Review: Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (2011 – 2019)

Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (2011 – 2019): At A Glance

• Insurance Groups are between 28–40
• On average it achieves 73% of the official MPG figure

Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (2011 – 2019): What's It Like Inside?

• Boot space is 550–1445 litres
• Euro NCAP rating of five stars

Dimensions
Length	4355–4370 mm
Width	1965–2090 mm
Height	1605–1640 mm
Wheelbase	2660 mm
Full specifications

Luckily the interior more than lives up to the high standards the exterior sets out. Jump in and you’re greeted with a wonderful mix of almond and nutmeg seat and dash shading, contrasted by brushed aluminium trim. The dashboard plastics are nicely textured, while the seat fabric – redolent of Alcantara – is tough and feels nice to touch.

Being so light, it’s hard to imagine it staying clean for very long, but as it’s more likely to be ploughing boutique alley than the farmyard, this is unlikely to be too much of an issue. Finally, the design and architecture of the interior is fantastic – from the reclined car-like driving position to the way the centre console swoops through the main dash structure, it’s clear that the Evoque has been styled thoroughly inside as well as out.

Ergonomically, it’s good, but not perfect. The electronic parking brake and start/stop button are oddly positioned (which you would get used to), but the access to the rear seat is hampered by the laughably slow electric motor that pushes the seat forward into the tilting position.

Of course if you need regular access to the rear, you’ll be buying the five-door. And as for visibility, the lofty driving position means a nice view forward. But the view behind is poor, especially at the rear three-quarters. The huge door mirrors also do a fair bit of view-blocking on corners, so take care and buy the rearward facing camera for parking.

What's the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (2011 – 2019) like to drive?

• Engines range from 2.0 Si4 240 Automatic to 2.2 SD4 Coupe Automatic
• Readers report Real MPG to be between 17–51 mpg

Go for an entry-level model and you'll still be spending around £30k and with options like the £1900 Tech Pack (which includes the Meridian media system), £300 rear view camera and £790 panoramic roof it's far from being a value proposition.

But at least it feels like you’re buying something special for your money – it sits on 19 inch alloys and has LED running lights, which give it that ‘premium’ feel without looking flash or pretentious. And that’s what good design is all about.

Once underway, the 150PS turbodiesel just gets on with the job quietly and disappears into the background. And offers far more usability than the bare figures would have you believe. The 0-62mph time of 10 seconds is more than adequate, even if you’ll not be bragging about the 112mph top speed.

In reality, it feels punchy in cut and thrust driving and has a nice, wide power band. The gearchange is light and accurate, if not especially direct feeling and the steering is quick and well-weighted, although it can feel sticky and oddly-weighted around the centre.

Push harder and the Evoque reveals its off-road roots. It rolls more than a similarly priced executive saloon might and if you’re really cracking on, the back end can start feel a little bit light in quicker bends. But overall, it’s mechanically hushed, long legged, and rides reasonably well, with just a little jitter on broken road surfaces.

There is some wind and tyre noise at motorway speed, but that’s probably exacerbated by the quietness of the engine once in its long-striding sixth gear. It excels in cossetting the driver, and is also a wonderful lesson in good design.

Engine	MPG	0-62	CO2
2.0 eD4	48–49 mpg	11.2 s	113 g/km
2.0 eD4 Coupe	67 mpg	11.2 s	109 g/km
2.0 SD4 Automatic	49 mpg	7.3 s	153 g/km
2.0 SD4 Coupe Automatic	49 mpg	7.3 s	153 g/km
2.0 Si4 240 Automatic	39 mpg	7.3 s	165 g/km
2.0 Si4 290 Automatic	34–37 mpg	6.4–7.2 s	173–196 g/km
2.0 Si4 290 Coupe Automatic	37 mpg	6.3 s	173 g/km
2.0 Si4 Automatic	36 mpg	7.1–7.6 s	181 g/km
2.0 Si4 Coupe Automatic	33–36 mpg	7.1–7.6 s	181–199 g/km
2.0 TD4	46 mpg	10.0 s	125 g/km
2.0 TD4 Automatic	44–55 mpg	9.0 s	134 g/km
2.0 TD4 Coupe Automatic	58 mpg	9.0 s	129 g/km
2.2 eD4	57 mpg	10.6 s	133 g/km
2.2 eD4 Coupe	58 mpg	10.6–11.2 s	129 g/km
2.2 SD4	50 mpg	9.5 s	149 g/km
2.2 SD4 Automatic	47 mpg	8.0 s	159 g/km
2.2 SD4 Coupe	50 mpg	9.5–10.0 s	149 g/km
2.2 SD4 Coupe Automatic	44–49 mpg	8.0–8.5 s	153–169 g/km
2.2 TD4	50 mpg	10.8 s	149 g/km
2.2 TD4 Coupe	50 mpg	10.8 s	149 g/km

Real MPG average for a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (2011 – 2019)

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