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Range Rover Evoque vs Volkswagen Touareg

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Range Rover Evoque
Range Rover Evoque

$89,900 - $135,990

2023 price

Volkswagen Touareg
Volkswagen Touareg

$65,777 - $138,887

2022 price

Summary

2023 Range Rover Evoque
2022 Volkswagen Touareg
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 3, 1.5L

Turbo V6, 3.0L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded/Electric

Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
0.0L/100km (combined)

6.8L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Painfully expensive
  • Rude options list
  • Be prepared to wait for delivery

  • Price-tag
  • Turbo lag
  • Road tyres limited on dirt
2023 Range Rover Evoque Summary

Range Rover has developed a bit of an image problem in the last few years.

To many the brand is still the face of a quintessentially British aspirational luxurious off-roader. But to a growing group, it has become synonymous with the concept of an environmentally reckless fuel-guzzling SUV.

They’re big, heavy, and still feature V8 engines, but Range Rover knows all too well the writing is on the wall for its increasingly infamous range of combustion vehicles.

The trouble is, customers love them, and while the I-Pace from sister brand Jaguar is a big leap into the future, there needs to be a happy medium for easing some of its existing customers away from combustion, while still offering the kinds of excess and aspirational performance the Range Rover brand is associated with.

Enter this car, the Evoque HSE P300e. It’s a plug-in hybrid, notably only available in the top trim level, with top-shelf performance, too.

Is it the right car to represent Range Rover’s entry-level model at a critical time of technological transformation? Let’s take a look.

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2022 Volkswagen Touareg Summary

Contemporary large all-wheel drive SUVs represent a nice balance between on-road comfort and at least some sort of capability to tackle traction-compromised surfaces, such as rain-slicked bitumen or when the blacktop turns to dirt or gravel.

And when a vehicle’s price-tag heads north of the $100k mark surely you can be assured of a top-quality all-round driving experience, right? 

Well, we tested a 2022 Volkswagen Touareg 210TDI R-Line to see if it’s worthy of your consideration.

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2023 Range Rover Evoque 2022 Volkswagen Touareg

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