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The next-generation Land Rover Evoque has been spied undergoing tests in the north of Sweden.
The next-gen Evoque will ride on an updated version of the vehicle’s D8 front-wheel drive architecture, which has been codenamed L551. We hear Jaguar-Land Rover focused on improving the Evoque’s overall comfort with the revisions, so expect a more refined ride and perhaps bit more space for back seat passengers – though the crossover isn’t expected to grow a significant amount in size.
As far as the engines go, expect JLR’s 2.0-liter turbocharged Ingenium engine to make an appearance in different power outputs. A 2.0-liter diesel should appear in markets outside of North America as well. The new Evoque is also rumored to be the first FLR vehicle to get the automaker’s new mild-hybrid powertrain, which will pair a three-cylinder 1.5-liter engine with a small electric motor and a 48V integrated starter/alternator. This mild-hybrid setup requires extensive modification of the Evoque’s platform, so it won’t be available from launch until 2020 at the earliest.
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As you can tell from the spy photos, the new Evoque will retain the outgoing model’s recognisable and much-loved exterior shape, with some small revisions helping it to appear a bit more grown-up. In other words, it will retain its rearward sloping roofline, coupe-like greenhouse and rising beltline.
Look for the new Evoque to make its debut sometime later this year in time for a market launch in early 2019.
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