Evoque sales target of 300 units in Malaysia in 2012

Land Rover Malaysia has set a target of selling at least 300 units of their new SUV Evoque in 2012.  Mr. Hazem Abd Rahman, Managing Director of Land Rover in Malaysia said that with pre booking orders of 250 units, deliveries should commence by end November.  At the launch of Evoque, Rahman said that the company was optimistic of its success.

He also hoped that with the newly launched sports utility vehicle market share of the company should go up from the current 13% to 25% by the end of next year. With plans of moving to a bigger location with modern facilities Land Rover is also planning on setting up two more branches in Malaysia one in Penang and the other at Johor Baharu.

With an investment of RM2 million set for each branch which will come up in the next two years Land Rover will have a total of five branches in the country. Evoque at a starting price of RM 353,888 will have three variants and two body styles specially designed for its Malaysian customers.

Source: Rush Lane

Range Rover Evoque launched in Malaysia

The British based automaker Land Rover has recently launched its newest model, the Range Rover Evoque, in Malaysia, where the vehicle arrives in three variant forms, in both coupe and five-door versions.

According to Land Rover, the Ranger Rover Evoque has been launched into the Malaysian auto market in in three variant forms: the 2.0 liter petrol three-door version and the five-door version which packs the same 2.0 liter petrol along with the 2.2 liter diesel unit.

Land Rover says that the 2.0 liter petrol engine in both the coupe and the five-door version, with the Dynamic Plus Package, is developing 240 PS and 340 Nm of torque, while the larger 2.2 liter diesel is generation 190 PS and 420 Nm of torque.

Both powerplants are mated to the latest generation of the AW F-21 six-speed automatic transmission with Rotary Auto Shifter and the 2.0 petrol powered units can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.6 seconds while the diesel takes almost a second more. The top speed is 217 km/h for the petrol and 195 km/h for the diesel.



The British automaker says that the 2.0L Petrol Coupe Dynamic Plus has been priced at RM 393.888, while the 2.0L Petrol 5-Door Prestige costs RM 363.888 and the 2.2L Diesel 5-Door Prestige can be bought for RM 353.888.

Source: InAutoNews