London, England - Land Rover has confirmed that the first premium compact SUV convertible will go on sale in 2016 by releasing a very different development video.
Forty metres below the streets of London, the first prototype of Land Rover's new Range Rover Evoque convertible was granted exclusive access to the 42km network of Crossrail tunnels for a development test with a difference. Engineers could drive the disguised Evoque convertible with its top down in complete privacy.
The video begins with the convertible being lowered into the tunnel network by crane, before negotiating a range of obstacles through the 6.2 metre diameter tunnel.
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
Land Rover programme director Murray Dietsch said: "The tunnels are still under construction, so we had a unique opportunity to explore the vehicle's all-terrain ability in uncharted territory."
The Range Rover Evoque is no stranger to subterranean adventure. At its launch in 2011 the five-door variant was driven through Edge Hill Tunnel in Liverpool - the first tunnel in the world bored under a major city.
Land Rover will announce further details about premium compact SUV convertible later this year. It will be built alongside the three and five-door models Land Rover's Halewood plant in the UK and will be on sale in 2016.