Range Rover Evoque Autobiography P300e 2025 Review

The 2025 Range Rover Evoque Autobiography P300e costs $91,900 plus on road costs (ORCs). The test car was fitted with the only two factory option packs available, those being the $2440 Comfort Pack (comprising two-zone climate control with temperature control and solar attenuating windscreen), and the $1370 Black Contrasting Roof. With the addition of the stand-alone option of $900 Privacy Glass, the Evoque we tested cost $96,610 plus ORCs.

Warranty is for five years/unlimited kilometres and a five-year/100,000km service plan costs $2650.

While some 16 model variants were on offer at introduction in 2019, the Evoque has been simplified to Dynamic SE and Autobiography variants – the latter a new model tier for the 2025 model year.

The main features worth mentioning on the Autobiography include the panoramic sunroof, LED lighting, power tailgate, heated/cooled front seats, leather upholstery and trim, electrically adjustable heated steering wheel, digital rear-view mirror, and auto-dimming, power-folding and power adjustable side mirrors with puddle lamps. There are also home charging and public charging cables thrown in for the deal.

Other noteworthy exterior features include keyless entry/start, 20-inch alloy wheels (plus an 18-inch temporary steel spare wheel), and gloss black side mirror caps.

Inside, you have Windsor leather seats (14-way electrically adjustable driver’s seat, 10-way passenger’s seat), black suede headlining, two-zone climate control (with air vents for the rear seats) and a centre armrest in the 40/20/40-split backrest.

Technology related to information and entertainment is primarily housed in the 11.4-inch centre touchscreen, which features the expected smartphone connectivity, DAB radio, plus an online pack with data plan and Pivi Pro connected services, free for the first 12 months. The dash is also a full LCD colour arrangement, and there’s also a head-up display.

Safety is well covered off with most new vehicles on the market, and despite this second-gen Range Rover Evoque being a bit long in the tooth, it is no exception. The list includes emergency braking, blind-spot assist, adaptive cruise control, driver condition monitor, lane-keep assist, front and rear parking aid, rear collision monitor, a rear traffic monitor, traffic-sign recognition, adaptive speed limiter and 360-degree camera views.

The Evoque has six airbags – including front, front side and curtain airbags – while ANCAP gave this model a five-star rating in 2019, which will expire this December. The ANCAP summary gave Evoque ratings of 94 per cent for adult occupant protection, 89 per cent for child occupant protection, 72 per cent for vulnerable road user protection and 73 per cent for safety assist features.

The 2025 Range Rover Evoque Autobiography P300e powertrain comprises a 1.5-litre three-cylinder turbo-petrol engine driving the front wheels via an eight-speed auto and a rear axle electric motor. Fuel consumption is quoted at 2.1L/100km (NEDC).

Meanwhile, the 80kW rear-mounted electric motor offers up to 66km of driving range, while recharge times are quoted at two hours 20 minutes to 100 per cent using a 7kW wallbox, 30 minutes to 80 per cent using a 50kW rapid DC charger, or six hours 42 minutes to 100 per cent using a domestic 2.3kW plug.

Claimed maximum outputs are 227kW and 540Nm.

The 2025 Range Rover Evoque Autobiography P300e still feels very contemporary in the medium SUV segment, bearing in mind it is a relatively compact ‘medium’ SUV. The sharp Range Rover design, pop-out door handles and use of piano black and contrasting satin gold finish on the test vehicle made it feel very premium.

While it’s clear this is not a bargain-priced model, it is well within the price point of similar luxury SUVs.

The interior is also a lush place to sit, with the materials and design very much contemporary and perceived quality very high. Front seats are super comfortable and supportive. The infotainment system is easy to navigate and the instruments are clear and easy to read.

Performance is very good, with a responsive throttle when you need sharp acceleration, while the ride over patchy roads is supple if still firm. Handling is predictable and while not a sports SUV, the Evoque shifts its 2000kg-plus mass around in a relatively lithe fashion (with a claimed 0-100km/h time of 6.4 seconds). Relative to other heavy SUVs, that is.

The EV-only range was not bad on test; we saw a 56km EV range, which is quite close to the 66km range claimed and better than the 48km ‘real world’ figure quoted by Land Rover.

With active safety warning systems being just too strident in many new vehicles, the 2025 Range Rover Evoque Autobiography P300e is much more discreet for the most part – except for the speed limit warning chime.

The warning sensitivity can be set to ‘Low’ via a steering wheel button, but resets to a high (and annoying) sensitivity on ignition restart. Like many speed-sign recognition systems, the Evoque’s doesn’t always recognise the correct speed limit, leaving the warning sounding when you are not actually exceeding the posted limit at all.

The rear seat is comfortably shaped for two occupants (although three can fit – just), but lacks legroom. It’s the compromise of having such a short, city-friendly (4371mm) body length.

Fuel consumption when the EV batteries were not charged – and the petrol engine was relied upon – was nothing special. We averaged 7.7L/100km with predominantly city use. Again, this was relying mostly on the turbo triple 1.5-litre engine to do the work, and with more regular EV battery charging the fuel consumption would improve markedly.

Although the Autobiography model is new for 2025, and the PHEV P300e arrived just two years ago, the Evoque isn’t the latest medium luxury SUV on the market by any stretch. It went on sale here in this body shape in 2019.

The 2025 Range Rover Evoque Autobiography P300e is very appealing as far as its design and finish is concerned. It also offers a decent EV-only range, up-front cabin comfort and practicality, plenty of get up and go, and a contained ride. Just be prepared to plug in often to get the benefits of EV operation over the more ordinary petrol engine’s fuel consumption.

Finally, if having the latest luxury medium SUV is important to you, bear in mind that – despite several upgrades in the interim – this second-gen Evoque has been on the market for around six years now.

2025 Range Rover Evoque Autobiography P300e at a glance:
Price: $96,610 as tested (plus on-road costs)
Available: Now
Powertrain: 1.5-litre three-cylinder turbo petrol-electric
Combined output: 227kW/540Nm (electric motor: 80kW/260Nm)
Transmission: Eight-speed automatic
Battery: 15kWh lithium-ion
Range: 66km (NEDC)
Energy consumption: N/A
Fuel: 2.1L/100km (ADR Combined)
CO2: 48g/km (ADR Combined)
Safety rating: Five stars (ANCAP 2019)

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