Land Rover is an odd brand. It’s steeped in history with models like the Defender and Series II, and a symbol of wealth with cars like the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. It’s also a brand that is perfectly content in doing exactly the same thing for decades on end, and only changing a little bit over the years: its biggest announcement over the past few years was the resurrection of an old nameplate.
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As a result of that preference for gradual evolution, a 2025 Range Rover Sport doesn’t look radically different from a 2007 Range Rover Sport. Sure, the edges have been smoothed out, there’s better tech, and some different sheet metal. Yet no matter the vintage, a Land Rover is immediately recognizable.
Last year, I reviewed the Range Rover Velar, the brand’s somewhat newer (comparatively speaking) entry into the mid-size SUV market. Now, it’s the turn of Range Rover’s compact SUV, the Evoque, though sadly it’s not a convertible.
