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Range Rover Evoque Bicycle by Karbona

As versatile as its existing vehicles are, Land Rover aims to convey a more active lifestyle with the new Range Rover Evoque. And to that end, the British constructor of SUVs has designed a new road bicycle.

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Range Rover Evoque: Now with 5-Door Versatility

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Land Rover unveiled the new Range Rover Evoque just a couple of months ago. But while it cuts a sleek profile, its three-door body-style won't be everyone's cup of tea. And so the British purveyor of luxury sport-utility vehicles has augmented the range with a more conventional five-door version as well.

The more versatile Evoque is otherwise essentially unchanged from the three-door version. 150 and 240-horsepower engines are available, in either economic front-wheel drive – a Land Rover first – or the company's go-anywhere all-wheel drive, complete with Land Rover Terrain Response. Only in the five-door version offers easier access to the rear seats for better passenger and cargo carrying capabilities. The Evoque hits 160 markets around the world beginning summer 2011.

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Land Rover Debuts Evoque At Paris Auto Show

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British luxury SUV company Land Rover revealed its three-door small Evoque SUV at the Paris Auto Show and announced that a five-door version will also be available next year as it goes on sale in 160 countries.

The five-door Evoque will make its debut at the LA Auto Show in November.

The Evoque is 17 inches shorter than the Range Rover Sport and seven inches lower. It's also constructed with lightweight materials, as it is engineered to give Land Rover a higher fuel economy option as automakers are pressured to meet stiffer mpg regulations. Land Rover describes Range Rover Evoque as "a luxurious coupe design with a compact and more efficient footprint than other Range Rovers."

The Evoque is built on a modified version of the company's LR2 SUV.

The new small SUV will be powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine generating 240 hp. The company says it will deliver the power of a six-cylinder while returning the mileage of a four. All Evoques models will be equipped with all-wheel drive and Land Rover's patented Terrain Response system.

The three- and five-door Evoques hit showroom floors in fall 2011. Final pricing has not been announced, but is believed to be about $37,000. The company has set up a website, www.helloevoque.com, to usher in the new model.

The Evoque is a significant departure in styling from other Land Rovers and Range Rovers. Sleek and angular, it is part of a new design scheme hatched under current Land Rover owner Tata Motors.

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Land Rover Introduces the Range Rover Evoque

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This is the 2012 Range Rover Evoque – lighter, meaner, even greener... than the usual Range Rover product, at least. The production version of the LRX-inspired luxury SUV wears all of the cues that made us ask them to build it in the first place, and an interior that raises the game for smaller sport-ute offerings.

On the subject of exteriors, there will be three design themes from which to choose: Pure, a minimalistic take with 19-inch wheels outside and natural colors complemented by brushed metal trim inside; Prestige, a "bespoke exterior" treatment with exclusive 19-inch wheels paired "an indulgent interior;" or Dynamic, with 19- or 20-inch wheels a reworked bodykit, and a "premium sports interior" cabin with items like perforated leather seats.

Inside is an interior influenced not only by the Range Rover Sport, but by Jaguar as well. Seriously bolstered seat straddle a center tunnel wherein lies a rotary gear change dial that rises to hand. The four-setting Terrain Response System dial has been replaced with buttons attending an illuminated menu. Controls are mainly managed through an 8-inch touchscreen. Aural enjoyment is provided by the 825-watt, 17-speaker Meridian sound system with additional inputs for other peripherals.

Underneath the Evoque's hood is a 240-horsepower, 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder provided by Ford engine which should provide plenty of grunt with smaller gas bills. Electric power steering turns the wheels, and an regenerative electrical system captures energy when those wheels are slowed down. Roadgoing is meant to be kept smooth by the MagneRide adaptive dynamics suspension. It goes on sale in the fall of 2011, but we'll see it in person at the Paris Motor Show at the end of the month.

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