Land Rover has revealed a ‘warm’ Evoque in the new Range Rover Evoque Autobiography Dynamic, heading for a Geneva Motor Show debut.
Range Rover Evoque Autobiography Dynamic (pictured) gets 281bhp
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We’ve been expecting Land Rover to deliver a proper performance version of the Range Rover Evoque, even more so with the arrival of the impressively performing Porsche Macan.
Still, extra power and more goodies is never a bad thing, so an Evoque with 281bhp and more equipment is not to be sniffed at, even if it’s likely to cost £50k or more.
The extra power in the Evoque Autobiography Dynamic is a not insignificant 44bhp and 44lb/ft of torque for the existing 2.0 turbo petrol, and the Evoque also gets a re-calibrated 9-speed ZF ‘box for better response and uprated steering too.
Tweaks to the suspension see the geometry modified, dampers re-calibrated and springs firmed up with Land Rover’s Torque Vectoring by Braking fitted for better handling.
Cosmetic changes for the Autobiography Dynamic (which you can have in either 3 or 5-door) include a new grill and front valance, ‘jewel’ headlights and tail lights, 20″ alloys, Autobiography badging and a new ‘performance’ colour option for the Dynamic – Phoenix Orange – along with a choice of sports or premium climate seats in four colours and Autobiography headrests and tread plates.
Also on offer will be a new Autobiography spec for the Evoque with a choice of the regular diesel or petrol engines and an upgraded interior plus the arrival of Land Rover’s inControl Apps fro more seamless integration with smartphones.
The new Range Rover Evoque Autobiography Dynamic and Evoque Autobiography will debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month but won’t go on sale until October 2014 as a 2015 model.
Chris says
I was expecting a 300bhp version of the Evoque to compete with the Porsche Macan, which has versions above this.
The new Ford Mustang has a 2.3-liter EcoBoost inline-four producing 305bhp, so why did they not use it? Are Ford refusing to sell it to them?
The Hotfire engines won’t be coming off the production line until 2015, and that’s initially just for the diesel engines, so it will be a couple of years before the Ford 4 cylinder engines are replaced.