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04-07-2013, 02:53 PM
Filed under: Concept Cars (http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/), Convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/), SUV (http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/), Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/), Land Rover (http://www.autoblog.com/category/land-rover/), Luxury (http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/), Off-Road (http://www.autoblog.com/category/off-road/)
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From the time when all we had were rumors (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/18/land-rover-to-launch-convertible-evoque/) of a Range Rover Evoque convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/evoque+convertible|evoque/), to the grainy spy shots of said topless SUV in some English alley (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/25/range-rover-evoque-cabriolet-spotted-in-a-london-alley/), to the time it rolled out on the floor (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/06/land-rover-range-rover-evoque-convertible-concept-is-a-good-thin/) of the 2012 Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show/), nothing could keep people from asking, "Is this really happening?"
To be fair, there were a number who asked in anticipation, enthused about the prospect of getting both a commanding driving position and wide open sky in a more toothsome package than the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/murano+crosscab/). Nevertheless, the number wasn't enough to recommend the concept for production: A report in Car and Driver says the prospects aren't "as bright as we were led to believe when the crossover cabrio debuted," and that instead an Evoque with a panoramic roof that opens is a better bet.
Elsewhere in the rapidly evolving Land Rover (http://www.autoblog.com/land+rover/) line-up, platform harmonization and more cowbell aluminum is the way forward. From the recent use of four platforms supporting six vehicles, there will soon be only two: the EUCD architecture for the LR2 (http://www.autoblog.com/land+rover/lr2/) and Evoque; all else will be built on a modified version of the D7 platform created for the new Range Rover (http://www.autoblog.com/land+rover/range+rover/). That puts not only variants like the Chinese-market long-wheelbase Range Rover in the aluminum game, but also models like the next Defender (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/defender/) and LR4 (http://www.autoblog.com/land+rover/lr4/). That latter model is expected to bow next year, the Defender might need more time while the design department moves on from the DC100 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/dc100/), which wasn't warmly received.Range Rover Evoque convertible unlikely to see production (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/07/range-rover-evoque-convertible-unlikely-to-see-production/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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From the time when all we had were rumors (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/18/land-rover-to-launch-convertible-evoque/) of a Range Rover Evoque convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/evoque+convertible|evoque/), to the grainy spy shots of said topless SUV in some English alley (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/25/range-rover-evoque-cabriolet-spotted-in-a-london-alley/), to the time it rolled out on the floor (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/06/land-rover-range-rover-evoque-convertible-concept-is-a-good-thin/) of the 2012 Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show/), nothing could keep people from asking, "Is this really happening?"
To be fair, there were a number who asked in anticipation, enthused about the prospect of getting both a commanding driving position and wide open sky in a more toothsome package than the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/murano+crosscab/). Nevertheless, the number wasn't enough to recommend the concept for production: A report in Car and Driver says the prospects aren't "as bright as we were led to believe when the crossover cabrio debuted," and that instead an Evoque with a panoramic roof that opens is a better bet.
Elsewhere in the rapidly evolving Land Rover (http://www.autoblog.com/land+rover/) line-up, platform harmonization and more cowbell aluminum is the way forward. From the recent use of four platforms supporting six vehicles, there will soon be only two: the EUCD architecture for the LR2 (http://www.autoblog.com/land+rover/lr2/) and Evoque; all else will be built on a modified version of the D7 platform created for the new Range Rover (http://www.autoblog.com/land+rover/range+rover/). That puts not only variants like the Chinese-market long-wheelbase Range Rover in the aluminum game, but also models like the next Defender (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/defender/) and LR4 (http://www.autoblog.com/land+rover/lr4/). That latter model is expected to bow next year, the Defender might need more time while the design department moves on from the DC100 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/dc100/), which wasn't warmly received.Range Rover Evoque convertible unlikely to see production (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/07/range-rover-evoque-convertible-unlikely-to-see-production/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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