Land Rover planning for a larger Evoque

Reports suggest that Land Rover may be working to launch a larger version of the Range Rover Evoque in order to split the difference between the current Evoque and Range Rover Sport models because the latter vehicle moves farther up market.

Land Rover's five-door Evoque

There once was a time when three-door sport-utes were commonplace, but they gradually gave way to the versatility of the five-door body style. The trio-portal is making a comeback these days in the luxury crossover market, thanks to the likes of the new Range Rover Evoque and upcoming Porsche Cajun. And while the three-door versions of both are scheduled to arrive on the scene first, both are being followed by five-door versions. Land Rover has just pulled the sheet on its five-door Evoque, which will make its official debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

The specs are largely the same as the three-door Evoque that bowed at this year's Paris Motor Show, but with a couple extra doors thrown into the mix to enable easier access to the rear seats. Nothing too complicated there, but it could make all the difference for many consumers looking to keep the sleek profile but not willing to forgo the bodystyle.

Next Defender expected in 2014

Land Rover seems to have trouble to figure about the successor to the Defender. The company knows what the vehicle should have, but doesn't know how to engineer using its existing components. Its said that Land Rover had planned to use its T5 steel platform for Project Icon. Though according to the report, the company now thinks that the chassis would be too heavy to be a viable option.

So how the next-generation Defender will look like? All we know for sure is that the vehicle will still wear the Defender name.

Source: http://www.autoblog.com