Evoque vs XC60 vs Q5

[Bet2502]

Basically wife has narrowed it down to one of these 3
Which would you recommend or you couldnt go wrong with either of these 3?
Any other suggestions of similiar
Experiences of any of these?
She has drove the Evoque albeit for 2 minute, liked it, but small boot was the only drawback
kids , prams, shopping blah blah..

[Matt UK]

None are exactly huge inside - you may need to go up a size if you need that sort of space.

Evoque is the 'it' car in this sector at the moment so likely to offer the most decent residuals if spec it right and only plan to have it for a year or two.

[Rocksteadyeddie]

I think if you bought anything but the Evoque you'd have a nagging "why didn't I buy that" everytime one drove past. The same would not be true in reverse.

[Bet2502]

Can you expand on that, do you mean on looks? do you have experience of any of them at all?
I have read the volvo is extremely comfortable and ticks alot of boxes, though yet to drive.

[West4x4]

What about the Freelander 2? a more practical Evoque

[Jem0911]

The Evoque is small, drove it for half an hour.
No knowledge of the ovlov.
Drove the Audi for a day, liked it a lot.
I'm in the same dilemma but want the l want wife to think big!!
The above are too small.

[Beyond Rational]

West4x4 said:

What about the Freelander 2? a more practical Evoque

and whiffs less of the Credit card chariot than the other choices

[Gizmo!]

I'm pretty sure the Evoque isn't a competitor to the other two.

It'd be Evoque / BMW X1 / Ford Kuga, surely?

[swamp]

What about the X3?

[Bet2502]

Gizmo! said:

I'm pretty sure the Evoque isn't a competitor to the other two.

It'd be Evoque / BMW X1 / Ford Kuga, surely?

From most reviews im reading these are all main competitors
Think i saw this or last months whatcar mag had a 4 car shootout
evoque 1st
xc60 2nd
think q5 3rd
forget what the other car was

[Rocksteadyeddie]

Bet2502 said:

Gizmo! said:

I'm pretty sure the Evoque isn't a competitor to the other two.

It'd be Evoque / BMW X1 / Ford Kuga, surely?

From most reviews im reading these are all main competitors
Think i saw this or last months whatcar mag had a 4 car shootout
evoque 1st
xc60 2nd
think q5 3rd
forget what the other car was

4th?

[Vytalis]

If you can cope with poorer (but not too bad) fuel economy there are some stunning deals on xc90s at the moment - when we bought ours it was actually cheaper than any xc60 we could've got. Superb cars and loads of space.

Edit: example - http://www.autoworld.co.uk/volvo/special-offers/ne...

How much evoque could you get for that money?

Edited by Vytalis on Monday 19th September 08:01

[Ranger 6]

swamp said:

What about the X3?

This - the X3 is an extremely practical car, the new one is excellent with decent boot space. Pricing is very competitive too (you could have a 255bhp 3.0d X3, 0-60 in 6.2, for the same price as an Evoque) and cheaper to run than any of the others.

Or the FL2 - the Volvo and Evoque are small inside, the Q5 rides like a skateboard, so none of those for me

[koolchris99]

OH's father has the xc60 and it's a lovely place to sit in, had many a long journey in it.

with all three though they are mini 4x4's so for the space the the larger xc90

[Snowboy]

I have the same dilemma.

Evoque is tiny – it's more like the X1 or (soon to be released) Q3.
It's a compact SUV not a medium sized one.

The Freelander 2 was horrible to drive. A big wobbly mess.

Volvo XC60 would have been a contender, except the passenger footwell has a weird shape to it over the wheel arch.
I just couldn't get past neither me nor the misses wanting to sit in the passenger seat.

I did seriously consider the Subaru Forester.
It's got a nice 2l diesel engine on a manual gearbox, or a petrol on auto.
It's a very nice car, take a look at it if you have a local dealership.

In the end thought, I think I've decided on the 3L Q5 with a panoramic roof.

[Bet2502]

Vytalis said:

If you can cope with poorer (but not too bad) fuel economy there are some stunning deals on xc90s at the moment - when we bought ours it was actually cheaper than any xc60 we could've got. Superb cars and loads of space.

Edit: example - http://www.autoworld.co.uk/volvo/special-offers/ne...

How much evoque could you get for that money?

Edited by Vytalis on Monday 19th September 08:01

Tempting yea! i think the XC90 is to be replaced very soon though, could be wrong.
It has been around forever, will still take a look though

[Vytalis]

Bet2502 said:

Tempting yea! i think the XC90 is to be replaced very soon though, could be wrong.
It has been around forever, will still take a look though

That offer was for the absolute top-spec: massage seats, ventilated leather, 27(ish) surround stereo, Nav, Cruise, etc. etc. etc. etc. I'm seriously tempted to chop mine in (59 plate XC90 D5 Active) and go for this. ISTR you can get an Active (still nice spec, for £25k or so new. I've lost £4k on the value of it in 2 years.