[Report on New Cars of the e-family] On April 14, 2019, at the Jaguar Land Rover Night on the eve of the Shanghai Auto Show, Land Rover’s new generation of Range Rover Evoque was released for the first time in China, and the domestic version of Evoque was unveiled simultaneously. As the second-generation product, the new Range Rover Evoque applies the latest design language of the Land Rover family, and its overall shape is similar to that of the Range Rover Velar. It is expected to be launched in the second half of this year. At the press conference, the Chinese name of the Land Rover Ingenium engine family was also officially announced, named Yingjieli. In addition, the Jaguar F-TYPE racing flag version was also officially unveiled.
The new generation of Aurora has been released overseas before, and this time the domestically produced version will debut. The new domestically produced Range Rover Evoque basically retains the design of the overseas version. The appearance continues the overall style of the previous generation model, and still maintains a very compact body ratio. It also adopts a new appearance and interior styling. The overall style applies the latest family design of Land Rover. Language, similar to the shape of the Range Rover Velar, makes this stylish representative of the Land Rover family more sporty.
Compared with the current Aurora, the front face of the new-generation Aurora is more sporty. The shape of the headlights is more flat and elongated, and the lines are also very sharp. The narrower grille has also been replaced with black. The shape and the overall visual effect are more aggressive, and the sexuality is also enhanced a lot.
The side of the brand-new Range Rover Evoque gives people a sense of shortness and compactness. The design of the front and rear four-corner wheels is still the same. The black decoration of the headlights extends backwards to the front door panel, so as to avoid the monotony of the straight sideways lines. The new Evoque uses the same hidden door handle as Xingmai, which is expected to be the design trend of subsequent models of the Land Rover family.
The length, width and height of the new car are 4371/1904/1649mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2681mm, which is 21mm longer than the current model. While pursuing fashion, the new Evoque also inherits Land Rover’s off-road genes, with a ground clearance of 212mm, a wading depth of 600mm, an approach angle of 22°, and a departure angle of 30.6°. The all-terrain capability is still outstanding.
The changes at the rear of the car are focused on the taillights. The shape of the new taillights is also similar to that of Xingmai, and the black panel decoration in the middle runs through the left and right. The rear fender decoration raises the center of gravity of the vehicle, making it more visually passable. The exhaust has a layout of two sides and two outlets, and the exhaust port has also been changed to a square style. The overall style is consistent with the overseas version, but the words Chery Land Rover are added to the tail.
If you don’t look carefully, the interior of the new generation of Range Rover Evoque does not seem to be any different from the Range Rover Velar. Like the Velar, it is also equipped with a 10-inch central control screen, a 10-inch air-conditioning control screen and a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument panel. block screen. Only by careful observation can you find the difference, such as the through-type design of the air outlet, and the iconic knob shift is also replaced by the traditional electronic gear lever. However, compared with the current models, the technological configuration and luxury feel have been greatly improved.
In addition to being equipped with Land Rover’s unique ATRS all-terrain response system, the new car has also innovatively added all-terrain perspective technology, which combines the information collected by the body camera through software calculations, and finally achieves the effect of observing the ground through the body, so that the driver can more clearly Observing and navigating complex roads well.
In terms of power, the new car is still equipped with the Ingenium series engine independently developed by Land Rover, matched with a retuned 9-speed automatic transmission, with a maximum power of 183kW and a peak torque of 365N m. In terms of suspension, the new car will also be equipped with an active suspension. The continuously variable damping shock absorber can continuously monitor changes in the road surface at an interval of 10 milliseconds, making the driving quality of the vehicle even better.
At the press conference, Jaguar Land Rover also launched the Jaguar F-TYPE racing flag version. The new car adds the exclusive track flag logo on the taillights, wheels, steering wheel and seats. In addition, Jaguar will also launch two racing flag models.
