:28 am

    ok, now this I am truely an expert.I have owned a 96,99,2003 RR hse,99 LR3 (whatever it was called then) and a 2007 rrsport for the wife
    That car is small, will suffer from rearview problems, (They all do except the RR.)
    I will only owne the RR hse in the future, for the price of the others v. what you get for the money stinks!
    plus there service departments stink, and they are expensive to service to boot. BMW at least now offers frea maintence, including breaks, no tires. the RR where though breaks and tires like butter!

  4. Marc P Says:
    July 17th, 2010 at 11:44 am

    That’s tiny! From the pics it looks the size of a Honda Civic with 20″ rims.

    The line “smallest, lightest Range Rover” gave me a chuckle. Given RR’s history of making pigs on wheels, does “lightest” mean 4000 pounds?

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