路虎曾在2012年日内瓦车展发布过一款揽胜极光敞篷概念车，当时车厂并未透露该车是否推出量产版。不过最近有消息称，揽胜极光敞篷版将于年内上市,起价约为4.5万英镑(约合人民币41.85万元)。从最近拍摄的谍照看，量产车采用固定金属顶蓬而非概念车的折叠织物软顶。预计路虎将在6月底举行的古德伍德速度节上透露量产版规格，其设计与概念车非常接近。该车将配备防翻滚保护系统，在越野行驶时不会自动激活（不过，说实话，很少有人会开这种车越野行驶）。另外，路虎Special Vehicle Operations部门还将推出极光高性能版本。

 

Range Rover Evoque Cabrio expected to go on sale this year, more derivatives possible

British media is reporting the Range Rover Evoque Cabriolet will go on sale sometime this year and should cost around ￡45,000.

 

It was at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show when Land Rover introduced the Range Rover Evoque Cabriolet concept but without any word about a production version. However, a spy image depicting a prototype emerged on the web last month, thus indicating the Evoque is about to lose its fixed metal roof to replace it with a retractable fabric soft top. It is believed Land Rover didn't give the model the green light right away because they wanted to thoroughly analyze the model's business case as the report suggests there weren't any issues regarding engineering the car which could have delayed its launch.

 

Chances are the car will be shown in production specification at the end of June during the Goodwood Festival of Speed with a design that will closely mirror the concept. It will boast a roll-over protection system clever enough not to activate during off-roading, but most likely very few open-air Evoques will actually leave the tarmac.

 

The report also mentions Land Rover through its Special Vehicle Operations division could be cooking up a high-performance Evoque that could wear the SVR badge in the same vein as the Range Rover Sport SVR.