[Originally posted by Edfors]
Minns ni konceptbilen som visades för tre år sedan?
http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/range- ... 2012-02-24
Nu har det dykt upp bilder på en maskerad bil.
CAR magazine has papped the best spy photos yet of the new 2016 Range Rover Evoque Convertible, the mutant SUV that’s joining the soft-top cabriolet club.
This is an unusual car indeed; the only other 4x4 convertible we can think of is the strange open-top Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet, which was deemed too weird to sell in the UK.
Land Rover showed the Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept at the 2012 Geneva motor show to ‘explore the potential for the world's first premium convertible SUV.’ These pictures prove they were deadly serious.
Why chop the top off the Evoque?
Gaydon calls this concept ‘another white space product… continuing Land Rover’s tradition for creating and leading new market segments.’
The regular Evoque range has proven a success for the 4x4 specialist, brining in a horde of new customers to the brand who value it as much for its urban posing power as its ability to climb a 1:2 gradient.
So lopping the roof off the fashionable SUV is merely a way of reaching out to a micro niche of buyer who craves open-air thrills in a distinctive, fashionable bodyshell. The insulated canvas roof will lower electrically to leave a completely flat rear deck.
This most unusual of scoops is a reflection of an ever-fragmenting market, as manufacturers increasingly blur the boundaries between genres. If you ever wondered ‘What comes after the crossover?’, this is a pretty good indication of the segment-bending future…
Design director Gerry McGovern on the Evoque Convertible
It’s enlightening to revisit the comments made by the car’s creators back at the Geneva show two years ago, accompanying the concept’s debut.
‘The Evoque lends itself beautifully to the idea of a convertible,’ said McGovern. ‘This study is not a traditional convertible design execution - instead we have worked with the balance of the Evoque's lines to retain its distinctive shape and create something that is unique and, we believe, highly desirable.’
Our spy photos show that Land Rover has stuck with the show car’s three-door coupe bodyshell, rather than shoehorn in the extra pair of doors of the best-selling Evoque. It is a full four-seater, though.
A canvas roof has been retained with what we believe is a pyrotechnic rollover protection bar and - we have to admit - we’re surprised how A3 Cabriolet-ish it looks from some angles. And that speaks volumes for the kind of customer they’re chasing for this most unusual of niches.
When can I buy one?
No official statement has been made by Land Rover yet. But CAR expects a formal announcement later in 2015, with production due in 2016. The Evoque range is due to be upgraded soon with the latest Jaguar Land Rover Ingenium engines and it is likely that they’ll be fitted to the new SUV soft-top.
No word yet on Evoque Convertible prices and specs, but we’d bank on a £1500-2000 premium over the regular tin-top SUV. Available only on higher-powered Evoques initially, that points to a starting price north of £40,000
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http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new ... -go-go-go/
[Originally posted by Morris Wilks]
Snyggare än tintop´en tycker jag. 
[Originally posted by Edfors]
Då var det helt officiellt, Ewok Cabriolet kommer ut till försäljning nästa sommar 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_Dx2rR2iRc
Land Rover has confirmed the world’s first premium compact SUV convertible will go on sale in 2016 by releasing a unique underground testing film.
Forty metres below the streets of London, UK, the first prototype of Land Rover’s new Range Rover Evoque Convertible was granted exclusive access to the 26-mile (42km) network of Crossrail tunnels for a development test with a difference. Engineers were allowed the opportunity to drive the disguised new Evoque Convertible with its roof lowered in complete privacy.
The short film begins with the highly-capable convertible being lowered into the tunnel network by crane, before negotiating a range of obstacles through the 6.2 metre diameter tunnel.
Murray Dietsch, Director of Land Rover Programmes said: “The tunnels are still under construction, so we had a unique opportunity to explore the vehicle’s all-terrain ability in unchartered territory.”
The new Range Rover Evoque is no stranger to subterranean adventure. At its launch in 2011 the five-door variant was driven through Edge Hill Tunnel in Liverpool, the first tunnel in the world to be bored beneath a major city.
Land Rover will announce further details about its exclusive new premium compact SUV Convertible later this year. It will be built alongside the five door and coupe Evoque at Land Rover’s Halewood plant in the UK and will be on sale in 2016.
Suck, ännu en modell att skriva upp på önskelistan
[Originally posted by Palle]
Hehe. Visst kunde det vara trevligt till sommaren 
#3650 Palle
[Originally posted by Edfors]
Mm men Palle, du är en av som redan har en LR cabbe, eller halvcab iaf
[Originally posted by Morris Wilks]
Edfors skrev:Land Rover has confirmed the world’s first premium compact SUV convertible will go on sale in 2016 by releasing a unique underground testing film.
Men hallå - SVX 90 convertible då? 
[Originally posted by Edfors]
Men Hallå! När blev Defender en SUV??
Näe du Morris, du kör omkring i en äkta 4x4 cab! Ingen stadsj**p där inte
[Originally posted by Morris Wilks]
Tänktäntepådä. 
[Originally posted by Edfors]
[Originally posted by Palle]
Så sant
#3650 Palle
[Originally posted by Edfors]
[Originally posted by Edfors]
Är detta ett steg tillbaks till rötterna? "Open air terrain driving" 
"In snow and ice, this will be a fun car to drive" 
[Originally posted by Edfors]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9RIjmrZMsY
Tack vare dragkapacitet på 1500 kg så går det att få med sig snöskotrarna på vintersemestern
(Eller en häst för de som är lagda åt det hållet.)
[Originally posted by Edfors]
Jag gillar att LR har en cabriolet i sortimentet, den är rätt snygg också, bättre än versionen med fast tak.
Ganska hög sarg, men vindrutan är nästan lite låg, för oss fullvuxna.
och bakom mig blir det ingen plats för ben. Så det blir att räkna som tresitsig.
Med en prislapp på 820 000 kr så blir det att drömma vidare ett tag till
