Monday 2nd March 2015

Land Rover confirms Evoque Convertible

You read that right! Drop-top announced with first prototype images. Brace yourself

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Just when you thought a six-wheeled Defender was the weirdest Land Rover you were going to see today... These are the first prototype images of the Evoque convertible, announced at Geneva and with sales due to commence next year. Hmm.

The images come from a testing schedule conducted in London's Crossrail tunnels. It may look like a daft PR stunt (obviously there's a video too) but the benefit is roof-down testing out of the public eye. Apparently the unfinished tunnels allowed for some off-road exploration too. This will surely go down superbly with your local green-laners...

For now Land Rover has only released these images and confirmation of the project. Expect more details towards the end of this year. Yes, it really is happening.

Video here.

 

[Frimley111R]

Women will love it!

[Camoradi]

what the.....

[bertie]

Surely some sort of joke?

[Steamer]

Date check: March the 2nd not April the 1st

[Sump]

I'd actually laugh out loud if I saw anyone driving that.

[dapearson]

Words fail me

Yet another niche product that takes a bunch of target markets and fails to hit all of them

edit: just realised. It's actually squarely aimed at those people who really love open-top buses but would never be seen on a bus. Bingo.

Edited by dapearson on Monday 2nd March 17:01

[Steamer]

Sump said:

I'd actually laugh out loud if I saw anyone driving that.

...maybe yummy-mummies arn't just the target demographic anymore?

"For the freedom fighter that likes a bit of style and comfort in later life, but still enjoys the feel of wind in their beard and maintains all that RPG launching practicality"

[numtumfutunch]

Inevitable

[g3org3y]

numtumfutunch said:

Inevitable

Indeed. Surprised it has taken them this long tbh.

[Centurion07]

The pinnacle of chavtastic, WAG automobile nirvana.

I would actually be embarrassed to get in one of those, never mind own one.

[Uncle John]

You will look such a Hampton Wick driving this around!!!!

[macdeb]

Lost for words, some idiot will buy it no doubt. There's me thinking the X6 was the most vulgar thing out there then this comes along.
Shockingly bad.

[civicduty]

Love the fact even the test driver is in camouflage.

[wildcat45]

Useful for hunting the Grouse. Paint one dark green and I can see estates who charge you money to go out killing things getting them. Far more comfortable than a Defender for new money wannabe Harry and Henriettas.

More likely to be driven by an orange scaffolders wife who outgrew her SLK.

Is this not Land-Rover going back to its roots? Weren't the first Landy's soft tops?

:-)

[h0b0]

They were beaten to this niche market

[unsprung]

"Excellent, Smithers. Now make it pink."

[InsolentMinx]

I quite like it... it looks good in the camo vinyl too.

But sadly i'll never be able to afford it; so you gladly won't have to worry about me buying one, and driving it around causing other roadusers to laugh at me

[Pvapour]

think it looks awesome, glad to see a manufacturer doing something different, just because its a 4x4 doesn't mean it should be mud plugging!

[skilly1]

Look like a bit of fun, would love to take my kids out in that during the summer! Stop being so serious!

[Otispunkmeyer]

A metric fk-ton of these will be sold. In white.