- All‑new Range Rover Evoque enters final‑phase testing
- Global test programme will cover millions of miles in extreme endurance conditions
- It's no secret: funky 'camouflage' wraps designed to introduce the new Range Rover Evoque to the world
- Over 17,000 individual tests to be completed on all components and systems
14 July 2010 ‑ The all‑new Range Rover Evoque has entered its
final phase of testing, with hundreds of prototype models
dispatched around the globe for trial in the toughest climates and
conditions.
Land Rover is making no secret of the operation ‑ its design team
has fitted ten prototypes with funky camouflage wraps, to introduce
the new car in ten key cities worldwide.
Ordinarily prototypes are disguised for discretion, but these ten
are intended to be seen. The funky camouflage imagery is actually a
GPS mapping trail of ten key cities for Evoque, with each vehicle
saying 'Hello' to its city. It signals the eagerly awaited global
launch of the new Evoque.
These unmissable vehicles represent London, New York, Sao Paulo,
Paris, Milan, Madrid, Berlin, Sydney, Shanghai and Moscow and will
all be spotted testing around the globe. They are just a small
proportion of the hundreds of pre‑production cars that will be
rigorously evaluated over millions of miles to ensure the new Range
Rover Evoque surpasses the highest standards of quality and
reliability when it goes on sale in summer 2011.
Teams of engineers will travel to 20 countries to pit the Range
Rover Evoque against the most extreme conditions on earth, ranging
from the Arctic to the desert, from German Autobahns to Tokyo city
traffic. Alongside the engineers, Land Rover is working with 120
unique component suppliers and carrying out in excess of 17,000
individual tests to examine every separate part and system.
Like all Range Rovers, the new Evoque will have been proven
against all the elements when it goes on sale next
summer.
"The development stage is crucial in the year leading up to
launching the car," said Murray Dietsch, director of Land Rover
programmes. "No stone is left unturned; we have a team of
experienced and skilled engineers who will work to a tight schedule
to ensure we have a top quality vehicle to offer our
customers."
The new Range Rover Evoque is the smallest, lightest and most
fuel‑efficient model the company has ever offered, and will be sold
in 160 markets around the world.