As the elegantly dressed Lord of bike jumps, produce his cell phone and hineinschreit, you would think he was outraged. Somehow distraught. Perhaps unterzuckert? Nothing of all this. The man in the best age jumps to the range Rover Evoque painted in Buckingham blue and speaks: “Be it just discovered.” Yes! As a two-door. “He is super there.” Then he finished his call, draws tight his tie and happily continue pedaling. The range Rover Evoque magically attracts encounters this type. Recent addition to Range Rover rolls these days to customers who may rightly look forward. Finally, they receive an automobiles work of art – one that shines not only with a few nice details, but is unmistakable cool in its entirety, elegant and sporty.

Range Rover Evoque design convinced probably leaves the taste buds vibrate the range Rover Evoque 2 therefore so much as a successful mix of slanted coupe line and Offroadplattform (base Freelander) was difficult to imagine. Anyone who experienced the smallest range Rover but live, know that this combination is a real hit. Above all the tested coupe version range Rover Evoque 2.2 SD4 dynamic (1,000 euros more than the four) fits miraculously in the drawer of the common, compact SUV (Audi Q3, BMW X 1, VW Tiguan). And very important: it is not wanted because, but is ad-hoc convincingly.

Range Rover deserves praise for the courageous, consistent implementation in the Evoque. While elsewhere two grooves must shape the character, convinces the range Rover Evoque in details such as the daytime running lights of headlights, which reminds many small LED stroked a sparkling pair of eyes with eyeliner. Or the environment lighting under the looking-glass, in which – surprise – appears the silhouette of the car. The journey goes on behind the two doors: instead in an narrow Interior one finds himself in a wide lounge, instead of unterschäumter plastics, the fingers on the dashboard of range Rover Evoque touch a mix of soft panels and textured aluminum (series). The knob on the central console an angle in the room are as crisp as the leather steering wheel, which however should be a tad smaller.

Evoque is confusing that the scharte-like rear window provide little visibility, it’s no surprise – in practice, that disturbed the unfavourable cosy relationship between large exterior mirrors and wide A-pillars of range Rover Evoque amazingly less than. At each turn, the sinking feeling is created, a group of cyclists hiding behind it. One has a rear camera the shunting (in the technology package for 3,800 euros) enough money left over, it makes it easier. With the withdrawal, blind spot-Warner, who sound the alarm LED with one in the respective mirror monitor rear traffic for 400 euros. A purchase warning deserves the latest version of the touch screen navigation system (from 2,150 euros), which although extremely skilfully in the centre console integrated, but insanely makes with his cumbersome operation. Ample driving dynamics is in the range Rover Evoque to the Besänftigen recommend that curvy country roads, the range Rover Evoque 2.2 SD4 dynamic whole after totally relaxed glides desire or athletic can scurry. Its technicians, succeeded the wonderfully rich and stately Range Rover feeling to miss a pinch of strong dynamics. These experienced dynamics of proven 4 x 4 program terrain response, which provides different off-road driving modes at your fingertips is best in driving mode. As soon as the digits in the cockpit no longer white, but red light, the range Rover Evoque reacts 2.2 SD4 dynamic more quickly and directly to change course and presses in bends easily with the stern to the outside. Currently no compact SUV can better.

Evoque weight presses on consumption where the competition has advantages? In consumption. The Coupé Range Rover Evoque 2.2 SD4 dynamic occurs with the powerful of the two 2, 2-liter diesel versions at (150/190 PS), which flushes their 420 nm of torque, such as a long wave on both axes. As the car will however over 1.8 tons on the scales (approximately two hundred more than a comparable VW Tiguan), pass 9.5 seconds to 100 km/h. At the gas station is, that despite standard automatic start stop feature the optimistic consumption target of 5.7 L / 100 km not to keep. Of the entire test, the range Rover Evoque requires 2.2 SD4 dynamic after 8.9 litres – on the restrained driven consumption round (mix of city/country/Highway) were 6.4 L / 100 km; the VW Tiguan 2.0 TDI 4Motion needs around one litre of less. After its model range Rover offers the Evoque slightly later also only with front-wheel drive. Starting price: 33.100 euro – including 150 PS strong diesel, two-zone air conditioning, partial leather, rear parking piepsern and automatic start stop feature. Kind enough this basic model sounds, so violently hurts the supplement for policy to the nächstbesseren version of dynamic: 8,200 euros for details such as athletic-looking parts, leather upholstery, 19-inch alloy, Xenon light and a sound system? Too much! The tested Coupé Range Rover Evoque 2.2 SD4 dynamic will again be admired. A young lady will stop their mini, takes a look into the cockpit, and wants to know how much is the “small car”. The 46.900 euro for the dynamic version put her no terror. Interested in she eyes the white painted roof: “give for the I thee away even my mini.” Bull’s eye. The range Rover Evoque controls in a similarly large niche, how she found BMW with the mini in 2001. Thanks to its ingredients, the small range Rover has good chances to be similarly successful. And despite his happ-charges he adopted with feeling: without him something would be missing.