The Evoque (or however it is spelt), I dont really like the look of, but I am reluctant to form an opinion on yet, as I have never even been in one, let alone driven one, or put through its paces off road.
The reason I say this is that before I drove a Range Rover Sport, I gave them a good slagging off. "Gone soft" I said, "Give me a full fat range rover anyday"
Then I had the opportunity to drive one. Only a short distance on the road, but then a few hours in the mud. Now the "Sport" is in the "I will own one of those one day" box for me.
I own (but annoyingly, hardly ever get time to use) a 20 year old range rover heavily modified for off roading. It has been modified to the extent where it is a crap "on road" car, but awesome off road.
The sport, which I originally dismissed as a fashion item, on road tyres was almost as good off road as my 20 year old truck. With decent tyres, it would be better. Obviously, as a "car" which is mainly sold to rich Mums & footballers, it is pretty good on-road.
When I read in the press about the electronics the sport has I was very skeptical (why would a decent off road driver want electronics?). Having used them, I was seriously impressed. (They do of course mean that muppets will be able to get even more stuck, but there is no saving muppets from themselves).
I dont know "sod all" about the Evoque, other than I really dont like its styling.
After my experience in the sport, I dont want to be too quick to slag off the Evoque until I have given it a proper try.
