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Is Land Rover Planning A Performance Brand?

 
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2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Coupe

HI-RES GALLERY: 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Coupe
BMW has its M division, Chrysler has its SRT group and Jaguar has its “R” line to designate performance-oriented products from the rest of the showroom inventory.  

It’s no secret that Land Rover is working on a faster model of the Range Rover Evoque, and Land Rover already builds faster versions of several Range Rover models (like the Range Rover Sport).

In the past, it was simple enough to market these products under the company’s brand, but an expanding product line may warrant a new performance division from Land Rover.

Land Rover’s global brand director, John Edwards, told Inside Line that, “there’s definitely room for performance products” in the Land Rover family, and that a performance oriented sub-brand was under consideration.

Much depends on the company’s growth in the Chinese market, which is expected to become Land Rover’s largest over the next few years. If Chinese customers want more performance, a Land Rover sub-brand may make sense.

It’s possible that Chinese customers will prefer added luxury over added performance, in which case spending the money to re-brand performance products isn’t likely to happen. While a faster Evoque is all but a certainty, a Land Rover performance division remains anything but.



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  1. archknight avatar Philip Darity Posted: 11/2/2011 9:08am PDT

    Evoque is doing the job it was intended for, capturing shoppers in the entry level segment. Now they need to build the originally proposed Grand Evoque. This vehicle is suppose to be slightly longer, wider, and more powerful, but still keeping the Evoque's stylish profile. Landrover could benefit from using Ford's new upcoming 2.5l 4 cylinder or 3.5 and 3.7 liter V6 engines, as well as a ZF 8 speed automatic to differintiate the two models. The Evoque's chassis is definitely deserving of more than one model.
     
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  2. archknight avatar Philip Darity Posted: 11/2/2011 9:37am PDT

    "Evoque Elite" or new name "Range Rover Provoque"
     
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