Range Rover Evoque (2011) UK prices announced

Land Rover has announced UK pricing for the new Range Rover Evoque, which goes on sale in September 2011. Prices for the new Evoque start at £27,955 and run to £44,320, with details on the range and specifications below.

The Range Rover Evoque will offer a multitude of customisation options, as is the way with 'premium' vehicles these days. The first choice to make is whether to go with the three-door Evoque Coupe bodystyle, or slightly more practical Evoque five-door.

In a first for Range Rover (conveniently avoiding mention of the Land Rover Freelander), you'll then get to choose whether you require traditional four-wheel drive, or are happy to cruise the fashionable parts of town with front-wheel drive.  You can have a six-speed transmission to match, either manual or automatic.

Powertrains choices for the Range Rover Evoque consist of the eD4 (150bhp two-wheel drive),TD4 (150bhp) and SD4 (190bhp) 2.2-litre turbodiesel engines from the 2011 Freelander, along with the turbocharged SI4 2.0-litre (240bhp) petrol engine, aka Ford's Ecoboost unit.

The Evoque trim levels are called 'design themes'. Standard specification for the Evoque is 'Pure', which offers 18-inch alloys, leather seats (heated in the front), aluminium trim, 11-speaker stereo and touch-screen display, bluetooth and USB connectivity as standard.

'Prestige' is the luxury specification, bringing full Oxford leather interior, 19-inch wheels, wood trim, standard metallic paint, LED and Xenon headlights and foglamps.

'Dynamic' is the sports specification, bringing deeper bumpers and side sills, 20-inch wheels, sports interior trim and Magneride adaptive damping as standard.

On top of your chosen design theme, you can add one of two optional equipment packages - a £1900 Pure with TECH package brings your standard car closer to Prestige spec with:

* HDD premium navigation system
* Front parking aid
* Heated windscreen and windscreen washers
* Automatic headlamps
* Headlamp power-wash
* Rain-sensing windscreen wipers

For Prestige and Dynamic buyers there's the LUX package, which is not a bar of soap but adds:

* Powered tailgate and panoramic glass roof with power blinds
* 825W Meridian surround sound audio system     
* 8-inch high-resolution dual-view touch-screen display
* Analogue/digital television
* Auto-dimming rear view mirror
* Surround camera system with tow assist
* Blind spot monitoring
* Keyless entry
* 'Park Assist' system
* Advanced climate control with air filtration, air quality sensor and automatic recirculation

For an even fuller spec, go and play with the Land Rover website's Evoque configurator.

By Mark Hamilton