FIRST DRIVE | New 2019 Range Rover Evoque is still an object of desire

The Evoque follows the reductionist design strategy with plenty of inspiration from the Velar. Picture: SUPPLIED

He says the Evoque design has been pared back to its very essence, the sort of thing designers say. We can translate that for you: it basically means many of the heavy mouldings have gone, replaced by simple surfaces, cleaner lines and, of course, those Velar-inspired items such as slim headlights and a hexagonal grille pattern.

The Clearsight Ground View effectively makes the front of the vehicle invisible as it shows a virtual picture of the front wheels on the ground. Picture: SUPPLIED The Evoque also gets the new Touch-Pro Duo from the Velar, which features two interactive screens — one on the dash to show infotainment, connectivity and navigation and the other in the lower half of the centre console that allows you to access all the dynamic and off-road settings as well as the climate controls. The latter still lacks haptic feedback, which problematically means you have to take your eyes off the road to see what you are selecting.

Two engines will be offered initially, a 132kW diesel and a 183kW petrol, both Ingenium powerplants built in-house at Jaguar Land Rover. Both also benefit from 48V mild-hybrid engineering, which provides between 10kW and 15kW of additional power at lower revs. When they do, the four-cylinder petrol should be the better option, with an all-wheel drive system that can disconnect from the front axle to provide better economy — the diesel also has it but is likely to beat the petrol on consumption in all modes.

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