The mother of one, who sometime ago converted from Christianity to Islam, knows her onions when it comes to acting and has bagged some awards in her chosen career. Recently, the fair-complexioned actress acquired the latest edition, 2014, of Range Rover Evoque. The car was said to have cost her about N16m
The 2014 Evoque has several characteristics that set it apart from competition. Perhaps the most notable is its interior, which features excellent build quality, fine materials and pleasing aesthetics. Even in the base model, the Evoque’s interior is stunning, with soft-touch and excellent materials, brushed aluminium trim and an automatic gear selector that rises out of the centre console.
Suffice to say everything feels nice and even smells nice, too in the latest Evoque. It’s hardly the most practical luxury crossover SUV out there, but the Evoque compensates with serious style, sporty handling and above-average off-road talents.
The Evoque is fuel-efficient and packed full of standard amenities that you will enjoy on the drive to work. But at its heart, the 2014 Range Rover Evoque is a luxury crossover for shoppers who are more interested in making a fashion statement.
If the four-door looks too utilitarian to you, this is the one of the few SUVs on the market that also comes in a two-door version: It is called the Evoque Coupe.
Performance
Every 2014 Range Rover Evoque comes with a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that generates 240 horsepower and 250 pound-feet of torque. A nine-speed automatic transmission is standard. It is an all-wheel drive type. All Evoques come with Land Rover’s Terrain Response system, which automatically adjusts engine and transmission response depending on road and trail conditions and also offers driver-selectable modes.
The Environmental Protection Agency rates both the Evoque Coupe and the Evoque four-door at 24 miles per gallon combined, 21mpg in the city and 30mpg on the highway, which are great numbers for a compact luxury crossover with a conventional gasoline engine. In Edmunds brake testing, an Evoque Coupe with 20-inch wheels and summer performance tires came to a stop from 60 mph in 117 feet.
Features
The 2014 Evoque, which seats up to five, comes standard with 18-inch alloy wheels, automatic wipers, keyless ignition and entry, driver-selectable drive modes, Bluetooth phone and audio connectivity, an 8-inch touchscreen electronics interface and an 11-speaker sound system with CD player, HD radio, an auxiliary audio jack and two USB audio jacks.
Options available on the Evoque include 19-inch wheels, front and rear foglights, adaptive xenon headlamps, navigation system with voice controls and a 17-speaker surround-sound audio system with a 10-CD changer.
Also included is an automated parking system that steers the vehicle into and out of parallel-parking spots.
Safety
Standard safety features on all 2014 Range Rover Evoques include antilock brakes, stability and traction control, trailer sway control, driver and passenger airbags, side head and rear head airbags front side airbags and side curtain airbags. Also standard are front and rear parking sensors, a rearview camera child safety locks and daytime running lights, etc.
Optional safety equipment includes blind spot monitoring, a 360-degree parking camera and an adaptive cruise control system bundled with a frontal collision warning system that can apply the brakes if it detects an imminent collision. Also included are hill start assist and hill descent control systems.
Driving Impressions
Although the 240-hp 2.0-liter engine is not specially powerful, quiet or refined by luxury crossover standards, it is quite fuel-efficient, given that the new nine-speed transmission has the ability to skip over unnecessary gears when the driver rapidly applies the accelerator pedal.
The good: Auto reviewers commended the high-end design inside and out; plenty of standard features; composed handling; impressive fuel economy and available two-door body style. The available automated parking system gets a Parking Exit feature that simplifies the task of exiting tight parallel-parking spots.
The bad: Reviewers complained about the much less interior room than rivals; four-cylinder is noisy for this class and there’s no available engine upgrade; ride may be too stiff for some. Also, headroom and legroom are tight in the rear seat, and the dramatically sloping roof line imparts a semi-claustrophobic feel and impedes rear visibility.
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