Land Rover Evoque is Getting Long Wheelbase Version Based on the C-X17

The EvoqueLand Rover Range Rover EvoqueUnited Kingdom, 2011 > present128 versions
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has been a huge success for Land RoverLand RoverUnited Kingdom, 1978 > present15 models
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, and while the convertible concept will likely never make it to production, Land Rover is still planning more variations, including a longer wheelbase version. The Evoque XL is supposed to fit between the current Evoque and the Range Rover SportLand Rover Range Rover Sport Gen.2United Kingdom, 2013 > present36 versions
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in 2016.

The XL will not share a platform with the standard Evoque, instead it will use Jaguar Land Rover’s modular aluminum platform that was previewed on the C-X17Jaguar C-X17United Kingdom, 2014 > 2014 crossover concept. It would use the new lightweight platform with its new turbocharged four-cylinder petrol and diesel engine family.

Land Rover’s plan is to have an entire Range Rover sub-brand that will start with the Evoque and go all the way to a long-wheelbase Range RoverLand Rover Range Rover (modern) Gen.3 [L405]United Kingdom, 2012 > present13 versions
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Analysts at Bernstein Research predict that the Evoque XL could sell 80,000 cars a year and be extremely profitable.

Source: Autocar