2017 Range Rover Evoque Convertible Td4 180 SE Dynamic Review | Stamping A New Signature On Open Air Motoring
SUV is a terrible term. It’s used as if it applies to only one very closely-related group of vehicles, when in reality it’s a much broader category in much the same way ‘boat’ applies to everything from super-tankers, to cruise-liners, to yachts, to floating piles of beer cans strung together for the Darwin Regatta.
With that in mind Land Rover has applied only the very loosest sense of SUV-ness to its Range Rover Evoque, a high-rider that could go off-road but probably won’t and instead stands out as a testament to style, becoming a defining product in the British brand’s relatively recent product expansion.
But Evoque, in three and five door forms is one thing. The Evoque Convertible, a proper four-seat convertible with a folding fabric roof, is quite another thing altogether, pushing the definition of SUV further than ever before.
Vehicle Style: Prestige convertible SUV
Price: $85,343 (plus on-roads)
Engine/trans: 132kW/430Nm 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo diesel | 9sp automatic
Fuel Economy Claimed: 5.7 l/100km | Tested: 8.2 l/100km
OVERVIEW
Land Rover has reserved the Evoque Convertible treatment for high-end variants of its smallest SUV only, with two trims: SE Dynamic (tested here) or the flagship HSE Dynamic. The price of entry isn’t cheap, you can get into the 177kW/340Nm petrol model from $84,948, or the 132kW/430Nm diesel you see here for $85,343.