September 23, 2010

Paris today; here … not for months and months

Range Rover’s Evoque is about to be launched at the Paris Motor Show but don’t expect it here until about the second half of next year. A Land Rover spokesman told 4wdNewz that the company’s still planning production and shipping of the New Zealand models. But maybe we're not being disadvantaged, as even the Poms aren't getting it until much the same time. Evoque is the smallest, lightest, most fuel efficient Range Rover and its mission is to attract new customers to the brand. It’s being offered in both four-wheel-drive and (choke, splutter, gag) two-wheel-drive. 

UPDATE: Land Rover boss Phil Popham said at the Paris show that pricing will start at around £35,000, or about $76,000 in our currency (see also the Comments, below).

4 comments:

  1. Can't wait. Any idea of pricing?

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  2. A base Freelander costs $60,000, so expect it to be a fair bit more than that. Even the importer only has a general idea at this stage because the specification we'll get haven't been finalised.

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  3. Why do you bother with poseur cars like this. 4WDers have no interest in them.

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  4. True, Anonymous, but I sort of liked the photos.

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