Range Rover Evoque Named 'Car of the Year'

All-New Range Rover Evoque wins Best Compact SUV and Car of the Year titles

From left to right: Phil Hodgkinson Director, Jaguar Land Rover Product Development, David Mitchell Chief Programme Engineer, Gerry McGovern Land Rover Design Director, Colin Green Managing Director Land Rover UK, Murray Dietsch Director, Land Rover Programmes.

Receiving high praise from judges, the Evoque lauded for its mold-breaking styling and driving dynamics, as well as for its pricing.  In addition, LR4 claims Best Large SUV title for second successive year and extends it’s prize-winning streak to seven years.

Citing the Evoque’s ‘mold breaking’ looks and driving dynamics as key factors in its success, the magazine also praised its keen pricing: “The Evoque puts the hugely desirable Range Rover brand within the reach of compact executive car buyers for the very first time,” says Graham Hope,Auto Express Acting Editor. “The fact it looks and drives the way it does serves only to underline its premium appeal.”

“The winner of the Auto Express Car of the Year prize really needs to break the mold – and the Range Rover Evoque does exactly that. You have only to look at its concept car styling to see why the British firm already has a bulging order book for the new baby of its range. Its appeal goes far beyond its distinctive styling.”

Land Rover UK Managing Director Colin Green welcomed the recognition: “The first production Evoque was driven off the line at Land Rover’s Halewood manufacturing plant in Liverpool only last month. To receive an accolade such as this so soon, and from such a respected journal as Auto Express, is a huge boost for the talented and dedicated professionals who have worked so hard and so long to bring the Evoque to market.”

“The Discovery trophy cabinet is already huge, and this second successive Auto Express Award for the latest incarnation of the model underlines its superiority in a highly competitive market segment, and adds to the pride we feel today.”

Auto Express says of the award-winning LR4: “The versatile Land Rover has figured on the winners’ list at our annual awards for seven successive years, and it’s easy to see why. The latest Discovery 4 marries high-class fixtures and fittings with huge dimensions and unrivalled off-road ability. Better still, a revised model with more power and lower emissions is due to hit the showrooms in October.”