Range Rover Evoque Wins North American Truck of the Year: Detroit Auto Show 2012
There probably weren’t too many surprises on this one. Since it’s introduction, the ‘baby’ Range has been making waves in the luxury SUV field, augmented by awards left right and center.
Although it faced fairly stiff competition from the updated 2012 version of Honda’s popular CR-V and the latest BMW X3, in terms of design and engineering, the Evoque was judged the overall winner in the 19th annual North American Truck of the Year awards, which took place on January 9th at Cobo Hall in Detroit, just prior to the opening of this year’s North American International Auto Show.
This represents the third time that a European branded vehicle has won the title, the last was back 2003 when the Volvo XC 90 took the honors. Interestingly, the only other European SUV to ever win North American Truck of the Year was the first generation Mercedes ML back in 1998, recognized as a game changer in the segment, much as the Evoque is today.
The North American Car and Truck of the Year awards are administered by a group of 50 automotive journalists from both the US and Canada, with the awards financed entirely by member dues (no advertising or commercial support for automakers or auto related businesses is accepted).
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The Evoque has won quite a few rewards since its been announced and most dealerships aren't even ready to take regular delivery on them yet... You should check out all the development they put into making the Evoque... Every video ever made about the Evoque here : http://www.evoqueforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=17
really? again? car based suv(station wagon for old schoolers)for truck of the year do these people know what a truck is or are they just morons