THE Range Rover Evoque has won the ‘Best Company Car for SME Business Owners’ category in the Business Car Manager SME Company Car of the Year Awards 2012, run in association with MAGMA Automotive Services.
Few cars offer small business owners such a prestige badge at such an affordable price as the Range Rover Evoque – offering the aristocratic motoring of the Range Rover but in a more compact bodystyle. And without all of the lofty running costs
In this category, judges were looking for cars that conferred status but might be equally acquired through the company or run privately, so CO2 emissions aren’t the be-all but practicality still counts.
Range Rover Evoque 2.2 SD4 Dynamic 190hp 4WD
- CO2 emission 149g/km
- Fuel consumption 49.6mpg
- Acceleration 0 to 62 in 9.5s
- Maximum speed 124mph
- Insurance group 34
- Source: comcar.co.uk
Step forward the Range Rover Evoque 2.2 SD4 Dynamic 190hp 4WD.
It seems small businesses can’t get enough of them – the waiting time is up to four months – but such is the demand for the scaled down Range Rover’s cachet that no one seems to mind.
“The year since its launch has not diminished the desirability of the Evoque one jot, and Land Rover still can’t churn out enough of them. Nor are CO2 emissions, tax band and high-ish whole life costs likely to prove deterrents. Ford’s holdall S-MAX makes more practical sense as a contender but the Evoque still wins hands down in the desirability stakes,” commented the Business Car Manager judges.
In actual fact, the Range Rover Evoque isn’t that bad on CO2 emissions – it’s sub 150g/km – and yet there’s four-wheel drive security. Company car tax starts at under £150 a month.
And any worries about ongoing running issues are covered by the Range Rover’s three-year unlimited mileage warranty.
“Evoque is the clear winner. The baby Range Rover offers small business owners prestige along with the comforting knowledge it will have high resale appeal when the time comes to move on.
“Above all, the Range Rover Evoque provides the right blend of work/life balance for the small business owner that makes it unbeatable here.”
You can read more about the winners in our special SME Company Car of the Year Awards section.
Range Rover Evoque 2.2 SD4 Dynamic 190hp 4WD: key company car information
Tax year to 5th April | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
P11D value | £38,605 | £38,605 | £38,605 |
Percentage Company Car Tax charge | 23% | 24% | 25% |
Benefit in kind (BIK) | £8,879 | £9,265 | £9,651 |
Tax payable at 20% | £1,776 | £1,853 | £1,930 |
Tax payable at 40% | £3,552 | £3,706 | £3,861 |