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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2637   
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Ok, I will admit it: the Evoque is better than I expected off-road. Drove it today at LR Experience and it didn't break!
Some clips:  Click image to enlarge -- 2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear 2015 Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged
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16th Jun 2012 8:55pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665  
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Some good video's - thanks for sharing.
MrsK bought one a few months ago, and we had a LR Esperience day in Dunkeld, Scotland. It's an impressive bit of kit! The terrain response makes life quite easy. Not had it through a winter yet, but I assume it'll be good in the Aviemore snow. I'm looking for some 2nd hand wheels (maybe off a Freelander2 as they seem to be the same) and putting some winter/M+S tyres on for those dark months of snow and road salt. Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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18th Jun 2012 1:38pm |
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| markalpha Member Since: 23 Apr 2008 Location: Downham Market Posts: 690  
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Looking at Evoque for my wife at the moment. What sort of mpg is your other half getting from hers Martin.
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18th Jun 2012 6:46pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665
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Hmmm - MrsK does a lot of short runs (5 miles round Edinburgh bypass in rush hour). During that she gets low 30's. She's heavy-footed... On a run we get just over 40 mpg. But hers is the Auto, and 190 bhp. Manual would be a good bit better I expect. Also like most diesel engines, it'll probably give better mpg after a few thousand miles (under 2k miles at the mo)... Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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19th Jun 2012 7:36am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20294
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I quite like them not quite so keen on the rear view / small rear window. What's the vision like? ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️
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19th Jun 2012 10:59am |
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| Reiver Member Since: 04 Dec 2011 Location: Cumbria Posts: 48 
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Buy a Freelander and squash the back - it's cheaper
 This is border country and the Romans built a wall for a reason! |
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19th Jun 2012 1:46pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665
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Visibility in the front is very sinilar to the Freelander2, the view is much better than you would expect. The huge wing mirrors and thick door A pillars do obscure roundabouts a bit. The rear view mirror isn't great, but no worse than my 110 USW  The huge wing mirrors give great rear view 
Hmmm...not really. Spec for spec, the FL2 and Evoque are similar prices. Our 190bhp Auto with sunroof, privacy glass and heated steering wheel was about 34k. It has full leather (heated), DAB radio etc. A similar spec FL2 is about the same price (FL2 XS Auto with full leather is 33,210 - just configged one on the LR site)! So was a X3 and an Audi and a Volvo XC60... They're all within 10% of each other... And I expect the Evoque to have good residuals because they're selling so well... Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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19th Jun 2012 3:58pm |
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| Birdy Member Since: 07 Oct 2011 Location: Côte d'Azur Posts: 864 
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Manual would be a good bit better I expect
Not necessarily, them days are over Peter |
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20th Jun 2012 8:50am |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2637
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Yep, autoboxes are so much better offroad. All it takes it a bit of left-foot braking and sometimes you can even get through without the TC activating --
2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear 2015 Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged
Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9 Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ |
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20th Jun 2012 9:01am |
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| yobbie Member Since: 15 Nov 2010 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 712 
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I was gutted I missed the chance to do the Land Rover Experience at Wiesenhof Wild park near Stellenbosch in 2008 as my plane was delayed by a day, had to make do with a drive round in a Kia Sportage!!
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20th Jun 2012 9:29pm |
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