Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Coupe Expert Reviews

After various events across the Midlands to attend this week, with so many hours of motorway driving to look forward to, I opted to take the keys to our Range Rover Evoque. There’s no doubt that this is still one of the most stylish and desirable new cars on sale – among a plethora of more restrained cars in the service station car park, the Evoque looked fresh and bold.

However, with so many miles covered in the past week, there’s also no escaping this car's most noticeable weakness. The six-speed auto 'box is a real letdown – its lengthy hesitation when moving off from a junction means that you find yourself putting your foot on the throttle before the gap in traffic has actually arrived, just to make sure you exit at the right time.

The forthcoming nine-speed gearbox can't come soon enough, because it should neutralise what I find a major frustration with everyday ownership.

I'm afraid you need to have excellent credit history to apply for a Land Rover and you are a high income earner, otherwise you can pick something similar from the ex demo range.