any one driven both off road,,,got a day off road agian so may go for evoque as done 2 days in a fl2.....not that i could afford one,,,plus to small for us i think inside. Current: Freelander 2 GS, Orkney Grey, Factory fit privacy glass, design pack and Clearview pack. Almond Leather ,rear spoiler,rear mudflaps.my13.

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I've never driven the Evoque off road but, while it's easy enough to catch the front spoiler on the ground with the Freelander, the Evoque's approach angle is substantially more compromised.

G'man - Recently just tried the Evoque an Coniston (Skipton) which is where we did the freely previously. Stepping out of our 2008 model fl2 and into a brand new Evoque is not a good comparison really but the new car was obviously very quiet. They made a big point of showing us the park assist ('almost' auto park between two cars) .....it worked the third time
But..... does it do anything better or worse than our current old bus? .........NO.
IMHO looks great, drives fantastic, and super quiet....would i have one....yes for sure, but would most probably follow the 'Valeter' by going to petrol as we only do 8k (+/- per year).

One issue though and it's quite a big one...... It was nice to get back in our old car and look down on nearly everyone again, with the Evoky your back on the floor which seemed quite strange.

to me the evoke is the perfect girly car landrover has made not realy a practical off road car this carwas produced so that l/rover could get more people into a range rover brand i thing its the perfect m/way /town 4x4 and a nice looking one at that but thats it , fe males like bling and the evoke has bling but i would like to see how many owners will take them off the road (not many i bet) give me a freelander any day  rainy-city
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bigalf1961 wrote:

to me the evoke is the perfect girly car landrover has made not realy a practical off road car this carwas produced so that l/rover could get more people into a range rover brand i thing its the perfect m/way /town 4x4 and a nice looking one at that but thats it , fe males like bling and the evoke has bling but i would like to see how many owners will take them off the road (not many i bet) give me a freelander any day

The Evoque comes with wheels and tyres that are not ideal off road. A big negative in that department.

evoque is lighter often a big plus for off road, those 4x4 fiat pandas could go were Range rovers would get stuck, until they ran out of ground clearance


I think fl2 vs evoque would be a fairly well matched contest.

tyres and driver would make more difference than the cars At work
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Evoque has 5cm more ground clearance than a Freelander. On equivalent sized tyres the Evoque will just out perform a Freelander offroad but there is not a lot in it. Both are highly capable offroad vehicles and surprise many first timers as to how well they both perform.

Not the full story, the Freelander comes out on top as an off roader.

Freelander
Front Axle Clearance 210mm
Rear Axle Clearance 265mm
Approach Angle 31 degrees
Ramp Over Angle 23 degrees
Departure Angle 34 degrees

Evoque
Front Axle Clearance 215mm
Rear Axle Clearance 240mm
Approach Angle 25/19 degrees
Ramp Over Angle 22 degrees
Departure Angle 33/30 degrees

chicken george wrote:

evoque is lighter often a big plus for off road, those 4x4 fiat pandas could go were Range rovers would get stuck, until they ran out of ground clearance

My 1st "4x4" . dog clutch for a centre diff, skinny tyres and not much ground clearance but storming past japanese tractors in the snow when I had one. They may have been a bit mickey mouse but they actually worked in the white stuff. A reviewer took one of the new ones when they were reintroduced to the Italian Alps only to find the Polizia were still using the old box one as winter transport. Prog rock is cool!
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As almost nobody goes off road with a FL2 the question seems rather hypothetical. Comparing the green-laning and snow and gravel driving qualities, I think it will be difficult to notice any difference between the two. However, although the Evoque can almost match the FL2 with its "offroad" specification it is in all other ways, a far superior vehicle to drive and much better designed than the FL2. 2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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Of course it is a hypothetical question, I rather doubt many Evoque will go off road either, especially if you do not count crossing a grass car park at some country event as off road. Not many will want to take their brand new £30k+car of either model bashing down some country lane (other than journo's who don't own the car), has anybody started tweaking the MY2007 into an off road capable machine and let it get dirty.

The Evoque "should" be better, it has the proper transmission needed but then as most reviewers rate the FL2 off road abilities somewhat better than expected there probably is going to be little difference.

However the fairer comparison is with a car in the same market, how does it compare with an Xtrail, C-Crosser, Kuga etc. or even a Sorrento, even Kia has made a point in their Sportage advert that they won't be going off road. Prog rock is cool!
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Missing Link wrote:

The Evoque "should" be better, it has the proper transmission needed but then as most reviewers rate the FL2 off road abilities somewhat better than expected there probably is going to be little difference.

not different as far as I know At work
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If I was you I would try the evoque, think you will be very surprised,

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