Now that Land Rover has unleashed most of the details surrounding its new Range Rover Evoque 5-door, the British company is turning its attention on promoting the crossover model to the social media. Beginning from Wednesday, December 1st, the automaker will share a new animated film of the five-door Evoque on its official social media pages including Facebook. For those curious enough (or bored...) to want to take a look, follow the break for the official clip.
The wait for the five-door version of the promising Range Rover Evoque soft roader is almost over as in less than a week's time, we'll see the SUV up close at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Following yesterday's detailed photo presentation, we now have the first video footage of the Evoque, which will hit U.S. dealerships next fall with a 240-horsepower 2.0-liter turbocharged four-pot petrol and a starting price of around $45,000.
In most of Europe, the Evoque will go on sale earlier in summer of 2011, with powertain options including a pair of diesel engines as well as the 2.0-liter turbo petrol. At least in the UK, France, Italy and Portugal, the base Evoque 5d with front wheel drive will start at around €35,000. Watch the two films after the jump.
Land Rover just released some new videos of its upcoming Evoque in motion, and it continues to convince. Interested? Hit the jump for the vids, or head over to our previous post for all the details.
Debuting at next week's Paris Auto Show as a 3-door model (the 5-door's on the way, don't fret), the new mini-Range will get turbocharged 4-cylinder diesel and gasoline engines; the 2.2-liter diesels will come in 150-horsepower and 190-horsepower flavors, while the 2.0-liter gasoline engine will put down a still-undisclosed output (where you at, Rover?).
Not only that, but the diesels post some impressive fuel economy numbers as well. How do you feel about 50 mpg Imperial / 41.6 mpg US from the low-output diesel with 4-wheel drive? Good, that's how.
It will be available in both 4-wheel driver and front-wheel drive (a Rover first), come in three trim levels, and provide owners with one very attractive interior. Live shots are on the way.
On 17 June, 2010, the Range Rover nameplate will be 40 years old and as part of the celebrations, Land Rover has released a short video showing all three generations of the luxury 4x4.
"Land Rover has a unique history of product innovation," says Phil Popham, Land Rover Managing Director. "But the Range Rover probably remains the most historically significant vehicle we have ever launched. It is one of the most important vehicles in the history of motoring."
The story of the Range Rover began in 1970 with the launch of the original model, now known as the Classic, which remained in production with numerous upgrades for just over 25 years. It was succeeded in 1994 by a second-generation model, internally known as the P38a, which itself was replaced in 2001 by the current version (L322).
In 2005, Land Rover added a second model line to the range, the sportier Range Rover Sport which proved to be a success becoming the British firm's best selling model in 2007.
At this year's Paris Motor Show in October, Land Rover will add a third member to the Range Rover family, the production version of the three-door LRX concept that will be the first model in the history of the brand to be offered with the option of two-wheel drive, although only four-wheel drive versions will be available at launch.
A Brief History of the Range Rover [from Land Rover]
1966 Work began on the first Range Rover prototype, known as the '100-inch station wagon'.
1970 The original two-door Range Rover – known as the Classic – goes on sale.
1971 Range Rover receives the RAC Dewar award for outstanding technical achievement.
1972 The Range Rover is the first vehicle to cross the Darien Gap on a British Army Trans-America expedition.
1974 Range Rover completes west to east Sahara desert expedition – 7,500 miles in 100 days.
1977 A modified Range Rover wins the 4x4 class in the London-Sydney Marathon, a gruelling 30,000 km (18,750 miles) event and the longest ever speed-based car rally.
1979 A specially modified Range Rover wins the first Paris-Dakar rally (a Range Rover wins again in 1981).
1981 First production four-door Range Rover appears along with the first factory-produced limited-edition Range Rover – the 'In Vogue'.
1982 Automatic transmission becomes available on Range Rover.
1983 Range Rover 5-speed manual gearbox is introduced.
1985 The diesel-powered Range Rover 'Bullet' breaks 27 speed records, including a diesel record for averaging more than 100mph for 24 hours.
1987 Range Rover launched in North America.
1989 Range Rover is the world's first 4x4 to be fitted with ABS anti-lock brakes.
1990 Limited Edition CSK – named after founder Charles Spencer King – is launched as a sportier Range Rover.
1992 Range Rover Classic is the world's first 4x4 to be fitted with electronic traction control (ETC).
1992 Long-wheelbase LSE (known as County LWB in the US) launched.
1992 Automatic electronic air suspension introduced, a world first for a 4x4.
1994 Second-generation (P38a) Range Rover goes on sale.
1996 Range Rover Classic bows out after total production of 317,615 units.
1999 Limited Edition Range Rover Linley appears at London Motor Show.
2001 All-New Range Rover (L322) launched.
2002 Half-millionth Range Rover produced at the Solihull plant.
2005 Second model line – the Range Rover Sport – launched.
2006 Terrain Response and TDV8 diesel introduced.
2009 Range Rover features all-new LR-V8 5.0 and 5.0 supercharged petrol engines and technology updates.
2010 Range Rover celebrates its 40th anniversary.
2010 All-New compact Range Rover to be revealed at Paris Motor Show.
While it may not be the best of times for large SUVs, Land Rover rightfully thought that it never hurts to update your product portfolio. At the New York Auto Show, the British automaker unveiled its 2010MY family that consists of the Land Rover Discovery 4 (LR4), the Range Rover and the Range Rover Sport. All three 4x4s have been cosmetically and mechanically enhanced and now come with new V6 diesel and/or V8 gasoline engine options. Hit the jump to watch all three respective videos.
Land Rover is attempting to stray away from its traditional SUV roots with plans to unveil a new crossover vehicle based on the Detroit Show LRX Concept in the near future (that is if Land Rover’s future owner doesn’t decide otherwise…). The three-door prototype, which the British carmaker labels a cross coupe, is more is more compact, lighter in weight and consequently, more fuel-efficient than other Land Rovers. -Video after the jump
The Land Rover LRX is a compact crossover-coupe concept that will be introduced at the Detroit Show on January 13. While we’ve only had the chance to see the LRX through Land Rover’s official image gallery –see here, Autocar magazine was invited by the British firm for an exclusive preview of the concept. Follow the jump to see Land Rover’s Design Director, Gerry McGovern, talk his way around the British marque’s latest creation which could very well go into production in a couple of years time. -Video after the jump
The Nemesis is the work of British Off-Road specialist Bowler and it’s developed to take on the world's most hardcore rallies, such as the Dakar. The Bowler Nemesis is based on the Range Rover Sport from which it borrows about 40 percent of its components. That includes the Range Rover’s 4.2-liter supercharged V8 that produces in stock form 385 Hp. Bowler however, converted the fuel system from petrol to E85 bio-ethanol and remapped the engine management system increasing output to over 500Hp. Of course such a beast doesn’t come for cheap as Bowler charges $244,000 or €173,000 for a complete Nemesis.
