With its sleek and sporty silhouette, coupled with greater modularity and a family-oriented assertive Evokes Range Rover joins the 5-door super coupe version of the model to give rise to a desirable range that promises to completely transform the compact SUV segment of luxury.
Like the coupe, 5-door variation that remains faithful to the spirit of the Land Rover LRX concept car, offering a resolutely innovative interpretation of
e design of the original crossover coupe.
The Range Rover Evokes 5 doors also shows a perfect match with the core values of the Range Rover brand, ensuring high levels of finish, luxury and performance along with exceptional off-road capabilities like all Land Rover, while displaying a figure more compact.
The style of a coupé and the versatility of a car 5 doors
The Range Rover Evokes 5 doors brilliantly reinterprets the design of the LRX concept car, combining the look and appeal statutory dynamic crossover coupe original functionality of a 5-door model.
“The Range Rover Evokes 5 door creates the same emotional appeal as the coupe, while offering the modularity of a family,” says Gerry McGovern, design director of Land Rover.
“It keeps the same main lines – the rising beltline extremely strong, muscular shoulder running the length of the body, and the distinctive sloped roofline” floating “- while creating a flag back slightly elevated. In its final version, the new Range Rover impresses with its interior space and modularity while retaining the essence of the coupe, and its image of strength and its exterior design elements superbly crafted. “
Although its interior space is more generous, this version retains the 5-door compact coupe: the length and overall width are also identical.
Like the coupe, the Range Rover Evokes 5-door combines a sleek design, an extremely neat and ideal proportions allowing it to conform to the core values that are Range Rover luxury, refinement and performance skills suv while remaining faithful to the spirit of the design of the LRX concept.
A luxurious interior with a unique quality finish
This 5-door version of the Range Rover Evokes offers guests a home of rare beauty, in unison with its outer silhouette. From a quality finish outside the norm, it also uses the finest materials and is distinguished by an extremely elegant design worthy of the interior of any Range Rover.
Evokes the Range Rover is the only model of the compact SUV segment to offer its customers an interior as richly endowed, wearing a soft leather of the highest quality, enhanced with double stitching of extreme beauty giving a highly luxurious finish to each surface of the dashboard, doors and seats.
Contrasts beautifully with the ambience of absolute comfort and flexibility of leather with natural, real aluminum inserts scattered throughout the cabin add just a touch of elegance beautifully. Cold to the touch and made with extreme care, as evidenced these inserts to the view that affect the level of incomparable quality interior finishes.
The panel, topped by a cap compact curved shape, is still enhance the sporty and luxurious character of the interior. Both counters are distinguished by their three-dimensional shape and particularly expressive with their hands and indexes both simple and beautifully lit. These counters are nestled at the bottom of circular housings chrome rings accented by a brilliant exception.
The comfort and versatility of a wagon
30 mm higher than the coupe version, the Range Rover Evokes 5 doors adds to the luxury of its interior roominess and versatility even higher. Rear-seat, shoulder width increased by 50mm and headroom, the most generous, is comparable to that of traditional sports sedans.
The all-glass panoramic roof helps enhance the feeling of space and comfort by flooding the cabin with light, while all passengers enjoy an even greater headroom.
Families, even many, will appreciate the Range Rover Evokes 5 doors to its modularity and load volume worthy of a compact estate.
The rear seats, equipped with all three of a three-point seatbelts and head restraints, can be split 60/40 and equipped with ISOFIX anchorages for attaching a child safety seat. If necessary, it is possible to extend the cargo capacity to 1445 liters.
The driver has a lower seat on board a classic Range Rover, a position which accentuates the feeling of sportsmanship while being elevated from the road for more driving comfort.
A dynamic and refined exceptional performance
Land Rover engineers have designed the 5-door Range Rover Evokes to offer all its customers an unforgettable driving experience combining a behavior that is both dynamic and sporty, responsive performance and exceptional refinement.
This new car can accept an optional very advanced suspension “Adaptive Dynamics” associated with shock MagneRide â„¢ which gives the Range Rover behavior both agile and secure doubled flexibility and exceptional driving comfort. The suspension system ensures even more precise control of the body which results in a more linear handling and incisive.
As a genuine Range Rover, Range Rover Evokes 5-door is distinguished by its exceptional performance on all terrains and in all weather, performances that are one of the key strengths of the brand’s models.Like its bigger brothers, this newcomer to the range offers a fantastic off-road potential, further enhanced by the new version of the Terrain Response system that made the reputation of Range Rover.
Evokes Range Rover will be the first Range Rover in history to give its customers the choice between an AWD version Permanent intelligent, characterized by performance and towing capacity unmatched on any surface, and a version with wheels before driving low carbon consumption and guarantees a more than reasonable.
Evokes Range Rover 5-Door uses the supercharged engine range of the coupe version which shine by their flexibility and responsiveness. Guests can opt for the particular 2.2-liter turbodiesel engine completely overhauled and corrected and comes in two power levels of 190 and 150 hp. The front-wheel drive version associated with the block 2.2-liter 150 hp is distinguished by its level of CO2 emissions of 135 g / km *.
The all-new 2.0-liter gasoline engine Si4 last generation that is rated at 240 hp combines three technologies for its avant-garde – the gasoline direct injection, turbocharging, and dual variable valve timing – which traction and guarantee him a sobriety exemplary and can deliver 0 to 100 km / h in 7.1 seconds *.
Sustainable development
Taking the compact size and advanced technologies of the coupe, the 5-door Range Rover Evokes reinforces the commitment of the brand in favor of sustainable development. The Range Rover Evokes is positioned as the Range Rover’s smallest, lightest and most sober of all time.
Environmental awareness more assertive this new model is a result of a comprehensive approach to the mark to reduce the environmental impact of its products throughout their life cycle – and not just during the period they are used by customers. We can consider the best ways to reduce its overall carbon footprint by integrating the phases of development, manufacturing and recycling of end of life.
If the Range Rover Evokes guarantees its guests all the luxury and performance they have come to expect from a Range Rover, it also demonstrates its excellent fuel efficiency and extremely responsible design that is among the models the greenest in its class.
The Range Rover is its size Evokes “environmentally responsible” for the following main innovations:
• Compact size – with an overall length of 4350 mm, 5-door Range Rover Evokes is shorter than 430 mm from a Range Rover Sport
• Design alleviated by extensive use of materials at the forefront of the body and chassis
• economical engines – petrol and diesel blocks last-generation offering high energy efficiency thanks to their direct injection system and engine shut-off device to stop
• Technology-enhanced low CO2 levels – starting with the electric power steering (EPAS), the regenerative charging system and smart transmission optimized
• Availability of a front-wheel-drive version – to a weight gain and loss reduction of the kinematic
• Recycling and reuse – extensive use of recycled and sustainable materials and optimization of recycling capacity at the end of life
All these technological developments have helped give birth to a Range Rover which sets new standards in the compact SUV segment in terms of luxury consumption levels and CO2. Version 5 door diesel two wheel drive dismissing 135 g / km of CO2.
Evokes Range Rover or the art of distinguishing
The attraction of this exceptional new-generation Range Rover is largely due to its lighting system. Your eyes are first captivated by the distinctive design of the headlights, the result of advanced technology LED lights. This same design is repeated at the rear light LED that are distinguished by their multi-faceted design in three dimensions imitating the petals of a flower.
If night, you approach the Evokes Range Rover, you will see very clearly a graphic along the front door panels, illuminated by light from lamps to mirrors integrated approach.
The Range Rover offers you Evokes other small attentions very significant when you take a seat on board.Thus, the displays of the passenger illuminated successively by a perfectly orchestrated choreography As the progress of the startup procedure. Finally, to complete this sequence of reception, the rotary gear selector rises in silence to be housed in the palm of your hand.
The interior lighting LED diffuse light throughout the interior precise and sophisticated, available in a wide range of colors that the driver can choose depending on his mood. However, if you select Dynamic, you will see throughout the cabin – as well as the dials of the dashboard and instrument cluster displays – light up in red, creating a highly sporty interior ambience.
To supplement this allocation of extreme wealth, the Range Rover Evokes may also receive an optional panoramic roof, first proposed on a Range Rover. It offers a view of 360 degrees, making each journey a truly unique experience.
Like the coupe, the 5-door Range Rover Evokes offers its customers a choice of three major stylistic themes, which have all their specificity and are associated with a surface treatment totally exclusive and coordinated interior ambience. These three themes:
• “Pure” – This theme combines the superb exterior design of concept car with a sober and elegant interior upholstery in neutral colors to highlight the purity and simplicity of the architectural forms of the cockpit.The extremely soft touch materials that clothe most surfaces contrasted with genuine brushed aluminum inserts.
• “Prestige” – this theme symbolizes the ultimate in luxury Range Rover, combining a distinctive exterior design highlighted by exclusive alloy rims of 19 inches and stylistic details of the most beautiful effect, and a warm interior almost entirely covered in leather. It developed as a two-tone upholstery made of a luxurious leather of the highest quality and enhanced double stitching, and metal inserts and real wood with a rare elegance.
• “Dynamic” – this theme has a decidedly bold exterior design, characterized by 20-inch wheels and shields, side skirts, grille and exhaust outlets give the specific evokes a more confident look and more determined. The pavilion and rear spoiler are available in a contrasting color (optional at no extra charge).Inside Sport offers the most luxurious ambiance with darker tones and studded with beautiful touches of color, and is characterized by perforated leather seats and exclusive design elements in mind sporty.
Latest technology
Like the coupe version, the Range Rover Evokes 5-door offers a full range of advanced technologies, both in its control systems as its connection equipment, comfort and pleasure and this for all its passengers.
The cockpit of the Range Rover Evokes stands by a system of controls and displays well-designed layout features a sleek and airy, features avant-garde and extreme ease of use.
At the heart of the control system is the famous high definition touch screen 8-inch-specific Range Rover, with its extreme precision graphics and simple menus and intuitive. The display is available with the innovative Double Vision, allowing the driver and passenger to view the content totally different.
Customers most tech-savvy will have a pack full connectivity to meet their requirements, including a hands-free Bluetooth, the audio streaming and a range of USB and auxiliary inputs for connecting iPods and other portable players.
Evokes Range Rover Range Rover is the first to inherit audio systems sound quality as perfect, all developed in partnership with Meridian, one of the absolute references in the field of high-end audio equipment. The ultimate range of Meridian is a sound system of 825 W to 17 speakers that delivers surround sound absolutely fantastic.
The Range Rover Evokes 5-door offers its customers many other amenities including:
• Automatic Parallel Parking System
• System Blind Spot Monitoring
• panoramic camera system of five digital cameras with a recoil
• Air conditioning with dual zone automatic preheating function away from the cockpit
• Navigation System Mapping HDD
Tuners • DAB / FM / AM / Sirius audio system hard drive to store the equivalent of 10 CD
• Digital TV and satellite, and DVD playback
• Multimedia pack with rear seat with 8-inch video screens, digital wireless headphones and remote control via touch screen
• keyless entry system and power liftgate
• Directional headlights with automatic control system of beam
• windshield, heated front seats and steering wheel
Marketing on 160 markets around the world beginning in the summer of 2011
The 5-door coupe and the Range Rover Evokes will be produced in the factory Land Rover’s award-winning Halewood on Merseyside located in the United Kingdom. This Range Rover will be sold in over 160 countries around the world beginning in the summer of 2011. Its price range starts at an indicative € 35 000.
1. A VERY INNOVATIVE DESIGN
The Range Rover Evokes 5 door is for guests a superb alternative to the coupe and brilliantly reinterprets the design of the LRX concept car.
The 5-door combines the look and appeal statutory dynamic crossover coupe original functionality of a 5-door model.
According to Gerry McGovern, design director of Land Rover: “We have ensured that Evokes Range Rover 5-door offers the same emotional appeal as the coupe version while maintaining the modularity of a family car. Particular care was given to its design in order to accurately reflect the spirit and really exciting exclusive of the LRX concept. “
The style of a coupé and the versatility of a car 5 doors
Anxious to preserve the unique style of crossover coupe original designers of the Range Rover Evokes have 5 doors with a design very similar to that of the 5-door version coupé.Cette variation retains the compact size of the cut in with a length and overall width strictly identical. The bold exterior design incorporates the same design language, reinterpreting the elements brilliantly iconic style of the Range Rover, starting with its hood wrapped so typical, its roof “floating” and its four wheels arranged in the corners giving it a seat impression of robustness.
In order to have a more generous interior space, its designers have made some subtle changes to the angle of the rear roofline, thereby enhancing 5-door version to 30 mm from the cut.
The design of the front, which remains unchanged from the coupe, gives the Range Rover evokes its identity, particularly through the distinctive shape of the horizontal grille bars and the two exclusive profile of its projectors.
With its curves of rare elegance, the body a feeling of very high quality. It is distinguished by its closing lines tightened with extreme precision, great stylistic attributes, like the side vents, and the shape of stretched and beautifully carved front and rear lights with their lighting separate LED lights and optical very slender.
A luxurious interior combines modernity and sportsmanship
Inside the Range Rover Evokes 5 door adopts an architecture that is both sober and robust. He also adorned the finest materials – like all worthy of the Range Rover name – which, however, enjoy a more sporty and resolutely contemporary.
Like the Range Rover the most impressive of the range, the driving position of the bishop is distinguished by strong horizontal elements of the dashboard that intersect with the vertical lines while its power center console.
The designers have also drawn their inspiration from the shapes of the interior of the LRX concept, thus preserving the profile slope of the center console and the purity and elegance of the lines of the dashboard. Inside the Range Rover Evokes also adopts the concept of storage space located under the center console, its open structure echoing the themes of lightness and efficiency found in many other places in the vehicle .
Topped with a cap compact curved shape, the dashboard helps enhance the sporty and luxurious interior.Its two counters are distinguished by their three-dimensional shape and particularly expressive with their hands and indexes both simple and beautifully lit. These counters are nestled at the bottom of the circular housing sporty design and enhanced with a bright chrome rings exceptional.
The optional all-glass panoramic roof helps to accentuate the feeling of space and freedom aboard Evokes Range Rover, while its cabin flooded with light.
The workmanship and materials Range Rover
Evokes Range Rover offers a level of incomparable quality and finish to the smallest detail. Its designers made sure to carefully select only the finest materials and treat them with great care and exquisite taste.
To be convinced finally, just to observe the highly luxurious dressing the upper part of the dashboard. The most prestigious models are adorned with leather Windsor – obtained from the skins of very high quality and unparalleled flexibility, hand selected for their touch and they look quite exceptional and fully enhanced with double stitching crafts.
The central part of the dashboard is lined with leather. This skin associated with sumptuous leather upholstery cons of doors and seats creates an atmosphere under the sign of absolute luxury. In total, more than 10 m2 of leather – the equivalent of three whole skins are required to make within each model.Similarly, every aspect of the seams, to the size and shape of the needle, is specifically defined by experts from Range Rover to ensure a flawless finish on every model.
Even the models do not benefit from a leather interior, the dashboard is dressed in a material of the highest quality, texture very soft to the touch and accompanied by double stitching for an absolutely luxurious interior ambience.
The different metal inserts scattered throughout the cabin, whether the rod horizontal dashboard, enclosures of air vents and gorgeous curved elements located on either side of the center console, designed to enhance the visual aesthetics of the cockpit and contrast beautifully with the character of opulent leather-clad surfaces. Cold to the touch and made with extreme care, as evidenced these inserts to the view that affect the level of incomparable quality interior finishes.
Every aspect of making Evokes Range Rover has been meticulously, as evidenced by the thousands of hours spent by the master craftsmen of the mark in fine-tuning adjustment of all visible parts to ensure impeccable quality and finish is perfectly uniform.
A design “concept car” without compromise
Despite its more family-oriented, characterized by greater modularity, the Range Rover Evokes 5 door remains at its design rigorously faithful to the style of the LRX concept splendid.
During the development process, the designers had top priority is to preserve the integrity of the design of the LRX, which led them to adopt new technologies and to devise intelligent manufacturing solutions in order to maintain strict appearance the concept car.
To preserve the design of this concept, the engineers of the brand in particular with the Range Rover Evokes the following characteristics:
• Adoption of a new body structure and suspension subframe, for imparting to the Range Rover Evokes a slim profile and low profile like the LRX while providing it with excellent livability and a position raised driving like on any Range Rover, with a maximum clearance of suspensions for optimum driving comfort on road and off-road
• Use of boron steels for ultra high strength in the A and B in order to preserve the tapered profile of the amounts without making any compromises in terms of strength or safety
• Optimizing the smallest details of interior design, including the positions of the pedals, the height of the fuel tank and door structures to ensure a long legs and a generous headroom while maintaining the roofline Plunge giving it the look of a coupe
• Integration of radio antennas in the rear spoiler to prevent the installation of external antennas
A very innovative design combined with comfort and versatility of a wagon
Evokes Range Rover offers the look of a coupe ally exclusive performance and ground clearance of an authentic off-roader. Inside the 5-door is fully equipped to accommodate a family with his luggage, and has maintained the elevated driving position of the Range Rover Classic, one of the strengths of this iconic model.
While seated slightly lower than on a classic Range Rover, the driver enjoys an elevated driving position which gives it a greater sense of sportsmanship while maintaining a sense of total control at the wheel.
With its raised rear roof line, the Range Rover Evokes 5 doors adds to the luxury of its interior roominess and versatility even higher. Families will especially appreciate its versatility and cargo space worthy of a compact estate.
The rear seats, each equipped with a three-point seatbelts and head restraints, can accommodate three passengers in comfort. Plus a headroom of the most generous in no way inferior to that of traditional sports sedans, rear passengers also benefit from a shoulder width of 50 mm higher than the coupe version.
The glass surface of the larger 5-door accentuates the impression of light and space on board. This feeling can be further enhanced by the all-glass sunroof that offers a beautiful unobstructed view and a still greater headroom for all passengers.
The convenience of a car 5 doors
5-door configuration allows rear passengers to get on and off very easily from the vehicle. For families traveling with young children seated in child safety seats, the rear doors ensure parents with a remarkable ease of access to the rear, the rear seats left and right sides are equipped with ISOFIX anchorages.
Evokes Range Rover has a chest broad and deep at the very regular shape. The width of the trunk has been optimized to allow him to receive a golf bag in its greatest length, without having to remove the longer clubs.
Judiciously designed, storage spaces beneath the floor to help increase trunk capacity. Slides are also provided for securely stowing luggage. For even more space and flexibility, the seat backs 60/40 split rear can increase quickly and easily load volume, which reaches 1445 liters with the rear seats folded down.
For convenience, the Range Rover is equipped Evokes the intelligent key system allows the Range Rover keyless access to the vehicle. For ease of use, the tailgate has an assisted opening, and can also be opened remotely using the remote.
2. EXPERIENCE DRIVING OUT STANDARD
The all-new Range Rover Evokes 5-door has been designed and constructed to offer its drivers the right balance between sporty driving, responsive performance and a sophisticated refinement.
While remaining faithful to the values of the Range Rover brand, refined driving experience that helps enhance the sporty and dynamic character of the bishop, in perfect harmony with its design eminently distinguished.
Driving dynamics and sporting affirmed
To successfully build the Range Rover ‘Evokes the desired dynamic character, it was necessary to change the DNA of Range Rover. The engineers are part of the dynamics driving the Range Rover Sport, which has substantially the same DNA as luxury sports sedan, in order to give the Range Rover Evokes behavior more agile and more engaged with the road.
They were also requested to increase the accuracy and flexibility of the steering at low speed so that the Range Rover Evokes appears more responsive and fun to drive in urban areas.
Even if reduced weight Evokes Range Rover, its more compact dimensions and its center of gravity facilitated obtaining this increased agility, Range Rover engineers had to make significant technical changes to arrive at desired reactivity.
They are attached initially to optimize the rigidity of chassis systems and body structure, then a second time to tune the various organs of the suspension and electric assisted steering (EPAS).
They left a fully independent suspension, fitted front and rear suspension components with long-travel coil springs and modified rear suspension geometry in order to raise the roll center back.
Electric Power Steering (EPAS) and speed-sensitive variable-ratio has been optimized to ensure instant response around the midpoint, as well as greater accuracy and better linearity. For a more precise steering that can provide a better feel for the driver, the rack was firmly fixed to the front subframe.
If, thanks to these developments, the Range Rover has won 5 doors Evokes agility, he has nevertheless maintain a rewarding and predictable behavior devoid of any sign of nervousness.
To be certain that the Range Rover Evokes retains the qualities of balance and stability of specific long-travel suspension of the Range Rover, the brand’s engineers have ensured by their settings, preserve riding comfort and maintenance outstanding road the Range Rover Sport, while ensuring excellent control of body movement and low rolling.
The meticulous adjustment rings, and setting the suspension springs and dampers has given to evoke a distinctly sporty without compromising comfort and refinement.
Suspension Adaptive Dynamics “with shock MagneRide â„¢
Customers Evokes Range Rover 5-door will have the option of the new suspension system vanguard ‘Adaptive Dynamics’ coupled with advanced shock absorbers to MagneRide â„¢ continuously variable rate.
With these dampers fitted to the generally high performance sports sedan, the system “Adaptive Dynamics’ manages to combine driving with agile and reassuring to the supple suspension tuning perfectly proportioned.
The calibration of the dampers MagneRide â„¢ can be infinitely varied, allowing a variety of settings suspensions, since the more flexible (comfort mode) to the firmer (sport mode). They work by using a special damping fluid containing magnetic particles. When this fluid is subjected to a magnetic field, its viscosity increases, which has the effect of increasing the damping force.
This technology allows MagneRide â„¢ shock absorbers to alter their rating faster while providing an operating range for a wider dynamic behavior more stable and safer.
The system “Adaptive Dynamics’ monitors the movements of the vehicle at least 1000 times per second *, reacting almost instantly to the slightest touch of the driver or the road to ensure better control and reduce body roll for better behavior balanced and a better ability to turn flat. When the vehicle is off road, this system knows immediately and then optimizes the damping accordingly.
In addition, drivers can select the mode through Dynamic Terrain ResponseTM, which modifies the settings of the dampers to ensure a more accurate control of the body while allowing the vehicle to turn more flat and react with greater vividness .
Unparalleled performance in all weathers and on all surfaces
As a genuine Range Rover, Range Rover Evokes 5-door is distinguished by its exceptional performance on all terrains and in all weather, performances that are one of the key strengths of the brand’s models.Like its bigger brothers, this newcomer to the range offers a fantastic off-road potential, further enhanced by the new version of Terrain ResponseTM which is famous for Range Rover.
The standard AWD is an intelligent system of permanent type resolutely innovative continually varies the torque split between front and rear with a central clutch Haldex electronically controlled to ensure adherence and optimum balance whatever the driving conditions.
Customers who do not really need the off-road abilities of the Range Rover can turn to two-wheel drive version will ensure that their fuel consumption even more reasonable. Type FWD, it has been optimized with the utmost care to provide a level of driveability and agility comparable to the AWD version.
All supercharged engine range and extremely reactive
The Range Rover Evokes 5-door range incorporates all supercharged engines for the coupe version, offering a wide choice of petrol and diesel units last generation. Highly refined petrol engines as diesel are distinguished by their high performance, their generous torque and impressive power reserves.
These engines offer cutting-edge smooth and quiet at high speed but are calibrated to distill a sporty sound particularly haunting in pipe removed. They are mated to manual gearboxes or six reports as sophisticated and effective, the petrol unit was available with automatic transmission, while diesels are offered with either a manual or automatic.
2.0 liter gasoline engine of 240 hp Si4
Gasoline models are powered by the new 2.0 liter engine of 240 hp Si4 downsized. This gasoline engine latest generation shines by its flexibility and responsiveness, shoots from 0 to 100 km / h in 7.1 seconds *, while combining the efficiency of a four-cylinder with a six-cylinder performance.
It combines the most advanced engine technologies including turbocharging, gasoline direct injection under high pressure and dual variable valve timing. This provides traction exemplary performance taken from very low revs and an extremely wide range of power characterized by high levels of torque.
The system of efficient combustion engine Si4 it significantly reduces its levels of consumption and CO2 emissions: The 2.0-liter engine offers a reduced rate of CO2 emissions by 20% * lower than that of gasoline engines conventional larger displacement and equivalent power.
In addition, this compact four-cylinder engine while aluminum is substantially lighter than traditional blocks of the same power. Thus, the B4 2.0 liter 240 hp weighs forty pounds * less than the 3.2 liter six-cylinder 233 hp Land Rover.
This engine has many more cutting-edge technologies including a sound generator Mahle giving it a powerful and expressive sound under heavy acceleration, an exhaust manifold exclusive metal design (for a temperature rise faster and an emission rate lower), an optimized design reduces friction, associated with specific treatments at the piston rings and buttons, and an electronic control system of last generation.
His two balance shafts and structure optimized while guaranteeing a refined alloy upper and performance of both homogeneous and sophisticated.
Turbo Diesel Engine 2.2-liter 190-hp ch/150
Diesel models of the Range Rover Evokes feature the latest evolution of the turbocharged diesel 2.2-liter comes in three versions: 190 horsepower (SD4), 150 hp (TD4) and 150 hp Eco + (ED4), which provides the right balance between Solid performance, exceptional refinement and sobriety exemplary.
The 2.2 liter turbo diesel engine has been completely revised and corrected to provide a real increase in power, a very broad torque curve and a level of noise and a rate of CO2 emissions further reduced. Over 60% of its components are entirely new or have been extensively modified.
This highly sophisticated engine has a fuel injection system common rail high pressure and piezo injectors, a variable geometry turbocharger, a control system variables and turbulence module engine management system optimized for optimal combustion efficiency.
It owes its very low noise and impressive flexibility in several technologies including a cylinder block wall and two dual balance shafts.
It incorporates many innovative systems of last generation, starting with new injectors muffler, a water-cooled turbocharger for greater performance, low friction pistons for optimized performance, a new EGR system for a lower rate of particles, the engine parts lighter, more rapid action of glow plugs, and various systems to reduce noise and vibration.
Models equipped with a gearbox six-speed manual M66 inherit the engine shut-off device to stop (Stop & Start) to reduce levels of consumption and CO2 emissions by 8% * more.
For an even smaller carbon footprint, customers of the Range Rover Evokes 5 doors may opt for two wheel drive model with manual transmission equipped motor ED4, the most economic version of the turbodiesel, which displays a level of CO2 emissions exceptional less than 135 g / km *.
A smooth and refined sound
Range Rover engineers have shown an attention to detail uncommon to allow the Range Rover engines Evokes 5 doors offer a refined sound and harmonious in all driving conditions.
To identify and eliminate any unwanted noise, they had to call several innovative technologies, have conducted extensive computer simulations and done a huge optimization using advanced analytical tools such as acoustic cameras .
All engines supercharged Range Rover Evokes, whether gasoline or diesel, are conspicuous by their smooth and quiet operation. However, their positioning within the vehicle was the subject of special care, which has reduced their noise level to values that are among the best in the segment. All sources of noise events were isolated or eliminated altogether, making it sound very refined engine Evokes Range Rover on their entire useful range.
To reduce noise of air flow, engineers have made the mark at different fluid dynamic analysis on computer and extensive testing in wind tunnels. Various key elements such as the shape of pillars and mirrors have been optimized from the start of the development process.
Like the other Range Rover range, the Range Rover Evokes also receives acoustic laminated windshield to reduce noise of air flow and facilitating the elimination of combustion noise at high frequency.
On the road to handle all the noise, the engineers at Land Rover have appealed to the suspension rigid light alloy rings associated with carefully optimized. These elements act in concert with the extremely rigid attachment points, suspensions incorporated into the body and different insulation materials accurately projected to further reduce the level of noise and vibration.
All other operating noise noticeable inside the cabin, from the sound of closing doors to those emitted by electrical switches and other settings, have been subject to thorough analysis and have been optimized during the development process to provide the occupants of the vehicle a soundscape both smooth and high quality.
David Mitchell says about this: “It was absolutely essential that the Range Rover Evokes 5 door meets the same standards of refinement that the models most impressive range. When drivers take place on board, they will find all the qualities instantly iconic Range Rover, namely its unparalleled driveability and absolute tranquility of his cockpit. “
