10/19/2023 0 Comments 2020 land rover range rover evoque![]() ![]() That’ll help keep the expensive chin spoiler intact. It’s so sophisticated that it’s adopted a new camera system that knits together images from the nose and near the wheels to show drivers an unobstructed view of the ground below the car-it’s an X-ray view of the craggy road ahead. With its off-road drive modes tuned for snow, mud, sand, or rocks, the Evoque also gets hill-descent and hill-climb control that all but leaves trail-riding to its computerized brain. While it pointed and squirted on its way there, the Evoque demonstrated enough skill on gravel paths and goat trails to earn the Land Rover badge, even if it doesn’t pretend to approach Defender territory. This Evoque threaded its way through downward-spiraling turns with a composed, unruffled set, and scrabbled its way through uphill bends with the help of electronically induced torque-vectoring across the rear wheels. It’s still struts in front, but a rear integral-link setup on loan from the Velar and hydraulic bushings in front go far to quell the Evoque’s jittery old ride, even on the 20-inch Pirelli Scorpion tires fitted to our test car. R-Dynamic editions get adaptive dampers and sport drive modes, but the “P250” 2020 Evoque gets the pass-through benefits of the stiffer body and redesigned suspension. Land Rover quotes a 0-60 mph time of 7.0 seconds and a top speed of 143 mph, just incrementally slower than the R-Dynamic model’s higher-output engine, but markedly quieter and smoother than the old Evoque turbo-4-the engine’s mounted closer to its midline for less vibration.Ī revamped 9-speed paddle-shifted automatic shifts cleanly, with an occasional burpy upshift overshadowed by tightly packed low gears that make the most of the engine’s low 1,300-rpm torque peak. Here, the base 246-hp version of the Evoque turbo-4 rarely met a Peugeot hatchback it didn’t want to pass, though it strained a bit on uphills, toting something like 4,400 pounds between car and drivers. MORE: First drive review: The 2019 Subaru WRX STI S209 has zero chillįor our Greek cruise we drove the lower-output Evoque, looping wide around Athens traffic (on Greek independence day, of all days) and wending across the mountaintops of the Peloponnese on roads that ranged from primitive to perfect. It sounds like the “S” equivalent in a lineup sure to spawn an eventual Evoque SVR-but it’s still a mystery to us. We’ll have to report later on the more powerful model: Its 296-rated horsepower clip off 0-60 mph times of 6.3 seconds, pushes the Evoque to a 150-mph top end, and comes paired with a set of adaptive dampers for what’s promised to be flatter, more precise handling. Power thrums from a 2.0-liter turbo-4 tuned two different ways. With zingy turbo-4 engines, all-wheel drive, a 9-speed automatic, and a stiffer body, the 2020 Range Rover Evoque puts its marker down on street performance, with some off-road talent kept in reserve. Crisp digital displays embed themselves in the dash, in the gauge cluster, even in the rearview mirror-but the Evoque’s clean, linear cabin can be wrapped in eucalyptus-fiber cloth or, sensationally, in a wool blend that drapes and takes stitching like a finely tailored suit. It’s matured inside too, ditching some of the more buoyant touches of the first Evoque for some of the warmer touches that cropped up on the Velar. MORE: First drive review: The 2020 BMW X7 has grit, grille, and grandeur The effect has only been made more dramatic with thin LED headlights and on correctly ordered R-Dynamic models, with black wheels and roof and coppery highlights on the fender vents. It’s a British SUV that looks like it’s been chopped and channeled into a Chanel suit. Big wheelhouses fit available 21-inchers, tall doors and trim windows merge more quickly at the tail. This time, Land Rover’s drawn it with more heft. The original seemed to be cleaved from aluminum like origami. ![]() With the latest Evoque, Range Rover’s stiletto shape takes a softer set. ![]() 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque P250 R-Dynamic S ![]()
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