2015 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque: Walk Your Own Path

The Evoque's all-leather interior is gorgeous.

Four-wheel drive is standard with the Evoque, as is Land Rover's Terrain Response system.

The natural reaction to seeing the Range Rover Evoque's truncated roofline is to infer that the rear of the vehicle must be impractically cramped.

A big part of the luxury equation for a certain subset of buyers is driving something that the rest of the pack isn't.

The 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque serves as the entry-point into the SUV-builder's exclusive Range Rover family of vehicles.

Details abound on the Evoque's exterior - including this stunning capture of the author's photography stance.

The Evoque is an ultra-stylish alternative to the legions of BMW X3 and Audi Q5 SUVs crowding corporate parking lots.

The 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque is motivated by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine that has been turbocharged to produce 240 horsepower and 250 lb-ft of torque.

Rear seats are heated, too, in the Evoque.

The Range Rover Evoque's sloping roofline cants precipitously to the rear and dramatically narrows the glass just aft of the second row of seating.

It's true that the gap between the rear seatback and the hatch is considerably smaller than in some of its rivals.

It bears numerous visual call-outs to its larger siblings - particularly in the headlights, the hood, and the hatch.

A little updating of the driver info screen wouldn't hurt.

Up front the saddle leather seats, door panels, and full leather dashboard distinguish the Evoque from its more utilitarian LR2 platform-mate.

Off of the line you'll notice that the Land Rover can be a bit pokey.

Burnished aluminium highlights the dashboard.

My biggest complaint about the Range Rover Evoque had to do with its aging infotainment interface, which was slow to navigate.

Keep in mind that there's quite a price spread when kitting out the Evoque, as the base MSRP of $47,695 can be pushed well past the $60k mark.

When it comes time to haul something bulky folding down the 60/40 back bench reveals a lot of usable space.