In the ancient world, Corinth was a powerful Greek city-state thanks to its strategic location for controlling trade. It became a wealthy commercial hub before being destroyed by Rome, only to be rebuilt by Caesar, and many of its architectural treasures have been unearthed in modern times.
Similar to Corinth’s colossal architecture, the strong and recognisable Range Rover design DNA runs deep across its lineage of vehicles and it makes this Evoque instantly identifiable as the baby of that family. Now enhanced with new colours and sophisticated finishes, this Autobiography variant offers the pinnacle of Range Rover luxury in a compact SUV.
New exterior accents and colours, including this Corinthian Bronze, complement the characteristic floating roof, unbroken waistline and the flush deployable door handles that define modern Range Rovers. Range Rover Evoque’s reductive exterior presence is enhanced by a new grille and super-slim Pixel LED headlights with signature daytime running lights. I particularly liked the front badging finished the same as the body colour, as I think it looked very stylish. The exterior character is enhanced further by these 20-inch gloss dark grey with diamond turned contrast wheels.
This Evoque P300e offers owners the best of the old and new worlds, thanks to a plug-in electric hybrid powertrain combining an efficient 1.5 litre, three-cylinder Ingenium petrol engine with an 80kW electric motor, providing a total power output of 227kW and 540Nm of torque paired with an eight-speed automatic gearbox. The Evoque is no slouch in a straight line and will do 0-100km/h in 6.4 seconds and on to a top speed 213km/h. It also has a 750 kgs unbraked and a 1,600 kgs braked towing capacity with a maximum tow ball weight of 100kg.
The electric-only range from its 14.9kWh battery is up to 66km and I regularly achieved around 50km in the real world, which is near enough the length of my regular daily commute. The official combined fuel economy is 2.1L/100km and for my week I averaged just 4.5L/100km completing both freeway and around town driving and much less than my first time with an Evoque PHEV. The P300e has the option of being driven in either hybrid, EV, or save battery mode depending on your needs.
The charging port is located at the rear of the vehicle on the passenger side and for my week I simply used the home charging cable cord that comes with the vehicle, which if I’m honest was a little on the short side. A green light next to the port indicates when charging is occurring and the charging progress is displayed on the driver’s dash. Using the standard home charging cord the battery is easily charged overnight. A 7kW wall box home charger can complete a 0-100% charge in around two hours. A Mode 3 public charging cable also comes as standard with the P300e Evoque and rapid DC charging on the Evoque P300e away from home can be completed in as little as 30 minutes with the location of numerous EV charging station suppliers displayed on the sat nav.
The on-demand all-wheel drive system provides the optimum torque distribution to suit the conditions. Terrain Response 2 is accessible through Pivi Pro and allows the driver to adjust vehicle settings to suit the driving environment, with a choice of Eco, Comfort, Grass-Gravel-Snow, Mud-Ruts, Sand, Dynamic and Automatic modes and I spent the week in Auto mode. Each mode alters the calibration of the engine, transmission, all-wheel drive system, suspension and stability control systems for optimum traction and composure. The Evoque also has downhill decent control and a wade depth of 530mm, but I doubt many owners will ever try either of these functions out.
The adaptive dynamics ensures suspension stiffness is optimised for the driving conditions, improving ride comfort and handling. The Evoque feels solid on the road and offers a smooth, quiet ride for the occupants. The only handling issue I noted was the overzealous traction control that intervened on multiple occasions when I was coming out of intersections even at ordinary speeds. I also thought that the turning circle felt larger than it ought to be.
The Evoque Autobiography has push button keyless entry on all four doors and push button keyless start, so the key fob can remain in your handbag at all times. Inside, Range Rover’s clean design philosophy is exemplified by the 11.4-inch curved glass touchscreen. Powered by Pivi Pro, it is capable of regular Software Over the Air drops and has built-in Amazon Alexa. The Remote app ensures clients can check vehicle status and remotely lock/unlock, condition the cabin and schedule EV charging via a smartphone also. Wireless Apple Car Play and Android Auto come as standard and the latter worked well for me with no drop outs during my week with the Evoque.
The touchscreen offers full digital control over key vehicle functions so the dash and centre console are bereft of any switches. Voice control can be used for some functions and worked well for me for changing the radio station, but when I asked it to set a destination on the sat nav it said, “sorry navigation is not ready”.
In this Evoque the Shadow Grey Ash veneer console pairs beautifully with the Cloud/Ebony interior with extended Windsor leather upholstery and contrast stitching. Under the split opening arm rest is one USB-C port and in front of it there are two deep cup holders that do not have a removal base to make cleaning easier. At the front of the centre console under the flip up cover is another USB-C port and the wireless phone charger.
The front seats are heated and cooled, with both functions working well and the cooling being relatively quiet when operating. Both also have powered adjustment for recline, forward/back, seat height/tilt front and rear, side bolster, and four-way lumber with the driver’s seat getting three memory positions. The driver also has a digital dash, head-up display, and a heated leather steering wheel with Moonlight bezel, metal wheel mounted paddle shifters, and an electrically adjustable steering column. The interior flourishes are finished off with the Ebony suedecloth headlining and a panoramic sunroof that opens at the front.
The leg room in the rear seats was adequate for me and there was a good amount of under thigh support, but the headroom tight due to the edge of the panoramic sunroof. The rear seats have two ISOFix/three rear tether child seat restraint points, but there is no marking behind the centre seat to indicate the anchorage point and I think this is a bit confusing. The outer seats are heated and if not in use, the centre seat folds down as an arm rest with two shallow cup holders in it that have grippy sides and there are good-sized drink bottle storage cubbies in all four doors.
This Evoque is fitted with the optional Comfort Pack ($2,440) that adds Two Zone climate control with second row vents with temperature control and a solar attenuating windscreen. The rear temperature control is a basic push button type with three settings each for hot or cold. Also, unless you put the air conditioning on AC Max, very little air blows from the central rear air vents and a friend who owns an older Evoque said this is the same in her car. The two central air vents have individual direction and on/off controls and below the vents are two USB-C ports and one 12V socket.
The Evoque’s boot is accessed by a powered tailgate operated from the tailgate buttons, key fob or button in the cabin. The boot is large enough for the weekly shop or a pram and a small shop with four substantial tie down points, two hooks, two lights, and one 12V socket in it and a temporary use spare tyre located under the boot floor. If more space is required the rear seats have a 60:40 split fold mechanism with the release located on the seat shoulders, but the seats do not lie flat. The centre seat can also be folded down separately for stowing longer items.
This Range Rover Evoque has a five-star ANCAP (2019) safety rating with an Adult Protection score of 94% and Child Occupant score of 89%. Dual frontal, side chest-protecting and side head-protecting (curtain) airbags are standard. Evoques built from 1 January 2026 are unrated by ANCAP.
The Range Rover Evoque is fitted with autonomous emergency braking (AEB) and a lane support system (LSS) with lane keep assist and lane departure warning. A blind spot monitoring system is available on this variant as well along with adaptive cruise control. ANCAP tests of the AEB system at highway speeds showed GOOD performance with collisions avoided or mitigated in all test scenarios. ANCAP tests of LSS functionality showed some GOOD performance, however the system does not intervene in more critical emergency lane keeping scenarios and overall performance was classified as ADEQUATE.
The driver assistance features can be accessed via a short cut created using the ‘favourite’ function on the steering wheel, allowing the driver to switch between high, custom or low assistance at the touch of a button. For convenience the Evoque has a standard rear-view camera, a 360-degree view and a 3D walk around view with front and rear parking sensors and a digital rear view mirror, which is needed due to the restricted view from the rear view mirror. You also get auto lights with auto high beam and rain sensing auto wipers.
The Range Rover Evoque comes with a five years/Unlimited kilometres warranty, whichever comes first, with five years Roadside Assistance and the hybrid battery warranty is six years/100,000km, whichever comes first. A five years/102,000 kms (whichever occurs first) service plan can be purchased up front for $2,650.
The 25MY Range Rover Evoque Autobiography P300e was priced from $91,900 excluding on-road costs and as tested with the Comfort Pack ($2,440), Black contrast roof ($1,370), and Privacy Glass ($900) this Evoque Autobiography P300e was $96,610 excluding on-road costs. At the time of testing the heated and cooled seats, heated steering wheel and head-up display were all standard features on the 25MY Autobiography P300e. But these are now optional extras on the Autobiography spec for the 26MY P300e. You can build and order your Range Rover Evoque online or visit your preferred Land Rover retailer for more information.
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| Pros | Cons |
| The strong looking exterior design features | Overzealous traction control |
| The clean interior design | Home charging cord is a bit short |
| The fuel efficiency of the plug-in hybrid engine | Multiple features are now optional extras on the 26MY Evoque |
Photographs by Driven Women Magazine.