---
title: "Land Rover Quietly Killed the Three-Door Range Rover Evoque"
description: "But the convertible variant lives on."
date: "2017-11-06"
modified: "2017-11-06"
authors:
  - name: "Eric Brandt"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/eric-brandt.md"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/15798/land-rover-quietly-killed-the-three-door-range-rover-evoque"
categories:
  - "Land Rover News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "crossover"
  - "Discontinued"
  - "land rover"
  - "luxury"
  - "Range Rover"
  - "range rover evoque"
  - "SUV"
  - "suv/crossover"
---

# Land Rover Quietly Killed the Three-Door Range Rover Evoque

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Since it doesn’t sell in nearly the numbers as its [five-door](<https://thestore.thedrive.com/>) or even [convertible](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/2957/is-the-convertible-crossover-a-thing-now.md>) counterparts, the [three-door](<https://thestore.thedrive.com/>) hardtop [Land Rover Range Rover Evoque is being discontinued in the U.S.](<https://www.landroverusa.com/vehicles/range-rover-evoque/index.html>) after five years of production. It’s up in three-door SUV heaven with the [Ford Bronco](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/6873/a-bucking-brief-bronco-history.md>), the [original Chevy Blazer](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/13783/chevy-blazer-will-be-reborn-as-a-mid-size-crossover-report-claims.md>), and the [Jeep Cherokee XJ](<https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5f/2c/30/5f2c3042bb1361aba2661862f37c62cd.jpg>).

It’s not hard to see why the three-door Range Rover Evoque wasn’t a hot seller. The Evoque is already not the most utilitarian SUV putting more focus on a fashionable look and a luxurious interior, so not having doors for the back seats just made it even less practical. The [convertible variant](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/818/in-defense-of-the-new-range-rover-evoque-convertible.md>) survives probably because it has the narrow convertible SUV market cornered with no signs of the [Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet](<https://www.cstatic-images.com/stock/900x600/1426610250508.jpg>) making a comeback anytime soon.

Another change for the Evoque for the 2018 model year is under its pretty hood. It’s finally ditched the 2.0-liter EcoBoost inline-four engine shared with several Ford products like the Fusion and Lincoln MKC for its own 2.0-liter turbo-four shared with Jaguar sedans and the all-new [Range Rover Velar](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/13428/the-2018-range-rover-velar-review-a-little-less-is-way-more.md>). The fresher new engine makes 237 horsepower which is actually down 3 hp from the Ford engine unless you upgrade to the HSE Dynamic of Autobiography trim where it makes 286 hp. All 2018 Evoques come with a nine-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive.

This is only the latest example of the decades-long grand experiment of the three-door SUV ending in failure. In a climate where automakers are having a hard enough time selling two-door cars, what chance do three-door SUVs (that aren’t the [Jeep Wrangler](<https://thestore.thedrive.com/>)) have?

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## More

- [In Defense of the New Range Rover Evoque Convertible](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/818/in-defense-of-the-new-range-rover-evoque-convertible.md>)
- [Watch a Range Rover Evoque Drive Over the World’s Largest Speed Bump](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/17026/watch-a-range-rover-evoque-drive-over-the-worlds-largest-speed-bump.md>)
- [2020 Range Rover Evoque First Drive Review: The Incredible Shrinking Luxury SUV Stays In Shape](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/27226/2020-range-rover-evoque-first-drive-the-incredible-shrinking-luxury-suv-stays-in-shape.md>)
- [The Range Rover Evoque Is the Most Popular Car Among U.K. Footballers](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/13022/the-range-rover-evoque-is-the-most-popular-car-among-u-k-footballers.md>)
- [2024 Range Rover Evoque First Drive Review: A Designer Crossover for the Trendy Crowd](<https://www.thedrive.com/car-reviews/2024-range-rover-evoque-first-drive-review-a-designer-crossover-for-the-trendy-crowd.md>)
- [2020 Range Rover Evoque Features Mild-Hybrid Powertrain Option and Trick Offroad Tech](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/26382/2020-range-rover-evoque-features-mild-hybrid-powertrain-option-and-trick-offroad-tech.md>)
- [This Is the Two-Door Range Rover That Land Rover Won’t Build](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/32654/this-is-the-two-door-range-rover-that-land-rover-wont-build.md>)
- [Two-Door, Short Wheelbase Land Rover Range Rover Caught Testing in Moab (UPDATE)](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/27411/two-door-short-wheelbase-land-rover-range-rover-caught-testing-in-moab.md>)